bio entering 2023-2024 season
Rob comes to the Mesa with 30 years of lacrosse coaching experience, 23 of which has been in women’s lacrosse. In the spring of 2000 he was named the head coach of field hockey and women’s lacrosse at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. He helped lead them to 3 straight NCAA tournament appearances, 2001-2003, with the 2002 squad finishing 20-1 and ranked 4th in the country. In the summer of 2003 Rob moved west to start the program at the University of Oregon, rising to associate head coach in 2007, a post he held through the 2016 season. In the fall of 2018 he joined the staff at Vanderbilt, helping them to double digit wins in 2019, an NCAA berth in 2021 and an AAC tournament championship game berth in 2022. Rob is really excited to join this great staff, work with incredible student athletes and enjoy Southern California life. He has been married to Angie for 20 years and has two daughters, Lila who is a high school sophomore and Hallie, who is in sixth grade.