This page takes a deep look at Lacrosse at Lincoln Memorial University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. LMU plays at the level of NCAA Division II without football as a member of South Atlantic Conference.
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The LMU men’s lacrosse team carries 42 athletes.
The LMU women’s lacrosse team lists 35 athletes.
Combined, LMU fields 77 lacrosse athletes — 42 on the men’s side and 35 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports LMU reports, lacrosse comes in at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s lacrosse program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 2 are full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Joseph Wilson.
The women’s lacrosse program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Alyssa Shaver.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 13 sports, lacrosse sits #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The LMU men’s lacrosse program reported $663,392 in revenue against $664,623 in expenses, coming up short by $1,231. That works out to about $1,481 in operating expense per athlete, or $62,186 per team.
The LMU women’s lacrosse program generated $551,368 in revenue against $546,437 in expenses, for a surplus of $4,931. This comes to about $1,931 in operating expense per athlete, or $67,584 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $663,392 to the women’s $551,368 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, lacrosse ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 11% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If LMU places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.