Washington College Adds Three to Staff
from press release
CHESTERTOWN, Md. -- New Washington College head men's
lacrosse coach Jeff Shirk has completed his coaching staff with the
hiring of Andrew Delaney, J.L. Reppert, and Ian Shure as assistant
coaches.
"I am so excited about the quality and experience level of this
coaching staff," noted Shirk. "J.L., Ian, and Drew are all
hardworking, intelligent coaches who are committed to rebuilding
this program."
Andrew Delaney is no stranger to the Centennial Conference, having
played collegiate lacrosse for fellow conference school Franklin
& Marshall College and earning a B.A. in History, Government,
and Sociology from F&M in 2003. He most recently served as the
assistant coach and defensive coordinator at Division II power
Limestone College during the 2008, 2009, and 2010 seasons. Under
his guidance, the Saints' defense ranked in the top five nationally
in goals-against average in each of those three seasons. While at
Limestone, he coached six All-Americans and 18 All-Conference
honors and also spent time as the school's assistant sports
information director.
Delaney's start in collegiate coaching came at Washington and Lee
University, where he served as an assistant coach from 2004-2007,
guiding one All-American and eight All-Conference honorees. He
played a key role in recruiting at W&L and planned and
organized all practices. Prior to his time at W&L, Delaney
spent one year as the Assistant Dean of Students for Residential
Life and as an assistant coach at Western Reserve Academy in
Hudson, OH.
During his playing days at F&M, Delaney was honored with the
Diplomat Award for Sportsmanship as a senior. He was a four-year
letterwinner for the Diplomats and helped lead them to the 2003
NCAA Division III Quarterfinals.
J.L. Reppert served as an assistant coach at Division I Harvard
University during the 2008-09 season and has an extensive
background coaching high school lacrosse, most recently serving as
the offensive coordinator for St. Albans School in Washington, DC,
during the 2010 season. While at Harvard, his responsibilities
included developing and maintaining the team's budget, serving as
director of operations, managing Crimson Lacrosse Camps, and
assisting in the development of the team's offense.
Reppert has held assistant coaching jobs at Episcopal (VA) High
School, Gonzaga (DC) High School, Robert Louis Stevenson (CA) High
School, and Poway (CA) High School. He has also served as a scout
for both Harvard and his alma mater, Navy, as the manager of
Champions Field House in Rockville, MD, and as a partner in
Breakout Lacrosse Company, based in Washington, DC.
While playing collegiate lacrosse at the United States Naval
Academy, Reppert was a four-year starting attackman, was elected as
a team captain as a senior, and helped lead his team into the NCAA
Division I Tournament. Reppert earned a B.S. in Political Science
from Navy in 1999, graduating with honors, and an M.B.A. in Finance
from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA, in 2004. He has
nine years of experience in the United States Marine Corps and has
held a number of positions within the Corps.
A veteran of high school and youth lacrosse coaching, Ian Shure
moves into the collegiate coaching ranks at Washington College. His
resume includes stops at three Baltimore-area high schools - Owings
Mills High School, Sherwood High School, and Boys' Latin
School.
Shure served as the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator
at Owings Mills during the 2009-10 academic year following a
one-year stint as the head offensive coordinator and head junior
varsity coach at Sherwood. Prior to that, he spent six seasons as
the head offensive coordinator at his alma mater, Boys' Latin,
helping guide the Lakers to Maryland Interscholastic Athletic
Association (MIAA) and National High School Championships in 2006.
While at Boys' Latin, he also served as the associate director of
the annual fund and as a teaching associate.
Shure is the founder of Shure Shot, LLC, which organizes and trains
youth lacrosse players year-round. In 2008, he also served as the
director of the youth development program and the director of the
U11-U18 tournament teams for Baltimore Elite Lacrosse Club.
A four-year member of the lacrosse team at Division I University of
Virginia, Shure earned Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)
All-Tournament team honors and ACC Honor Roll recognition in 2000.
He earned a B.A. in Psychology from Virginia in 2002.
The Washington College men's lacrosse team has made 30 NCAA and
USILA Tournament appearances. The Shoremen, who are 594-329-1
all-time, won the 1998 NCAA Division III National Championship and
the 1954 USILA Laurie Cox Division Co-National Championship.
Washington College men's lacrosse players have earned All-America
honors 226 times. The 2011 season will be the 70th season of
varsity men's lacrosse at Washington College. The College first
fielded a varsity men's lacrosse program from 1929 until 1934 and
revived the sport for the 1948 season.
