Johns Hopkins University Men's Lacrosse

The McCormack File Personal Hometown Long Beach, NY Education UMass, 2012 (Bachelor's) Wife Deanna Children Mats, Valerie Professional 2023-Present Johns Hopkins University Head Coach 2020-22 Arizona State University Head Coach 2014-2019 Northwestern University Assistant Coach 2013 University of Kentucky (Club) Head Coach   Accolades 2022 Pac-12 Coach of the Year 2021 Pac-12 Coach of the Year Updated: June 2025 First Day at Johns Hopkins: June 7, 2022 Tim McCormack was named just the fourth women's lacrosse coach at Johns Hopkins on June 7, 2022. He came to Homewood from Arizona State, where he spent the last three seasons at the helm of the Sun Devils' program. In his third season at Homewood, McCormack led Johns Hopkins to 13 wins and its third straight trip to the NCAA Sweet 16. The Blue Jays hosted the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, a first since the program moved to Division I in 1999. JHU set school single-season records for goals (272), assists (176) and points (448). Five Blue Jays earned All-America honors, including junior Reagan O'Brien, who was a consensus First Team All-American.  McCormack led Hopkins to a 12-8 record, a berth in the NCAA Sweet 16 and #12 final ranking in 2024. The Blue Jays' 12 wins were the most in a season since 2015 while the #12 spot in the final IWLCA Coaches Poll was their best since 2007. Four Blue Jays combined to earn eight All-America honors, led by senior Jordan Carr, who earned All-America accolades from three organizations. Hopkins ranked seventh in the nation in assists (8.05) and caused turnovers (10.65) per game, as well as 16th in ground balls per game (18.45). The Blue Jays also set then school single-season records for points (419), goals (258), assists (161) and draw controls (293).  This past summer, McCormack was an assistant coach on the US Women’s U20 National Team, which won the 2024 World Championship in Hong Kong.  In his first season, McCormack guided Johns Hopkins to a 9-9 record and the program's first appearance in the NCAA Sweet 16 since 2016. The Blue Jays won three straight games to end the regular season and secure a spot in the NCAA Tournament. JHU then upset 16th-ranked UMass in the first round of the tournament. The Blue Jays ranked 19th in the nation in assists (6.72), 21st in ground balls (18.06) and 31st in points per game (19.28).   The two-time Pac-12 Coach of the Year, McCormack has been in charge of one of the nation's biggest turnarounds. He led Arizona State to a 26-17 record in his three seasons in Tempe with back-to-back 10-win seasons in 2021 and 2022.  In the two seasons prior to his arrival, the first two in program history, the Sun Devils went 12-24. McCormack has coached 10 All-Pac 12 selections, three IWLCA All-West/Midwest honorees and three USA Lacrosse Magazine All-Americans.   McCormack took over as the head coach at Arizona State in 2020 and led the Sun Devils to a 5-3 start before the season was cancelled. The Sun Devils returned with a 10-6 record in 2021 and made the program's first appearance in the Pac-12 semifinals. This past season, McCormack led ASU to an 11-8 record and its first-ever trip to the Pac-12 championship game. Under his guidance, the Sun Devils beat five ranked opponents, including four during the 2022 season, and played eight games in 2022 against teams that qualified for the NCAA Tournament.   Arizona State was ranked in the IWLCA/IL Top-25 for six straight weeks in 2022 and checked in at 23rd in the final poll of the season. It's the first time the Sun Devils have been ranked in the season's final poll.  Arizona State made its first-ever appearance in the national rankings on March 29, 2021.   McCormack brought a fast-paced, up-tempo style to Arizona State that paid immediate dividends. In the COVID-shortened 2020 season, the Sun Devils led the Pac-12 and ranked 12th in the nation with 16.38 goals per game – an increase of nearly seven goals per game from the previous year. In 2021, ASU again led the conference and was sixth in the nation in scoring offense (16.44 goals/game). Last season, McCormack's squad ranked third in the Pac-12 with 13.21 goals per game.   