this was posted in august.
Article from the MCLA website:
http://www.collegelax.us/news/2008/08/2 ... lex-poole/
[quote]FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - SMU Lacrosse
DALLAS, TX (August 22, 2008) – The SMU Mustang lacrosse program is pleased to announce the hiring of Alex Poole as its new head coach effective immediately.
Coach Poole, a Maryland native, was a four year letter-winner in high school on the varsity lacrosse team at St. Paul’s in Brooklandville, Maryland. In addition to captaining the squad during his senior year, he was named lacrosse midfielder of the year upon the conclusion of the season. After high school, he received a lacrosse scholarship to the University of Maryland where he earned varsity letters during each of his four years and started at midfield his junior and senior seasons. Throughout the course of his career, Poole was named to the ACC All-Academic team and was twice awarded the Faber-Hagy Trophy as the team’s unsung hero.
After graduating from Maryland, Poole moved to Dallas and joined the coaching staff at Episcopal School of Dallas, where he served as offensive coordinator. During his four years at ESD, the Eagles played in three state championship games, claiming the 2007 title. Poole has continued to be an active member of the booming lacrosse community in Dallas. He serves on the board of Friends of North Texas Lacrosse, an organization that provides funding for new programs, and he is a certified Level I Trainer for US Lacrosse.
Former head coach and two-time Lone Star Alliance (LSA) Coach of the Year, Tom Greene, will remain with the program as an assistant coach on the field and as director of business operations off the field.
According to Greene, adding a coach with over twenty years of lacrosse experience playing and coaching at the highest levels was an opportunity the program could not decline. “To have one of the premiere coaches in this part of the country contacting us about coaching at SMU is a true testament to what we’ve been able to accomplish in just a short time… This easily ranks as some of the biggest news in the history of SMU Lacrosse, a truly proud day,â€