by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Soccer at Western Washington University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. WWU competes in NCAA Division II without football as a member of Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
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The WWU men’s soccer team fields 27 student athletes.
The WWU women’s soccer team carries 29 athletes.
Combined, WWU carries 56 soccer athletes — 27 on the men’s side and 29 on the women’s.
Of the 9 varsity sports WWU sponsors, soccer ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Greg Brisbon.
The women’s soccer program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 2 work full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Travis Connell.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 9 sports, soccer sits #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WWU men’s soccer program reported $603,275 in revenue against $603,275 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $5,074 in operating expense per athlete, or $136,998 per team.
The WWU women’s soccer program brought in $643,210 in revenue against $643,210 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $5,967 in operating expense per athlete, or $173,031 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $603,275 to the women’s $643,210 in revenue.
Against the school’s 9 sports, soccer ranks #2 by revenue, or about 14% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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