Student athletes claim to have more sexual partners than other students

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Predictors of Perpetration of Verbal, Physical, and Sexual Violence: A Prospective Analysis of College Men (2007, background): “Compared to nonathletes, members of athletic teams also reported significantly more sexual partners ( Faurie, Pontier, & Raymond, 2004 ) and reported a higher incidence of perpetrating sexual aggression (Koss & Gaines, 1993).”
Quantifying the strength and form of sexual selection on men's traits (2013, background): “Nevertheless, the number of women with whom a man has copulated likely strongly reflects his ability to obtain mating opportunities (Faurie et al., 2004; HodgesSimeon et al., 2011).”
Vocal masculinity is a robust dominance signal in men (2010, methodology): “lifetime partners) was chosen because it is less confounded by age and represents an interval over which participants’ recollections were expected to be accurate and physical dominance, a hypothetical correlate, would likely have been relatively stable (see also Faurie et al. 2004). For further info”
Sex differences in sports interest and motivation: An evolutionary perspective. (2015, background): “…for status, differing from unrestrained combat or warfare because they reduce the risk of physical harm to competitors and more publicly and efficiently reveal crucial qualities, such as strength, endurance, bravery, and fighting ability (Deaner et al., 2012; Faurie et al., 2004; Lombardo, 2012).”