Athletic Department Overview

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Athletic Department Overview University of
Wisconsin-River Falls
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STUDENTS ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORT UWRF ATHLETICS
WITH THEIR SPIRIT AND THEIR STUDENT SEGREGATED
FEE DOLLARS.

KARGES CENTER EXCITEMENT
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Proud Charter Member in The Wisconsin Intercoll
egiate Athletic Conference The Conference of
Champions
UW Superior UW Platteville UW River Falls UW
Stout UW Stevens Point UW LaCrosse UW Eau
Claire UW Oshkosh UW Whitewater
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NCAA Division III Emphasizes Athletics and
Campus integration

• The Division III philosophy statement includes a
  clear expression of student-athletes and their
  inclusion into university athletic and academic
  programs.
• UW-River Falls is committed the NCAA Division III
  philosophy of integrating athletics into the
  campus community and culture.
• UW-River Falls emphasizes that coaches play a
  significant role as educators, that
  student-athletes academic performance should be
  at least consistent with that of the general
  student body, and that admissions policies and
  procedures for student-athletes should match
  those required for the student body.

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UW-RIVER FALLS and the NCAA

NCAA Division III is the The Largest Division of
the National Collegiate Athletic Association
with 437 Total Members
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Facts and Figures

• Is one of 88 Public Institutions in NCAA Division
  III.
• 80 of the 437 Division III Institutions are
  Private

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Facts and Figures
Average Division III Enrollment is 2,057 will
have 6,400 students in 2007-08
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Facts and Figures
The Division III Average is 16.4 Sports per
Institution
Sponsors 18 Sports 7 Men 11 Women
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Womens Sports
Mens Sports

• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Golf
• Hockey
• Indoor Track Field
• Outdoor Track Field
• Soccer
• Softball
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Volleyball

• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Football
• Hockey
• Indoor Track Field
• Outdoor Track Field
• Swimming

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Facts and Figures

The Division III Average is 347 Student
Athletes Per Institution.
Averages 442 Student Athletes
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Facts and Figures
The Average Division III Institution Has 202
Men (58) and 146 Women (42)
236 Men (53.3) and 206 Women (46.7) 7.36 of
Student Body are Student Athletes
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Staff Overview Full-Time Positions
UW-River Falls Athletic Department

Athletic Director Head Womens
Volleyball-Assistant AD Head Football
Assistant Football (2) Head Mens Hockey
Assistant Mens Hockey (1) Mens
Basketball Womens Basketball
Womens Softball MW Track Field
(indoor outdoor) MW Swimming
Financial Specialist 1.0 FTE .5 LTE University
Associate .5 LTE University Associate

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Part-Time Coaching Positions 30
Womens Soccer 1 part-time assistant Womens
Hockey 2 part-time assistants Womens Tennis
2 part-time assistants Mens Womens
Cross Country 2 part-time assistant Track
Assistants 5 Football Assistants 10,000
to hire part-time assistants Mens
Basketball Assistants 2 Womens
Basketball Assistants 2 Womens
Softball Assistants 2 MW Swimming Assistant
1 Golf Head Coach Volleyball
Assistant
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Budget Facts and Figures 2006-07
Athletic Budget 558,211 (excludes Full-Time
GPR Salaries) Team Budgets - All Sports
255,847 Total Part-Time Salarys () Benefit
Expenses 151,000 Gate Revenue (ave) 40,000
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Budget Facts and Figures 2006-07
436,000 (78) of the Total Athletic Funding is
from Student Segregated Fees
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Budgets by Sport/Participants 2007-08
SPORT BUDGET PARTICIPANTS Football 49,50
0 100 Mens Hockey 44,698 28 Womens
Hockey 32,100 18 Track MW In
Out 24,479 85 Volleyball 23,447 18
Mens Basketball 22,349 16 Womens
Basketball 22,413 18 Softball 21,000
24 Soccer 16,950 20 Swimming 15,200
25 Cross Country M W 11.900 50
Golf 8.790 6 Tennis 4,200 10

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Sports by Participants 2006-07
Football 100 Track MW In Out 85 Cross
Country M W 50 Mens Hockey 28
Swimming 25 Softball 24 Soccer
20 Womens Hockey 18 Womens
Basketball 18 Volleyball 18 Mens
Basketball 16 Tennis
10 Golf 6

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TOTAL ATHLETIC BUDETS 255,847 STUDENT
ATHLETES 442 SPENT PER STUDENT ATHLETE 578.88
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1997-2007
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All Americans
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Chancellors Award
ONeil Hampton -Football 2006 Kathryn Krtnick
-Volleyball 2007

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McNair Scholar

• ONeil Hampton- Football
• 2002-2006

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NATIONAL AWARDSThe Best of the Best
JILL CRANDALL 2007
FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

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NATIONAL AWARDSThe Best of the Best
RICH MELZER
2003-4 DIVISION III PLAYER OF THE YEAR

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ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN THE

• 20 SCHOLAR ATHLETES

A Student Athlete is selected by the WIAC to
represent their sport as the SCHOLAR ATHLETE
based on academic and athletic achievement.
SINCE 1997 UW-River Falls athletes have been
selected 20 times for this honor.
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COACHING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE

• 15 COACH OF THE YEAR
• AWARDS

1997-2007
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COACHING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE

• MENS BASKETBALL
• 2003-04 WEST COACH OF THE YEAR