Clarkson University Women's Lacrosse

Christian Diaz is entering his first season as the head women's lacrosse coach for the Golden Knights in 2026-27. Diaz has close to three decades of playing and coaching experience in the sport of lacrosse, including 17 years of coaching experience at various levels, including NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and NAIA. Diaz has been the inaugural coach in starting up programs at a couple of stops at the collegiate level, but most recently began the program at Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 2023, a position he held for two years before departing for a job with NCSA College Recruiting after the 2025 season.   Coaching at various levels since 2010, Diaz began his career back at Notre Dame College Prep and eventually moved to the college ranks in 2014 as an assistant at Missouri Baptist University. Since then he has had stops at Robert Morris University, Augustana College, Clarke University, and the University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy, with his most recent position being at Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Diaz graduated from Northeastern Illinois University with a degree in justice studies and also has received a master's degree from DePaul University in public service management.  

Ariel Shweiki is entering her first season as the top assistant for the Golden Knights’ Women’s Lacrosse program for 2025-26. A recent graduate of Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA, with a major in Cognitive Science, Shweiki was a four-year member of the Tigers’ women’s lacrosse program. The team’s slate of games for 2021 was cancelled due to COVID, but over the next three years, Shweiki played in 47 games, making 40 starts. Over that time, she accumulated 26 goals and 12 assists for 38 points on offense. She also contributed another 51 groundballs, caused 18 turnovers, and gained possession on 27 draw controls. Shweiki already has coached at a few different levels, serving as the head coach for True Belles Lacrosse, a youth club program in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and also as the assistant coach for Kennett High School this past spring. Shweiki also was the head coach of USA Lacrosse Team Philly this spring, and was the coach for the squad at a USA Lacrosse Tournament in Massachusetts. Shweiki will continue her education at Clarkson, seeking her MBA in Data Analytics.