Friday, February 18th, 2011 was a landmark day in the history of University of Tampa athletics. On this truly historic day, the new men’s lacrosse program officially breathed its first breath of life with the hiring of Rory Whipple.
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Building a program is no easy task, hence the open tryouts, but Coach Whipple doesn’t want to wait until later to win. He already has a plan of attack for hitting the proverbial recruiting pavement.
“We want to compete at a high level the first year out,” the newest UT coach said. “We will start out here locally in Tampa, then we will reach throughout the state of Florida, and then we will head north to New England, New York, New Jersey and Baltimore. We got going [with recruiting] last week.”
With a clear vision, a plan in place, and proven track record, it appears that UT Athletic Director Marfise did quite literally, “Get a Steal”. It is now officially time for the UT Lacrosse program and Coach Whipple era to begin.
Read the full article by Charles Myer on the UT Minaret website.
