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Cathy Reese

One of the most decorated coaches at the collegiate level, former Maryland standout and four-time IWLCA National Coach of the Year Cathy Reese has had unprecedented success, standing as the all-time winningest coach in Maryland women's lacrosse history, leading the Terps to five National Championships, 12 Final Fours and 22 Conference Championships in 17 years as head coach.

In total as a student-athlete, assistant coach and head coach for the Terrapins, Reese has earned 12 NCAA Championships. Reese stands sixth all-time among women's lacrosse head coaches with 332 wins and was the fastest ever to 200, 250 and 300 wins.


Reese is a member of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame and was named the Inside Lacrosse Coach of the Decade for 2010-19, where she saw her program be named the Inside Lacrosse Program of the Decade (men's or women's) after going 215-14 with five national championships, 16 conference championships and 10 trips to the final four.


The Terps won both the Big Ten Regular Season and Tournament Championship in 2022, reaching their 12th Final Four in the past 13 seasons under Reese. Maryland went 19-2, going undefeated in Big Ten play and defeating nine top-20 opponents. Reese coached Tewaaraton Finalist and Big Ten Attacker of the Year Aurora Cordingley, National Goaltender of the Year Emily Sterling and Big Ten Defender of the Year and IWLCA First Team All-American Abby Bosco. Reese won her 300th game at Maryland in the Big Ten Tournament Championship as the Terps defeated No. 13 Rutgers.


2019 was a banner year for Reese and the Terps as Maryland won the program's 15th national title, positing a 22-1 record. Reese became Maryland's all-time winningest coach with a win at #7 Virginia in April and led Maryland to an undefeated regular season and fifth consecutive Big Ten Regular Season Championship. Megan Taylor became the first ever goalie in lacrosse and sixth different Terp to win the Tewaaraton Award, while Reese was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year for the fourth straight season. Reese also bosted the Big Ten Midfielder of the Year Jen Giles, the Big Ten Defender of the Year Julia Braig and Big Ten Goaltender of the Year Megan Taylor. Reese capped the season with IWLCA Regional and National Coach of the Year honors.


Reese led Maryland to their 10th straight final four in the 2018 season, posting a 20-2 record. The Terps won their fourth consecutive Big Ten regular season title and third consecutive Big Ten tournament title. Going undefeated in College Park for the fifth straight season, Reese and the Terps defeated 15 top-25 opponents. Six Terps earned IWLCA All-American honors, the most for the program since 2014, while Reese was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year for the third straight season.


The Terps competed perfection in 2017 as the team went 23-0 and won the program’s 14th national title. Maryland won both the Big Ten regular season and tournament titles. Five Terps were honored as All-Americans while Maryland featured the IWLCA National Midfielder, Defender and Goalie of the Year in Zoe Stukenberg, Nadine Hadnagy and Megan Taylor. Zoe Stukenberg went on to win the Tewaaraton Award, Maryland’s sixth-straight honoree.


Maryland had a near-perfect season in 2016 as the Terps posted a 22-1 record with the only blemish coming in the national championship game. Maryland won the Big Ten regular season and tournament titles. Five Terps earned All-American honors while six players were named All-Big Ten. Taylor Cummings finished her playing career as the most decorated player in lacrosse, three-peating as the Tewaaraton and Honda Award winner and as the IWLCA National Midfielder of the Year. Alice Mercer garnered IWLCA National Defender of the Year honors.


The Terps garned their second-straight NCAA Championship in 2015 under Reese. Maryland posted a 21-1 overall record and earned the first-ever Big Ten Regular Season Championship with a 5-0 conference record. Reese was named the IWLCA National Coach of the Year for the third time while Taylor Cummings and Megan Douty repeated as the IWLCA National Midfielder and Defender of the Year, respectively. Five Terps were named IWLCA All-Americans while eight players earned All-Big Ten honors. Cummings repeated as the Tewaaraton Award and Honda Award winner while posting her best season to date under Reese.


Reese led the Terps to their second NCAA title in five years in 2014. Maryland garnered a 23-1 record on their way to a sixth consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference title in the team’s last season in the conference. Reese was named ACC Coach of the Year for a league-high seventh time. The Terps boasted six IWLCA All-Americans, including IWLCA National Midfielder of the Year Taylor Cummings and IWLCA National Defender of the Year Megan Douty. Cummings went on to become the first sophomore to earn the women’s Tewaaraton Award. Reese capped the season with IWLCA Regional and National Coach of the Year honors.


