Here we dig into Golf at Lafayette College, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Lafayette is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Patriot League.
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The Lafayette men’s golf team carries 12 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 10. Academic data covers 4 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 16 varsity sports Lafayette sponsors, golf sits at #12 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Jim Hutnik.
Among the school’s 16 sports, golf ranks #11 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Lafayette men’s golf program reported $241,585 in revenue against $241,585 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $12,527 in operating expense per athlete, or $150,324 per team.
Against the school’s 16 sports, golf ranks #12 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (995 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 95% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 997, golf grades out ahead at 1000.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.