Ohio State University Men's Lacrosse

Travis Crane joined the Ohio State men’s lacrosse staff as a volunteer assistant coach in September 2016 and was promoted to assistant coach in Summer 2017. ...

James Purpura joined the Buckeye Lacrosse coaching staff as assistant coach and offensive coordinator in June of 2025. Purpura came to Ohio State after five ...

Justin Tuma was named an assistant coach for the Buckeyes in June of 2023. Tuma most recently served as an assistant coach at High Point for the last five se...

Mo Lavallee, a 2020 graduate of Syracuse University who spent five years with the Orange’s women’s lacrosse program was hired as the Buckeyes’ Director of Op...

Ross Brad Ross joined the Ohio State men's lacrosse staff as an assistant coach in June 2014 as the team's offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator and was elevated to associate head coach in August 2016. A three-time All-American and two-time team captain at Duke, Ross spent four years as the associate head coach at Bryant after beginning his coaching career at Brown University in 2009. In 2015, Ross' first year at Ohio State, the Buckeyes reached the NCAA quarterfinals after a win over two-time defending NCAA Champion Duke in the first round, with Ohio State scoring a season-high 16 goals in the road victory. The Buckeyes averaged 10.0 goals a game on the year and scored nine or more goals in eight of the last nine games. Senior Jesse King had 77 points, the most for a Buckeye since 1979, en route to Third Team All-America honors, while King and Carter Brown were both named First Team All-Big Ten. The Buckeyes scored 9.4 goals a game in 2016, tallying double digits in six games, including three of the last four.  Ross was part of the Bryant staff that led the Bulldogs to three consecutive Northeast Conference Tournament titles and back-to-back NCAA appearances. The squad was 16-5 in 2014 and reached the NCAA quarterfinals with wins over Siena in the play-in game and Syracuse in the first round. Ross was a two-time captain (2008, '09) and three-year starter at midfield for the Blue Devils. During his five-year career with Duke, he was a part of three ACC titles (2007, '08, '09) and the squad reached the NCAA semifinals four times, including a berth in the national championship game twice. Ross, who was part of an NCAA-record 73 wins during his career, had 102 points for the Blue Devils (76g, 26a). He earned USILA Third Team All-America accolades in both 2008 and '09 and was an honorable mention selection in 2007. Ross played professionally for four years before retiring because of medical issues prior to the 2013 season. He was a member of two Major League Lacrosse championship teams, winning the title with Toronto in 2009 in his first year as a pro and with Boston in 2011. Ross, who saw action in 40 regular-season MLL games in his career, scoring 46 goals and 70 points, was selected for the 2011 MLL All-Star Game. He was a second-round choice of Toronto in the 2009 MLL Draft. A two-time USILA Scholar All-American, Senior CLASS Award first team honoree and ACC All-Academic Team choice, Ross graduated from Duke with a bachelor's degree in sociology in 2008. Using his final year of eligibility to work toward a graduate degree, he earned a master's degree in humanities with a concentration in ethics from his alma mater in 2009. Ross and his wife, Nicole, have a daughter, Bodie. 

Bergey was on the staff. Bergey was a four-year standout for the Golden Bears, serving as the team's captain in 2006 and helping lead the squad to ECAC Division III New England championships in 2004 and '05. Bergey, who was named the team's Unsung Hero in both 2003 and '05, was a two-time All-Pilgrim League selection and played in the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Division III North-South Senior All-Star Game. A native of Ambler, Pa., Bergey earned his bachelor's degree in sociology from WNEC in 2006. 11/11/2016 11/3/2016 11/2/2016 10/20/2016 9/28/2016 The one stop for all official buckeye gear