by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Lacrosse at Catawba College, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Catawba is classified as NCAA Division II with football as a member of South Atlantic Conference.
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The Catawba men’s lacrosse team fields 52 players.
The Catawba women’s lacrosse team lists 27 players.
Across both rosters, Catawba carries 79 lacrosse athletes — 52 on the men’s side and 27 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports Catawba sponsors, lacrosse comes in at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s lacrosse program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Mike Murphy.
The women’s lacrosse program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Vacant.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 14 sports, lacrosse sits #7 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Catawba men’s lacrosse program generated $659,960 in revenue against $537,636 in expenses, for a surplus of $122,324. Per athlete, that is about $1,367 in operating expense per athlete, or $71,089 per team.
The Catawba women’s lacrosse program brought in $400,294 in revenue against $420,029 in expenses, running a deficit of $19,735. Per athlete, that is about $2,019 in operating expense per athlete, or $54,526 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $659,960 to the women’s $400,294 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, lacrosse ranks #6 by revenue, accounting for 9% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Catawba earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.