Eastern University Lacrosse

I just wanted to take a second during one of the busiest weeks of the year and congratulate a good friend on a new hiring in the lacrosse world. Last week, Colin Bathory was named the head lacrosse coach at Haverford College. This was more than just your average hire. A lot of things had to happen and God certainly had his hand in this move.

In order for Colin to get hired, the former head coach Mike Murphy had to leave Haverford. Mike Murphy has done an amazing job at Haverford and has put Haverford lacrosse in the top 10 in the country. His hard work and great record at Haverford made Murph the center of every coaching vacancy in the Ivy league this summer. As the Ivy positions worked their way down the north east, from Dartmouth to Princeton to Penn, the position became a better and better fit for Murph and his family. To make a long story short, Mike Murphy was hired at the University of Pennsylvania in late July allowing him to return to a school where he served as an assistant for several years. Obviously the Philly based school made the move and transition relatively easy for Coach and his family.  Things certainly happened this summer to bless the Murphy family. And it certainly only happened in God’s timing!

This post is not about Mike Murphy and his new position as the latest great hire by the Ivy League. However, this post is about Colin Bathory and how he has been blessed with what has to be a dream come true!

There are several coaches who dream of one day returning to their alma mater and leading them to greatness. This dream is now Colin’s life. These things just don’t happen; in order to turn a far out goal or land your “dream” job, you got to work for it and perhaps most importantly you have got to be loyal.

Colin Bathory Haverford College alum has traveled around the country in his coaching career and has gone wherever the game has taken him. Five years ago his loyalty and his passion for Haverford Lacrosse brought him home and he has been blessed ever since. It is no accident that Colin’s arrival has coincided with Haverford’s recent success. His approach of Haverford first and himself second has not only helped improve the program, but it just landed him a job that he is the only fit for.

I can only think of one answer as to how the crazy lacrosse world and its coaching carousel could have worked out so well for these two great coaches and mentors. That answer is God. God has his hands in all things and he certainly had an invested interest in the Philadelphia lacrosse scene this summer. It may seem to many as if God does not have an interest in such things, but the facts are God has an interest in all things. He certainly has crafted Colin Bathory into a great mentor and has rewarded him for his selflessness.

So congratulations to both Murph and Colin and may God continue to bless you with success.