John McKechnie (coach)

John McKechnie is an American college lacrosse and football coach. In 2009, he became the first men's lacrosse coach at Bard College. He previously coached the men's lacrosse teams at Amherst College and the College of Wooster. While at Amherst, McKechnie also served as an assistant football coach under Jim Ostendarp and as the head football coach during the 1992 season. He was named the 1987 New England Lacrosse Coaches Association Coach of the Year for leading Amherst to the Division III New England ECAC championship.

John McKechnie
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1992Amherst
Lacrosse
1984–1994Amherst
1995–2000Wooster
2010Bard
Head coaching record
Overall0–8 (football)
60–42 (lacrosse)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Lacrosse
New England ECAC (1987)
Awards
New England Lacrosse Coaches Assoc. COY (1987)

Biography

McKechnie graduated from Amherst College in 1977.[1] After college, he embarked upon his coaching career as a member of the Amherst football and basketball staffs.[1] In 1984, the school named him the head men's lacrosse coach.[1] In 1987, he led the team to the New England Eastern College Athletic Conference championship, and the New England Lacrosse Coaches Association named him the Coach of the Year.[1] In 1991, McKechnie was the assistant coach to Connecticut College head coach Fran Shields during the Division III North/South Senior All-Star Game.[2]

In February 1992, Amherst promoted McKechnie from the position of associate head football coach to co-head coach alongside Jim Ostendarp.[3] In March 1992, he took over as head coach when Ostendarp resigned after 33 years at the program.[4] After Amherst amassed a 0–8 record in the 1992 season, he resigned on November 24, 1992.[5]

From 1995 to 2000, he coached the lacrosse team at the College of Wooster.[1] During that time, he served on the Division III All-American Committee and the National Ranking Committee.[1] In 2009, Bard College hired McKechnie as its first ever men's lacrosse coach.[1] During his first season in 2010, Bard finished winless with a 0–11 record.[6]

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References
  1. John McKechnie, Head Men's Lacrosse Coach Archived 2010-06-09 at the Wayback Machine, Bard College, retrieved December 2, 2010.
  2. USILA North South Game History, United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association, retrieved December 2, 2010.
  3. COLLEGE, The Baltimore Sun, February 5, 1992.
  4. Colleges, The Baltimore Sun, March 15, 1992.
  5. MCKECHNIE LEAVES POST, The Boston Globe, November 26, 1992.
  6. Bard Raptors, Division III, Lax Power Magazine, retrieved December 3, 2010.
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