The Terps were near perfect in 2013, going 22-1 with its lone loss coming in heartbreaking fashion in overtime against North Carolina in the national title game. Maryland won its unprecedented fifth straight ACC title and senior Katie Schwarzmann won the Tewaaraton Award for the second straight year. The Terps boasted the IWLCA Midfielder and Attacker of the Year in Schwarzmann and Alex Aust. Taylor Cummings was named ACC Rookie of the Year.


Maryland captured its conference-record fourth consecutive ACC title in 2012 and landed in the final four for the fourth straight season. Reese mentored her second Tewaaraton winner - Katie Schwarzmann - and landed four student-athletes on the IWLCA All-America list.


Reese’s Terps won their third-straight conference championship in 2011 while landing in the final four of the NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Championship for the third consecutive season. Maryland concluded the season with a 21-2 record, falling short in the title game to Northwestern. The Terps put together another stellar season, boasting two Tewaaraton finalists, an ACC Player of the Year and four IWLCA First Team All-Americans.


With the Terps falling just once in regular season play, Maryland wrapped up the 2010 campaign on a 10-game winning streak, which concluded in elation with a gallant comeback against five-time defending national champion Northwestern in the NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Championship. Reese coached Maryland’s first Tewaaraton Award winner since Jen Adams as Caitlyn McFadden was tabbed the top player in all of women’s lacrosse. Four other Terrapins landed All-America status as well and Reese garnered IWLCA National Coach of the Year honors along with being named the top coach in the conference for the second straight season.


Reese had Maryland on the verge of perfection in 2009, leading the Terps to a 21-1 record, an NCAA Final Four trip and ACC Tournament and Regular Season championships. She boasted three Tewaaraton nominees, five All-Americans, five All-ACC honorees, the ACC Player and Rookie of the Year and the IWLCA Midfielder of the Year.


Reese returned to her alma mater in 2007 as the head coach and guided the Terps to a 16-4 record, including a first-place finish in the Atlantic Coast Conference at 4-1, earning the conference’s Coach of the Year award. Reese continued to move Maryland in a positive direction in 2008, steering the Terps to an 18-3 record and an Atlantic Coast Conference regular season title. Once again, Reese boasted some of the top talent in the nation as senior Dana Dobbie was tabbed ACC Player of the Year in addition to being named a finalist for the Tewaarton Trophy, given annually to the nation’s best player.


Reese returned to Maryland after spending her first three seasons as head coach at the University of Denver where she guided the Pioneers to their most successful season in school history in 2006 with a 16-5 record.


Prior to lifting the Denver program to national attention, Reese spent nine seasons in College Park, four as a student-athlete and five as an assistant coach. During that span, the women’s lacrosse program had one of the most successful streaks seen in collegiate women’s sports history. The Terps won seven national championships in her first nine years on campus.


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Coaching Highlights

2010, ‘14 and ‘15, '19 IWLCA National Coach of the Year

Coached eight Tewaaraton Award winners, 20 Tewaaraton finalists and 67 All-Americans

2016, ‘17, '18 and '19 Big Ten Coach of the Year

2007, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14 ACC Coach of the Year

2006 MPSF Coach of the Year

Won 12 national championships at Maryland as a player and coach (1995-2001, ‘10, ‘14, ‘15, ‘17, '19)

All-Time Winningest Coach in Maryland women's lacrosse history

Inside Lacrosse Coach of the Decade (2010-19)

Sixth all-time in NCAA history with 332 wins

Fastest coach ever to 300 wins

Selected for induction into National Lacrosse Hall of Fame

1998 NCAA Tournament Most Valuable Player

Coaching Experience

Head Coach, University of Maryland, 2007-pres.

Head Coach, University of Denver, 2004-06

Assistant Coach, University of Maryland, 1999-04

Education

Degree: B.A. Speech Communication

Alma Mater: University of Maryland, 1998

Personal

Hometown: Ellicott City, Md.

