Here we dig into Lacrosse at Thomas More University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Thomas More plays at the level of NCAA Division II with football as a member of Great Midwest Athletic Conference.
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The Thomas More men’s lacrosse team fields 37 players.
The Thomas More women’s lacrosse team fields 17 student athletes.
Combined, Thomas More fields 54 lacrosse athletes — 37 on the men’s side and 17 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports Thomas More reports, lacrosse comes in at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s lacrosse program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Sean McGinnis.
The women’s lacrosse program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 1 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Pat Thatcher.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 15 sports, lacrosse ranks #7 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Thomas More men’s lacrosse program generated $182,465 in revenue against $179,713 in expenses, a net profit of $2,752. That works out to about $731 in operating expense per athlete, or $27,049 per team.
The Thomas More women’s lacrosse program reported $164,781 in revenue against $139,154 in expenses, netting $25,627. This comes to about $615 in operating expense per athlete, or $10,457 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $182,465 to the women’s $164,781 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, lacrosse ranks #4 by revenue, accounting for 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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