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Team: Brown Univeristy
Organization: NCAA Men's Lacrosse
Position: Head Coach
League: Ivy
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Organization: NCAA Men's Lacrosse
Position: Head Coach
League: Ivy
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Biography
Brown University's Chancellor Samuel M. Mencoff '78 Vice President for Athletics and Recreation M. Grace Calhoun '92, Ph.D. has named Jon Torpey the Rothman Head Coaching Chair for Men's Lacrosse in May 2024.
Torpey joins Brown after leading High Point University since 2010. Leading the HPU men’s lacrosse program since its inception (NCAA season began in 2013), Torpey took just three seasons of NCAA competition to lead the Panthers to their first NCAA Tournament berth when the team defeated Richmond in the 2015 Southern Conference Championship game. He led the Panthers to their second NCAA tournament appearance in 2022 after defeating Richmond in the SoCon final, 11-8.
Torpey becomes the seventh Brown men’s lacrosse head coach since 1963.
A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Torpey led High Point to 89 victories in seven winning seasons. Under Torpey, High Point had six wins over ranked opponents, including wins over #2 Duke and #9 Virginia in the 13-win 2019 season.
Before arriving at High Point, Torpey spent two seasons as the associate head coach at Dartmouth under head coach Andy Towers ‘93 and five seasons before that as an assistant at the University of Denver under Jamie Munro ‘89.
A 2000 graduate of Ohio State, Torpey was a three-year captain of the Buckeyes under head coach Joe Breschi, an assistant coach at Brown from 1993-97, and current head coach at North Carolina.
Torpey earned Smith & Street’s All-America honors as a senior and was a three-time Big 10 All-Academic honoree and four-year Scholar-Athlete Award winner.
In the professional ranks, Torpey won a NLL title with the Colorado Mammoth in 2006 and a MLL title with the Philadelphia Barrage in 2004.
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT JON TORPEY
“I have known Jon a long time and I am a big fan. He has great energy, is outgoing, and personable, and possesses one of the most creative lacrosse minds in the game. In a lot of ways, he has always seemed like a Brown man. I am very confident that Bruno lacrosse fans are going to thoroughly enjoy getting to know him.”
Dom Starsia ‘74, Brown Athletic Hall of Famer, four-time NCAA champion, and former Head Coach at Brown and Virginia
“This hire puts the Ivy League on immediate notice as well as the rest of the country. I applaud Grace Calhoun and Tim Fitzpatrick on their search process and for doing all of their respective due diligence on a tremendous candidate pool. It paid off. The fact is, they couldn’t have hired a bigger winner in Jon as he leads with humility and character, which complement his integrity and hyper-competitive spirit. This is a MASSIVE win for everyone passionate about seeing Brown men’s lacrosse return to national prominence.”
Andy Towers ‘93, Brown Athletic Hall of Famer and Head Coach of the Carolina Chaos (PLL)
“Brown Men’s Lacrosse is getting a great coach and mentor in Jon Torpey. Coach Torpey’s work ethic and commitment to excellence are phenomenal. I could not be more excited to welcome Coach Torpey into the Brown Lacrosse family.”
David Evans ‘96, Brown Athletic Hall of Famer