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11-time national champ OCC men's lax coach stepping down
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) - 11-time national champion Onondaga Community College men’s lacrosse coach Chuck Wilbur is stepping down to take on a new role at the college.
After 17 years at the helm of the Lazers’ program, Wilbur has accepted a position as the school’s retention specialist.
OCC says Wilbur will focus on “student athletes and native American students to help them enroll and succeed at OCC.”
OCC is launching a national search to find a replacement to Wilbur.
Wilbur leaves the Lazers’ program with a 266-15 record.
He was named the NJCAA Lacrosse Coaches Association National Coach of the Year in 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017 and 2018.
Wilbur’s players’ accomplishments include:
- 25 players who have become professional lacrosse players
- 61 have transferred to Division I colleges
- 96 have transferred to Division II colleges
- 101 have transferred to Division III colleges; and those that have transferred have won a combined 34 NCAA National Championships
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) - 11-time national champion Onondaga Community College men’s lacrosse coach Chuck Wilbur is stepping down to take on a new role at the college.
After 17 years at the helm of the Lazers’ program, Wilbur has accepted a position as the school’s retention specialist.
OCC says Wilbur will focus on “student athletes and native American students to help them enroll and succeed at OCC.”
OCC is launching a national search to find a replacement to Wilbur.
Wilbur leaves the Lazers’ program with a 266-15 record.
He was named the NJCAA Lacrosse Coaches Association National Coach of the Year in 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017 and 2018.
Wilbur’s players’ accomplishments include:
- 25 players who have become professional lacrosse players
- 61 have transferred to Division I colleges
- 96 have transferred to Division II colleges
- 101 have transferred to Division III colleges; and those that have transferred have won a combined 34 NCAA National Championships