COLLEGE CROSSECAST Ep. 57: St. Bonaventure Head Coach Randy Mearns

Earlier this week St. Bonaventure made a big splash by hiring longtime Canisius head coach Randy Mearns to become the program’s first Division I men’s lacrosse coach. Coach Mearns has had a lengthy career not only with playing for and coaching the Griffs, but also for having a championship career in the NLL as well as coaching Team Canada at the World Championships.

On this special edition of College Crossecast, Coach Mearns was gracious to join Chris and I on the eve of his first day on the job at St. Bonaventure. In this episode we chat about things like:

• Getting into the sport of lacrosse in the St. Catharines area of Ontario (4:00)
• The difficulty of leaving Canisius behind while taking the opportunity at hand in St. Bonaventure (9:45)
• His experiences with Team Canada (22:20) and box lacrosse (26:00) and how both help him in his coaching approach
• Possible conference affiliation and the general growth of the sport (31:53)
• St. Bonaventure’s position in Upstate New York and the Allegheny Valley and its effects on recruiting (36:23)
• The evolution of lacrosse through his eyes in a career that spans three decades (40:30)
• And some fun about Western New York and his life in the area along the way!

We wrap up with the confirmation of Michigan hiring Kevin Conroy from Maryland, with a special message from Chris.

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