Here we dig into Lacrosse at Oberlin College, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Oberlin plays at the level of NCAA Division III with football as a member of North Coast Athletic Conference.
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The Oberlin men’s lacrosse team lists 43 athletes.
The Oberlin women’s lacrosse team fields 22 players.
Combined, Oberlin fields 65 lacrosse athletes — 43 on the men’s side and 22 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports Oberlin sponsors, lacrosse comes in at #1 by total roster size.
The men’s lacrosse program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Ryan Polak.
The women’s lacrosse program carries 1 coach — 1 head coach. Staffing-wise, 1 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Malory Nadrah.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 1.
Across the school’s 15 sports, lacrosse sits #8 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Oberlin men’s lacrosse program reported $183,215 in revenue against $183,215 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $772 in operating expense per athlete, or $33,183 per team.
The Oberlin women’s lacrosse program generated $189,980 in revenue against $189,980 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $2,028 in operating expense per athlete, or $44,610 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $183,215 to the women’s $189,980 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, lacrosse ranks #4 by revenue, accounting for 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.