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Curt Foxx |
Head Coach foxx@hood.edu (301) 696-3465, ext. 2 |
Former Blazer assistant coach Curt Foxx was promoted to head men's lacrosse coach prior to the 2008-09 season. He is now in his third season with the Blazers, and second as head coach. Foxx was also named Hood's Fitness Coordinator in April 2010.
A former high school mentor in Illinois and North Carolina, Foxx joined the Hood lacrosse family in the fall of 2007.
In his first season at the helm in the spring of 2009, Foxx and the Blazers put the skids on the program's 48-game losing streak with a triumphant 12-7 win over Gwynedd-Mercy College at Thomas Athletic Field. The Blazers also broke numerous records that spring, including goals scored, face-offs won and ground balls in a season.
Foxx lettered in lacrosse his senior year at Loyola Academy High School in Wilmette, Ill., and garnered the Coaches' Award. He then went on to earn his bachelor's degree from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio in 2002 and was a member of both the lacrosse and football squads.
During his time at Kenyon, Foxx assisted with Loyola Academy's junior varsity and varsity lacrosse teams and guided the Ramblers to two state titles.
Foxx then obtained his master's degree in education from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. He served as varsity assistant coach at Brentwood Lacrosse Club, guiding the Bruins to a pair of 10-plus win seasons.
Most recently, Foxx taught history in Raleigh, N.C., and coached junior varsity and varsity football and lacrosse at Wakefield High School. He took over head coaching duties in 2006 and led the Wolverines to the school's first-ever Capital East Championship and a sparkling 9-1 conference record.
Foxx has also participated in various youth summer camps and clinics.
Foxx and his wife, Ilyssa, live in Frederick.
Foxx is the fifth head coach in the history of the men’s
lacrosse program, which became a varsity sport at Hood in the
spring of 2005.
