Each year the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association honors three outstanding coaches in each division. The recipients for 2015 are the following:
Coach of the Year Division I
Bill Tierney, Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach, University of Denver
One of collegiate lacrosse's legendary coaches, Bill Tierney captured his NCAA-record seventh National Championship in 2015, becoming the first coach to win National Championships in charge of two different programs while leading the University of Denver to the program's first national title. In his six seasons at Denver, Tierney has amassed an impressive 83-25 overall record (.769) and an even more impressive 33-4 conference mark. The Pioneers have reached Championship Weekend four times in the last five seasons, including the 2015 National Champion Pioneers. In his 31 years of coaching, Tierney has amassed a resume that includes seven NCAA Championships and 14 NCAA Final Four appearances. He has a career collegiate record of 355-118 for an impressive .750 winning percentage.
Coach Tierney has served and chaired several USILA and NCAA committees. He has many honors and awards including the US Lacrosse Magazine’s Person of the Year in 2009. Outside of his collegiate coaching honors, Tierney has coached the United States to the World Championship in 1998, and was inducted into the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame. This year in June, he had the new U.S. Headquarters training field in Sparks, Md., named after him.