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Curt Foxx |
Head Coach foxx@hood.edu (301) 696-3465, ext. 2 |
Former Blazer assistant coach Curt Foxx was promoted to head men's lacrosse coach prior to the 2008-09 season. He is now in his third season with the Blazers, and second as head coach.
A former high school mentor in Illinois and North Carolina, Foxx joined the Hood lacrosse family in the fall of 2007.
In his first season at the helm in the spring of 2009, Foxx and the Blazers put the skids on the program's 48-game losing streak with a triumphant 12-7 win over Gwynedd-Mercy College at Thomas Athletic Field. The Blazers also broke numerous records that spring, including goals scored, face-offs won and ground balls in a season.
Foxx lettered in lacrosse his senior year at Loyola Academy High School in Wilmette, Ill., and garnered the Coaches' Award. He then went on to earn his bachelor's degree from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio in 2002 and was a member of both the lacrosse and football squads.
During his time at Kenyon, Foxx assisted with Loyola Academy's junior varsity and varsity lacrosse teams and guided the Ramblers to two state titles.
Foxx then obtained his master's degree in education from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. He served as varsity assistant coach at Brentwood Lacrosse Club, guiding the Bruins to a pair of 10-plus win seasons.
Most recently, Foxx taught history in Raleigh, N.C., and coached junior varsity and varsity football and lacrosse at Wakefield High School. He took over head coaching duties in 2006 and led the Wolverines to the school's first-ever Capital East Championship and a sparkling 9-1 conference record.
Foxx has also participated in various youth summer camps and clinics.
Foxx and his wife, Ilyssa, live in Frederick.
Foxx is the fifth head coach in the history of the men’s lacrosse program, which became a varsity sport at Hood in the spring of 2005.
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Eric Dummann |
Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator dummann@hood.edu |
Eric Dummann, who served as head coach of the Blazer men's
lacrosse program during the 2007-08 season, enters his second
season as an assistant coach after accepting a full-time position
as Dean of Students at St. John's Catholic Prep.
An assistant for the Blazers for two seasons from January 2006 to
November 2007, Dummann started his lacrosse coaching career in 2004
as an assistant boys coach at Paul VI Catholic High School in
Fairfax, Va. helping lead them to a 9-8 record in the competitive
Washington Catholic Athletic Conference. He then moved on to
DeMatha Catholic High School, where he served as an Assistant Dean
and ice hockey coach from 2004-2006.
A staff coach at the Elite 150 Lacrosse Camp at Mount Saint Mary's
University, Dummann also plays for a competitive men's league team
in the American Lacrosse League in Bethesda, Md.
He was an all-league selection and team captain as a senior at
Sherwood High School in Maryland and played four years for West
Virginia University in the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association
(MCLA).
Prior to accepting his position at St. John's, Dummann worked in
behavior support with students with learning and academic
disabilities at Watkins Mill High School in Gaithersburg. He earned
his bachelor's degree in liberal arts from West Virgina University
in 2002 and completed his master's degree in exercise science with
a concentration in athletic administration at McDaniel College in
May 2008.
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Jeff Beeker |
Assistant Coach |
Jeff Beeker joins the Hood College men's lacrosse coaching staff for the 2010 season.
Beeker has been affiliated with the game of lacrosse as either a player or a coach for nearly 40 years. A former midfielder at Perry Hall High School in Baltimore County, Beeker served as a coach of the Cockeysville Springlake and Gamber/Smallwood in the Maryland Youth Lacrosse Association (MYLA) from 1983-1993. His expertise spanned Division A, B and C. After a one-year stint as an assistant coach at North Carroll High School, Beeker joined the Westminster High School staff as an assistant coach from 1995-2005. During his tenure at Westminster, the Owls advanced to the semifinals of the state tournament four times, including an appearance in the championship game in 2004. In 2006, Beeker took an assistant coaching position at Century High School. The Knights were regional finalists three times during Beeker's appointment.
From 2005-09, Beeker coached the Central Maryland Under-18 club
team. His squads won the Upper-Atlantic tournament in 2005, the
LaxWorld STX Invitational in 2006 and the LaxMax tournament in
2007.
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Jason Griffith |
Assistant Coach |
A 2007 graduate of The Ohio State University, Jason Griffith joins the Hood lacrosse staff as a graduate assistant for the 2010 season.
Griffith was a four-year lacrosse letterwinner at Western
Reserve Academy in his hometown of Hudson, Ohio. He earned
first-team all-Cleveland honors and was named all-Ohio, all-MSLCA
and to the Ohio North All-Star team as a junior and a senior.
Upon graduation from Western Reserve Academy in 2003, Griffith
enrolled at the University of Delaware. After suffering an injury
in the fall, Griffith started in goal for the Blue Hen club team.
The Blue Hens were undefeated (9-0) with Griffith between the
pipes. He owned a stingy 6.30 goals-against average and boasted a
.791 save percentage. Griffith recovered from his injury and made
the varsity squad as a sophomore, but prior to the start of the
2005 season, made the decision to transfer to a school closer to
home.
Griffith joined the Ohio State club team as a player/coach and
helped develop the Buckeyes into one of the most respected clubs in
the National College Lacrosse League (NCLL). He graduated with a
bachelor of science degree in behavioral science.
Griffith brings a wealth of coaching experience to the Blazer
sidelines as well. Following graduation from Ohio State, he and a
friend founded the Black Seal/Pond Hoppers Lacrosse Club, comprised
of current and former lacrosse players from all three NCAA
divisions who have mid-western roots. Griffith also coached at the
Warrior Lacrosse Camp in Cleveland and the All-Star Lacrosse Camp
in Hudson, Ohio. He also served as head coach for the Rockwood
Summit High School lacrosse team and worked with the goalies and
defensemen at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo., in 2008.
He returned to Western Reserve Academy this past spring as an
assistant and helped the Pioneers win the Midwest Scholastic
Lacrosse Coaches Association championship.
Griffith is pursuing a master's degree in psychology at Hood.
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Nick Picerno |
Assistant Coach |
Originally from Claremont, N.H., Picerno is in his second season with the Hood lacrosse program.
Picerno was a three-sport athlete in football, basketball and lacrosse at Kimball Union Academy. Also a collegiate letterman in lacrosse at Penn State University, Picerno graduated in 2002 with a degree in administration of justice with a minor in history.
During the 2005-06 school year, Picerno served as an assistant lacrosse coach at Quince Orchard High School and took over the reigns as head coach in 2006.
Picerno is working towards a master of arts in human science and
also serves as a police officer for the Montgomery County Police.