Arizona State also showed dramatic improvement in draw controls and ground balls under McCormack's leadership. The Sun Devils ranked fourth in the Pac-12 in both categories prior to his arrival in Tempe. They ranked third in the Pac-12 in draws in 2020, second in 2021 and first in 2022. ASU also ranked in the top-10 in the nation in draws in each of the last two seasons. After finishing 2020 fourth in the Pac-12 in ground balls, Arizona State led the league in 2021 and 2022, while also ranking in the top-10 nationally.   McCormack arrived in Tempe after a six-year stint as an assistant at Northwestern, coaching the Wildcat goalies and defense. During his tenure in Evanston, the Wildcats won 81 games, made six NCAA Tournament appearances with two trips to the semifinals, and won the 2019 Big Ten Tournament title.   After graduating from the University of Massachusetts in 2012, McCormack spent one season as the head coach of the men's club lacrosse program at the University of Kentucky before joining the women's staff at Northwestern.   McCormack was a three-year starter in goal, and two-time captain, for the Minutemen. As a senior, he led UMass to a 15-1 record and the number one national ranking for the first time in program history. McCormack posted an impressive 7.09 goals against average and a .606 save percentage en route to All-CAA and USILA All-America honors. He ranks eighth in program history with 475 career saves and boasted an 8.44 goals against average and .559 save percentage in 45 career starters.   A native of Long Beach, New York, McCormack graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from UMass in 2012. He and his wife Deanna, have a son, Mats, and daughter, Valerie.

The Milliman File Personal Hometown Gaithersburg, MD Education Empire State '12 (Bachelor's) Children Reese, Lake, Everett Professional 2021-Present Johns Hopkins University Head Coach 2018-2020 Cornell University Head Coach 2014-2017 Cornell University Assistant Coach 2013 Princeton University Assistant Coach 2009-12 Pfeiffer University Head Coach 2006, 2008 RIT Assistant Coach 2007 Siena College Assistant Coach Updated:  January 8, 2026 First Day at Johns Hopkins: April 27, 2020 Peter Milliman is in his sixth season as the head coach at Johns Hopkins in 2026.  Named the 23rd head coach in program history on April 27, 2020, Milliman came to Homewood after serving as the head coach at Cornell for three years. In 2023 and 2024, Milliman guided the Blue Jays to a 23-11 record with two trips to the NCAA Quarterfinals and two Big Ten regular season titles.  Johns Hopkins finished each of those seasons ranked fifth in the nation. Milliman guided the Blue Jays to a 12-6 record, a share of the Big Ten regular season title and a trip to the NCAA Quarterfinals in 2023.  Johns Hopkins finished the season ranked fifth nationally, produced five USILA All-Americans, a then program-record five USILA Scholar All-Americans, 34 Academic All-Big Ten selections and nine Big Ten Distinguished Scholars. The 2024 season included a second straight trip to the NCAA Quarterfinals, an outright Big Ten regular season title and a final record of 11-5 with Milliman being named the Big Ten Coach of the Year.  The Blue Jays produced six USILA All-Americans (the most since 2011), a program-record six USILA Scholar All-Americans, 38 Academic all-Big Ten selections and nine Big Ten Distinguished Scholars. In his first season, he guided the Blue Jays to their third consecutive appearance in the Big Ten Championship game and, in the process, became the first number six seed in Division I men’s lacrosse history to advance to its conference title game; in the history of the Big Ten, the Blue Jays became just the third number six-seed in any sport to play in the conference championship game. One year later, in Milliman’s second season, the Blue Jays bumped their win total to seven (7-9) and advanced to the Big Ten Semifinals.  Johns Hopkins played the third most difficult schedule in the nation during the 2022 season and laid the foundation for the breakthrough season the team enjoyed in 2023. Prior to Johns Hopkins, Milliman took over as the head coach at Cornell in 2018 and amassed a record of 28-10.  The Big Red went 13-5 in 2018, 10-5 in 2019 and were 5-0 and ranked second in the nation when the 2020 season ended. Cornell advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals in Milliman’s first season, when the Big Red also claimed the Ivy League Tournament title.  