Here we dig into Wrestling at Wartburg College, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Wartburg competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of American Rivers Conference.
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The Wartburg men’s wrestling team fields 65 athletes.
The Wartburg women’s wrestling team lists 33 players.
Between the two teams, Wartburg fields 98 wrestling athletes — 65 on the men’s side and 33 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports Wartburg sponsors, wrestling ranks #4 by total roster size.
The men’s wrestling program is staffed by 12 coaches — 1 head coach and 11 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 12 part-time. Leading the program is Eric Keller.
The women’s wrestling program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 4 part-time. The head coach is Brady Kyner.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 12 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 15 sports, wrestling ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Wartburg men’s wrestling program brought in $386,468 in revenue against $386,468 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $2,960 in operating expense per athlete, or $192,375 per team.
The Wartburg women’s wrestling program reported $211,744 in revenue against $211,744 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $2,677 in operating expense per athlete, or $88,350 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $386,468 to the women’s $211,744 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, wrestling sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 11% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Wartburg 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.