Charley Toomey
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Loyola (MD) |
| Playing career | |
| 1987–1990 | Loyola |
| 1992 | Baltimore Thunder |
| 1993 | Boston Blazers |
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1991–1992 | Loyola (assistant) |
| 1993 | NAPS |
| 1994–1995 | Navy (assistant) |
| 1996–1998 | Severn School |
| 1999–2005 | Loyola (assistant) |
| 2006–present | Loyola |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 170–85 (.667) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Awards | |
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Charley Toomey is an American lacrosse coach and former player. He is currently the head coach for the Loyola Greyhounds men's lacrosse team at Loyola University Maryland.
Playing career
[edit]A native of Arnold, Maryland, Toomey initially attended Martin Spalding High School before reclassifying and playing a fifth prep year at the Boys' Latin School of Maryland.[1][2]
Toomey played college lacrosse for Loyola as a goalkeeper and helped bring them to the school's first NCAA final in 1990.[3] He also played professionally for both the Baltimore Thunder and the original Boston Blazers, although he only played in three games during the two years he played.[3][4]
Coaching career
[edit]Toomey was hired to at his alma mater, Loyola, as head coach on December 21, 2005.[2] As head coach of the Greyhounds, he led the team to win the NCAA Division I lacrosse championship on May 28, 2012, completing the year with an 18 and 1 record. The team's one loss was to Johns Hopkins. Toomey was named the 2012 winner of the F. Morris Touchstone Award as the Division I Coach of the Year.[5]
On April 6, 2024, Toomey earned his 182nd victory, surpassing his former head coach Dave Cottle to become the winningest coach in Loyola lacrosse history.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Wagner, Bill (January 23, 2019). "Charley Toomey to be honored for accomplishments as player, coach". The Capital. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
- ^ a b c Wagner, Bill (April 18, 2024). "Navy men's lacrosse offensive coordinator Dave Cottle facing off against former player, assistant Charley Toomey". The Capital. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
- ^ a b "Player Bio: Charley Toomey". Loyola Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
- ^ "NLL Player Career Stats". NLL.com. Archived from the original on 2010-08-10. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ^ "Toomey Named USILA Coach Of The Year". Loyola Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
Awards
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