New Jersey Institute of Technology Men's Lacrosse

Eric Wolf, an America East alumnus and coach with nearly 15 years of combined experience, has been named the second-ever head coach of the NJIT Men’s Lacrosse program, Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics Lenny Kaplan announced Friday, June 24, 2022. Wolf enters his 4th season with the Highlanders in 2026.   “We are excited to have Eric Wolf accept our offer to be the second Head Lacrosse Coach in  NJIT lacrosse history. We were fortunate to have a lot of interest in the position and spoke with  a number of excellent candidates. Eric quickly rose to the top of the list and I am looking forward to working with him in making our lacrosse program one of the best in the America East and the region,” Kaplan said of the hire.   Wolf joins Highlander Nation after spending the last five seasons as head coach at Long Island University/LIU Post and making prior stops at Harvard, UAlbany and Siena.   “My family and I want to thank Associate Vice President & Athletic Director Lenny Kaplan as well as Senior Associate Director of Athletics Andrew Schwartz for this tremendous opportunity.  The belief and trust that NJIT has put in me gives me great confidence to help lead this program to success. I’m so excited to begin the process with our staff and team and I can’t wait to get to work,” Wolf said after accepting the position.   In Wolf’s first season, Owen Corry was the first America East Second Team selection in program history. Liam Brown, Garrett Muscatella, and Isaac Vanzomeren were selected to the America East All-Academic Team in 2023. Brown and Corry were also named USILA Scholar All-Americans in 2023 - the first selections for the award in program history.   In 2024, Wolf led NJIT to its best season in program history with an 8-6 record and a historic 7-0 start. The Highlanders were receiving votes in the Inside Lacrosse and USILA Coaches’ polls for the first time in program history. Liam Brown and Hank Bethel earned America East Second Team honors. Brown and Garrett Muscatella were selected to the America East All-Academic Team.   Five players were selected to the USILA Senior All-Star Game in 2024. Teddy Grimley and Garrett Muscatella were named USILA Scholar All-Americans. Muscatella was also selected as the America East Spring Scholar-Athlete in 2024.   Wolf coached Arthur Miller, who was selected by the San Diego Seals in the third round of the 2024 NLL Draft. He also coached Liam Brown, who earned a PLL Training Camp invite from the Utah Archers.   In 2025, JC Echezuria was named to the America East All-Rookie Team, as he led the Highlanders in points, goals, and assists, totaling 29 points with 17 goals, 12 assists while starting all 12 games. Isaac Vanzomeren was named to the America East All-Academic Team for the second time in his career. Vanzomeren was also selected as a USILA Scholar All-American, the third consecutive season that a Highlander earned the award.   NJIT earned the USILA Team All-Academic award for three consecutive seasons.   In his head coaching debut, Wolf oversaw one of the more unique situations in the country as he went from leading the Division II LIU Post Pioneers for two seasons (2018-19) to overseeing the program’s first three years in Division I (2020-22) after the merger of LIU’s Brooklyn and Post campuses into one institution.   The Sharks adjusted to Division I and the Northeast Conference well in their first two full seasons (LIU’s 2020 debut campaign was cut short due to COVID-19), qualifying for the four-team NEC Tournament both years on the strength of two back-to-back NEC major award winners in Offensive Player of the Year Richie LaCalandra and Defensive Player of the Year Will Mark. During his first two years at LIU Post, Wolf posted a pair of 10-plus win campaigns and reached two East Coast Conference Championship games behind the efforts of All-Americans Connor Farrell and William Snelders.   Overall, Wolf went 35-29 (19-8 in conference play) in five seasons at LIU, including 16-21 (9-6 NEC) in three Division I seasons, 13-13 (9-6 NEC) over the last two, and 21-10 (10-2 ECC) at LIU Post.   Wolf arrived at LIU with a wealth of experience, serving as an assistant coach at the Division I level from 2009-17. Most recently, Wolf held the position of offensive coordinator at Harvard University, where he assisted in the day-to-day operations and guided the Crimson to an Ivy League runner-up finish in 2016.   Prior to his appointment at Harvard, Wolf served as offensive coordinator at his alma mater, the University at Albany, for four seasons (2011-15). In that time, he guided the nation's top scoring offense in each of his last three years and mentored the Great Danes to three-straight America East Conference titles.   