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Head Coach Tom Leanos

Drew’s all-time leader in wins, Tom Leanos is in his third decade as the Head Coach of the Rangers’ lacrosse program.  A fixture in the New Jersey lacrosse community and a member of the NJ Lacrosse Hall of Fame, Leanos has led the Rangers to post-season play 16 times, including conference playoff appearances the last four seasons.  Even with this outstanding history, 2008 was one of the best seasons of his career.  Named the conference Coach of the Year, Leanos led the Rangers to the inaugural Landmark Conference title as well as the ECAC Metro crown.

With three Coach of the Year awards, six ECAC titles and a pair of conference crowns to his name, Leanos has become a coaching legend in the lacrosse community.  He ranks 14^th in career Division III victories and eighth among active coaches.  His teams claimed MAC-East championship finals from 1988-91, and he led the 1994 squad to the program’s first-ever MAC Championship title.  In addition, five of Leanos’ squads have earned the prestigious Frenchy Julien Memorial Sportsmanship Award from the District III Lacrosse Officials Association.

Leanos has coached 76 players who have been named conference All-Stars with three conference MVPs, five USILA All-Americans, and two Academic All-Americans.  He guided the 1990 team to a final national ranking of 18th and also served as the coach for the South Team in the 1991 Division III North/South All-Star Game.

A 1970 graduate of Hofstra University, Leanos was an All-Met Division All-Star for the Flying Dutchmen and participated in the North-South All-Star Classic.  Prior to his arrival at Drew, he served as the head coach at Southampton College on Long Island and assisted at Salisbury State.   In addition to serving as the men’s lacrosse coach, Leanos is the facilities manager for the athletic department, organizing the scheduling and operation of Ranger Stadium and all outside athletic facilities.

tleanos@drew.edu

Assistant Coach Matt Poskay

One of the best players in the United States, Matt Poskay joins Drew University’s lacrosse program as an assistant coach for the 2009-10 season. A professional player, a member of the US National Team pool, an All-American and National Champion at Virginia and the national high school record holder with 362 goals, Poskay has already proven himself as an elite player at every level as he begins his collegiate coaching career with the Rangers and Head Coach Tom Leanos.

“We are obviously thrilled to have Matt join the Drew staff,” said Leanos. “His experience at the high school, collegiate, professional and national team levels will be invaluable as he takes over the Ranger offense.  A great offensive mind and communicator, I am convinced he help all of our student-athletes reach a higher level of play." 

An All-American and two-time National Champion at Virginia and the Cavaliers’ record holder for goals by a midfielder, the Clark, NJ native was selected in the second round of the 2006 Major Lacrosse League draft by the Boston Cannons following his five goal performance in Cavs NCAA title game win over UMass. In ’06, he led the Cannons in goals and was named the team’s Rookie of the Year. His ’07 season was even better as he was named a MLL All-Star and then preceded to win the MLL All-Star Game MVP. In ’08, he was again named to the MLL All-Star team while leading the Cannons with 34 goals.

His high school career at Arthur L. Johnson in Clark, NJ, was, too say the least, successful. He was a four-time first-team All-State and All-Conference selection and three-time conference player of the year. He set the national high school record with 362 goals while leading the state in scoring three times.

He graduated from the University of Virginia’s, McIntrie School of Commerce with honors in 2006. He was a United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Scholar All-American as well as an ACC Honor Roll selection three times.

mposkay@drew.edu