Dave Pietramala
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| Born | 1967, Hicksville, New York |
| Position | Defenseman |
| NCAA Team | Johns Hopkins University |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Nickname | Petro |
Dave Pietramala (1967 - ) is the current Head Coach for the Johns Hopkins University Men's Lacrosse team. He was widely regarded as one of the greatest defensemen in lacrosse history,[1] and is a member of the Lacrosse Hall of Fame. He is the only person to win an NCAA national championship as both a player and coach,[1] and the only person to be named both player and coach of the year.[1] Born in Hicksville, New York, he went to St. Mary's High School.
[edit] Playing career
Pietramala attended Johns Hopkins, where he was a member of the 1987 National Championship team. He won the Schmeisser Award as the nation's top defenseman in 1988 and 1989 and the 1989 Enners Award as the nation's top player. He was also named a first-team All American three times while at Hopkins.[1]
Pietramala also played at the club level for Mt. Washington, the professional level in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League, and nationally for the United States Men's National Lacrosse team. He won two world championships in the International Lacrosse Federation World Championship, was named All-World in both 1990 and 1994,[2] and Best and Fairest Player (MVP) in 1990.[2]
In addition to these rewards, Pietramala was named to the NCAA Silver Anniversary Team in 1995, the All-Time Johns Hopkins Team, and Lacrosse Magazine's All-Century Team.[1] He was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2004.[3]
[edit] Coaching career
After 1991, Pietramala took jobs as an assistant coach at Gilman School, Johns Hopkins, the University of Pennsylvania, and Loyola College before returning to Johns Hopkins as its defensive coordinator in 1995. In 1998 he took over the head coaching job at Cornell University, where he was named the national Coach of the Year in 2000.[3]
In 2001, he took the head coaching position at his alma mater, where he has revitalized the Hopkins program. In his five years at the helm, the Blue Jays have a 63-10 record, five NCAA Tournament appearances, four NCAA Final Four appearances, a National Championship game appearance in 2003, and the 2005 National Championship.[1]
