by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Lacrosse at Hope College, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Hope plays at the level of NCAA Division III with football as a member of Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
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The Hope men’s lacrosse team carries 42 athletes.
The Hope women’s lacrosse team fields 25 athletes.
Between the two teams, Hope carries 67 lacrosse athletes — 42 on the men’s side and 25 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports Hope reports, lacrosse ranks #3 by total roster size.
The men’s lacrosse program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Michael Schanhals.
The women’s lacrosse program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Keagan Pontious.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 14 sports, lacrosse sits #7 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Hope men’s lacrosse program reported $126,959 in revenue against $126,959 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $1,341 in operating expense per athlete, or $56,338 per team.
The Hope women’s lacrosse program reported $135,719 in revenue against $135,719 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $2,429 in operating expense per athlete, or $60,732 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $126,959 to the women’s $135,719 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, lacrosse sits #6 by revenue, accounting for 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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