Dec. 16, 2011

US Lacrosse has named former Navy head men's lacrosse coach Richie Meade the head coach of the 2014 U.S. men's national senior team. Meade will lead Team USA in its title defense at the 2014 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championship, hosted by US Lacrosse in Denver, Colo., July 10-19, 2014. He becomes the 12th head coach in the history of the U.S. men's senior team program.

Meade, who is currently a tenured physical education professor and teaching fellow in the Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership at the Naval Academy, compiled a 169-120 (.585) record in 21 years as a head coach at the University of Baltimore and the Naval Academy, including a 142-97 (.589) record in 17 seasons at Navy. Over that period, he led Navy to five Patriot League regular- season and tournament titles and seven NCAA Tournaments, including an appearance in the NCAA National Championship game in 2004. He was named National Coach of the Year in 2004 and Patriot League Coach of the Year in 2004 and 2007.

"I would like to thank Coach (Bill) Tierney and the selection committee for placing their trust and confidence in me," said Meade. "I am honored and excited to be named the head coach of the 2014 U.S. men's national team and look forward to facing the challenge of defending the gold medal for our country."

"I have been blessed to have coached and trained our fine men and women in uniform for 27 years," Meade continued. "I have witnessed firsthand their commitment, courage and honor. It will be in this spirit that our mission for the 2014 U.S. men's national team will be to represent our sport with the same determination by which our military has defended our freedom."

Bryant head coach Mike Pressler previously served as the head coach of the U.S. men's senior team and was assisted by current Navy head coach Rick Sowell. They helped lead Team USA to its ninth gold medal with a victory over Canada at the 2010 FIL World Championship in England.