by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Lacrosse at Messiah University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Messiah is classified as NCAA Division III without football as a member of Middle Atlantic Conferences.
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The Messiah men’s lacrosse team carries 42 athletes.
The Messiah women’s lacrosse team carries 24 players.
Between the two teams, Messiah carries 66 lacrosse athletes — 42 on the men’s side and 24 on the women’s.
Of the 13 varsity sports Messiah sponsors, lacrosse comes in at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s lacrosse program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Jerry Standford.
The women’s lacrosse program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Heather McKay.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 13 sports, lacrosse sits #4 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Messiah men’s lacrosse program reported $211,591 in revenue against $170,623 in expenses, for a surplus of $40,968. This comes to about $900 in operating expense per athlete, or $37,792 per team.
The Messiah women’s lacrosse program brought in $146,567 in revenue against $135,290 in expenses, a net profit of $11,277. This comes to about $2,139 in operating expense per athlete, or $51,340 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $211,591 to the women’s $146,567 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, lacrosse ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 12% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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