by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Lacrosse at Christopher Newport University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. CNU is classified as NCAA Division III with football as a member of Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference.
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The CNU men’s lacrosse team lists 57 student athletes.
The CNU women’s lacrosse team carries 29 student athletes.
Combined, CNU carries 86 lacrosse athletes — 57 on the men’s side and 29 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports CNU sponsors, lacrosse ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s lacrosse program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 2 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is William 'Mikey' Thompson.
The women’s lacrosse program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Lisa Valentine.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 15 sports, lacrosse sits #6 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The CNU men’s lacrosse program reported $490,680 in revenue against $490,680 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $4,573 in operating expense per athlete, or $260,668 per team.
The CNU women’s lacrosse program brought in $281,225 in revenue against $281,225 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $3,823 in operating expense per athlete, or $110,865 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $490,680 to the women’s $281,225 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, lacrosse ranks #3 by revenue, accounting for 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.