Spalding University Lacrosse

Here we dig into Lacrosse at Spalding University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Spalding competes in NCAA Division III without football as a member of St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

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• Roster & Participation
• Coaching Staff
• Financials
• Rankings & Notes

Spalding Lacrosse Participation

The Spalding men’s lacrosse team lists 20 athletes.

The Spalding women’s lacrosse team carries 16 student athletes.

Across both rosters, Spalding carries 36 lacrosse athletes — 20 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.

Among the 10 varsity sports Spalding sponsors, lacrosse comes in at #5 by total roster size.

Spalding Lacrosse Coaching

The men’s lacrosse program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Kurt Ohlen.

The women’s lacrosse program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Shannon Witzel.

Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 2.

Among the school’s 10 sports, lacrosse sits #3 by total coaching staff.

Spalding Lacrosse Financials

These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.

The Spalding men’s lacrosse program brought in $179,544 in revenue against $179,544 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $3,298 in operating expense per athlete, or $65,961 per team.

The Spalding women’s lacrosse program brought in $140,989 in revenue against $140,989 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $3,296 in operating expense per athlete, or $52,733 per team.

Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $179,544 to the women’s $140,989 in revenue.

Among the school’s 10 sports, lacrosse ranks #2 by revenue, or about 12% of the school’s total athletics revenue.

Spalding Lacrosse Rankings & References

If Spalding places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.

Notes & References

Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• National Center for Education Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA)
• The academic progress rate (APR) of each team was made available by the NCAA.
• Image Credit: By Nyttend under License More about our data sources and methodologies.