In 2015, Wolf's offensive unit ranked as one of the best in Division I history, setting new national single-season records with 325 goals, 203 assists and 528 points. The Great Danes were the first Division I team since 1991 to post four-consecutive 20-plus goal games and scored in double digits in 18 of their 19 contests, averaging a Division I-best 17.11 goals per game.   He also coached the school's first-ever back-to-back Tewaaraton Award recipient and three-time AE Player of the Year in Lyle Thompson, who became the career Division I leader for points (400) and assists (225).   In addition to his time at Harvard and Albany, Wolf led the offense at Siena College from 2009-11, helping the Saints to the programs first two Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championships and NCAA tournament berths.  In that three year span, Siena earned a conference record of 26-2 and captured the regular season championship each of his three seasons on staff, while two of his student-athletes, Ryan Duggan and Bryan Neufeld, were named MAAC Offensive Player of the Year.   Wolf also held the position of assistant coach with the Israeli Men's National Team. During the 2014 World Games in Denver, he helped Team Israel to a 6-2 record and a seventh-place finish, and most recently helped the national team to a 5-2 mark in 2018, also finishing seventh overall.   A Long Island native from Baldwin, Wolf played in 62 career games at Albany, helping the Great Danes to three America East Conference titles and NCAA Division I Tournament appearances from 2004-07.   Wolf graduated from Albany in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in Sociology.    WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT ERIC WOLF "Eric is a great young professional and an extremely hard worker. I really enjoyed and appreciated the time he spent with me as an assistant at Siena College. He did a remarkable job of building the LIU program to compete for NEC championships during the past few years. He successfully recruited and developed many talented players at LIU to help them play in the postseason and I am sure he will bring that same energy and work ethic to NJIT. He is a tireless recruiter and has a great mind for the game and developing his players." - Brian Brecht, Rutgers Head Coach   "Eric is one of the most competitive people I know. He knows how to get the most out of his players and he is determined to build a winning culture at NJIT." - Liam Gleason, Siena Head Coach THE ERIC WOLF FILE   CAREER OVERVIEW YEARS POSITION SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022-present Head Coach NJIT 2017-22 Head Coach LIU / LIU Post 2015-17 Assistant Coach Harvard Ivy League Finalist (2016) 2011-15 Assistant Coach UAlbany 3x America East Champions/NCAAs (2013-15) 2009-11 Assistant Coach Siena 2x MAAC Conference Champions/NCAAs (2009, '11) 2008 Dir. of Ops. UAlbany   INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE YEARS POSITION SCHOOL 2014-18 Assistant Coach Israel Lacrosse MNT   CAREER YEAR-BY-YEAR SEASON SCHOOL OVERALL CONFERENCE STANDINGS POSTSEASON 2025 NJIT 1-11 0-6 AE 7th 2024 NJIT 8-6 1-6 AE 7th 2023 NJIT 3-10 1-6 AE 7th 2022 LIU 7-8 4-3 NEC T-3rd NEC Semis 2021 LIU 6-5 5-3 NEC 4th NEC Semis 2020 LIU 1-6 0-0 NEC* N/A N/A 2019 LIU Post 11-5 5-1 ECC 2nd ECC Finals 2018 LIU Post 10-5 5-1 ECC 2nd ECC Finals 2017 Harvard 6-7 2-4 Ivy 6th 2016 Harvard 8-8 3-3 Ivy 4th Ivy Finals 2015 UAlbany 16-3 6-0 AE 1st NCAA QF 2014 UAlbany 12-6 5-0 AE 1st NCAA QF 2013 UAlbany 13-5 5-0 AE 1st NCAA 1st Rd 2012 UAlbany 5-11 3-2 AE 3rd AE Finals 2011 Siena 13-5 6-0 MAAC 1st NCAA 1st Rd 2010 Siena 12-5 4-2 MAAC 1st MAAC Finals 2009 Siena 12-6 8-0 MAAC 1st NCAA 1st Rd 2008 UAlbany 8-8 4-1 AE 2nd AE Finals As Head Coach 47-56 21-26 Overall 152-120 67-38 * No conference play in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic | Head Coaching experience   NOTABLE PLAYERS COACHED PLAYER SCHOOL HONORS Hank Bethel NJIT Tewaaraton Award Watch List, 2024 America East Second Team Arthur Miller NJIT Drafted by San Diego Seals in 2024 NLL Draft Liam Brown NJIT 2024 America East Second Team, PLL Training Camp Invite Will Mark LIU Tewaaraton Finalist, 2x NEC Defensive Player of the Year Richie LaCalandra LIU 2x NEC Offensive Player of the Year Connor Farrell LIU Post DII 1st Team All-American, ECC Faceoff Player of the Year William Snelders LIU Post DII All-American, ECC Rookie of the Year Jake Gillis LIU Post ECC Rookie of the Year Lyle Thompson UAlbany 2x Tewaaraton Award winner; 3x AE Player of the Year Ryan Duggan Siena MAAC Offensive Player of the Year Bryan Neufeld Siena MAAC Offensive Player of the Year  

