Hall of Fame
One of the most successful collegiate lacrosse coaches in NCAA history, Mike Pressler led Bryant to seven conference titles and seven NCAA appearances - including six appearances in the NCAA Division I Lacrosse Championships.
During his time at Bryant, spanning 16 seasons (2007-22), Pressler posted a 153-102 record. A total of 103 student-athletes earned all-conference honors including 13 major award honors by the Northeast Conference. He ranks eighth all-time in career coaching victories with 382 wins.
Pressler’s first two seasons saw the Bulldogs defeat No. 1 LeMoyne, snapping the Dolphins’ 70-game win streak in 2007 and in 2008 defeated LeMoyne to capture the program’s first NE-10 Conference Championship.
In 2014, Pressler guided the Bulldogs to an historic upset of second-ranked Syracuse in the NCAA tournament to advance to the NCAA Quarterfinals for the first time in school history.
A member of the Wilton HS, Connecticut Sports, Washington and Lee, and Ohio Weslyan Hall of Fames, Pressler coached Team USA to the Gold Medal in London in 2010. He is currently the head coach at Highland Park High School and head coach and general manager of the New York Atlas of the Professional Lacrosse League (PLL) and just this past September, Pressler guided the Atlas to its first PLL Championship.
