by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Lacrosse at Canisius University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Canisius competes in NCAA Division I without football as a member of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
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The Canisius men’s lacrosse team carries 49 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 91. The most recent cohort included 113 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Canisius women’s lacrosse team fields 30 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 71. The most recent cohort included 101 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Canisius fields 79 lacrosse athletes — 49 on the men’s side and 30 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports Canisius reports, lacrosse sits at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s lacrosse program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Mark Miyashita.
The women’s lacrosse program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Russell Allen.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 14 sports, lacrosse sits #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Canisius men’s lacrosse program brought in $708,289 in revenue against $708,288 in expenses, a net profit of $1. Per athlete, that is about $3,539 in operating expense per athlete, or $173,430 per team.
The Canisius women’s lacrosse program reported $601,217 in revenue against $601,217 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $4,438 in operating expense per athlete, or $133,146 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $708,289 to the women’s $601,217 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, lacrosse sits #3 by revenue, accounting for 10% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s lacrosse team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (983 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 90%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s lacrosse team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 995 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 90% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 991, lacrosse grades out ahead at 998.
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