Kristen Waagbo
	Position: Assistant Coach Experience: 2nd season at Navy Alma Mater: Duke (2007)

Kristen Waagbo enters her second season as assistant coach with the women's lacrosse program in 2012. Waagbo had previously been a volunteer assistant for two years (2008-09) at Navy, during which she played an instrumental role in building the fledgling program. Waagbo joins the staff after spending one season as the top assistant at UC Davis.

Waagbo's return to Annapolis in 2011 was highlighted by her aiding the team's offensive attack. Navy posted a 15-6 record en route to its second straight Patriot League title and a berth in the NCAA Tournament.

Navy ranked sixth in the country in total points (396) and sophomore All-American Jasmine DePompeo ranked third in the nation with 99 total points in 2011.

During her one season as the top assistant with the Aggies, Waagbo helped the team orchestrate a tremendous turnaround. After going 6-12 in 2009, the team improved to 11-6 and advanced to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation semifinals. Laxpower.com's power rankings pointed at UC Davis being the most improved team in the NCAA from 2009 to 2010.

As a talented offensive coach, Waagbo helped improve UC Davis' offense from 10.06 goals per game in 2009 to 14.06 goals per game in 2010. In addition, the team set records for most Division I wins and most players selected to the MPSF All-Conference team.

During her first stint in Navy, Waagbo helped guide the Mids to the Patriot League Championship game in just their second year as a program. Overall, the Mids posted a 13-5 mark and were the number two seed for the league tournament. Waagbo worked with the team's offensive unit, which poured in 231 goals and ranked second in the league in points per game.

In her first season at Navy in 2008, Waagbo played an important role in developing an underclassmen-heavy Midshipmen roster into one of the most proficient scoring offenses in the country. During their inaugural Division I campaign, the Mids scored 16.65 goals per contest, the second-highest mark in the history of the sport, and set a Patriot League record with 283 goals en route to earning a top-four regular season finish and spot in the league postseason tournament.

Waagbo was also the co-head coach of the Dutch national team for the 2008 European Championship in Lahti, Finland.

A two-time All-American at Duke, Waagbo concluded a decorated playing career as the program's all-time career and single-season assist leader. She amassed 277 points and 161 career goals, totals which rank second all-time to fellow Blue Devils' great and 2005 Tewaaraton winner Katie Chrest.

Waagbo enjoyed perhaps her finest season as a senior in 2007, setting a Duke record with 44 assists and totaling a career-best 90 points in just 20 games (4.5 pts/gm). For her efforts, she earned USWLA/USL First-Team All-America honors and finished as a semifinalist for the Tewaaraton award. During her four-year career, Duke won 79 percent of its games (64-17), captured four ACC regular season titles and advanced to three NCAA Final Fours.

An Ellicott City, Md. native, Waagbo made a name for herself in the lacrosse circles early on, helping to lead her Mount Hebron High School squad to four consecutive state championships. She also was a member of the U.S. Under-19 squad which won the 2003 World Championships held in Towson. Waagbo led the tournament in scoring with 29 goals and 15 assists.

Waagbo was inducted into the Howard County's (Md.) Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.

Waagbo earned her bachelor's degree in cultural anthropology with a concentration in markets and management studies from Duke in 2007.