Matt Kerwick '90 returned to his alma mater in 2001 and has had a considerable impact on the lives of Hobart men during his tenure. In five seasons, he has led the Statesmen to their 24th and 25th NCAA Tournament appearances and a second conference championship, while mentoring 20 all-conference selections and the 2005 ECAC Rookie of the Year.

One of the rising stars in lacrosse coaching circles, Kerwick was an assistant coach for the U.S. National Team at the 2006 International Lacrosse Federation World Championship. The Americans brought home the silver medal.

Last season, his Statesmen got off to a 3-0 start and ended the season with a 6-8 mark against a challenging schedule that included four NCAA Tournament teams. The highlight of the season was a 9-8 victory over eventual national semifinalist Syracuse in the Carrier Dome. The triumph returned the Kraus-Simmons Trophy to Geneva for the first time since 1986.

In 2005, Kerwick guided the Statesmen through their first season in the ultra-competitive ECAC Lacrosse League. Individually, senior defenseman Greg McCarthy became the first Statesman named to the Tewaaraton Award preseason watch list and the first two-time All-American for Hobart since the program moved to Division I in 1995, while first-year Daryl Veltman was named the league’s Rookie of the Year after scoring a team-leading 50 points.

In 2004, Kerwick and the Statesmen finished second in the Patriot League regular season and tournament standings. Hobart received its second at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament on the strength of a 9-6 record that included wins over No. 9 Cornell and No. 13 Army.

During his first season, Kerwick guided the Statesmen to the Patriot League crown and was named the league’s Coach of the Year.

In 11 seasons as a collegiate head coach, Kerwick sports a career record of 85-69 for a .552 winning percentage.

Kerwick returned to his alma mater following three seasons as an assistant coach at Georgetown University. With the Hoyas, he served as the offensive coordinator. Georgetown earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament in each of Kerwick’s three seasons, advancing to the semifinals in 1999 for the first time in the program’s history. During his tenure, the Hoyas were 36-9 (.800) and 3-3 in the postseason, including a 14-12 first round win over Cornell on Hobart’s Boswell Field in 2000.

Prior to his time in Washington, Kerwick spent three seasons as the head coach of the Alfred University lacrosse program. Under his leadership, the Saxons reached the postseason each year, earning a spot in the 1997 NCAA Tournament field and 1996 and 1998 ECAC Upstate New York Tournament berths. Alfred was 25-17 (.595) in his three seasons. Following his 1996 Super Six Lacrosse League Coach of the Year Award, Kerwick was named the 1997 “Babe” Kraus Division III Coach of the Year.

Kerwick moved to Alfred following one season as an assistant coach at the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to his stint with the Quakers, he spent three seasons as the head coach at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Va. Kerwick led the Yellow Jackets to a 27-14 record (.659), at the time the three most successful seasons in the program’s history.

As a player for the Statesmen, he was a member of four Division III National Championship teams, was a two-time USILA All-American, and earned the 1989 NCAA Tournament MVP Award. He was also a four-year letterwinner on the Hobart hockey team, serving as a captain for both squads during his senior year. He capped off his collegiate career with the William C. Stiles ’43 Award, given to the Hobart senior student-athlete for leadership, determination, and character.

In addition to collegiate lacrosse, Kerwick played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1991 through 1996. He was a two-time recipient of the Baltimore Thunder’s Unsung Hero Award (1991 and ’92) and was an All-Star selection in 1992.

Kerwick and his wife, Mary, live in Geneva with their sons, Thomas and Sean.

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