Michigan Wolverines men's lacrosse

The Michigan Wolverines men's lacrosse team is the intercollegiate men's lacrosse program representing the University of Michigan. The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Prior to joining the NCAA, Michigan competed as a club-varsity program at the Division I level of the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA) in the Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association (CCLA), where the Wolverines secured three MCLA national championships and won 11 consecutive conference titles. The team is coached by Kevin Conry.^[3]

Michigan Wolverines men's lacrosse
Founded	2012 (varsity); 1940 (club)
University	University of Michigan
Head coach	Kevin Conry (since 2018 season)
Stadium	U-M Lacrosse Stadium^[1] (capacity: 2,000)
Location	Ann Arbor, Michigan
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Nickname	Wolverines
Colors	Maize and blue^[2]
Pre-NCAA era championships
(MCLA) 2008, 2009, 2010
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
2023
NCAA Tournament appearances
2023
Conference Tournament championships
CCLA: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Big Ten: 2023
Conference regular season championships
CCLA: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

History

The Michigan men's lacrosse team is one of the oldest collegiate lacrosse programs in the Midwest, having been founded in 1940. The program competed a few years until being halted for World War II. It was restarted in 1965 and has been playing ever since.^[4]

In 2001, the Wolverines were elevated to club-varsity status, competing at the Division I level of the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA) in the Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association (CCLA). In 2008, the team became the first MCLA team to complete a season undefeated, finishing 20–0 and winning their first national championship at Texas Stadium. The feat was repeated in 2009 with another 20–0 season and earned their second national championship with a 12–11 victory over Chapman University at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Denver, Colorado. In 2010, they won their third MCLA national championship in a row, defeating Arizona State University 12–11 in Denver. In 2008, Michigan faceoff specialist Brekan Kohlitz became the first MCLA player ever selected in the Major League Lacrosse draft when he was taken in the 5th round by the Washington Bayhawks. Michigan attackman Kyle Jackson was drafted as the 7th overall pick in the National Lacrosse League by the Rochester Knighthawks in 2016.

 

Michigan in action at Ohio Stadium against Ohio State in 2014

The program was promoted to NCAA Division I status by the university for the 2012 season.^[5] The Wolverines played in the ECAC Lacrosse League as an affiliate member during the 2012 season and as a full member in 2013 and 2014.^[6][7] In 2015, the Big Ten added men's lacrosse as a conference sport and the Wolverines joined Ohio State, Maryland, Rutgers, Penn State, and affiliate Johns Hopkins for the conference's first season.

Coaching staff

Name	Position coached	Consecutive season at Michigan in current position
Kevin Conry	Head coach	6th
Jim Rogalski	Assistant coach	6th
Scott Bieda	Assistant coach	1st
Mark Bieda	Volunteer Assistant Coach	1st
Joe Hennessy	Director of Operations	12th
Reference:^[8]

Season results

The following is a list of Michigan's results by season as an NCAA Division I program:

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
John Paul (ECAC Lacrosse League) (2012–2014)
2012	John Paul	1–13	0–0
2013	John Paul	1–13	0–7	8th
2014	John Paul	5–11	1–3	4th
John Paul (Big Ten Conference) (2015–2017)
2015	John Paul	5–8	1–4	T–5th
2016	John Paul	3–10	0–5	6th
2017	John Paul	8–6	0–5	6th
John Paul:		23–61 (.274)	2–24 (.077)
Kevin Conry (Big Ten Conference) (2018–Present)
2018	Kevin Conry	8–6	1–4	6th
2019	Kevin Conry	4–9	1–4	T–5th
2020	Kevin Conry	4–3	0–0	†	†
2021	Kevin Conry	3–9	2–8	T–5th
2022	Kevin Conry	7–8	0–5	6th
2023	Kevin Conry	10–7	2–3	4th	NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
Kevin Conry:		36–42 (.462)	6–24 (.200)
Total:		59–103 (.364)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

† NCAA canceled 2020 collegiate activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Championships

Conference tournament championships

Year	Conference	Coach	Overall record	Big Ten record
2023	Big Ten	Kevin Conry	9–6	2–3

Club Results

National Championships

MCLA Division I: 2008, 2009, 2010

Conference Championships

CCLA Regular Season: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

CCLA Tournament: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

The following is a list of Michigan's results by season as an independent club program from 1940 to 1971, and as a member of the Central Collegiate Lacrosse League from 1972 to 2011, prior to becoming an NCAA Division I program:^[9]

