Kevin Corrigan (lacrosse)
Kevin Corrigan (born 1958) is an American lacrosse coach. Serving as the head coach for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse team since 1988, he is the longest active tenured coach in men's lacrosse at the Division I level.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Notre Dame |
| Conference | NCAA |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 1958 (age 64–65) Charlottesville, Virginia, USA |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Lacrosse | |
| 1984 | Notre Dame (assistant) |
| 1985–1986 | Randolph–Macon College |
| 1987–1988 | University of Virginia (assistant) |
| 1988–present | Notre Dame |
Personal life
Corrigan was born in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1958[1] to an athletic family; his father, Gene Corrigan, and three brothers are all former lacrosse players and coaches.[2] His cousins Lee and Booker Corrigan are also involved in the sport; Lee was the head coach of the Maryland Roughriders and Booker works as an announcer for ESPN.[3]
Corrigan and his wife have three children together; including a son who played lacrosse for Notre Dame under Corrigan's guidance[4] before becoming an assistant coach at Washington and Lee University.[1]
Career
Playing career
Corrigan played high school lacrosse at Western Albemarle High School before attending the University of Virginia.[5] While playing as a midfielder for three seasons, he recorded five goals and six assists.[2]
Coaching career
Upon graduating from the University of Virginia, Corrigan was hired to coach his high school's lacrosse team[6] before accepting an assistant coaching position with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse team.[2] Following his one-year stint, he agreed to coach the NCAA Division III lacrosse team at Randolph–Macon College.[7] He returned to his alma mater under head coach Jim Adams[8] before accepting a promotion to Head Coach at the University of Notre Dame.[9] In his first few years at Notre Dame, the team played a mostly NCAA Division III schedule and lacked funding. Therefore, he recruited graduate assistants to work as security guards and the team travelled solely by bus.[7] During his first season as Head coach, he led the team to a 6–7 record.[2] In spite of their lack of success, every senior player during Corrigan's tenure at Notre Dame has graduated.[1] By 1990, Corrigan's Notre Dame program earned their first United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) national ranking and invitation to the NCAA Championship.[2] Through the mid-1990s, Corrigan's Notre Dame program had moved up to the NCAA Division I level and competed in 10 NCAA tournaments.[7]
As a result of his success, Corrigan was tapped as a potential replacement for Dick Edell with the Maryland Terrapins men's lacrosse team, alongside Dave Cottle and Gary Gait.[10] He chose to stay at Notre Dame, however, and was the recipient of the 2001 Great Western Lacrosse League Coach of the Year award.[11] In 2009, he received the Frenchy Julien Service Award from the USILA for "outstanding and continuous service to the sport."[12]
In 2015, John Baumer and his wife donated $3 million for the University of Notre Dame to endow the head coaching position of the Fighting Irish men's lacrosse team.[13] In his endowed role, Corrigan became the longest active tenured coach in men's lacrosse at the Division I level.[14] Upon entering the 2019 season, he was 24th overall in winningest coaches of all time by percentage, and eighth among those who are active.[15] On April 10, 2019, Corrigan became the third NCAA Division I level lacrosse coach to reach 300 wins, tying him for second in all-time most wins at a single school.[16]
References
- ^ a b c Woody, Paul (April 29, 2018). "For several reasons, Notre Dame was the perfect team to hand Virginia a lacrosse loss". richmond.com. Richmond Times Dispatch. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Kevin Corrigan". und.com. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ Hamilton, Matt (July 2, 2018). "Growing Steadily, Corrigan Sports Has Lacrosse In Its DNA". uslaxmagazine.com. US Lax Magazine. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ Plamondon, Brian (March 31, 2014). "Corrigan develops in his father's program". ndsmcobserver.com. The Observer. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ "Advisory Council". seminolelax.org. Seminole Lacrosse. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ "Kevin Corrigan: 30 Years of Excellence". laxweekly.com. LAX Weekly. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Once-green Irish turning to gold". Baltimore, Maryland: The Baltimore Sun. May 25, 2001. p. 163. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ Teel, David (May 24, 2016). "Starsia's exit as U.Va. lacrosse coach likely more nuanced than appears". Daily Press. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ "Irish hire Corrigan". Staunton, Virginia: The News Leader. August 24, 1988. p. 11. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ McMullen, Paul (September 13, 2001). "Corrigan, Cottle on UM list for lacrosse". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ "KEVIN CORRIGAN AND DAVID ULRICH EARN GREAT WESTERN LACROSSE LEAGUE TOP HONORS". und.com. May 23, 2001. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ "KEVIN CORRIGAN RECEIVES THE FRENCHY JULIEN SERVICE AWARD FROM THE USILA". und.com. December 10, 2009. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ "South Bend native endows ND coaching job". South Bend Tributne. May 21, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ "2018 Bill P. Sexton Award Goes To Kevin Corrigan". nd.edu. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ "NCAA MEN'S LACROSSE COACHING RECORDS ENTERING 2019" (PDF). ncaa.org. p. 4. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ "IRISH DOWN MARQUETTE IN CORRIGAN'S 300TH WIN AT NOTRE DAME". und.com. April 10, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2020.