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Zach Goorno

Zack Goorno

  • Title
    Assistant Coach
Coaching Resume
  • Present: Assistant Coach of Men's Lacrosse at Bowdoin College
  • 2023-Present: Summer Coach for Lincoln-Sudbury High School Lacrosse (MA)
  • 2024-Present: Club Coach at 4 Leaf Lacrosse
Coaching Career at Bowdoin
  • Helped Bowdoin to 19-2 record and NCAA semifinal appearance in first season on staff (2026), named NESCAC Coaching Staff of the Year.
  • Coached a defense that allowed a conference-low 8.33 goals per game and ranked No. 1 nationally during the 2026 regular season.
  • Coached three All-American defenders, including NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year and William C. Stiles Memorial Outstanding Defenseman Nico Schermer, as well as Long Stick Midfielder of the Year Alex Byrne (2026)
Education
  • Graduated from Bowdoin College as a Psychology Major in 2024
  • Earned a master's degree in "Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Corporate Innovation" from the School of Engineering at the University of Maryland in 2025
Athletic Career
  • Selected by the Colorado Mammoth in the 2024 National Lacrosse League Draft
  • 2022, 2023, & 2024: Three-Time Team Captain at Bowdoin 
  • 2022, 2023, & 2024: Three-Time First Team All-NESCAC
  • 2023 & 2024: Two-Time USILA Short-Stick Defensive Midfielder of the Year 
  • 2023 & 2024: Two-Time USILA First-Team All-American 
  • 2024: IMLCA Region 1 Defensive Player of the Year
  • 2024: USILA Scholar All-American