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
1940	Intramurals only
Eddie Lowery (Independent) (1941–1941)
1941	Eddie Lowery	0-2
Eddie Lowery:		0-2 (.000)
No Teams (n/a) (1942–1964)
Bill Moller (Independent) (1965–1965)
1965	Bill Moller	0-3
Bill Moller:		0-3 (.000)
Bob Gillon (Independent) (1966–1966)
1966	Bob Gillon	1-3
Bob Gillon:		1-3 (.250)
Bob DiGiovanni (Independent) (1967–1968)
1967	Bob DiGiovanni	2-6
1968	Bob DiGiovanni	2-3
Skip Flanagan (Independent) (1969–1969)
1969	Skip Flanagan	1-4
Skip Flanagan:		1-4 (.200)
Bob Kaman (Independent) (1970–1971)
1970	Bob Kaman	5-2
1971	Bob Kaman	8-1
Bob Kaman (Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association) (1972–1973)
1972	Bob Kaman	6-5
1973	Bob Kaman	11-4
Bob Kaman:		30-12 (.714)
Bob DiGiovanni (Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association) (1974–1979)
1974	Bob DiGiovanni	8-2
1975	Bob DiGiovanni	13-2
1976	Bob DiGiovanni	8-2
1977	Bob DiGiovanni	9-4
1978	Bob DiGiovanni	11-3
1979	Bob DiGiovanni	9-4
Pete Lodwick (Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association) (1980–1980)
1980	Pete Lodwick	10-4
Pete Lodwick:		10-4 (.714)
Rick Bays (Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association) (1981–1981)
1981	Rick Bays	15-2
Jim Camilliere (Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association) (1982–1982)
1982	Jim Camilliere	13-2
Jim Camilliere:		13-2 (.867)
Rick Bays (Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association) (1983–1983)
1983	Rick Bays	19-0
Rick Bays:		34-2 (.944)
Steve Nazaruk (Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association) (1984–1984)
1984	Steve Nazaruk	15-2
Steve Nazaruk:		15-2 (.882)
Jim Plaunt (Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association) (1985–1985)
1985	Jim Plaunt	17-2
Jim Plaunt:		17-2 (.895)
Bob DiGiovanni (Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association) (1986–1990)
1986	Bob DiGiovanni	10-5
1987	Bob DiGiovanni	12-4
1988	Bob DiGiovanni	16-3
1989	Bob DiGiovanni	15-2
1990	Bob DiGiovanni	14-3
Tom Fitzgibbons (Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association) (1991–1991)
1991	Tom Fitzgibbons	9-2
Tom Fitzgibbons:		9-2 (.818)
Bob DiGiovanni (Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association) (1992–1997)
1992	Bob DiGiovanni	14-7
1993	Bob DiGiovanni	16-3
1994	Bob DiGiovanni	14-0
1995	Bob DiGiovanni	12-5
1996	Bob DiGiovanni	15-5
1997	Bob DiGiovanni	13-4
Bob DiGiovanni:		213-67 (.761)
John Paul (Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association) (1998–2011)
1998	John Paul	15–4
1999	John Paul	16–5		1st	MCLA Division I Quarterfinals
2000	John Paul	20–6		1st	MCLA Division I Quarterfinals
2001	John Paul	19–2		1st	MCLA Division I Quarterfinals
2002	John Paul	18–3		1st	MCLA Division I Quarterfinals
2003	John Paul	16–5		1st	MCLA Division I Quarterfinals
2004	John Paul	14–4		1st	MCLA Division I Quarterfinals
2005	John Paul	18–3		1st	MCLA Division I Final Four
2006	John Paul	15–5		1st	MCLA Division I Quarterfinals
2007	John Paul	13–5		1st	MCLA Division I First Round
2008	John Paul	20–0		1st	MCLA Division I Champion
2009	John Paul	20–0		1st	MCLA Division I Champion
2010	John Paul	18–1		1st	MCLA Division I Champion
2011	John Paul	18–1		1st	MCLA Division I Final Four
John Paul:		240–44 (.845)
Total:		583–149 (.796)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

Alumni in the Premier Lacrosse League

Year Drafted	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Drafted By	Draft Pick	Current Team	All Star	Accolades
2016	Kyle Jackson	Attack	5'9"	166	Undrafted	Undrafted	Chaos LC	None	None
2018	Mikie Schlosser	Midfield	6'2"	180	Denver Outlaws (MLL)	6th round (54th overall)	Waterdogs LC	1x All Star ('21)	None

References

1. "Michigan Men's Lacrosse Facility Information". MGoBlue.com. University of Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
2. "University of Michigan Style Guide: Colors". July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
3. Lee, Edward (June 21, 2017). "Maryland men's lacrosse assistant coach Kevin Conry named Michigan's new head coach". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
4. "U-M Athletics Announces Men's and Women's Lacrosse as Varsity Sports". MGoBlue.com. University of Michigan. May 25, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
5. Snyder, Mark (May 25, 2011). "Michigan adds men's, women's lacrosse as varsity sports". USA Today. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
6. Nesbitt, Stephen J. (July 10, 2011). "Michigan lacrosse program becomes eighth member of ECAC". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
7. "Michigan Joins ECAC". NCAA. July 7, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
8. "Michigan Wolverines Men's Lacrosse Coaches". MGoBlue.com. Board of Regents of the University of Michigan. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
9. "Michigan Men's Lacrosse Record Book (PDF), Page 27" (PDF). University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2022.

External links

• Official website