In two-and-a-half seasons, Milliman’s team beat the top-ranked team in the nation twice and picked up three victories against teams ranked in the top two in the nation at the time of the game; included was a win against top-ranked and eventual national champion Yale in the 2018 Ivy League Championship game. Milliman arrived at Cornell in 2014 as an assistant coach and promptly helped the Big Red to back-to-back trips to the NCAA Tournament and a combined record of 21-11.  Cornell went 9-3 in Ivy League play in 2014 and 2015 and tied for first place in the final regular season standings in each of those two seasons. Milliman served as Cornell’s defensive coordinator early in his tenure, but seamlessly transitioned to the offensive side and quickly turned the Big Red into one of the most dangerous teams in the nation.  Cornell finished fifth in the nation in scoring offense in 2019 (14.3) and the Big Red were averaging 18.4 goals per game when the 2020 season ended. Before landing at Cornell, Milliman had successful assistant coaching stops at RIT (2006, 2008), Siena (2007), and Princeton (2013).  In his four seasons at those schools, he helped his teams to a combined record of 45-22 with a 9-6 mark at Princeton in 2013 immediately preceding his time at Cornell. Milliman had his first head coaching stint from 2009-12 at Division II Pfeiffer.  There, he led the Falcons to a pair of appearances in the Conference Carolinas title game in 2011 and 2012 and was twice named the conference coach of the year (2009, 2011). Milliman was a three-time All-American at Gettysburg and helped the Bullets to back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Division III Championship game (2001, 2002).  He finished his career at Gettysburg ranked second in school history in points (232), fifth in goals (138) and third in assists (94). After completing his career at Gettysburg, Milliman went on to play four seasons for the Rochester Rattlers in Major League Lacrosse.  The Rattlers won the MLL title during his last season with the team in 2008. Milliman served as an assistant coach of the United States Indoor National Team in 2019 and was the head coach of the Russian National Team in 2014, when it made its debut at the FIL World Championships.  During the summer of 2022, he served as the head coach of the Iroquois Nationals Sixes Team at the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama. A native of Rochester, New York, Milliman has three children - daughters, Reese and Lake, and son, Everett - and resides in nearby Roland Park.

The Graziano File Personal Hometown Mendham, NJ Education University of Florida, 2015 (Bachelor's) University of Florida, 2016 (Master's) Professional 2024-present Johns Hopkins University Associate Head Coach 2023-2024 Johns Hopkins University Assistant Coach 2020-2022 Arizona State University Assistant Coach 2017-2019 Rutgers University Assistant Coach Updated: June 2025 First Day at Johns Hopkins: June 27, 2022 Nicole Graziano joined the Johns Hopkins women's lacrosse team in the summer of 2022. She came to Homewood from Arizona State, where she spent three seasons on Tim McCormack's staff. Graziano was promoted to Associate Head Coach in the fall of 2024. Hopkins had a record-breaking season offensively. JHU finished with school single-season records in goals (272), assists (176) and points (448). The Blue Jays ranked third in the nation in assists per game (8.80). In addition, JHU ranked second in the Big Ten in points per game (22.40) and scoring offense (13.60). Hopkins went 13-7 and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the third straight year. In 2024, Hopkins finished with a 12-8 record, a berth in the NCAA Sweet 16 and #12 final ranking. The Blue Jays' 12 wins were the most in a season since 2015 while the #12 spot in the final IWLCA Coaches Poll was their best since 2007. Hopkins ranked seventh in the nation in assists (8.05) and caused turnovers (10.65) per game, as well as 16th in ground balls per game (18.45). The Blue Jays also set then school single-season records for points (419), goals (258), assists (161) and draw controls (293).  