Dave Pietramala was born on 1967 and is the defensive coordinator for the University of North Carolina men's lacrosse team and the former head coach for the Johns Hopkins University Men's Lacrosse team.
14 Facts About Dave Pietramala
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Dave Pietramala served as the DC for the Syracuse University Men's Lacrosse team.
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Dave Pietramala is widely regarded as one of the greatest defensemen in lacrosse history, and is a member of the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame.
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Dave Pietramala is the only person to win a men's lacrosse NCAA national championship as both a player and coach, and the only person to be named both player and coach of the year.
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At Hopkins, Dave Pietramala was a member of the 1987 National Championship team.
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Dave Pietramala 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.
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Dave Pietramala was named a first-team All American three times while at Hopkins.
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Dave Pietramala played at the club level for the storied Mount Washington Lacrosse Club in the 1990s, the professional level for the Pittsburgh Bulls in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League, and nationally for the United States Men's National Lacrosse team.
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Dave Pietramala won two world championships in the International Lacrosse Federation World Championship, was named All-World in both 1990 and 1994, and Best and Fairest Player in 1990.
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Dave Pietramala was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2004.
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Dave Pietramala joined the coaching staff of Boys' Latin School of Maryland in the spring of 2021, assisting on the defensive side of the ball and coaching his two sons, Dominic and Nicholas.
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On Monday, June 14,2021, it was announced that Dave Pietramala would be joining the Syracuse University coaching staff, led by Gary Gait, as their defensive coordinator for the spring 2022 season.
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Dave Pietramala inherited a defense that was one of worst at Syracuse and struggled to dramatically improve the squad.
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Just after one season at Syracuse, Dave Pietramala left for UNC to join Joe Breschi's staff.