Coaches

Pete Campbell

Pete Campbell is entering his tenth season as head Head Coach of the Men's Lacrosse program. Campbell has led UC to a 94-44 (40-15 Appalachian Athletic Conference) record in his first nine seasons, including reaching the national semifinals in each of the past six years.


The Patriots are coming off a program record 14 wins in a season as UC went on an eight game wins straight, which was also the longest in history. Cumberlands has posted at least 10+ wins in each of the last three seasons and under Coach Campbell's leadership the Patriots have compiled five double-digit wins season.


2020 was a shorten season where they posted a 4-1 record, including a 1-0 mark in AAC play. The Patriots notched an 11-10 overtime win to open the season and also set a program record scoring 20+ goals in three straight contest. UC climbed to be ranked third in the NAIA Top 10 poll when play was halted.


The Patriots recorded back-to-back appearance in the NAIA National Invitational where they advanced to the semifinals in both 2018 and 2019. In 2019, UC captured their first AAC regular season title after going 5-0 in conference play. In addition to that the Patriots were ranked atop the NAIA Top 10 poll for the first time in program history after knocking off then top-ranked Reinhardt 13-12.


The 2016 AAC Coach of the Year, Campbell has coached 24 NAIA All-Americans including 15 first-team selections, 36 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete, 14 NAIA All-Tournament Team selections, one AAC Player of the Year (DiFranco — 2018), two AAC Freshman of the Year recipients (Morgan — 2018, Luke Wyatt — 2017), four AAC Defensive Player of the Year (DiFranco — 2019, Morgan — 2018 & 2021, Toohey — 2024), 21 All-AAC Tournament Team selections, 68 Academic All-Conference honorees, and 53 AAC All-Conference selections in his time at UC.


Originally from Hilliard, OH, Campbell attended Hilliard Davidson High School before furthering his education at Marietta College and the Ohio State University. He graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor's Degree in Special Education — Mild to Moderate. Campbell was a member of the Marietta College Lacrosse team and was a varsity starter in 2001 and 2002. He currently holds the record for most saves in a single season.


After graduating, Campbell went on to coach at Pickerington Central High School (PCHS) as the Head Varsity Coach. He accumulated a 26-7 record over two seasons as the head coach at PCHS, including a 2012 Ohio Capital Conference Head Coach of the Year Award and two Ohio Capital Conference Championships in 2012 and 2013. Prior to coming to UC, Campbell was the Head JV Coach at Archbishop Spalding High School in Severn, MD, which is in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) "A" Conference. You can read more about his time at Archbishop here.


When asked about coming on as the first Men's Lacrosse coach in UC history, Campbell said, "I'm very excited to have the opportunity to build a brand new program from the ground up and really make my footprint — I can't wait to start. We will have some immediate challenges of course to overcome, including getting out and letting people know that Cumberlands now has a Lacrosse program to offer as well as other benefits to attending UC. I have goals for the program to become sustainable, for us to have depth and great players from top to bottom. I want to have athletes that have great grades and are great people on and off the field so that they are a benefit in the community as well as on the field so we can compete for championships."