Head Coach

Englehart Named Head Coach at George Washington

By Lacrosse Playground | July 17, 2014 |
WASHINGTON, DC (7/16/14) ̶ Joe Opron, Head Coach of the George Washington University men's lacrosse team for the last three seasons, has announced that he will be stepping off the sidelines for family and professional reasons and into a new role as Director of Lacrosse Operations. In that new capacity, he will support the team's administration, budgeting, and relationships with the league and other programs. Read More...

Chris Kolon Named Detroit Men’s Lacrosse Head Coach

By Lacrosse Playground | July 14, 2014 |
DETROIT (7/14/14) -- University of Detroit Mercy Director of Athletics Robert C. Vowels, Jr. has removed the interim tag and announced today (Monday, July 14) that Chris Kolon '09 (MBA) will be the Titans new men's lacrosse head coach, effective immediately. Read More...

Head Coaches Named for Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic; ESPNU to air Documentary

By Lacrosse Playground | July 7, 2014 |
Baltimore, MD (July 7, 2014) ─ Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE: UA) and Corrigan Sports Enterprises, Inc. announced today the coaching staffs for the 2014 Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic. Both the girls and boys games will be contested at Johnny Unitas Stadium on the campus of Towson University in Towson, Md. on July 12th. Read More...

Kristen Waagbo Named First Army Women’s Lacrosse Head Coach

By Lacrosse Playground | June 13, 2014 |
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Kristen Waagbo has been named the Noto Family Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach at Army, Director of Athletics Boo Corrigan announced Friday. Waagbo will begin building her staff and recruiting cadet-athletes immediately in preparation for Army’s inaugural 2016 season. Read More...

Chris Malone Steps Down as Arizona State Head Coach, Team Seeking Applicants

By Lacrosse Playground | May 28, 2014 |
(May, 2014) TEMPE, Ariz. – Arizona State University Men's Lacrosse announced today that Chris Malone has stepped down as the head lacrosse coach. "We have accepted Coach Malone's resignation with a heavy heart, and we wish him well in all of his future endeavors," said Lax Devils Director Jonathan Minder. "We have begun the national search process to find our next head coach, looking for a leader who will maintain the tradition of excellence and national prominence at the highest level of MCLA lacrosse Chris has built since he first arrived in 2008." Read More...

Nat St. Laurent named first-ever head coach of Ohio Northern Men’s Lacrosse program

By Lacrosse Playground | February 16, 2014 |
ADA — Nat St. Laurent has been named as Ohio Northern University's first-ever men's lacrosse coach and will begin his duties this spring. St. Laurent currently is in his fourth season as an assistant lacrosse coach at Washington and Lee (Va.), where he serves as offensive coordinator. He will come to ONU full-time when W&L's 2014 season is completed. Read More...

Neal Powless Announced as Head Coach Dutch National Lacrosse Team

By Lacrosse Playground | January 8, 2014 |
AMSTERDAM – Three time All-American and Indoor World Championship silver medalist Neal Powless has been announced as the head coach for the Dutch National Team that is headed to Denver, replacing Michael O’Neill, who was at the helm of the team during the 2012 European Championships held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Read More...

Millsaps Majors Name Hoeffler Head Coach

By Lacrosse Playground | September 18, 2013 |
JACKSON- The Millsaps Majors have named John Hoeffler the new men's lacrosse head coach and he becomes the second coach in program history. Hoeffler comes to Millsaps from Misericordia University where he was an assistant coach. He replaces Luke Beam, who was named the head coach at his alma mater Messiah College in July. Read More...

VMI Lacrosse Head Coach Anken Announces 14 Members of Incoming Class

By Lacrosse Playground | August 28, 2013 |
LEXINGTON, Va. - On August 17, the Virginia Military Institute held matriculation, and among those present that day, 14 were recruited lacrosse players. All 14 of those players survived the Institute’s Hell Week, and head lacrosse coach Brian Anken has announced the incoming class for the 2013-14 academic year. Read More...

Pat Ivory ’08 Returns to Saint Michael’s as Interim Men’s Lacrosse Head Coach

By Lacrosse Playground | February 1, 2013 |
COLCHESTER, Vt. - Saint Michael's College has hired Pat Ivory '08 as the interim head coach of its men's lacrosse team. A former four-year player and three-year assistant coach at the College, Ivory succeeds Brian Kingsbury, who left earlier this month to take the head coach position at Lynn (Fla.) University. In his three seasons as an assistant at Saint Michael's, between 2009 and 2011, Ivory helped lead the Purple Knights to a 23-20 record, including a 10-6 campaign in 2011, during which the team reached the Northeast-10 Conference Championship semifinals and was 8-2 in league play. Read More...

Chemotti Named Head Coach At Richmond

By Lacrosse Playground | October 30, 2012 |
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. – After helping lead the Loyola University Maryland men’s lacrosse team to the 2012 Division I National Championship last season, Dan Chemotti was named the head men’s lacrosse coach at the University of Richmond on Monday. Read More...

Lizards Head Coach Joe Spallina Named Brine Coach of the Year

By Lacrosse Playground | August 15, 2012 |
BOSTON, Mass.– Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced Wednesday that Long Island Lizards Coach Joe Spallina has been named as the 2012 Brine MLL Coach of the Year, according to MLL Commissioner David Gross. The award was based on the votes submitted by the head coaches and general manager of each of the League’s eight teams. Read More...