Family: Married to Brian Reese; has four children: Riley, Brody, Cayden and Braxton

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Lauri Kenis

Lauri Kenis joined the Maryland staff as an assistant coach in July 2007 and has helped lead the Terps to five national championships, 12 final fours and 21 conference championships in her 15 seasons. Kenis, who was an assistant at Maryland in 2004 and 2005, was a two-time consensus first team All-American defender at Virginia.

Known as a defensive maestro nationally, Kenis' units helped the Terps boast 10 Big Ten titles since joining the conference in 2015, only ever losing five regular season games,


Kenis has coached eight Tewaaraton winners, seven IWLCA National Defenders of the Year, four IWLCA National Goaltenders of the Year, nine conference Defenders of the Year and five conference goaltenders of the Year. Maryland has had the Big Ten Defender of the Year in every season under Kenis.


In 2022, the Terps defense was among the best in the nation, holding opponents to only 7.81 goals per game, the second-best mark in the nation. Kenis coached the IWLCA National Goaltender of the Year Emily Sterling who stood second in the nation with a 53.1-percent save percentage and 7.87 goals against average. Abby Bosco became the latest Big Ten Defender of the Year to play for Kenis as she secured the most groundballs ever by a Big Ten player with 63. Maryland held seven top-15 opponents to under 10 goals including No. 2 Northwestern in the Big Ten Regular Season Championship and No. 13 Rutgers in the Big Ten Tournament Championship.


Maryland is coming off the 2019 NCAA Championship, and Kenis' defense featured the first goalkeeper to ever win the Tewaaraton Award and the IWLCA National Player of the Year Megan Taylor and the IWLCA National Defender of the Year Julia Braig. The 2019 defensive unit was one of Kenis' best ever, limiting opponents to just over eight goals per game and holding 16 of 22 opponents to under 10 goals. Taylor led all power five goalies with a .551 save percentage and piled up the postseason honors, including being named the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player after holding Boston College to just 10 goals in the title game.


Braig and Taylor led a young Maryland defense in 2018 as Maryland won another pair of Big Ten Championships and made their 10th-straight Final Four. Taylor was named the Big Ten Goaltender of the Year for the third season in a row and Braig earned Big Ten Defender of the Year honors for the first time. The two stars and sophomore Lizzie Colson, who was new on defense entering her sophomore year, all were named All-Americans.


Kenis' defense helped Maryland propel to an undefeated National Championship season in 2017. Led by Tewaaraton finalist and National Defender of the Year Nadine Hadnagy and National Goaltender of the Year Megan Taylor, the Maryland defense held 13 opponents to under 10 goals including Northwestern in the Big Ten Championship game, when the Terrapins held the crown in College Park. Taylor was third in the country with a .531 save percentage, tallying 213 saves as a sophomore.


Led by National Defender of the Year and Tewaaraton finalist Alice Mercer, Kenis led the best defense in the Big Ten and a top ten unit nationally in 2016, holding opponents to just 7.09 goals per game. Tewaaraton winner Taylor Cummings led the Big Ten in caused turnovers with 52 while freshman Megan Taylor had the best save percentage (.478) and goals against average (6.78) in the Big Ten, winning Big Ten Goaltender of the Year honors as a freshman. The Terps won their first Big Ten Tournament Championship holding Rutgers and Northwestern each to nine goals and made their eighth-straight final four, holding their opponents to just 6.67 goals per game en route.


Megan Douty was named the National Defender of the Year for the second year in a row in 2015 as Kenis and the Terps stood on top, winning the program's 13th national championship. The defense was fifth in the country, holding opponents to only 7.27 goals per game on way to a 22-1 record. In the NCAA Tournament, Maryland held every opponent under 10 goals including both Syracuse and North Carolina to eight in the Final Four. Douty and junior Alice Mercer were both named All-Americans as they led the Terrapin defense.

Iliana Sanza was named IWLCA National Defender of the Year in 2012 and newcomer Alice Mercer was an all-region pick in 2013 as only a rookie.


Kenis had Maryland's tenacious defense running on all cylinders again in 2011. Senior defender Katie Gallagher, an IWLCA Second Team All-American, led a defensive unit which surrendered a mere 6.78 goals per game. The Terps repeated as ACC champions for the third-straight season and also made their third consecutive trip to the NCAA Final Four.


