Colorado Mesa University Men's Lacrosse

Smith enters his third season as the Head Men's Lacrosse Coach after serving as the programs top assistant coach during the 2013-2014 season. Smith, who served as the teams Offensive Coordinator in the spring of 2014, brings a wealth of knowledge to the program with coaching stints at the professional, collegiate and high school level. During the 2016 season, the Mavericks won the inaugural Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Tournament that Colorado Mesa hosted after claiming a share of the regular season title. He was named the RMAC Coach of the Year while coaching the RMAC Offensive Player of the Year (Steve Brandenburg), RMAC Defensive Player of the Year (Alex Utt), and the RMAC Goalkeeper of the Year (Zach Weaver). Smith compiled a 9-3 record in his first season at the helm, going 6-0 in WILA play, and winning the WILA Conference Title in 2014-2015. The 2014-2015 Maverick lacrosse team posted program highs in a number of categories, including Goals Scored, Goals Scored per Game, Fewest Turnovers Per Game, Assists and home attendance to name a few. The 2014-2015 Mavericks also had 14 Academic All-WILA performers, 4 All-WILA performers, the Co-Offensive Player of the Year (David Solomon, Attack) and the Defensive Player of the Year (Zach Weaver, Goalie). During the 2014-2015 season Smith was also named WILA Coach of the Year in his first season.  Previous to the 2013-2014 season, Smith was the Head Boy's Lacrosse Coach and Athletic Director at Christchurch School, in Virginia. In his five seasons at Christchurch his program posted a 70-28 record, capturing two Virginia Independent School Athletic Association State Titles in the 2010 and 2011 seasons, the first two Lacrosse Championships in Christchurch School history. During his five seasons at Christchurch, Smith was also named the VISAA State Coach of the Year twice, as well as the Prep-League Coach of the Year three times. A number of Smith's players received All-Prep and All-State honors, as well as four players being named US Lacrosse All-American's, including one US Academic All-American. Smith also coached football while at Christchurch, helping lead the team to the VISAA State Title in 2012, serving as the offensive coordinator.   Before arriving at Christchurch School Smith had coaching stints at the collegiate and professional levels. During the 2007-2008 season Smith worked in Champaign, IL at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as the teams Defensive Coordinator. The team posted highs in take-aways, clearing percentage and a MCLA ranking of #15 during the season. During the winter of that season Smith was asked to join the coaching staff of the Major Lacrosse League's Chicago Machine for their 2008 summer season. Smith worked with both sides of the ball, assisted with game day preparations and ran the game-day box while assisting the Chicago Machine organization.  The Chicago Machine finished 4th in the Western Conference that season.   Smith earned a bachelors degree in history from Hampden-Sydney College. Before attending Hampden-Sydney College, Smith played his freshman season at Division I lacrosse power, Johns Hopkins University, helping lead the Blue Jay team to the 2002 NCAA Semi-Finals before falling to Princeton University. While at Hampden-Sydney College, Smith tallied over 110 points, including 23 goals and 23 assists in his senior season.  Smith was chosen as an All-ODAC selection twice, while also being chosen as an Honorable Mention All-American by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association for his efforts in his senior season. Smith finished as the #9 All-Time points leader at the midfield position at Hampden-Sydney College. Once finishing his playing career, Smith served as a Volunteer Assistant at his alma mater during the 2007 season, helping the Tigers to post a 12-3 record.    Smith posted an illustrious high school career at St. Anne's Belfield School in Virginia, where he was named a high school US Lacrosse All-American in both his junior and senior lacrosse seasons. Smith finished his career as the leading point scorer in St. Anne's Belfield School history with over 350 career points. In 2000, while a junior in high school, Smith helped lead both the lacrosse and football programs to State Championships, as a running back on the gridiron and a midfielder in lacrosse. In 2010, Smith became the first person in the state of Virginia to capture a State Championship in the sport of lacrosse as both a head coach and player, doing so in 2000 as a player at St. Anne's Belfield School, and again in 2010 as the Head Coach of Christchurch School.  

Your browser does not support the audio element.   The 2025 season will be Troy Moyer’s third as Colorado Mesa University Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach and is his the seventh on the Mavericks’ coaching staff.   He was promoted to the head role in the fall of 2022 after a brief stint as the interim head coach following the departure of former Maverick head coach Vince Smith, who left the position for other opportunities outside of coaching.   Moyer originally been hired on to Smith’s staff as an assistant coach for the 2018-19 season.   In his two seasons as the head coach, Moyer has guided the Mavericks to a combined 29-6 record, including a 13-1 record in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference games and a perfect 12-0 record at home. They have won both the RMAC Regular Season and Tournament titles in both seasons.   In his overall time with the Mavericks, Moyer has helped the Mavs win four RMAC Regular Season Championships and three tournament titles.  The teams have gone a combined 69-20 in his six previous seasons with the program.   Prior to his time at Colorado Mesa, Moyer was an assistant coach at Muhlenberg College, where he worked with the team in all facets of play and oversaw the team’s recruiting. He also worked as an assistant strength and conditioning coach.      Prior to coaching, Moyer was a student-athlete at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut, where he played Division I lacrosse in the competitive Northeast Conference.     Moyer graduated from SHU in 2015 with a bachelor’s of science in exercise science, focusing on strength and conditioning.   A Boyertown, Pennsylvania native, Moyer played under Dave Lamont at Boyertown High School, where he earned varsity letters all four years and was team captain his senior year.  He remains the school’s only boys’ lacrosse player to play Division I lacrosse.   

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