Michael J. Waldvogel (born

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) is a member of the

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and currently the head coach of the

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women’s lacrosse team.

Playing career

Waldvogel played lacrosse at Levittown Division High School where he earned first team All-County honors in 1964 and 1965. He played defense and midfield at

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, earning First Team All-America honors for defense in 1968 and 1969. He played in the 1969 North-South Collegiate All-Star game. He went on to play for the US National Team in 1974 and 1978.

Coaching career

Waldvogel began coaching as an assistant at

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from 1970 to 1980. He was the men's lacrosse head coach at

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from 1980 to 2002 where he is the winningest coach in program history. He led the Bulldogs to three NCAA Tournaments and three consecutive

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crowns from 1988–1990. He coached the US National Team in 1990. He was named the sixth head coach of the Fairfield University women’s lacrosse team on June 2, 2008.

Contributions

He has served the game of lacrosse in the NCAA and on a national level during his career. From 1989 to 1998 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 to 2001. From 1989 to 1994 he was a member of the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship Committee and served on the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Rules Committee.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Waldvogel, Michael J. Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Living people Cornell Big Red men's lacrosse coaches Fairfield Stags women's lacrosse coaches Yale Bulldogs men's lacrosse coaches Cortland Red Dragons men's lacrosse players People from Levittown, New York Sportspeople from Hempstead, New York Lacrosse players from Nassau County, New York Lacrosse defenders Lacrosse midfielders