Kenis has played an integral role in recruiting some of the best talent in the nation and across the globe to Maryland. Her efforts fully came to fruition in 2010 when the Terps hoisted the national championship trophy for the first time since 2001. Reese was named IWLCA National Coach of the Year as well as being tabbed the ACC's top coach for the second consecutive season. Kenis also helped mentor Karissa Taylor, who was named IWLCA National Defender of the Year, as the Terps racked up a sturdy sub-7 goals against average.


In 2008 and 2009, the Terps went a stellar 39-4, landing in the NCAA Quarterfinals in 2008 and the Final Four in 2009. Maryland captured the ACC Championship in 2009.


As an assistant at Denver, the Pioneers went 16-3 in 2007 and ranked ninth in the NCAA in scoring defense, allowing just 8.86 goals per game. The Pioneers also ranked 17th in caused turnovers per game. In 2006, Kenis' Pioneer defense ranked 13th in the country allowing 8.65 goals per outing as they went 15-5 under Reese who was head coach there for three years.


Kenis aided the Terrapins to a 27-12 record and a pair of NCAA appearances in her first stint as an assistant coach in 2004 and 2005 under Cindy Timchal. In 2004, Kenis guided one of the top defenses in the nation as the Terps allowed just 7.90 goals per game which was tops in the ACC and fifth in the nation. In 2005, the Maryland defense again held opponents under 10 goals per game as it allowed 9.21 per outing.


As a student-athlete, Kenis helped the Virginia Cavaliers to a pair of NCAA finals appearances and also led them to two berths in the ACC finals. The four-year letterwinner was a two-time all-conference honoree while earning NCAA and ACC All-Tournament accolades.


Kenis ranks third all-time in Virginia history with 107 caused turnovers and started every game in her final two seasons in Charlottesville. She was a two-time member of the Virginia All-State team and ranked second on the team in ground balls and caused turnovers in her junior and senior seasons.

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John Tillman

Blending a mix of the program's historic motto, "Be The Best," with his own principles of high character in all aspects of life, John Tillman has created a formula that has resulted in one of the most successful eras in Maryland lacrosse's illustrious history.

Tillman's formula came to ultimate fruition in 2017 when Maryland captured its first NCAA National Championship since 1975. He then led the Terps back to the top in 2022 with an undefeated 18-0 season capped by the 2022 National Championship.


Since taking over the helm as Maryland head coach 13 years ago, Tillman has led the Terps to nine NCAA Final Fours, seven national title games and a 170-46 (.787) overall record. He will enter his 14th season at Maryland in 2024.


Tillman's Career Record (16 seasons): 190-65 (.745)

Tillman's Record at Maryland (13 seasons): 170-46 (.787)

Tillman's NCAA Record: 28-10 (.737), 9 Final Fours, 2017 and 2022 National Champion

(updated after the 2023 season)


Member of the Tewaaraton Selection Committee

Member of the IMLCA Diversity and Inclusion Committee

Chair, NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Rules Committee


Tillman's numbers since arriving in College Park in 2011 are impressive, leading the country in All-American selections (85), NCAA Tournament wins (28) and Final Fours (9) during that 13-year span.


In just 12 NCAA Tournament appearances, Tillman has already supplanted himself among the greatest coaches in history. His 28-10 (.737) career NCAA Tournament record ranks sixth all-time in NCAA history.


Additionally, the program's accomplishments have translated to the classroom, as Tillman has had 20 USILA Scholar All-Americans in 12 seasons. The 2015 spring semester and 2016 fall semester combined for the program's highest GPA in more than 10 years.


In 2023, Tillman led the Terps to an NCAA-best 20th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. Maryland finished with 10 wins in the 2023 campaign, marking the 20th year in a row the program hit double-digit wins, the longest active streak in NCAA Division I men's lacrosse.


The 2022 season was one to remember for Tillman and the Terps. Maryland became the first undefeated NCAA Champion since 2006 and the team's 18 wins were the most ever by an undefeated champion. Unanimously named 2022 Big Ten Coach of the Year, Tillman's Terps were Big Ten Regular Season Champions and Big Ten Tournament Champions for the second straight year.


The 2022 offense set program records in points (522), goals (318), goals per game (17.67), and assists (204). The team's 204 assists were an NCAA record.


Individually, 2022 was also an astounding season. While Logan Wisnauskas set Maryland records for career points and goals en route to the first 100-point season in Terps history, others made their mark as well.


