by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Outdoor Track & Field at Whitworth University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Whitworth competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of Northwest Conference.
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The Whitworth men’s outdoor track & field team fields 66 student athletes.
The Whitworth women’s outdoor track & field team fields 55 players.
Between the two teams, Whitworth carries 121 outdoor track & field athletes — 66 on the men’s side and 55 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports Whitworth sponsors, outdoor track & field ranks #3 by total roster size.
The men’s outdoor track & field program is staffed by 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. In all, 0 are full-time and 11 part-time.
The women’s outdoor track & field program carries 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 11 part-time.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 11 coaches to the women’s 11.
Among the school’s 14 sports, outdoor track & field ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Whitworth men’s outdoor track & field program brought in $125,863 in revenue against $138,077 in expenses, a net loss of $12,214. Per athlete, that is about $1,074 in operating expense per athlete, or $70,864 per team.
The Whitworth women’s outdoor track & field program brought in $128,717 in revenue against $116,522 in expenses, netting $12,195. That works out to about $1,119 in operating expense per athlete, or $61,529 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $125,863 to the women’s $128,717 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, outdoor track & field sits #6 by revenue, or about 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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