by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Lacrosse at Union College, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Union College competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of Liberty League.
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The Union College men’s lacrosse team carries 43 athletes.
The Union College women’s lacrosse team carries 31 student athletes.
Combined, Union College carries 74 lacrosse athletes — 43 on the men’s side and 31 on the women’s.
Among the 17 varsity sports Union College sponsors, lacrosse comes in at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s lacrosse program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Derek Witheford.
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 Alyssa Treanor.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 17 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 Union College men’s lacrosse program reported $286,842 in revenue against $316,099 in expenses, running a deficit of $29,257. That works out to about $1,739 in operating expense per athlete, or $74,773 per team.
The Union College women’s lacrosse program generated $226,079 in revenue against $205,733 in expenses, a net profit of $20,346. This comes to about $1,105 in operating expense per athlete, or $34,267 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $286,842 to the women’s $226,079 in revenue.
Against the school’s 17 sports, lacrosse ranks #3 by revenue, accounting for 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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