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September 2010, Sports Business
At Williams, They Trim Expenses, Not Programs
The Boston Globe reports that when money got tight at Williams, as it has on virtually every campus from Lewiston to Los Angeles, the athletic department got out its pruning shears and began snipping away at the budget.
“It was a good clarifying exercise,’’ said interim athletic director Lisa Melendy.
Teams doubled up on buses. Overnights for road trips were limited.
“A lot of little things,’’ said Melendy.
But actually drop a sport? People would have a purple cow.
Williams not only has 31 varsity teams, far more than most big-time schools, but the Ephs also are the country’s most dominant Division 3 program, winning the last 12 Directors’ Cups for excellence in NCAA championships. Last year, 14 Williams teams ranked in the top 10, with six in the top five, including national titles for women’s crew and tennis.
Williams does it with an enrollment of a little more than 2,000, with nearly half of the students playing a varsity sport and most of them suiting up for two or more. To read more, click here.