University of Tampa Men's Lacrosse

Whipple has started as he quickly built the Spartans into a national contender. During the fifth year of the Spartan men's lacrosse program, Whipple guided the team to national prominence yet again, reaching the NCAA Division II Semifinals for the second time in program history.  UT won the Sunshine State Conference regular season title as well as the tournament championship while maintaining a national ranking all season.  UT took down No. 4 Mercyhurst in the NCAA Quarterfinals by a 10-9 final score. In the program's fourth year of existence, Whipple guided his Spartans to the 2015 Sunshine State Conference regular season and tournament championships while being nationally-ranked all season. UT also received its second consecutive bid to the NCAA Tournament in a season where it faced seven nationally-ranked opponents. Whipple took the program to new heights in the third year of existence in 2014, leading the Spartans to a 16-3 record and perfect Sunshine State Conference mark of 5-0. UT won both the SSC regular season and conference tournament, and earned the program's first-ever bid to the NCAA Division II Tournament. UT would defeat Mercyhurst in the national quarterfinals by a score of 11-9, becoming the first-ever collegiate team from the state of Florida to host and also win an NCAA postseason game. The Spartans would fall in the national semifinals to eventual national champion Limestone. UT had three All-Americans in 2014, as Whipple was also honored as the SSC Coach of the Year. He guided Tampa to a Deep South Conference regular season championship in the program's first year of existence in 2012, and repeated as DSC regular season champs in 2013. The Spartans also advanced to the DSC tournament semifinals in the first year and were a 2013 finalist. Whipple spent two seasons at Florida Southern, leading the Mocs to an 11-10 victory over No. 10 Saint Leo in the programs second year of existence. In the Deep South Tournament, the Moccasins won a first-round game over Rollins before dropping a 10-9 decision to Saint Leo in the semifinals in 2010. In the Moccasins' first season of NCAA competition in 2008-09, Whipple guided his non-scholarship program to a 4-6 record and was just one win away from making the Deep South Conference Tournament. Whipple officially began his duties at Florida Southern on June 1, 2008, after coaching the previous year at Vero Beach High School. He has an overall collegiate coaching record of 228-174 in 28 seasons as a head coach. Whipple was the mens lacrosse coach at Bryant University (R.I.) for seven seasons, starting the program in 2000 and producing a 75-39 record during that time. A total of 15 Bryant players earned All-America honors during his tenure. After posting a 7-7 record in its inaugural season, Bryant went on to enjoy six straight winning seasons under Whipples direction. His teams were nationally ranked in Division II each of his seven seasons there. Before going to Bryant, Whipple was the mens lacrosse coach at Hartwick College (N.Y.) for 12 years. He took over that program in 1987 and became the most successful coach in the programs history, producing 10 straight winning seasons and an overall record of 114-65. He took Hartwick to its first NCAA tournament berth in 1995. Prior to taking over the Hartwick program, Whipple coached the Clarkson University (N.Y.) mens lacrosse team for seven seasons, setting the school record for wins with a 10-5 record in 1986. At the same time, he also was the head wrestling coach at Clarkson. Whipple also has had extensive international lacrosse experience. In 1993 he traveled to Japan with a group from the U.S. to work development programs in that country. In 1994 he was named head coach of the Iroquois National Team and led the squad to a fifth-place finish at the World Lacrosse Championships in England. He also coached the team at the Commonwealth Games in Vancouver that year. He returned to Japan in 1996 as a coach of the Iroquois National Team for the Under-19 World Championships. In 1999 he coached the Under-19 Iroquois Junior National Team to a bronze medal in the World Games in Australia. In 2002, he was an assistant coach for the Iroquois National Team that placed fourth in the 2002 World Championship in Australia. A 1976 graduate of Cortland State (N.Y.), Whipple played on the Cortland State 1975 NCAA Division II championship lacrosse team. He also earned All-America honors in wrestling at Cortland State and twice was named the teams most valuable wrestler. He and his wife, Judy, have one daughter, Kristie, and two sons, Max and Conor.  

Dugan is in his third season as an assistant coach for the University of Tampa mens lacrosse program.  He previously served as the assistant coach at Tompkins-Cortland Community College. In 2014, he helped lead the way to a record-setting year for mens lacrosse at TC3. It was the 2nd time making the playoffs in school history.  TC3 also had the most players in school history selected to the all-conference team and many other team and individual records were set.  He has also held stints at D&B Sportswear, OConnell Sports Management and in the real estate business. Dugan has also held positions at summer camps with Marist College and Hamilton College.  Dugan is a 2013 graduate of Marist College where he received a business-finance degree and was a member of the mens lacrosse program. He was a three-year starter and led the team in face-off percentage and ground balls.  Prior to attending Marist, Dugan played three years of lacrosse at Christian Brothers Academy. He was a member of CBA's Section III Class C Section Championship team in 2007, and named second-team all-league as a junior and senior. He also lettered in basketball and football.