University of Mount Union Men's Lacrosse

Stewart is in his fourth season as head men's lacrosse coach at the University of Mount Union. In his first three seasons, he has led the Purple Raiders to 26 wins and a second place finish in the Ohio Athletic Conference's inaugural season of 2014. Prior to coming to Mount Union, Stewart spent two seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater Limestone College in Gaffney, South Carolina. Prior to returning to Limestone, Stewart spent five years serving in the United States Navy. He was commissioned as an ensign in 2006 and was stationed at the Naval Academy Prep School as part of the athletic department.  He was promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade in 2008 and full Lieutenant in 2010. The latter came after he was ranked No. 1 among his peers. Stewart served as the head lacrosse coach of the Naval Academy Preparatory School from 2006-2011 and was responsible for all facets of the program. Among his many accomplishments in that role were coaching 27 High School All-Americans and the graduation of 89-percent of the 72 lacrosse recruits sent to the Naval Academy Preparatory School over the five years.   His additional duties as a commissioned officer included serving as the Event Coordinator for home athletic contests, an assistant lifting coach, maintaining athletic facilities and serving as an academic advisor to all student-athletes with a grade point average below 2.5, excluding football recruits. He was also responsible for overseeing the plan of the day over a 24-hour period, ensuring that safety of the command is maintained and documenting daily events in the command log book. As a men's lacrosse player at Limestone from 1998-2002, Stewart played for NCAA Division II National Championship teams in 2000 and 2002, an NCAA Finalist in 2001 and four straight Deep South Conference Championship teams that went undefeated in the regular season.   After graduating from Limestone with a bachleor's degree in Liberal Arts, Stewart was an Assistant ED Instructor at Corkran (Md.) Middle School from 2003-05 and an Assistant Co-Taught Instructor at CMS from 2005-06. During the latter time frame, he served as the boy's head lacrosse coach at North County (Md.) High School and oversaw the junior varsity program. The Stewart File

Perella is in his second year as head coach at Mount Union. He was the Offensive Coordinator at Baldwin Wallace previously and coached 2 USILA All-Americans, three All-Region players and was the OAC Regular Season Champion last year. Before Baldwin Wallace Perella was at Marietta for five years. At Marietta, he worked as the defensive coordinator before transitioning over to offensive coordinator. He also oversaw all recruiting plans for the team. Perella was also the high school director and recruiting coordinator for Low and Away Pittsburgh Lacrosse. He has helped coach over 50 student-athletes get to the next level. Prior to joining Low and Way, he was a recruiting coordinator at 412 Elite Lacrosse.   Perella also has experience coaching at the high school level as he was a defensive coordinator with the Seneca Valley School District and at Peters Township High School. At Peters Township, he coached the 2018 Pittsburgh Player of the Year and was an Assistant Coach of the Year candidate.   Prior to coaching, Perella played football and lacrosse at Thiel (Pa.) College.  While at Thiel, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in business administration. Perella was a four letterwinner in football and lacrosse and was a team captain in lacrosse. Perella also coaches for Resolute Lacrosse out of Cleveland. 

Burkhardt is in his second year as an assistant men's lacrosse coach at Mount Union. Burkhardt played four years of college lacrosse and was a three-year captain at Frostburg State (Md.) University.  He was a three-time All-Capital Athletic Conference selection and earned USILA All-American and Scholar All-American honors his senior season. The Baltimore, Maryland, native was a two-year captain and four-year letterwinner at Eastern Tech High School in Essex, Md.  He has also been a club coach with Endless Lacrosse Club in Essex, Md. Burkhardt has a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences and is pursing a master's degree in Education both from Frostburg State.