Keene State College Men's Lacrosse

Mark Theriault enters his 26th year as head coach of the Keene State men's lacrosse team in 2026. Coming off six LEC tournament championship and NCAA Tournament appearances since 2014, Theriault looks to continue to maintain that standard this season.    Playing a highly-competitive schedule which includes some of the top teams in the region, Theriault, a nine-time LEC Coach of the Year, has led the Owls to a 267-131 (.671) overall record since ushering KSC into the league in 2000. Since 2013, Theriault's squad has gone through the LEC schedule undefeated eight times. From 2013-2019, the Owls won seven straight LEC regular season championships and six straight tournament titles. Under Theriault, the men's lacrosse program has claimed 10 Little East tournament titles, appeared in 16 conference championship games, and produced numerous All-Conference players including LEC Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year as well as Rookie of the Year honorees. The Owls' longtime coach has also produced nine honorable mention All-Americans. Prior to his tenure at Keene State, Coach Theriault was the head coach at Western New England College, where he went 14-3 and won the Pilgrim League championship in 1996. Throughout his coaching career, Theriault has been active in the sport. He was the chair of the men's lacrosse conference, was a voting member of the national Division III poll, and served on the Regional Advisory Committee for the NCAA. Currently, Theriault sits on the All-America selection committee. Theriault is a 1996 graduate of Springfield College, where he was a two-time All-American. During his junior year, when the Pride won a national championship, he was the Most Valuable Player of the championship game. At the end of his senior year, Theriault was voted Most Outstanding Midfielder in the nation. Theriault also participated in the North/South Senior All-Star game at Johns Hopkins University. He played lacrosse professionally for the Boston Blazers and in 1996 was voted the Unsung Hero of the team.  Coach Theriault resides in Gill, Mass., with his wife Emma,  twin boys Jack and Connor, daughter Addison, and two Siberian huskies. He is the owner/director of the Elite 180 Lacrosse Recruiting. 

Fred Ulbrick enters his first season as an assistant coach with the KSC men’s lacrosse team in 2023-2024.  His primary focus with the team is with the defensive unit, where he looks forward to working with a veteran group of players.  Ulbrick is a 2017 graduate of Bates College, where he was a senior captain, two-time All-American, two-time First Team All-NESCAC, and three-time First Team All-New England defensive selection.  Ulbrick also participated in the North/South Senior All-Star Game and was awarded Bates College’s Senior Citation award which is given to senior athletes who have demonstrated remarkable athletic accomplishments. Coach Ulbrick resides in Keene with his soon-to-be wife, Emma.  In addition to his time spent coaching at Keene State, he works at Park Avenue Capital as a Lead Research Analyst where his responsibilities include investment research, portfolio construction and monitoring, security selection, and is a member of the firm's Investment Committee.