by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Outdoor Track & Field at Virginia Union University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. VUU plays at the level of NCAA Division II with football as a member of Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
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The VUU men’s outdoor track & field team lists 30 athletes.
The VUU women’s outdoor track & field team fields 18 players.
Across both rosters, VUU carries 48 outdoor track & field athletes — 30 on the men’s side and 18 on the women’s.
Of the 11 varsity sports VUU reports, outdoor track & field comes in at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s outdoor track & field program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 5 part-time.
The women’s outdoor track & field program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 5 part-time.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 11 sports, outdoor track & field ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The VUU men’s outdoor track & field program reported $27,129 in revenue against $27,129 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $638 in operating expense per athlete, or $19,129 per team.
The VUU women’s outdoor track & field program generated $19,477 in revenue against $19,477 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $638 in operating expense per athlete, or $11,477 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $27,129 to the women’s $19,477 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, outdoor track & field ranks #8 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If VUU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.