Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Western Colorado University · Athletics
Gunnison, CO · Town · Public · Master's university · the Mountaineers · Website ↗
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12
Programs on the site
of the sports Western sponsors
663
Roster spots
$6.5M
Team budgets
combined, listed programs
$2.3M
Athletic aid
$944k women's · $1.4M men's
$109k
Recruiting spend
$44k women's · $65k men's
Every team
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 39 | — | 4 | $363k | $9,317 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $609k | $38,060 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $621k | $38,825 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 147 | — | 1 | $2.1M | $14,433 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 34 | — | 1 | $410k | $12,057 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 179 | — | 1 | $365k | $2,038 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 166 | — | 1 | $437k | $2,633 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $461k | $27,128 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 49 | — | 4 | $1.2M | $23,546 | — | |
| Women's Wrestling | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
The department
- Athletics directorAmber Burdge
- Sports informationGregg Petcoff
- NicknameMountaineers
- NCAA member since9/1/1990
- Primary conferenceRocky Mountain Athletic Conference
- Athletics sitegomountaineers.com ↗
- NCAA directoryRecord ↗
Aid per roster spot
- Women's teams$3,470 $944k across 272 spots
- Men's teams$3,486 $1.4M across 391 spots
Averages across every team of that gender. Programs differ enormously — see each team's page for its own budget and roster.
Where it ranks
Among Division II schools; every list Western Colorado University is on.
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