Bill Gorrow's initial season as the head coach at Wesley College resulted in 11 wins, the most for the program since the 2000 season. Wesley also advanced to the semifinals of both the Capital Athletic Conference Tournament and ECAC Metro/South Region Tournament.
Five Wolverines earned All-CAC honors, including three first team picks. One of the first team picks, Brad Smith, became the first Wesley student-athlete with at least 60 points in a season in 11 years.
The honors added to an already impressive resume for Gorrow. He won the 1998 NJCAA National Championship and has spent 22 seasons as a head coach, winning a total of 190 games.
"We had several outstanding candidates for position," Wesley College Executive Director of Sport & Recreation Mike Drass noted. "Through process it became evident that Coach Gorrow was the most qualified for the job. We look forward to a bright future with Bill Gorrow as our head coach."
Gorrow is the second winningest head coach at Franklin &
Marshall tallying 50 wins, highlighted by an appearance in the
NCAA Quarterfinals in 2003 and the 2002 ECAC Championship. Gorrow
coached eight All-Americans, two Academic All-Americans and his
Diplomat teams were nationally ranked from 2003-2005. Under Gorrow,
Franklin & Marshall won the 2002 Eastern College Athletic
Conference (ECAC) Championship with an 18-3 victory over the
University of Scranton. In 2003, F&M advanced to the NCAA
quarterfinals and recorded a 12-4 mark to finish with a No. 9
national ranking. He finished his career as the second-winningest
coach in program history.
Prior to F&M, Gorrow coached at Anne Arundel Community College
from 1993-2001, posting an astounding 106-29 record. Gorrow led his
team to the NJCAA Quarterfinals or better for nine consecutive
years. A 2001, 1997 and 1993 quarterfinalist, his teams advanced to
the semifinals in 1999 and 1995, and the championship game in 2000,
1998, 1996 and 1994. In 1998, Anne Arundel would claim the NJCAA
National Championship as Gorrow was named the national junior
college Coach of the Year in 1999. In addition, he was named the
Conference Coach of the Year from 1994-96 and from 1998-2000.
From 1983 through 1989, Gorrow directed the Division I Georgetown
University men's lacrosse team as the first full-time head coach in
program history. In addition, he served as the Hoyas' Director of
Athletic Support Services and Facilities, where he was the
scheduling liaison for all athletic department staff in developing
practice schedules for teams and coordinating support staff for
home event management.
Since 1995, Gorrow has served as the administrative director of
Top 205 Lacrosse Camp, the largest recruiting and exposure camp in
the United States. In addition, he has prior experience as an
assistant coach at Washington College (1981-83), Ithaca (1980-81)
and North Country Community College (1978-79). While at Washington,
Gorrow handled all recruiting in the New York, New England and
Pennsylvania regions for the nationally ranked Shoremen. From 1989
through 1992, he served as an assistant coach at the United States
Naval Academy. While at Navy, Gorrow was responsible for working
with attackmen and goalies, scouting opponents and analyzing game
film.
He received his bachelor's degree in Physical Education &
Sport Management from the State University at Brockport in 1979.
Year |
Overall |
Pct. |
Conf. |
Pct. |
Notes |
| 2009 | 11-6 | .647 | 4-3 | .571 | ECAC South/Metro Semifinals CAC Semifinals |
| at Wesley | 11-6 | .647 | 4-3 | .571 | 2009 ECAC Metro/South Semifinals |
| at Georgetown | 23-66 | .258 | |||
| at Anne Arundel | 106-29 | .785 | 1998 NJCAA Champions | ||
| at Franklin & Marshall | 50-37 | .595 | 22-24 | .478 | 2003 NCAA Quarterfinals |
| Career | 190-138 | .579 | 26-27 | .491 |
Kirk Waldie joins the coaching staff at his alma mater in 2010 after an All-American playing career for the Wolverines.
Waldie was named all-conference in each of his four years at Wesley, including first team honors in each of his final three seasons. A defender, Waldie was a USILA All-America Honorable Mention as a senior and played in the USILA Division III North-South Classic.
In the classroom, Waldie was an exemplary student, earning USILA Scholar All-America accolades as a senior.
For his career, Waldie tallied 353 ground balls and 121 caused turnovers. Both totals are the most on record at Wesley. He also chipped in on the offensive end with five goals and 17 assists for 22 points.
The Wolverines posted a 40-25 record in his career, the most successful four-year run in school history.
Waldie will be working on a master's in business administration.
Pete Moran is in his third year as an assistant coach at Wesley College in 2010 after finishing his playing career with the Wolverines.
In four years on the playing field at Wesley, Moran tallied 52 goals and 17 assists for 69 points and finished his career with 84 ground balls.
Moran graduated from Wesley in 2006 with a degree in physical education.
He also teaches Physical Education in the Campus Community
School District and is working on a master's degree in education at
Wesley.
Anthony Edwards is in his second year as an assistant coach at Wesley College and is a former Wolverine goalkeeper.
Edwards posted a 5.84 goals against average and 102 saves in his career at Wesley.
He graduated in 2008 with a degree in sports management.
Thad Boyce is in his second year as an assistant coach at Wesley
College.
