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Eric Seideman

 
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Eric Seideman has been selected as The College of Wooster's men's lacrosse head coach following a national search.

Seideman's tenure at the College began on July 1, 2022.

Seideman arrived in Newburgh, New York, in 2011 to build up a relatively new Mount Saint Mary program, and his efforts were immediately evident with a program record seven wins in 2012. Seideman's program reached new heights in 2018, winning a record 12 games and advancing to the Skyline Conference Tournament championship game for the first time. Under Seideman's guidance, two Knights earned All-America honors, marking the only two All-America selections for Mount Saint Mary in any sport in a 15-year stretch. He mentored Dylan De Meo, who finished as the 15th-leading scorer in Div. III history at 334 points.

Developing positive and inclusive team culture and emphasizing values like "care for others, growth mindset, leadership, and service in development of the whole person" are hallmarks of Seideman's coaching philosophy. Under his watch, Mount Saint Mary's men's lacrosse program positively impacted the community with over 30 student-athlete-led community service projects, plus collaboration with organizations such as Team Impact and the One Love Foundation. Through these partnerships, Seideman helped incorporate One Love Foundation "Escalation" workshops into Mount Saint Mary first-year experience, athletics, and student club programming.

Seideman's impact extends beyond his team, as the veteran coach is highly active within the NCAA and coaching organizations. He is the current chair of the Div. III All-America committee, and previously served as a top-20 poll voter, a regional advisory committee representative, and a NCAA Div. III Championships site representative. While at Mount Saint Mary, Seideman oversaw compliance for the entire athletic department, worked to create a new policy for academic standards for athletics that was later adopted for the entire student body, and was an adjunct professor of English.

No stranger to success at a high level, Seideman was the offensive coordinator of State University of New York Cortland's national championship team in 2006 as an assistant, and the program returned to the national title game the following year with him on the sideline. He then was an assistant at Ithaca College, helping the program to the national semifinals in 2008, then spent two seasons at Gettysburg College, with the program making the NCAA Div. III Championships both years. In all, Seideman has coached 27 All-Americans in his career.

As a midfielder, Seideman was a four-year starter at Haverford College outside of Philadelphia.