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Vincent Culpepper

PA: Langhorne
 
Profile
The Highlanders are thrilled to welcome Vince Culpepper as the Head Coach for Cairn University Lacrosses inaugural season in 2021.

Coach Culpepper has a wealth of both playing and coaching experience. He began his collegiate lacrosse career at Wittenberg University, before transferring to Indiana University to conclude his playing career. Vince saw great success at Indiana, leading the Hoosiers in ground balls and eventually earning the honor of 2nd team All-Conference short stick defensive midfield.

Coach Culpepper began coaching in 2015, first as the Wide Receiver Coach at Arlington High School, before being named the Head Lacrosse Coach at Lawrence North High School. At the helm of the Wildcats, Vince lead the Wildcats to their first winning season in program history with an impressive 12-2 record and a #17 overall rank in the state of Indiana. In addition to their stellar team success, Coach Culpepper was able to send several players onto successful collegiate careers.

After his time as Head Coach of the Wildcats, Vince moved onto Central State University as the wide receiver and tight ends coach. At Central State Vince helped create several fundraising initiatives to improve the football facilities and purchase new equipment. In the spring of 2017, Vince moved onto Xenia High School where he became the Associate Head Boys Lacrosse Coach. Coach Culpepper focused on creating a new practice and conditioning model which helped double the programs wins in the following season. In August 2017, Coach Culpepper was hired as the assistant lacrosse coach and defensive coordinator at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, IN. During his two years at Wabash, Vince helped develop and coordinate the programs first prospect day and summer youth camp. This led to the largest recruiting class in program history, as well as the most home wins in program history in the 2018 season. Additionally Vince has spent time learning from some of the top minds in all of lacrosse, spending time as a summer lacrosse coach at various camps at Penn State University, the University of North Carolina, the University of Notre Dame, and Hampton University.

Coach Culpepper graduated from Indiana University in 2015 with a bachelors degree in Liberal Studies. He and his wife, Ariel, will be moving to the Langhorne area in conjunction with his new position as Head Coach at Cairn University.