SDSU Adds Women's Lax, Names Coach
from press release
SAN DIEGO -- Kylee White, a three-time member
of Canadian World Cup teams, has been named the first head women's
lacrosse coach at San Diego State, which will launch its Division I
team with a limited schedule in 2012. Women's lacrosse becomes the
19th collegiate sport at SDSU and the first addition since 2000,
when women's indoor track and field began competition.
"Kylee White has participated in lacrosse at the collegiate and
international level as both a student-athlete and coach," said
athletic director Jim Sterk. "She possesses a tremendous will to
win, and an intensity and drive to build our program the right way.
As a former scholar-athlete and all-Big Ten performer, Kylee
understands that having a great program means not just achieving
success on the playing field, but developing our student-athletes
as scholars and citizens."
"It's an honor to be selected as the first head women's lacrosse
coach at San Diego State University," White said. "I'm excited to
join the Aztec family and to help continue the development and
growth of lacrosse in the West. SDSU has a great tradition of
academic and athletic excellence and I'm looking forward to
building a program that encompasses these same standards."
White comes to Montezuma Mesa after spending two seasons at Loyola
University in Baltimore, Md., where she served as the first
assistant coach, instructing the midfield and defensive players.
White was also the coordinator of recruiting and team travel.
During her two years at Loyola, the Greyhounds went 22-13 (.629)
and earned a trip to the 2010 BIG EAST Tournament for the first
time in program history, while leading the nation in caused
turnovers per game in both 2009 and 2010. In addition, White helped
coach a second-team All-American in 2010 and four all-region
selections.
"I learned a lot over the past two years with Loyola University,"
White said. "I wanted to thank (Loyola head coach) Jen Adams for
her mentorship in preparing me for this incredible
opportunity."
Prior to Loyola, White returned to her alma mater at Ohio State in
2008, where she served as an assistant coach. While in Columbus,
White helped the Buckeyes to a 10-8 record. OSU finished the season
ranked 11th in the country in ground balls per game.
Before Ohio State, White worked three seasons on the staff at
Stanford where she helped the Cardinal to three Mountain Pacific
Sports Federation (MPSF) Championships. Stanford became the first
program west of the Mississippi River to earn a bid to the NCAA
Division I Championships.
White was also an assistant coach of Canada's U-19 team that
finished fourth in the 2007 World Championships. Four of the
players White coached were named to the All-World Team after the
competition.
A native of London, Ontario, Canada, White has played in three
IFWLA World Cups for her native country. In 2001 and 2005, she
helped Canada to a pair of fourth-place finishes. At the 2009 World
Cup, White led the Canadians to its first bronze medal in 27 years.
At the 2005 tournament, White ranked in the top five for caused
turnovers per game and was nominated for the All-World team.
A four-year letterwinner at Ohio State, White (then Kylee Reade)
was a four-time Buckeye scholar-athlete pick and an Academic
All-Big Ten performer on three occasions. She co-captained the 2002
squad to an 11-5 mark and runner-up finish in the American Lacrosse
Conference. White caused 28 turnovers in 2001 and still ranks among
the OSU all-time leaders in caused turnovers and ground balls.
White was a two-year member of the Ohio State Student-Athlete
Advisory Board and served as a co-captain of the inaugural Ohio
State women's varsity hockey team in 1999-2000.
White, who earned her bachelor of science degree in education in
2002, is married to Todd White.
