Colgate coach Jim Nagle, who starred at Ward Melville's High School in the 1980s, will be named the men's lacrosse coach at Stony Brook University, a person familiar with the hiring process said Sunday. Nagle is to be formally announced at a press conference Tuesday on campus. Recently hired women's coach Joe Spallina will also be introduced.
Nagle was 86-64 in 10 seasons at Colgate, including 11-5 in 2011 for the 12th-ranked Raiders. In 2008, he guided the Raiders to the Patriot League championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. Nagle started his coaching career as an assistant at his alma mater, Loyola College in Baltimore. He was an All-County selection in high school and played on Ward Melville's 1988 undefeated (24-0) state championship team.
Nagle replaces Rick Sowell, who left the Seawolves to become the head coach at Navy.