In her first season at Homewood, Johns Hopkins went 9-9 and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the first time since 2016. The Blue Jays ranked 19th in the nation in assists (6.72), 21st in ground balls (18.06) and 31st in points per game (19.28). During Graziano's time in Tempe, the Sun Devils went 26-17 with back-to-back 10-win seasons in 2021 and 2022. Arizona State also made its first-ever appearance in the Pac-12 Championship game in 2022. Graziano helped turn around the Arizona State offense. In the year prior to her arrival in Tempe, the Sun Devils ranked 96th in the nation with 9.89 goals per game. In her first season, a COVID-shortened 2020 season, ASU ranked 12th in the nation with 16.38 goals per game. Arizona State led the Pac-12 in scoring in 2020 and 2021 (16.44 goals per game) and ranked third in 2022 (13.21).   Graziano arrived at Arizona State after a three-year stint as an assistant coach at Rutgers. During her tenure with the Scarlet Knights, she assisted in all areas of program and worked specifically with the draw specialists and offensive personnel.   Graziano capped an impressive career at Florida when she was named a finalist for the Tewaaraton Award in 2016. The Big East Midfielder of the Year, she also earned First Team IWLCA All-America honors after leading the Gators to an 18-2 record and a trip to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Graziano played in 84 games and her name is all over the Florida record book. She ranks 14th in career points (158), 13th in goals (107), 11th in assists (51), eighth in draws (112), 10th in caused turnovers (53) and is tied for third in games played.   Graziano graduated from Florida in 2015 with a bachelor's degree in sociology and her master's degree in management in 2016.

The Van Dyke File Personal Hometown Northport, NY Education Stony Brook University, 2017 (Bachelor's) Arizona State, 2022 (Master's) Professional 2024-present Johns Hopkins University Associate Head Coach 2023-2024 Johns Hopkins University Assistant Coach 2020-2022 Arizona State University Assistant Coach 2019 James Madison University Assistant Coach 2018 Monmouth University Assistant Coach Updated: June 2025 First Day at Johns Hopkins: June 27, 2022 Dorrien Van Dyke joined the Johns Hopkins women's lacrosse team in the summer of 2022. She came to Homewood from Arizona State, where she spent three seasons on Tim McCormack's staff. Van Dyke was promoted to Associate Head Coach in the Fall of 2024.  In her third season with the Blue Jays, Van Dyke coached junior Reagan O'Brien to a record-breaking season. She broke the NCAA single-season record with 103 caused turnovers and earned First Team All-America honors from all three national organizations. Van Dyke's defense led the Big Ten and ranked third in the nation with 12.85 caused turnovers per game. In addition, JHU led the conference and ranked 11th in the nation with 18.80 ground balls per game. In 2024, Hopkins finished with a 12-8 record, a berth in the NCAA Sweet 16 and #12 final ranking. The Blue Jays' 12 wins were the most in a season since 2015 while the #12 spot in the final IWLCA Coaches Poll was their best since 2007. Hopkins ranked seventh in the nation in assists (8.05) and caused turnovers (10.65) per game, as well as 16th in ground balls per game (18.45). The Blue Jays also set school single-season records for points (419), goals (258), assists (161) and draw controls (293).  In her first season at Homewood, Johns Hopkins went 9-9 and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the first time since 2016. The Blue Jays ranked 19th in the nation in assists (6.72), 21st in ground balls (18.06) and 31st in points per game (19.28). During Van Dyke's time in Tempe, the Sun Devils went 26-17 with back-to-back 10-win seasons in 2021 and 2022. Arizona State also made its first-ever appearance in the Pac-12 Championship game in 2022. Van Dyke's Arizona State defense led the Pac-12 in ground balls and ranked fourth in scoring defense in 2021 (12.62) and 2022 (12.79). The squad also ranked third in caused turnovers in 2020 (7.13) and then second in 2021 (8.50) and 2022 (7.11). In addition to her work with the defense, Van Dyke made immediate improvements in the Sun Devil draw control unit. Arizona State ranked fourth in the Pac-12 prior to her arrival in Tempe. ASU ranked third (14.25) in 2020, second in 2021 (16.68) and then led the league (15.95) this past season. The Sun Devils also ranked in the top-20 in the nation in draws in each of the last two seasons.   Van Dyke began her coaching career in 2018 at Monmouth and helped the Hawks capture the MAAC regular season championship. She assisted in all day-to-day operations of the program, including planning practices and managing team travel. She worked closely with the midfielders and attackers.   