Carroll University (WI)

Carroll University Pioneers Athletics
100 N. East Ave. Waukesha, WI 53186

Division 3 Wisconsin Midwest

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Michael Hodge

2022 will mark Michael Hodge’s eighth season leading the Pioneers. In 2021, Hodge was chosen as the CCIW “Coach of the Year”. As the programs first head coach, Hodge has led the Pioneers to four straight winning seasons. Most recently the 2021 squad shared a piece of the regular season CCIW championship after a 4-1 league mark. It was the school’s first CCIW championship since 1988 and was the first time a Carroll women’s team had won a CCIW championship in school history.

Since 2018, Hodge has led the Pioneers to 38 wins including a program best 13 straight to open the 2018 season. The 2018 season also saw significant growth as they finished the season leading the country in ground balls per game. The 2019 team earned Carroll University’s Athletic Department “Team of the Year” award. After a shortened 2020 season, the 2021 team reached new heights with a final NCAA West Regional ranking of no. 2 and an At-Large berth into the NCAA Division III National Championship tournament.

During his tenure Hodge has guided 11 all-conference selections, 1 IWLCA All-Regional selection and 1 CoSIDA Academic All-district athlete. Hodge’s teams have also been successful in the classroom. The Pioneers have earned IWLCA’s Academic Honor Squad every year (no awards given in 2020) and 14 have been named to the IWLCA Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to Carroll, Hodge spent two seasons with the State University of New York in Canton. He served as the primary defensive coach for the Roos. Hodge began his coaching career in 2008 with Holy Cross College (Notre Dame, Ind.) after a three year playing career. Additionally, he serves as the girls lacrosse director for the Nike Xcelerate Lacrosse Camp at Carroll University and has worked with numerous club programs throughout southeast Wisconsin.

Hodge resides in Waukesha with his wife Meghan and 2 daughters Hannah and Henley.

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Madeline Nowak

Madeline Nowak has been named assistant women’s lacrosse coach at Carroll University. Berg’s first season under head coach Michael Hodge will be the 2016 season.

Nowak played collegiately for one season at Indian Institute of Technology in Fort Wayne, Ind., where she was the team’s starting goalie. She transferred from the NCAA Division II institution following her freshman campaign and spent the next three years as the president and goalie for the women’s club lacrosse team at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from UW-La Crosse in December of 2015 in Middle Childhood to Early Adolescence Education while minoring in English.

Since June of 2011, Nowak has spent time locally working as a summer high school lacrosse coach for Cool Stick Wisconsin in Hartland.

Nowak starred as a prep at Hartland Arrowhead High School. She was a two-time defensive Most Valuable Player for the Arrowhead girls lacrosse team while also earning All-Conference honors as a senior with a 53% save average.