USILA 2011 College Coaches of the Year

Division I: Dom Starsia, University of Virginia
Dom Starsia is in his 20th season at the helm of Virginia men's lacrosse program. His Cavalier squads have won four NCAA titles and reached the final four 13 times. He has won more games than any coach in the ACC and Virginia history, sporting a 228-72 (.760) record. In 19 seasons with Virginia, Starsia reached his 300th career game with the Cavaliers in 2011, fittingly it was the 2011 NCAA title game against Maryland at Baltimore's M&T Bank Stadium. UVa's efforts helped garner Starsia an ESPY nomination for Best Coach. He currently serves on the NCAA Championship advisory committee, the USILA All-American selection committee, the Tewaaraton Trophy selection committee, as well as the ACC Sportsmanship Committee and received the Howdy Myers Man of the Year Award in 2006. He has been the president of the Men's Council of U.S. Lacrosse, a member of the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Executive Committee and has coached in the North-South game twice.

Division II: Chris Ryan, Mercyhurst College
Chris Ryan has been the head coach of the Mercyhurst Lakers men's lacrosse team since 2001 after spending two years as an assistant coach. Ryan led the Lakers to the program's first national championship in 2011, capping a 14-2 season. He holds a 123-31 career record, ranking him in the top-5 among active coaches in winning percentage. In 2011, Ryan also guided Mercyhurst to 12 regular season victories, good enough to qualify for the NCAA Tournament. In the Championship game, Mercyhurst defeated Adelphi in Baltimore, Maryland, to capture the national title. His teams have produced Mercyhurst's first All-America selections, first Academic All-America selections and first ECAC All-Star selections. His Lakers have made five national semifinal appearances. Ryan was the 2004 Coach of the USILA Division I-II All-star game and is currently the Division II representative to the USILA Executive Committee.

Division III: Jake Coon, Rochester Institute of Technology
Jake Coon enters his third season at the helm of the RIT men's lacrosse program. In 2011 Coon was named the Empire 8 Coach of the Year for the second straight season after leading the Tigers to their second Empire 8 Championship and a magical run to the semifinals of the NCAA Division III Championship. RIT, who finished 19-1, advanced to the national semifinals
for the first time since the 1999 season. The 19 wins was a program record and the 19 straight wins to start the season was also a program record. In his first two seasons, Coon has amassed an impressive 33-7 record, two conference championships and two straight trips to the NCAA Tournament. Coon played professionally for the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League from 2000-2003. He played for the Rochester Rattlers of the Major League Lacrosse from 2001-2005 and the Boston Cannons from 2005-2009.

Each year the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association honors three outstanding individuals for their contributions to the collegiate lacrosse game. It is an honor to present the 2011 awards.

The Doyle Smith Sports Information/Media Award is presented in honor of the career of outstanding service provided to lacrosse by longtime Virginia Assistant Sports Information Director Doyle Smith. Smith defined the game of collegiate lacrosse through his media releases and statistical and national poll coverage of the sport. His contributions to the former NCAA Lacrosse Rulebook and Guide paved the way for many of the sport's great media efforts today on TV, the Internet, and in print. The winner of this award can come from college sports information offices or from the media. The nominee has contributed greatly to the promotion and coverage of the sport.

The 2011 Doyle Smith Award is being presented to: Stacie Michaud - United States Naval Academy

Stacie Michaud is in her 15th year as the media contact for the United States Naval Academy men's lacrosse program. Prior to joining the staff at Navy, she had worked at Oklahoma and Duke. Stacie was one of the leaders of the committee that rewrote and standardized the NCAA statisticians' manual, and she has been involved in updating it each of the last two years. She has been the primary media contact and host for numerous NCAA men's lacrosse quarterfinal events at Navy, and she was part of the official stat crew for the 2011 NCAA Division I, II and III championships this past spring in Baltimore. Her work at Navy continues to be dedicated and committed while promoting the athletes, coaches and overall program to the local, regional and national media. Because of her commitment, she is universally well-respected among the lacrosse media and sports information communities. Beyond all this, she continues to promote the sport while at the same time seeing many of her former student-athletes represent this nation in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Stacie has represented the Naval Academy, the sport of lacrosse and the profession of sports information with great passion and professionalism during the last 15 years

The Frenchy Julien Service Award is presented in honor of former Chief Referee, Joseph R. Frenchy Julien for outstanding and continuous service to the sport of lacrosse. This individual has rendered a lifetime of service, accomplishments and contributions to the sport.

