After over a decade at the helm of Syracuse UniversityB次元官网网址檚 womenB次元官网网址檚 lacrosse program, Greater Victoria native Gary Gait has been named the new head coach of the schoolB次元官网网址檚 menB次元官网网址檚 team.

The move to the menB次元官网网址檚 program comes after 14 years as head coach of the Syracuse OrangeB次元官网网址檚 womenB次元官网网址檚 team. He also won seven National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) championships as an assistant coach for the University of MarylandB次元官网网址檚 womenB次元官网网址檚 lacrosse team.

A news release announcing Gait being hired as the new head coach of the menB次元官网网址檚 team referred to him as the B次元官网网址済reatest player in lacrosse history.B次元官网网址� Some of that playing career included time with the Victoria Shamrocks, where Gait was a part of the local team that won two Mann Cups (in B次元官网网址�97 and B次元官网网址�99).

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B次元官网网址淚t is an honour to be named the fifth head coach of this program,B次元官网网址� Gait said, in the release. B次元官网网址淭his is an exciting opportunity to be able to coach the team I made so many memories playing for, and my family and I are excited for this transition. The goal of every team IB次元官网网址檝e ever coached was to win a championship and that goal will continue as the head coach of the Syracuse menB次元官网网址檚 lacrosse team.B次元官网网址�

A formidable player, Gait played college lacrosse at Syracuse with his twin brother Paul, and led the Orange to three NCAA championships, earning first-team All-America honours three times and being named Player of the Year twice.

He played 17 years in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) and was selected the leagueB次元官网网址檚 MVP a record six times before being inducted into the NLLB次元官网网址檚 Hall of Fame and both the Canadian and U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame.

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