Men's Lacrosse
Tom Compitello
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- toc318@lehigh.edu
- Phone:
- 610-758-4762
Tom Compitello begins his first season at Lehigh as full-time assistant coach in 2019, and third overall. Compitello, who began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant during the Mountain Hawks’ back-to-back Patriot League Championship seasons in 2012 and 2013, was most recently on the Yale coaching staff. In his seven years as a collegiate coach, Compitello has helped his teams to a championship in five years – four conference championships and the 2018 National Championship with Yale. Including his time as a player, Compitello’s teams have advanced to a conference championship game in eight of the last 10 years.
Compitello will coach on the offensive side of the field for the Mountain Hawks, while also serving as the goalie coach, something he has experience with during his time at Yale and also at Bryant, where he coached the program’s all-time leader in saves, Gunnar Waldt, who finished his incredible career as a USILA All-American in 2016.
Compitello began his career on the Mountain Hawk coaching staff for Lehigh’s first two Patriot League Tournament titles and NCAA Tournament appearances in program history. While at Lehigh, he served as the assistant offensive coordinator, assistant extra-man offense coordinator, and the substitution game coordinator. In 2012, Lehigh’s man-up unit was No. 1 in the nation (54.2 percent), something the Mountain Hawks also accomplished this past season – when they were the nation’s best unit at 63.4 percent. Lehigh’s offense exploded in the Patriot League Tournament, scoring a league tournament record 29 goals. The Mountain Hawks followed in 2013 by winning the Patriot League Regular Season and Tournament titles. In the end, Compitello helped coach three of the program’s top five point-getters in school history: Dan Taylor (second, 220), David DiMaria (third, 205) and Dante Fantoni (fifth, 177).
Compitello then transitioned to Sacred Heart where he led the Pioneers to a 4-2 NEC mark and No. 3 seed in the conference tournament in 2014, which still stands as program records for Northeast Conference wins and best finish (third place) in program history. Compitello acted as offensive and extra-man coordinator, as Sacred Heart finished third in the conference in goals per game (10.13) and tied for the most assists per contest (6.20).
Compitello moved onto Bryant University where he led the Bulldogs to NEC Tournament Titles and NCAA Tournament berths in two of his three seasons, serving as Bryant’s offensive coordinator, extra-man coordinator and goalie coach. In 2016, the Bulldogs finished 19th nationally in scoring offense (11.20 goals per game) as Bryant finished 10-5 overall and 5-1 in the conference. Compitello led the Bulldogs to NCAA Tournament berths in 2015 and 2017, which includes beating Monmouth in the 2017 NCAA Tournament before dropping a competitive 13-10 final at No. 1 Maryland.
In 2018, Compitello served as an assistant coach at Yale, coordinating the nation’s No. 11 extra man unit, assisting with the nation’s No. 2 scoring offense and also mentoring the goaltenders on the way to the Bulldogs first-ever National Championship. Under his guidance, Jack Starr enjoyed a strong NCAA Tournament, making nine saves, allowing just five goals in the quarterfinals vs. Loyola, before combining for 16 stops in the semifinals and championship games. In the semifinals against Albany, Starr stopped five of the first seven shots sent his way to help the Bulldogs score the game’s first seven games.
A 2011 graduate of Stony Brook, Compitello was an All-American and first team All-Conference attackman. He posted 146 career points (68 goals, 78 assists) and was named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List as a senior. He was also the 28th overall selection in the 2011 Major League Lacrosse Draft. Compitello led Stony Brook to the 2010 America East Championship, including an NCAA Tournament win over Denver to reach the National Quarterfinals. Stony Brook also reached the America East finals in 2009 and 2011.
Compitello will coach on the offensive side of the field for the Mountain Hawks, while also serving as the goalie coach, something he has experience with during his time at Yale and also at Bryant, where he coached the program’s all-time leader in saves, Gunnar Waldt, who finished his incredible career as a USILA All-American in 2016.
Compitello began his career on the Mountain Hawk coaching staff for Lehigh’s first two Patriot League Tournament titles and NCAA Tournament appearances in program history. While at Lehigh, he served as the assistant offensive coordinator, assistant extra-man offense coordinator, and the substitution game coordinator. In 2012, Lehigh’s man-up unit was No. 1 in the nation (54.2 percent), something the Mountain Hawks also accomplished this past season – when they were the nation’s best unit at 63.4 percent. Lehigh’s offense exploded in the Patriot League Tournament, scoring a league tournament record 29 goals. The Mountain Hawks followed in 2013 by winning the Patriot League Regular Season and Tournament titles. In the end, Compitello helped coach three of the program’s top five point-getters in school history: Dan Taylor (second, 220), David DiMaria (third, 205) and Dante Fantoni (fifth, 177).
Compitello then transitioned to Sacred Heart where he led the Pioneers to a 4-2 NEC mark and No. 3 seed in the conference tournament in 2014, which still stands as program records for Northeast Conference wins and best finish (third place) in program history. Compitello acted as offensive and extra-man coordinator, as Sacred Heart finished third in the conference in goals per game (10.13) and tied for the most assists per contest (6.20).
Compitello moved onto Bryant University where he led the Bulldogs to NEC Tournament Titles and NCAA Tournament berths in two of his three seasons, serving as Bryant’s offensive coordinator, extra-man coordinator and goalie coach. In 2016, the Bulldogs finished 19th nationally in scoring offense (11.20 goals per game) as Bryant finished 10-5 overall and 5-1 in the conference. Compitello led the Bulldogs to NCAA Tournament berths in 2015 and 2017, which includes beating Monmouth in the 2017 NCAA Tournament before dropping a competitive 13-10 final at No. 1 Maryland.
In 2018, Compitello served as an assistant coach at Yale, coordinating the nation’s No. 11 extra man unit, assisting with the nation’s No. 2 scoring offense and also mentoring the goaltenders on the way to the Bulldogs first-ever National Championship. Under his guidance, Jack Starr enjoyed a strong NCAA Tournament, making nine saves, allowing just five goals in the quarterfinals vs. Loyola, before combining for 16 stops in the semifinals and championship games. In the semifinals against Albany, Starr stopped five of the first seven shots sent his way to help the Bulldogs score the game’s first seven games.
A 2011 graduate of Stony Brook, Compitello was an All-American and first team All-Conference attackman. He posted 146 career points (68 goals, 78 assists) and was named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List as a senior. He was also the 28th overall selection in the 2011 Major League Lacrosse Draft. Compitello led Stony Brook to the 2010 America East Championship, including an NCAA Tournament win over Denver to reach the National Quarterfinals. Stony Brook also reached the America East finals in 2009 and 2011.
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