Maryland earned the maximum eight players to the All-Big Ten teams and then a program-record 12 USILA All-American selections. The Terps took home the Tewaaraton Award, Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, and Big Ten Specialist of the Year. Logan McNaney, from Tillman's same hometown of Corning, NY, took home Most Outstanding Player of the 2022 Final Four.


2021 brought one of the most remarkable campaigns in Maryland lacrosse history, as Tillman led Maryland to 15 straight wins, the Big Ten Regular Season and Tournament Titles, and the National Championship game.


The Terrapin offense was firing at historic levels, ranking second in the nation in scoring offense (15.94), first in shooting percentage (39%), first in points per game (25.69) and second in assists per game (9.75). Maryland set program records for points in a season (411), goals in a season (255) and assists in a season (156), toppling marks that had stood at UMD since the 1970s.


Nine Terps earned USILA All-American honors in 2021. Jared Bernhardt compiled the greatest individual offensive season in program history under his guidance, becoming the program’s second-ever Tewaaraton Award winner while setting new Maryland records for career points (290), goals (202), single-season points (99), single-season goals (71), goals in a single NCAA Tournament (18) and points in a single NCAA Tournament (24).


Maryland was set up for another memorable season under Tillman in 2020, racing out to a 5-1 start and No. 4 ranking in the USILA Coaches Poll before the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the shortened season, the Terps picked up two top-10 wins over No. 6 Penn and No. 5 Notre Dame and five players earned Inside Lacrosse Media All-America honors.


Tillman’s 2019 team advanced to the program’s 17th consecutive NCAA Tournament while reaching the quarterfinal round for the sixth straight season. Jared Bernhardt became Tillman’s third consecutive Tewaaraton Finalist while becoming one of five Terrapins to garner USILA All-American honors.


Maryland did not skip a beat in 2018 despite losing four first team All-Americans to graduation from the 2017 title team, as Tillman led the Terps to their fifth straight Final Four and seventh in eight seasons and a Big Ten regular season title. Connor Kelly became the third Tewaaraton finalist in program history and was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, and five individuals were named USILA All-Americans.


Maryland went 16-3 and captured the Big Ten regular season and tournament titles en route to capturing the 2017 National Championship. Tillman coached Matt Rambo, who set team records for points (257) and goals (155) en route to capturing the program's first-ever Tewaaraton Award, and Tim Muller, who earned the Schmeisser Award for being the nation's top defender. The Terps had a nation's-best nine USILA All-America selections, while Isaiah Davis-Allen became just the second student-athlete in Maryland history to receive the Senior CLASS Award.


The Terrapins won a program record 17 games in addition to piecing together a single-season record 16 consecutive wins in 2016 as they returned to the National Championship game, where they lost an overtime heartbreaker to UNC. Tillman's team swept the Big Ten regular season and tournament titles, while compiling the NCAA's top-ranked RPI. Eight players earned USILA All-America honors and Matt Dunn was named a Senior CLASS Award First Team All-American.


Maryland had another phenomenal season in 2015 when Tillman led the team to a Terrapin single-season record 15 victories and a berth in the NCAA national title game. The Terps featured the top-ranked scoring defense (7.1 goals allowed/g), as junior Kyle Bernlohr claimed the Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award. Additionally, five players earned USILA All-America honors and Casey Ikeda was also a USILA Scholar All-American.


Tillman captured his first career ACC Coach of the Year honor by leading the Terps to the 2014 ACC regular season championship and the program's third Final Four appearance in four seasons. Senior Niko Amato earned the Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award as the nation's most outstanding goalie, as five Maryland players earned USILA All-America honors.


Tillman's third season in College Park saw the Terps ascend to the top of the national rankings for the first time since 2006, following a 12-10 win at then-No. 1 Loyola on Feb. 21. Maryland earned a bid to the NCAA tournament for the 11th consecutive season, which is the longest active streak in Division I men's lacrosse. Seniors Jesse Bernhardt and John Haus became the first Terrapins since 2006 to earn first-team All-America honors, leading a group of seven Maryland honorees.


The 2012 season was viewed by many as a rebuilding year after Maryland graduated 17 seniors in 2011, but Tillman rallied the team and the Terrapins returned to the NCAA championship game with sensational postseason performances from seniors Joe Cummings and Drew Snider among others. Five Terps earned All-America honors following Maryland's 12-6 campaign and junior Jesse Bernhardt was selected as co-recipient of the ACC's first-ever Defensive Player of the Year award.