The 2011 Frenchy Julien Award is being presented posthumously to: Doug Reeland-Hobart - William Smith College

For more than 30 years, Doug coordinated the Colleges' athletic training program where his good humor, dedication and love of athletics have benefited generations of students. He joined the staff at HWS in 1979 and became the Coordinator of Sports Medicine in 1981. Doug oversaw the Colleges' athletic training program and was directly involved in the prevention, diagnosis, and intervention of injuries and other medical conditions of hundreds of student-athletes. He was responsible for bringing several innovations to the college. Most recently he instituted a comprehensive concussion program to protect the student-athletes. In 1986 Doug served as the head athletic trainer for the USA International Lacrosse Team. In 2009 he was inducted into the Allegany County Athletic Association Hall of Fame and last year was the recipient of the Coach Bill Maxwell Memorial Award. Doug served 18 years on the ethics committee of the National Athletic Trainers Association and was recognized for 25 years of service to the NATA. Prior to his arrival at HWS Doug spent six years in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.

The Howdy Myers Man of the Year Award is presented in honor of one of the sport's most outstanding coaches. Howdy Myers coached 17 championship teams at St. Paul's, Johns Hopkins, and Hofstra. Myers was elected to the Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1971. The nominee for this award should have contributed to the game of lacrosse in a capacity over and above the normal efforts and in so doing, has shown unselfish and untiring devotion to the game.

The 2011 Howdy Myers Man of the Year Award is being presented to: Warren Kimber - USILA District Assigning Director

Warren Kimber has participated in sports throughout his life including playing Varsity Lacrosse for Hobart College. Upon graduation he joined Kimber Petroleum and then served in the US Army. He was essential in forming the Summit Lacrosse Club which was eventually the start of high school lacrosse in New Jersey. There he started officiating and scheduling referees at high schools. He then went on to become a college official and scheduled officials for much of the Northeast. Upon retiring from active college officiating, Warren was asked and continues to serve on the NCAA Lacrosse Committee. He has been the National Coordinator of Officials for the NCAA since 1990. He also is currently the USILA District Assigning Director. He has given back to his community by serving on the board of the United Way and several other local bank boards in the Summit, New Jersey area.

2011 USILA Player Awards

Outstanding Attackman

• Division I - Lt. Col. J.L. (Jack) Turnbull Award
  Robert Pannell Cornell University
  
  
• Division II - Lt. Col. J.L. (Jack) Turnbull Award
  Jack Venditti LeMoyne College
  
  
• Division III - Lt. Col. J.I. (Jack) Turnbull Award
  D. J. Hessler Tufts University
  

Outstanding Midfield Player

• Division I - Lt. Donald McLaughlin, Jr. Award
  Kevin Crowley Stony Brook University
  
  
• Division II - Lt. Donald McLaughlin, Jr. Award
  Mike Messina C. W. Post College
  
  
• Division III - Fran McCall Award
  Chris DeLuca SUNY Cortland
  
  

Outstanding Defensive Player

• Division I - William C. Schmeisser Award
  John Lade Syracuse University
  
  
• Division II - William C. Schmeisser Award
  Pat Moran LeMoyne College
  
  
• Division III - William C. Stiles Memorial Award
  Evan Douglas Stevenson University
  

Outstanding Goalie

• Division I - Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award
  John Galloway Syracuse University
  
  
• Division II - Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award
  T. J. DiCarlo Mercy College
  
  
• Division III -- Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award
  Johnny Rodriguez Salisbury University
  

Specialty Player

• Division II
  Corey Bulken LeMoyne College
  
  
• Division III
  Craig Bunker Colby College

Long Pole Midfielder of the Year

• Division II
  Greg Bensman Mercyhurst College
  
  
• Division III
  M. J. Kiekebelt Rochester Institute of Technology

Outstanding Player of the Year

• Division I - Lt. Raymond J. Enners Award
  Robert Pannell Cornell University
  
  
• Division II - Lt. Raymond J. Enners Award
  Mike Messina C. W. Post College
  
  
• Division III - Iroquois Nationals Award
  Jimmy Dailey Stevenson University