Michele Uhlfelder
	Head Coach uhlfelder@oxy.edu 323 341 4037

Uhlfelder brings 14 years of Division I coaching experience and over 15 years of playing experience for the U.S.A. National Team and at the University of Maryland. As a four-year starter for the Terps (1987-91) she helped Maryland to National Runner-up finishes at the NCAA Championships in 1990 and 1991, and she was selected to the NCAA All-Tournament Team twice. She was chosen as the 1991 National Offensive Player of the Year and First Team All-America, while served as a team captain her senior year.

As a junior in college, Uhlfelder made the U.S. Squad in 1990 and was a two-time member of the US World Cup Team. In the 2001 World Cup, she was the third-highest scorer on the gold medal winning American team, ranking sixth among all scorers at the World Cup, and contributing two goals in the 14-8 win over Australia in the title game. Her first World Cup appearance came in 1997 (Tokyo, Japan) when the U.S. won the gold and she earned Player-of-the-match honors versus Canada.

From the field to the sidelines, Uhlfelder easily shifted from player to coach. She spent seven years as an assistant coach at Duke University (1998-2000) and Old Dominion University (1994-1998) before joining the Cardinal as the head coach beginning in 2000.

While at Stanford she wasted no time in transforming the program into a national force, leading the Cardinal to be selected as the first west coast program to crack the top-20. From there she continued to build the program and the success was obvious. In 2006 the squad became the first team from west of the Mississippi to earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament. She coached six All-Americans at Duke, before leading two Cardinal players to All-American honors in 2006, marking it the first in school history. Part of Uhlfelder's success came from attacking the building blocks which would make them a national contender--strength of schedule and recruiting.

In league play Stanford won six league titles (2005 and 2006) and she was twice named Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Coach of the Year (2004 and 2005), marking the first time since the inception of the league that a coach earned that honor in back-to-back seasons.

Beyond the collegiate ranks, Uhlfelder has been responsible for promoting the growth of women's lacrosse nationally. She has run successful camps and developed club programs, which teach lacrosse skills, strategy and technique, as well as raise athleticism and level of player in the country.

Uhlfelder looks to continue her successful coaching this spring and in years to come at Occidental.

"Oxy is a great school, and I am honored to work with the student-athletes, athletic administration, and wonderful people in all parts of the College, to help build the program," Uhlfelder said. "I look forward to the challenge, and I am excited to get started. We will strive to build a hard working, athletic, and skilled program that can compete for a SCIAC Championship, and ultimately a bid to the NCAA Division III Championship."

Uhlfelder went on to say, "There are few other liberal arts colleges that have Oxy's package of a beautiful hilltop campus, great weather, beaches, and all of the resources of a major nearby city. Oxy Lacrosse will be a great choice for players who want to thrive at a wonderfully student-focused school and combine the educational and social opportunities of a vibrant city like L.A. Personally, I look forward to experiencing all that the area has to offer, and at the same time, help lacrosse grow in Southern California."

	Jacqueline McDevitt
	Assistant Coach mcdevitt@oxy.edu 323 341 4037

Jacqueline McDevitt, a 2006 Graduate of Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus, earned dual degrees in Marketing and Management from the LIU School of Business. A three year letter winner on the women’s lacrosse team from 2003-2006, she was hailed as a tenacious defender, being nationally ranked in ground balls her senior year. Her transition from playing to coaching has been a smooth one and she will certainly benefit the Occidental lacrosse program.

Post-collegiate playing experience includes Gotham Women’s Lacrosse Club in NYC, playing in the Women’s National Tournament on the New York Regional Team and as an exhibition player for the Irish National Team based out of Long Island.

From 2006-2008, McDevitt spent two seasons as the first assistant for the Marist College Red Foxes in Poughkeepsie, NY. Primary duties were practice and game planning, Mid-Atlantic regional recruiter and coach of the goalies and defense. While at Marist, she mentored and coached the Marist goalkeeper who garnished MAAC All-Tournament Team, Second Team All-MAAC, MAAC All-Academic Team and ranked 12th in the NCAA Division I in save percentage (.514).

Beyond the collegiate ranks, McDevitt has extensive camp experience including Northwestern’s Milton Elite Camp, University of Virginia’s Fast Break Camp, John’s Hopkins Elite 300 Camp, Michele Uhlfelder’s Coast2Coast Camps, Danielle Gallagher’s Black Diamond Camps, and Kathy Jenkins’ Triple Threat Camps.

Most recently, McDevitt held the position of deBeer Lacrosse Women’s Brand Manager. Hired in February of 2008, her primary responsibilities were to oversee 25 NCAA lacrosse teams’ equipment needs, direct the procurement of sponsorship and promotion, grass roots events as well as maximize brand exposure, product development, research and design in addition to social media and marketing and community outreach.

During the spring of 2008, McDevitt was the volunteer assistant of the Union College Dutchwomen in Scanectady, NY who are ranked #8 in the nation by NCAA. McDevitt worked primarily with the goalies and the Union goalkeeper was named to the IWLCA All Region and Liberty League All Star teams. She was ranked third in NCAA Division III in goals against average with a 7.26 goals against average and was 13-4 with a save percentage of .526, which ranked 14th in the nation.

Earlier this year, McDevitt started LeftCoastLaxin, her own lacrosse company, which will be the platform for lacrosse events, teams and spreading the game she loves to female athletes on the West coast.