by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Lacrosse at Methodist University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Methodist plays at the level of NCAA Division III with football as a member of USA South Athletic Conference.
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The Methodist men’s lacrosse team lists 42 athletes.
The Methodist women’s lacrosse team carries 22 athletes.
Across both rosters, Methodist carries 64 lacrosse athletes — 42 on the men’s side and 22 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports Methodist reports, lacrosse sits at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s lacrosse program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 1 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Ryan McKay.
The women’s lacrosse program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 1 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Kirsten McKay.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 14 sports, lacrosse ranks #6 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Methodist men’s lacrosse program generated $208,154 in revenue against $208,154 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $2,455 in operating expense per athlete, or $103,115 per team.
The Methodist women’s lacrosse program brought in $162,316 in revenue against $162,316 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $2,763 in operating expense per athlete, or $60,786 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $208,154 to the women’s $162,316 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, lacrosse ranks #2 by revenue, or about 9% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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