Head
Women's Lacrosse Coach John Sung
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John
Sung has been named as the head
coach of the first varsity women’s
lacrosse team at Adrian College.
Beginning in the spring of 2008,
Adrian College will be the first
college or university in the
state of Michigan to field a
varsity women’s lacrosse
team.
Sung is excited to be a part
of the first women’s
varsity lacrosse program in
the state of Michigan and
is embracing the obstacles
that may lie ahead. “It’s
going to be challenging but
it’s also going to be
good,” commented Sung
on the inaugural season in
the spring of 2008. “We’re
looking to re-vamp our schedule
and bring in a strong recruiting
class to make us one of the
top programs nationally.”
Sung comes to Adrian from
the University of Michigan
where he has spent the past
five years as the assistant
women’s club lacrosse
coach. Four of the five Wolverine
teams that Sung helped to
coach have made appearances
in the USL-WDIA final four.
The Wolverines accumulated
a 93-22 record while he was
the assistant coach. Also
while at U of M, Sung was
in charge of recruiting for
the team and has had one goalie
tabbed as the pre-season player
of the year.
In response to being asked
how Adrian College will bring
in top-level recruits, Sung
replied, “We’re
going to educate the kids
we have coming into our program
on and off the field. They
will get a quality education
from Adrian while having the
opportunity to play lacrosse.
With the outstanding facilities
we have, we look to develop
the Adrian College women’s
lacrosse team into an elite
program.”
A longtime trainer of goalies,
Sung has held various coaching
positions with Birmingham
Seaholm High School and the
Detroit Lacrosse Club. He
has been the assistant director
of the Great Lakes Women’s
Lacrosse Camp since 1997.
As
a player, Sung was a captain
of the Oakland University
lacrosse team from 1996-1997.
He was also a member of two
International Cup Championship
teams. Sung earned his Bachelor
of Arts degree in communications
from Oakland University.
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