In his first season in College Park Tillman guided the Terps to a 13-5 record, the 2011 ACC championship (the program's first since 2005) and a berth in the NCAA championship game (the first for the Terps since 1998). Eight Terrapins earned All-America honors in Tillman's first season, which is the most Maryland players selected in a single-season since 2004.


Tillman was hired as the University of Maryland's head men's lacrosse coach on June 16, 2010, becoming the ninth coach in the then-85-year history of the program.


Widely considered one of the top coaches in the country and a dynamic recruiter, Tillman was the head men's lacrosse coach at Harvard for three seasons prior to his arrival in College Park. His last recruiting class for the Crimson was rated No. 3 in the nation, according to Inside Lacrosse.


During his three seasons at Harvard, Tillman compiled an overall record of 20-19, including an 8-5 mark in 2009, which was the Crimson's highest win total since 1999.


Tillman's time at Harvard produced a number of the most memorable wins in the program's history. His last season, during which Harvard climbed as high as No. 11 in the national polls, Tillman guided the Crimson to an 11-8 victory over No. 6 Princeton, which was the first time Harvard had defeated the Tigers in 20 years. In 2009, Tillman led the Crimson to a season-opening 9-6 upset victory at No. 5 Duke.


Tillman improved his teams in every aspect over during his three seasons. Prior to his arrival in Cambridge, Mass., the Crimson ranked 40th and 42nd, respectively, in total offense and defense. Tillman's defense ranked as high as No. 3 in the nation, while his offense rose to No. 15 in the country. He also dramatically improved Harvard's extra-man offense, from the 51st-ranked unit before he arrived, to a perennial top 15 unit.


Prior to Harvard, Tillman spent 12 seasons at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. After six seasons as an assistant coach, he was promoted to head assistant coach and offensive coordinator prior to the 2002 season. From 2004 through 2007, Tillman helped lead the Midshipmen to the some of the most successful seasons in program history, including four straight NCAA tournament berths, four consecutive Patriot League tournament titles and four straight Patriot League regular season championships.


In 2004, with Tillman at the helm of the Navy offense, the Mids made a remarkable run through the NCAA tournament, defeating three Ivy League teams (Penn, Cornell and Princeton) en route to a spot in the national championship game. Tillman's offense was a key component of Navy's success that season, ranking third in the nation in scoring offense. Following the Mids' tremendous 2004 season, Tillman was awarded the first of his two Collegiate Lacrosse Assistant Coach of the Year Awards by the Maryland State Lacrosse Coaches Association.


During his 12 season at the Naval Academy, Tillman was responsible for helping develop first team All-America midfielders Graham Gill and Billy Looney and second team All-America attackman Jon Birsner. In his 12 seasons in Annapolis, the Mids compiled an overall record of 104-63.


Tillman started his coaching career as an assistant coach at Ithaca College. He spent four seasons (1992-95) with the Bombers, helping lead them to the Division III national semifinals in 1992.


In addition to his extensive coaching experience, Tillman also serves as a member of the Tewaaraton Award Men's Selection Committee.


Tillman is also extremely active in the community, regularly speaking to local schools and lacrosse programs. He has been highly involved with Team IMPACT since 2015, which matches children with life-threatening illnesses with sports programs. In addition, he also regularly coaches in the annual "Shootout for Soldiers" event locally.


A 1991 graduate of Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration, Tillman was a three-year member of the school's Dean's list. He had the opportunity to play for legendary coach Richie Moran and was a member of the 1989 squad that earned a berth in the NCAA tournament.


Tillman was a goalie when he entered college, but played a number of positions for the Big Red, giving him a great appreciation and understanding for the overall game of lacrosse.


Tillman played professionally for the Baltimore Thunder and the Washington Power of the National Lacrosse League. During his final two seasons in Baltimore, he helped the Thunder reach the NLL Championship and Semifinals. Tillman also played for the Toyota Lacrosse Club, who won five-consecutive Southern Division Championships, including a world championship in 2000.


A native of Corning, N.Y., Tillman was previously commissioned into the U.S. Navy as a fleet support officer and was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal.

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