On this page we break down Rowing at Williams College, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Williams competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of New England Small College Athletic Conference.
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The Williams men’s rowing team lists 54 athletes.
The Williams women’s rowing team fields 45 athletes.
Across both rosters, Williams fields 99 rowing athletes — 54 on the men’s side and 45 on the women’s.
Of the 21 varsity sports Williams reports, rowing comes in at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s rowing program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Marc Mandel.
The women’s rowing program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Paula Thoms.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 21 sports, rowing ranks #9 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Williams men’s rowing program generated $381,566 in revenue against $381,566 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $2,284 in operating expense per athlete, or $123,320 per team.
The Williams women’s rowing program brought in $308,653 in revenue against $308,653 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $2,739 in operating expense per athlete, or $123,237 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $381,566 to the women’s $308,653 in revenue.
Among the school’s 21 sports, rowing ranks #2 by revenue, or about 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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