Bobby Russo joins the Highlander staff after a highly decorated playing career at Rutgers and various professional experiences in and out of coaching. The Bridgewater native played in 58 contests (46 starts) for the Scarlet Knights over five seasons, accounting for 107 ground balls, 42 caused turnovers, seven assists and five goals. As a senior in 2023, Russo was named a team captain, was selected to the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Senior All-Star Game, and was named a USILA Scholar All-American.  In addition to those senior year laurels, Russo was frequently recognized for his academic efforts, athletic prowess and overall character. During his career, Russo was named a Big Ten Preseason Player to Watch (2022), twice earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week awards (once each in 2022 and 2021), was a two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2021, 2020), four-time Academic All-Big Ten (2020-23), was inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma national collegiate honor society, served as a member of the Rutgers Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), and earned a 2022 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award and the Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award. Among his accolades in high school at Bridgewater-Raritan, Russo was a US Lacrosse All-American, Under Armour underclassman All-Academic, Academic All-American, All-State selection, multi-time All-Group and All-Conference honoree, National Honor Society member and multi-sport athlete (basketball). Russo cut his teeth in coaching on the youth level, serving as a coach for 2 Knights Lacrosse in Bridgewater from 2018-22. His responsibilities included supervising and coaching boys aged 5-18 in defensive skills and player development, practice planning and staff organization, and coaching the program's high school and middle school teams in national tournaments and showcases. Russo earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Rutgers in January 2022 and a Master of Science degree in Supply Chain Management from Rutgers in May 2023. He has put his marketing interest and knowledge to use as a Marketing Coordinator at Electric Symphony Media in Hoboken (2022) and an Marketing Analytics Intern at Uplift Food in New York (2021-22). Russo has also spent time as a Volunteer Fundraiser for the HEADstrong Foundation in Ridley, Pa. (2020-22) and a Volunteer at Elijah's Promise in New Brunswick (2022). updated August 2023

NJIT Men's Lacrosse head coach Eric Wolf announced the hiring of Corey Yunker as Assistant Coach/Offensive Coordinator in June 2025. “We’re excited to welcome Corey Yunker to the NJIT Lacrosse family as our new Offensive Coordinator,” Wolf said. “Corey is a dynamic coach and an elite lacrosse mind whose energy, creativity, and passion for player development will elevate our program immediately. We’re building something special at NJIT, and Corey is the perfect fit to lead our offense into the future.” “I’d like to thank Coach Wolf for the incredible opportunity to join his staff at NJIT,” Yunker said. “I’m excited to build strong relationships with the team and to support their growth as they work toward reaching their full potential, both on and off the field. I can’t wait to get to work.” Yunker joins NJIT after serving as an Assistant Coach at Canisius for two seasons. He collaborated with the head coach to run the team’s offense. Yunker led offensive drills, facilitated the offensive film sessions, coordinated the man-up offense, and created defensive scouts on every opposing team. Canisius finished third in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and qualified for the MAAC Tournament in 2025.   Before his role at Canisius, Yunker was a Volunteer Assistant Coach at UAlbany during the 2023 season. He worked directly with the offensive coordinator and assisted with running individual and team offensive drills, cutting up game and practice film, and creating offensive game plans. UAlbany finished as a runner-up in the America East Conference Championship in 2023.    Yunker also served as a Club Team Coach for Harvest Lacrosse Club and Albany Stags Lacrosse.    Yunker played college lacrosse at UAlbany from 2018 to 2022, tallying 65 goals and 30 assists in 41 games. He was named team captain as a senior and was selected to the America East All-Conference Second Team in 2022. He ranked fourth in Division I for shot percentage in 2020 and 2021.