Hall of Fame
The late Jack McGetrick was the founding coach of Bellarmine’s Division I lacrosse program, serving as head coach from 2005 through 2010. McGetrick died of cancer in October 2010.
At Bellarmine, he led the Knights to a 45-41 record, ending with a thrilling 14-13 overtime victory at Ohio State on May 1, 2010. His 45 coaching victories remain the most in program history.
Before coming to Bellarmine, he spent 11 seasons as coach of the University of Hartford, where he posted an overall record of 87-74 (the most wins and best winning percentage of any coach in Hartford’s history), and was recognized as the national coach of the year in 1997.
In his final season at Hartford, McGetrick led the Hawks to a 9-8 record and a share of the America East regular season title. Hartford made its first ever appearance in the conference championship game that season, and McGetrick picked up the league’s Coach of the Year Award for the third time in his career.
McGetrick’s career collegiate coaching record was 132-115, which ranked among the top 50 of all time at the time of his death.
Before taking over the Hartford program, McGetrick was an assistant coach at the State University of New York-Cortland, where he was an All-American player, and was the head club coach at the University of Connecticut. He also coached several high school teams in Connecticut and New York.
McGetrick was named to the 1972 All-America First Team after leading Cortland to the NCAA Division I semifinals. He was drafted by the Montreal Quebecois of the Professional Box Lacrosse League in 1976. He also captained the soccer team at Cortland, earning All-America honors during both his junior and senior seasons.
