Women's Lacrosse

Mike Waldvogel was named the sixth head coach of the Fairfield University women’s lacrosse team on Monday, June 2, 2008.

In his second stint at Fairfield, Waldvogel joined the Stags women’s lacrosse staff as an assistant coach for the 2007-08 campaign.  He spent the 2003-04 season as an assistant with the Stags men’s lacrosse team.  He was inducted in the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1996.

Waldvogel has been associated with the sport of lacrosse, as a player or coach, for more than 40 years, including coaching at the Division I level for over three decades.  From 1980-2002 he was the head coach at Yale University, where he is the winningest coach in program history.  He led the Bulldogs to three NCAA Tournaments and three consecutive Ivy League crowns from 1988-90. 

As an undergraduate at Cortland State, Waldvogel was a two-time First Team All-America selection.  He went on to play for the US National Team in 1974 and 1978, before coaching the team in 1990.

He has served the game of lacrosse in the NCAA and on a national level during his career. From 1989-19998 he was the secretary/treasurer of the USLCA, with a membership of over 5,000.  He served as the US delegate to the International Lacrosse Federation from 1993-2001. From 1989-94 he was a member of the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship Committee and served on the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Rules Committee.  Last year he was an NCAA observor of officials in the New England Region.

Waldvogel currently resides in Madison, Conn.