The interim head coach since January, Ivory garnered Coach of the Year honors from both the New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (NEILA) and the Northeast-10 Conference this spring, his first as a college head coach, while leading the squad to a national ranking. The regional award was also announced on Thursday. In his full-time capacity, Ivory will both coach and serve as the Intramurals co-director.
“It’s a great honor to accept the position of head men’s lacrosse coach at Saint Michael’s College,” said Ivory, previously a three-year assistant coach and four-year player at the institution. “I want to thank Geri Knortz, Senior Associate Director of Athletics Zaf Bludevich, and the rest of the search committee for giving me this opportunity to return to the sideline of my alma mater. As the interim head coach, we were able to have a successful season this year, and will be looking to continue to build off that success next year and into the future.”
Under Ivory’s guidance, the Purple Knights were 9-2 in the NE-10, setting a school record for league wins, and finished 11-5 to match the program’s overall victories mark. Saint Michael’s, which peaked at No. 9 in the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) national poll, advanced to its third straight NE-10 Championship semifinal round. For his efforts, Ivory was not only lauded as the region and the conference’s top coach, but also shared the College’s Purple Knight Coach of the Year award.
