If you want to know more about the Point Loma Nazarene University sports programs, student athletes should take a look at the information presented here on the sports team they are interested in as well as the general athletics program. PLNU competes in NCAA Division II without football and is a member of Pacific West Conference.
There are 228 athletes who take part in at least one varsity sports at the school, 88 of whom are male and 140 are female. Sports-related student aid is available at PLNU and the average award is approximately $14,927 per athlete. Breaking it down by gender, men’s athletic aid totaled $1,384,374 and women’s totaled $2,018,884.

There are 10 head coaches at PLNU, 4 of whom coach men’s teams and 6 of whom head up women’s teams. On average, the men’s team head coaches earn about $107,943 per year while the women’s team head coaches make around $86,014.
The head coaches are supported by 29 assistant coaches at PLNU, 12 working with men’s teams and 17 working with women’s teams. Their average pay runs about $58,717 per year on the men’s side and $54,641 on the women’s side.
Based on the most recent data from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey, PLNU reported $9,259,948 in total athletics revenue and $9,051,012 in total expenses.


In addition to giving other data about the sports below, we try to include PLNU the sport’s ranking on our Best Schools for a Sport lists, when applicable. College Factual’s sports rankings are a little different than the other ones you’ll find on the Internet, since our analyses take both athletics and academics into account.
The team has 32 athletes on the PLNU men’s baseball team, led by 1 head coach and 4 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Justin James. Men’s baseball is part of Division II as a member of Pacific West Conference.
When it comes to the budget, the PLNU men’s baseball program brought in $1,073,211 in revenue and paid out $1,073,211 in expenses. In other words, the program broke even.
There are 16 players on the PLNU men’s basketball team, led by 1 head coach and 4 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Justin Downer. Men’s basketball plays in Division II as a member of Pacific West Conference.
Financially, the PLNU men’s basketball program generated $1,113,928 in revenue and spent $1,113,928 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
The team has 17 athletes on the PLNU women’s basketball team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The head coach is Charity Elliott. Women’s basketball is part of Division II as a member of Pacific West Conference.
On the money side of things, the PLNU women’s basketball program made $980,140 in revenue and paid out $980,140 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
The team has 9 members of the PLNU women’s golf team, led by 1 head coach. The team is coached by Kyle Hazlett (Interim). Women’s golf competes in Division II as a member of Pacific West Conference.
Financially, the PLNU women’s golf program made $368,829 in revenue and paid out $364,272 in expenses. In other words, the program netted $4,557.

The team has 30 athletes on the PLNU men’s soccer team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The head coach is Phil Wolf. Men’s soccer is part of Division II as a member of Pacific West Conference.
On the money side of things, the PLNU men’s soccer program brought in $741,911 in revenue and paid out $741,911 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
The team has 32 athletes on the PLNU women’s soccer team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Kristi Kiely. Women’s soccer is part of Division II as a member of Pacific West Conference.
Financially, the PLNU women’s soccer program made $832,709 in revenue and paid out $832,709 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
The team has 10 members of the PLNU men’s tennis team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. The team is coached by Curt Wheeler. Men’s tennis competes in Division II as a member of Pacific West Conference.
Financially, the PLNU men’s tennis program generated $275,763 in revenue and paid out $275,763 in expenses. In other words, the program broke even.
There are 7 members of the PLNU women’s tennis team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. The team is coached by Curt Wheeler. Women’s tennis competes in Division II as a member of Pacific West Conference.
Financially, the PLNU women’s tennis program made $303,968 in revenue and paid out $303,968 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
The team has 57 athletes on the PLNU women’s track & field & cross country team, led by 1 head coach and 6 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the PLNU women’s track & field & cross country program made $782,175 in revenue and spent $781,664 in expenses. In other words, the program netted $511.

There are 18 members of the PLNU women’s volleyball team, led by 1 head coach and 4 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Jon Scott. Women’s volleyball plays in Division II as a member of Pacific West Conference.
Financially, the PLNU women’s volleyball program made $774,068 in revenue and paid out $768,598 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit of $5,470.

In case you’re wondering why certain sports aren’t listed above, it’s because we have no data on those sports.
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