Bucknell University Athletics
Judd Lattimore Joins Bucknell Men's Lacrosse Staff
8/25/2008 8:00:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
Aug. 25, 2008
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Judd Lattimore, a former attackman at the University of North Carolina who has won better than 71 percent of his games in seven years as a collegiate assistant coach, has joined the Bucknell men's lacrosse staff as offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator, head coach Frank Fedorjaka announced.
Lattimore is certainly no stranger to winning lacrosse, as success has followed him throughout his career. In fact, Lattimore has coached in the NCAA Tournament in each of the last six years, including the last four at the Division I level, and his teams have compiled an impressive 76-31 (.710) record.
"I am very excited to welcome Judd Lattimore into the Bucknell Lacrosse family," said Fedorjaka. "He brings a wealth of experience with him from a number of very successful collegiate programs. Judd has helped coach his teams into the NCAA Tournament for the last six years, so he knows what kind of preparation is required both on the field and in recruiting to be successful."
In 2007, Lattimore returned to his alma mater as co-offensive coordinator, and in his first year back with the Tar Heels the team finished 10-6 - a six-win improvement over the previous season - and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament while averaging just under 11 goals per game. Last season, UNC averaged 10 goals per game and was the No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament before being upset by Navy in the first round.
During the 2006 season, Lattimore served as an assistant coach at Penn, where he helped the Quakers to a 10-4 record - their most victories in 18 years -- an NCAA Tournament berth and a No. 12 final national ranking. A year earlier, Lattimore worked under the legendary Bob Shillinglaw at Delaware, and that Blue Hens team captured the Colonia Athletic Association regular-season title and received an NCAA Tournament bid.
Lattimore spent the 2003 and 2004 campaigns as the offensive coordinator at Division II power Limestone College, and the team made it all the way to the national championship game both years. In 2004, Lattimore's offensive unit scored 19.3 goals per game, the highest figure in any division of lacrosse, and the team scored a school record 314 goals en route to a 15-2 season.
Lattimore's coaching debut came in 2002 at SUNY Geneseo, where he helped the Blue Knights to a 9-4 record after they finished just 4-9 the previous season.
During his playing days at North Carolina, Lattimore was a two-year starter for the Tar Heels and was an Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-America selection in 2000. While in college, he also worked two summers as camp director of the Auburn Lacrosse Camp in his hometown in upstate New York. A native of Auburn, N.Y., Lattimore earned his bachelor of arts degree in interpersonal and organizational communication from UNC in May 2001.
At Bucknell, Lattimore succeeds Pat Myers, who coincidentally left to become an assistant at North Carolina under new head coach Joe Breschi. Lattimore joins a Bison squad that finished 10-5 a year ago, was ranked as high as No. 9 in the nation and advanced to the Patriot League championship game. Led by Honorable Mention All-America attackman Austin Winter, Bucknell returns its top seven scorers and 118 of its 127 goals from last season.
