by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Wrestling at Upper Iowa University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UIU plays at the level of NCAA Division II with football as a member of Great Lakes Valley Conference.
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The UIU men’s wrestling team carries 33 players.
The UIU women’s wrestling team lists 16 student athletes.
Across both rosters, UIU carries 49 wrestling athletes — 33 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports UIU sponsors, wrestling ranks #4 by total roster size.
The men’s wrestling program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Heath Grimm.
The women’s wrestling program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Jay Tiedemann.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 13 sports, wrestling sits #2 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UIU men’s wrestling program brought in $552,731 in revenue against $552,731 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $2,763 in operating expense per athlete, or $91,176 per team.
The UIU women’s wrestling program brought in $177,058 in revenue against $166,596 in expenses, a net profit of $10,462. Per athlete, that is about $703 in operating expense per athlete, or $11,244 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $552,731 to the women’s $177,058 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, wrestling sits #3 by revenue, accounting for 10% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If UIU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.