Van Dyke then spent one season on the staff at James Madison, helping the defending national champions to the 2019 CAA regular season and tournament titles. While with the Dukes, she developed Maddie McDaniel into one of the premier draw specialists in the country. The First Team All-CAA selection set the school and conference single-season record with 127 draw controls.   Van Dyke turned an impressive career at Stony Brook and sits near the top of the Seawolves' record book in goals (5th • 197), assists (7th • 71), points (5th • 268) and draw controls (6th • 179). A three-time IWLCA All-Mid-Atlantic selection, she earned Third Team All-America honors as a senior. In her four years, Van Dyke led Stony Brook to a 72-12 record with four America East titles and four trips to the NCAA Tournament.   Van Dyke graduated from Stony Brook in 2017 with a bachelor's degree in business management. She is currently pursuing a master's degree in applied leadership and management from Arizona State.

The Koesterer File Personal Hometown Cazenovia NY Education Johns Hopkins '07 (Bachelor's) Professional 2024-Present Johns Hopkins University Associate Head Coach - Defensive Coordinator 2021-2024 Johns Hopkins University Assistant Coach - Defensive Coordinator 2017-2020 UMBC Assistant Coach - Offensive Coordinator 2013-2016 Ohio State University University Assistant Coach 2011-2012 Johns Hopkins University Volunteer Assistant Coach Updated:  January 8, 2026 First Day at Johns Hopkins:  May 11, 2020 Jamison Koesterer, a 2007 Johns Hopkins graduate, was appointed the Blue Jay defensive coordinator on May 8, 2020 and was promoted to associate head coach on October 7, 2024. Koesterer returned to Homewood in 2020 after serving four years in the same role at UMBC. In addition to running the Blue Jay defense, Koesterer also provides assistance with the Blue Jay faceoff specialists.  His defensive units have been at the heart of the success the Blue Jays have enjoyed since his return, specifically during the 2023 and 2024 seasons. Johns Hopkins posted a combined record of 23-11 in 2023 and 2024, including a 9-1 mark in Big Ten regular season play, advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals twice, claimed a share of the 2023 Big Ten regular season title and won the 2024 Big Ten regular season title outright.  Johns Hopkins finished seventh in the nation – and first in the Big Ten - in scoring defense in 2024 (9.63) and a set a program record for caused turnovers per game (8.25).  Two Johns Hopkins defensemen and one short stick defensive midfielder earned All-America honors in 2024, when the Blue Jays held 11 of 16 opponents to 10 goals or less and 15 of 16 were held under their season scoring average.  The 9.63 goals allowed per game in 2024 were the fewest by Johns Hopkins since 2014. Koesterer’s defense sparked the team’s run to a share of the Big Ten regular season title and the NCAA Quarterfinals in 2023 as JHU allowed just 11.06 goals per game.  Three All-Americans - Alex Mazzone, Scott Smith & Brett Martin - anchored the unit and JHU set a school record with 135 caused turnovers. The top four single-season averages for caused turnovers per game and the top three single-season caused turnover totals have come under Koesterer’s direction. In his first season as the defensive coordinator in 2021, Koesterer helped guide the Blue Jays to their third consecutive appearance in the Big Ten Championship game, where they narrowly fell, 12-10, to top-ranked and eventual national runner-up Maryland. Koesterer’s group was at its best during the team’s three games against third-seeded Penn State, second-seeded Rutgers and top-seeded Maryland in the Big Ten Tournament.  