McClure named Thiel College men’s lacrosse assistant coach

Posted November 24, 2020Communications and Marketing Department

GREENVILLE, Pa.—Bryan McClure was recently named the assistant men's lacrosse coach at Thiel College.

McClure, who will focus on the team’s defense, arrives at Thiel with significant high school and club team coaching experience. Most recently, he was a varsity assistant at North Allegheny High School and Bellevue High School (Bellevue, Wash.).

McClure started his high school coaching career in 2009 as the head coach of North Allegheny High School’s freshmen team. In his first year, he led the squad to a perfect 15-0 record and was later promoted to be the high school’s junior varsity head coach.

In 2014-15, McClure became the second-ever varsity head coach at Vincentian Academy, a team which fell one win shy of qualifying for the playoffs. A season later, he served as the head coach at Quaker Valley High School, where he led the Quakers to a 12-5 record and an upset win in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs.

After his stint at Quaker Valley High School, McClure went on to spend two years as the head coach at Kamiak High School in Mukilteo, Wash. He has served as the program director for Ultimate Lax, which he helped develop into the largest club in Western Pennsylvania with teams in Pittsburgh and Erie.

After playing one season at Alfred State College for head coach Jason Locker, McClure transferred to Clarkson University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business and technology management.

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Thiel College is an independent college founded in the Lutheran tradition. Located in Greenville, Pa., the College offers 60 majors and minors, 24 varsity sports, and an 11:1 student-faculty ratio. The College is also home to a new Master of Science in speech-language pathology and 2Master of Business Administration. Both master’s degree programs offer innovative and accelerated five-year paths which allow students to earn a bachelor’s and master’s degree in five years. The speech-language pathology program also has an accelerated 15-month graduate-level program. The M.B.A. program also has a 12-month post-graduate program.A dedicated faculty paired with dynamic research and internship opportunities produce numerous graduate school and job placements. Coeducational from its beginnings, the College remains committed to combining tradition with innovation as it celebrates 150 years.



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