Mike Pressler
| Sport(s) | Lacrosse |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Bryant |
| Conference | NEC |
| Record | 122-70 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
February 27, 1960 Wilton, Connecticut, United States |
| Playing career | |
| 1979–1982 | Washington and Lee |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1983 | Virginia Military Institute |
| 1984–1985 | Army (assistant) |
| 1986–1990 | Ohio Wesleyan |
| 1991–2006 | Duke |
| 2007–present | Bryant |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 351-172 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| 2005 F. Morris Touchstone Award | |
Mike Pressler (born February 27, 1960) is an American lacrosse coach. He has been the head coach of the Bryant Bulldogs since 2007. He served as the head coach of the Duke Blue Devils for 16 seasons until he was forced to resign during the Duke lacrosse case in 2006. He received the F. Morris Touchstone Award for the men's college lacrosse coach of the year in 2005. In 2010, he coached the United States men's national lacrosse team to a gold medal.
Pressler attended Wilton High School, then Washington & Lee University, graduating in 1982. He was an outstanding lacrosse and football player, a four-year starter in both sports.
Pressler was the head coach at Virginia Military Institute for one year before leaving to serve as an assistant coach at the United States Military Academy under the tutelage of his former coach, Jack Emmer.
After West Point, Pressler was the head coach at Ohio Wesleyan University (OWU). In October 2007, he was inducted into the Ohio Wesleyan University Hall of Fame. During his 5-year tenure at OWU from 1986 through 1990, Pressler amassed a 69-16 record, four NCAC championships, five visits to the NCAA Division III semi-finals, three NCAA Division III Championship game appearances, 29 All-American selections, and five NCAA Division III players of the year. His contributions to the OWU lacrosse program made him the winningest coach (.812) in OWU's over 50-year lacrosse history.
Pressler became coach of the Duke Blue Devils in 1991. Over 16 seasons he compiled a 153-82 record at Duke, winning the Atlantic Coast Conference championship three times and leading his team to 10 NCAA Division I tournament appearances as well as the men's national championship game in 2005. Pressler was voted ACC Coach of the Year three times and also was honored as the USILA National Coach of the Year in 2005.
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