In six games against those teams during the regular season, the Blue Jays allowed an average of 13.5 goals per game; during the three-game run in the tournament, Hopkins cut that number down to 9.7 (29 goals in three games). Prior to returning to Homewood, Koesterer had joined the UMBC coaching staff in July 2016 and quickly made an impact on the Retriever defense. His unit finished in the top 20 in scoring defense in 2017 (19th/9.14), 2018 (1st/7.77) and 2020 (6th/8.40). The Retrievers also finished eighth in the nation in man-down defense in 2018 and second in 2020. Koesterer helped guide the Retrievers to the 2019 America East title and a first-round victory in the NCAA Tournament. Prior to his time at UMBC, Koesterer spent four seasons at Ohio State and helped the Buckeyes to a pair of trips to the NCAA Quarterfinals (2013, 2015) while working with the defense and faceoff specialists. In 2013, his first season at Ohio State, the Buckeyes knocked off defending national champion Loyola in the ECAC title game to earn a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2008. While in Columbus, he coached the 2016 Big Ten Specialist of the Year in Jake Withers, while Withers (2014 – ECAC, 2016 Big Ten), Chris May (2015- Big Ten) and Trey Wilkes (2013 – ECAC) each earned all-league honors under Koesterer’s guidance. Koesterer also assisted with Buckeye defenses that ranked among the nation’s best in 2013 (13th/8.83), 2015 (17th/9.16) and 2016 (19th/9.07). Koesterer served as the volunteer assistant coach at Johns Hopkins in 2011 and 2012 and helped the Blue Jays to a two-year record of 25-7 with two trips to the NCAA Quarterfinals.  He mentored senior Matt Dolente to First Team USILA All-America honors in 2011, when he finished second in the nation in faceoff winning percentage (.667). A year later, Koesterer’s faceoff unit finished seventh in the nation (.578) with junior Mike Poppleton leading the way by winning 167-of-271 (.616). Koesterer played at Johns Hopkins from 2004-07 and was a member of Blue Jay national championship teams in 2005 and 2007.  He scored seven goals and added 12 assists and 101 ground balls during his career.  He also won 176-of-318 (.553) career faceoffs and helped guide the Blue Jays to a 51-11 record. After graduating, Koesterer continued his playing career in the National Lacrosse League as a member of the Portland Lumberjax (2009) and the Washington Stealth (2010).  He helped the Stealth to the 2010 NLL Championship – the first title in franchise history – by winning 265-of-446 (.594) faceoffs while collecting 101 loose balls (the equivalent of a ground ball in indoor lacrosse).

Updated:  January 8, 2026 First Day at Johns Hopkins: August 3, 2020 Jon Cohen was named an assistant coach at Johns Hopkins on June 28, 2024 after spending four years as the Blue Jays’ Director of Operations. Cohen joined Peter Milliman’s staff in June 2020 and managed the day-to-day logistical operation of the program as the Director of Operations. In his role as an assistant coach, Cohen works closely with the Blue Jay faceoff specialists, serves as the assistant defensive coordinator under the direction of defensive coordinator Jamison Koesterer and also serves as the program’s recruiting coordinator. In his first season as an assistant coach in 2025, Cohen helped then senior Logan Callahan to one of the best seasons in program history by a faceoff specialist.  Callahan won 189-of-311 (.608) faceoffs and grabbed 106 ground balls.  He earned Honorable Mention All-America honors from Inside Lacrosse and Lacrosse Magazine and was a Second Team All-Big Ten selection. Cohen came to Homewood after serving as the General Manager of Major League Lacrosse’s Denver Outlaws.  The GM post was the latest in a long line of positions Cohen held with Outlaws during a 14-year run with the team. Starting as a visiting team liaison in 2007, he later served as the head equipment manager (2008-10), assistant general manager/assistant coach (2011-18) and director of player personnel (2018) before making the move to general manager prior to the 2019 season. Cohen helped Denver to a 118-62 (.656) regular season record from 2007-20 with MLL Championships in 2014, 2016 and 2018.  The Outlaws also advanced to the MLL title game six other times and played in the title game every year from 2016-2020.  Denver’s 14-0 record during the 2013 regular season marked the first time in MLL history a team had gone through the regular season unbeaten. Cohen graduated from UNLV in 2009 with a degree in hospitality management.  As a defender, he was a three-year member of the Runnin’ Rebels’ club lacrosse team.  He got his start in coaching as an assistant boy’s lacrosse coach at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas and helped the team to the 2009 Nevada State Championship and also served as the head coach at Heritage High School in Colorado after graduating from UNLV.

