by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Outdoor Track & Field at Lake Forest College, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Lake Forest plays at the level of NCAA Division III with football as a member of Midwest Conference.
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The Lake Forest men’s outdoor track & field team fields 28 athletes.
The Lake Forest women’s outdoor track & field team fields 22 student athletes.
Between the two teams, Lake Forest fields 50 outdoor track & field athletes — 28 on the men’s side and 22 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports Lake Forest sponsors, outdoor track & field sits at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s outdoor track & field program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 5 part-time.
The women’s outdoor track & field program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 0 work full-time and 5 part-time.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 15 sports, outdoor track & field sits #2 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Lake Forest men’s outdoor track & field program generated $37,595 in revenue against $37,595 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $666 in operating expense per athlete, or $18,654 per team.
The Lake Forest women’s outdoor track & field program reported $33,598 in revenue against $33,598 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $666 in operating expense per athlete, or $14,657 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $37,595 to the women’s $33,598 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, outdoor track & field ranks #11 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.