Gardner-Webb University

Gardner-Webb Athletics
110 S. Main St - PO Box 997 Boiling Spring, NC 28017

Division 1 North Carolina Southeast

Private Small National competitor

I'm interested in this program!

Coaches

Email coach

Kathleen Mirgon Crum

In 2024, Mirgon Crum enters her first season at Gardner-Webb after serving two seasons as the head coach at Pfeiffer University.

During her tenure in Misenheimer, Mirgon Crum coached four all-conference players, including Alexis Murriel, who led NCAA Division III in ground balls per game (6.19) and ranked second nationally in caused turnovers per game (4.31) during the 2022 season.

In Mirgon Crum’s first season at the helm, the 2022 Pfeiffer Falcons set a school record for caused turnovers in a season (219), while Murriel set a program record for caused turnovers in a single game (8). This past season, Mirgon Crum signed a seven-member recruiting class, Pfeiffer’s largest since its DIII transition in 2017.

Pfeiffer hired Mirgon Crum in 2021 after a one-year stint as an assistant at Piedmont University, where she helped guide the Lady Lions to a USA South West Division Regular Season Championship with a perfect 6-0 record. Her collegiate coaching career began with two seasons as a graduate assistant coach and recruiting specialist with Bloomsburg University’s nationally-ranked Division II program (2018-2020).

In addition to her collegiate experience, Mirgon Crum also possesses extensive club coaching experience. She worked as an assistant coach with NXT LC Girls Lacrosse while at Bloomsburg, the head coach of the Atlanta Storm Girls Lacrosse Club while at Piedmont, and the head coach of the Lake Murray Rapids Lacrosse Club Elite while at Pfeiffer.

Mirgon Crum played collegiately at Shippensburg University where during her four-year career she earned IWLCA Academic Honor Roll recognition as a senior in 2018 and was named a three-time PSAC Scholar Athlete. After graduation, she played internationally for the AIST Amsterdam Lacrosse Tour in 2018, competing in Amsterdam, Paris, and Belgium.

In high school, Mirgon Crum was named a US Lacrosse All-American in 2014 while playing at Chapin High School in South Carolina. She was also named the SCHSL Midfielder of the Year in 2014 and was a two-time member of the South Carolina National Team (2012 & 2013). She graduated as the state’s record holder for goals in a season (89) and still holds state records for single-season ground balls (166 in 2014) and career ground balls (543, 2011-2014). She is also Chapin High School’s career record holder for points (308) and goals (224).

Mirgon Crum completed her master's degree in exercise science in 2020 from Bloomsburg. She earned a bachelor’s in communications/journalism with a dual minor in exercise science and coaching from Shippensburg in 2018. While coaching, Mirgon Crum taught in the exercise science department at Piedmont and in the health and physical education department at Pfeiffer.

Email coach

Chris Harris

In the spring of 2025, Harris will enter his first season as the Runnin' Bulldogs assistant coach, joining the program at Gardner-Webb after two season as the head coach at Chowan.

Harris helped shape Chowan into a formidable program over the last handful of seasons, first serving as an assistant from 2021 to 2023, before then taking over the head coaching reigns in 2023 and 2024.

The Hawks set several program-highs across Harris' four total years with the program, including a 100% graduation rate off the field to go along with a top ten defense nationally in caused turnovers per game, a top fifteen offense that ranked highly in total shots and shots per game, and saw a top 50 individual player in points per game while competing in Conference Carolina's.

Harris also helped as a director of operations for the Hawks, overseeing film breakdown, recruiting, playbooks, inventory and budgeting, as well as practice planning and game setup. In addition, Harris also spent the same duration of time as Chowan's head cross country coach, taking the lead for two university programs.

Prior to his stint at Chowan, Harris had a successful four-year run as the head women's lacrosse coach at Northside High School in Jacksonville, N.C. Over his tenure, Northside saw 13 all-league players and Harris was named conference coach of the year in 2018 and 2019. Harris also spent one season leading the school's men's lacrosse program as well.

A native of Jacksonville, N.C., Harris is one of 13 siblings. He previously graduated from Elizabeth City State University with a BS in Physical Education and Health where he also played college football.