Updated:  January 8, 2026 First Day at Johns Hopkins:  June 28, 2024 In his second season as a member of head coach Peter Milliman’s staff - and first as an assistant coach - is Chayse Ierlan, who was named the program’s Director of Operations on June 28, 2024 before being promoted to assistant coach on August 11, 2025. In his new role, Ierlan works closely with Milliman directing the Blue Jay offense while also lending his expertise to the Blue Jay goalies. In 2026, Ierlan will have the opportunity to guide an experienced, yet still young, group of offensive players while helping guide a deep and talented group of Blue Jay goalies. As the Director of Operations, Ierlan coordinated all team travel, managed the team’s extensive video operation, arranged all recruiting visits and served as a liaison between the program and all internal and external constituents.  He also worked closely with the Department of Athletics administration on budget operations and other day-to-day activities associated with the program. In 2024, Ierlan capped a standout college career that included one season at Johns Hopkins (2024) and four years at Cornell (2020-23).  He posted a 9.53 goals against average and .564 save percentage while helping lead the Blue Jays to the NCAA Quarterfinals in 2024.   Ierlan ranked seventh in the nation in goals against average and eighth in save percentage; his 199 saves were the most by a Blue Jay goalie since 2008 and the second-most by a Johns Hopkins goalie this century. Ierlan was a four-year starter in goal at Cornell and appeared in 52 games with 50 starts.  He was an Honorable Mention USILA All-American, USILA Scholar All-American and First Team All-Ivy League selection in 2023, when he posted an 11.13 goals against average and a .522 save percentage. He helped the Big Red to an appearance in the 2022 NCAA Championship game and finished his Cornell career with an 11.40 goals against average and a .517 save percentage.

The Girardi File Personal Hometown Watertown, NY Education Northwestern, 2021 (Bachelor's) Northwestern, 2022 (Master's) Professional 2024 Johns Hopkins University Assistant Coach 2023 Coastal Carolina University Assistant Coach First Day at Johns Hopkins: July 1, 2023 Jill Girardi joined the Blue Jays' coaching staff in the summer of 2023. She came to Homewood after beginning her coaching career at Coastal Carolina.  Girardi coached Jennifer Barry to a record-breaking season in the draw circle in 2024. The graduate student set program single-game (16) and single-season records (133) and finished her career ranked ninth in NCAA history with 511 career draws. Barry went on to earn Honorable Mention All-America honors from USA Lacrosse. JHU also set the school single-season record with 293 draw controls in 2024.  The following season, Girardi coached freshman Laurel Gonzalez to another record-breaking season. Gonzalez finished the season with 166 draw controls, breaking both the school single-season record. She also broke the JHU single-game record with 18 draws versus Oregon. Gonzalez was a unanimous Big Ten All-Freshman selection and was also named Second Team All-Big Ten and Honorable Mention USA Lacrosse All-America. In her only season with the Chanticleers, Girardi helped the squad to a 12-7 record in 2023 and a berth in the ASUN Semifinals. She coached the draw specialists, including Devin Rybacki, who set the program single-season record. She also managed midfield and defensive-specific training.   After a standout five-year career at Northwestern, Girardi spent last summer playing in the Athletes Unlimited Pro League. Girardi finished her career with the Wildcats with 84 goals, 21 assists and 273 draw controls. A consensus First Team All-American in 2022, she erupted for 52 goals, 62 points and a school-record 183 draws as a senior. She led the Big Ten and ranked second in the nation with 9.63 draws per game in2022. Girardi also ranked seventh in the conference in goals and 10th in points. She helped the Wildcats to a five-year record of 66-20, including a pair of Big Ten Tournament titles and three NCAA Semifinals appearances.  

