by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Wrestling at Western Colorado University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Western competes in NCAA Division II with football as a member of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
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The Western men’s wrestling team fields 49 student athletes.
Among the 12 varsity sports Western reports, wrestling ranks #3 by total roster size.
The men’s wrestling program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Charles Pipher.
Among the school’s 12 sports, wrestling sits #5 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Western men’s wrestling program brought in $1,153,785 in revenue against $1,153,785 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $1,725 in operating expense per athlete, or $84,516 per team.
Among the school’s 12 sports, wrestling sits #3 by revenue, accounting for 14% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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