Coach Bios


Robert Leary
Head Coach
(315) 601-1980
2022 Mountain Valley Conference Coach of the Year  2012 Scott D. Livie award, presented to the Intercollegiate Men’s Lacrosse Junior College National Coach of the Year  2012 NJCAA Region III Lacrosse Coach of the Year  2005, 2010, 2013, 2014 Mountain Valley Conference Lacrosse Coach of the Year  2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2014 Mountain Valley Conference Soccer Coach of the Year  Took both Men’s Lacrosse and Women’s Soccer teams to the national tournament in their respective sports in the 2013/2014 academic year  President of Region III Women’s Soccer Coaches Association, 2013 to 2014  Vice President of Region III Women’s Soccer Coaches Association, November 2006 to 2013  President of Region III Lacrosse Coaches Association and NJCAA Lacrosse Coaches Association, November 2006 to December 2011  Member of NJCAA Top 10 Poll Committee for Lacrosse 2003 – 2015  Founded NJCAA Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2008  Established NJCAA Region III Lacrosse All Star game in 2009  NSCAA Team Sportsmanship Award, Silver Level, 2006 and 2008  Coached 31 Academic All-American Lacrosse players  Coached 2 All-American Lacrosse players  Coached numerous All-Region Lacrosse players and All-MVC Lacrosse players  Served on the Alcohol Awareness Task Force  Served on Intercollegiate Athletic Board  Faculty Advisor for Kappa Sigma Epsilon  Initiated Faculty Staff Person of the Week Program  Initiated Alumni Games in the sports of Soccer and Lacrosse  Organized, directed and led both teams to community service efforts including flood cleanup with the Women’s Soccer team in Margaretville in 2012, as well as took the Men’s Lacrosse team to the New Jersey shore for flood cleanup after Superstorm Sandy in 2013. Other past initiatives include Big Brothers Big Sisters, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, Security on Campus, and the Festival of Trees at the National Soccer Hall of Fame  Featured speaker at numerous clinics, including Michigan Lacrosse Coaches Clinic, Cleveland Lacrosse Coaches Clinic, and “Rack Attack”, Canada’s largest lacrosse expo  Featured clinician at Notre Dame University (Field Director) and University of Michigan (Field Director). Have also functioned as counselor coach at the following notable lacrosse camps: All-American, Northeast Lacrosse Academy and West Point’s Army camp
Scott Petrie
Assistant Coach
(860) 578-6891
Honors/Accomplishments Played at Herkimer CCC and Salisbury University Bachelor's Degree from Salisbury University Captain at Salisbury Voted Defensive Player of the Team at Salisbury 2x All-American 1x National Championship as a Player at Herkimer CCC Selected to play in the North-South All-Star Lacrosse Game and was Selected as Caption of the South 2x National Championship as a Coach 1x National Championship Finalist (lost in OT) as a Coach Coached 3 National Defenseman Player of the Year Coached 2 Undefeated Seasons
Nick Depalo
Assistant Coach
Jeremy Leary
Assistant Coach
(607) 437-2183

Team Admins


CoachTom Creguer
Fundraising Coordinator
Rudy Heierling
Fundraising Coordinator
Molly Leary
Team Admin