Updated:  January 8, 2026 First Day at Johns Hopkins: October 4, 2025 Braden Wallace is in his first year as the program’s Director of Operations after being appointed on October 4, 2025.   As the Director of Operations, Wallace will coordinate all team travel, manage the team’s video operations, arrange all recruiting visits and serve as a liaison between the program and all internal and external constituents.  He will also work closely with the Department of Athletics administration on budget operations and other day-to-day activities associated with the program.  Wallace brings an extensive lacrosse background to Homewood and most recently served as the Club Director for Klutch Lacrosse since 2024 while also serving as the offensive coordinator at the John Carroll School, which competes in the prestigious MIAA.  Arriving at John Carroll in the fall of 2022, he had an immediate impact on the Patriot offense as the team saw a nearly 100 percent increase in offensive production from his first season in 2023 to his second in 2024. Prior to his time at John Carroll and with Klutch, he spent four years at the Director of Boy’s Lacrosse with the Edge Lacrosse Club (2018-2022) and was later the head coach of the 2023s and 2024s.  From his 2023-24 roster with Edge, more than 30 players went on to play college lacrosse, including 15 at the Division I level, including two current Blue Jays (Matt Collison, Chuck Rawson).  Wallace got his start in lacrosse at Webster Thomas High School, where he spent the 2018 season as the offensive coordinator. Wallace graduated from RIT with a degree in marketing and was a four-year standout on the men’s lacrosse team.  He was a First Team USILA All-American as a senior and a third team selection as a junior.  A two-time First Team All-Liberty League selection and a two-time team captain, he played in 91 career games and rang up 94 goals and 47 assists for 141 points while helping the Tigers to four consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament and a run to the national championship game as a senior. The Buffalo Bandits selected Wallace in the 2017 National Lacrosse League Draft and he enjoyed a standout career with Burlington in the Ontario Junior A League as he played in 68 games and totaled 70 points with the Chiefs.

The Kirtley File Personal Hometown Overland Park, KS Education South Dakota, 2017 (Bachelor's) South Dakota, 2018 (Master's) Professional 2023-Present Johns Hopkins University Director of Operations 2021-2023 Arizona State University Director of Operations 2020-2021 Presidents' Athletic Conference Assistant Commissioner 2018-2019 Omaha World-Herald Events Coordinator 2017-2018 University of South Dakota Event Manager Updated: May 2024 Tayler Kirtley joined Head Coach Tim McCormack's staff as Director of Operations in October 2023. She came to Homewood following a two-year stint at Arizona State.   Kirtley served as Director of Operations for Olympic Sports at Arizona State since December 2021. She organized team travel, official visits and recruiting travel for women’s soccer, lacrosse and gymnastics. She also communicated with vendors and the business office, coordinated team meals for home and away competitions and worked with the compliance office. She also served as the Director of Operations for men’s and women’s tennis this past spring.   Prior to moving to Tempe, Kirtley spent a year and a half as the Assistant Commissioner for Championships and Special Events at the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. She also served as Events Coordinator for the Omaha World-Herald, was a marketing intern for the Pinnacle Bank Championship and Event Manager for the University of South Dakota Athletic Department.   Kirtley was a four-year member of the University of South Dakota swimming and diving team and captained the team as a senior. She graduated from South Dakota in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. She then earned a masters in sport management from her alma mater in 2018.