by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Lacrosse at Ohio Wesleyan University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. OWU competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of North Coast Athletic Conference.
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The OWU men’s lacrosse team lists 50 athletes.
The OWU women’s lacrosse team carries 25 athletes.
Combined, OWU fields 75 lacrosse athletes — 50 on the men’s side and 25 on the women’s.
Among the 16 varsity sports OWU sponsors, lacrosse ranks #3 by total roster size.
The men’s lacrosse program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Mike Plantholt.
The women’s lacrosse program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Paige Messersmith.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 16 sports, lacrosse sits #3 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The OWU men’s lacrosse program brought in $338,037 in revenue against $338,037 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $2,008 in operating expense per athlete, or $100,416 per team.
The OWU women’s lacrosse program generated $171,212 in revenue against $171,212 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $1,617 in operating expense per athlete, or $40,415 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $338,037 to the women’s $171,212 in revenue.
Against the school’s 16 sports, lacrosse ranks #2 by revenue, or about 12% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When OWU places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.