Here we dig into Lacrosse at Hood College, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Hood competes in NCAA Division III without football as a member of Middle Atlantic Conferences.
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The Hood men’s lacrosse team fields 42 student athletes.
The Hood women’s lacrosse team fields 24 players.
Across both rosters, Hood fields 66 lacrosse athletes — 42 on the men’s side and 24 on the women’s.
Of the 17 varsity sports Hood reports, lacrosse comes in at #1 by total roster size.
The men’s lacrosse program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 5 part-time. Leading the program is Brad Barber.
The women’s lacrosse program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Emily Barber.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 17 sports, lacrosse ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Hood men’s lacrosse program reported $207,727 in revenue against $207,727 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $772 in operating expense per athlete, or $32,438 per team.
The Hood women’s lacrosse program generated $159,281 in revenue against $159,281 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $1,539 in operating expense per athlete, or $36,927 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $207,727 to the women’s $159,281 in revenue.
Among the school’s 17 sports, lacrosse ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 10% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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