by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Golf at Wheeling University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Wheeling University plays at the level of NCAA Division II with football as a member of Mountain East Conference.
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The Wheeling University men’s golf team carries 11 players.
The Wheeling University women’s golf team carries 6 athletes.
Across both rosters, Wheeling University fields 17 golf athletes — 11 on the men’s side and 6 on the women’s.
Of the 13 varsity sports Wheeling University sponsors, golf comes in at #11 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program is staffed by 1 coach — 1 head coach. Of those, 1 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Thadd Obecny.
The women’s golf program carries 1 coach — 1 head coach. Of those, 1 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Thadd Obecny.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 1 coach to the women’s 1.
Across the school’s 13 sports, golf sits #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Wheeling University men’s golf program reported $241,295 in revenue against $169,915 in expenses, a net profit of $71,380. That works out to about $5,983 in operating expense per athlete, or $65,811 per team.
The Wheeling University women’s golf program reported $110,570 in revenue against $72,652 in expenses, for a surplus of $37,918. This comes to about $3,759 in operating expense per athlete, or $22,552 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $241,295 to the women’s $110,570 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, golf ranks #10 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If Wheeling University earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.