College of St. Benedict Hires Crandall as New Lacrosse Coach

(KNSI) – The College of Saint Benedict has announced Patrick Crandall will become the first women’s lacrosse coach at the school.

Patrick Crandall has served as the head girls lacrosse coach at Lakeville South High School since 2011 where he led the team to two Minnesota state runner-up finishes and a pair of Minnesota state consolation championships. He was selected as the Minnesota Coaches Association Coach of the Year in 2015.

Crandall also helped create and grow the True Minnesota Lacrosse Club and serves as the Director of the Premier Team for True Minnesota. He has formerly served as the Minnesota Youth Lacrosse Association Director of Player Development.

Crandall becomes the first head coach in Saint Benedict lacrosse history after the College announced the addition of the program in October 2021. Earlier this month, the Bennies were accepted for membership into the Midwest Women’s Lacrosse Conference (MWLC) where they will become the eighth league member joining Minnesota schools Augsburg, Hamline and Northwestern, Iowa schools Cornell and Wartburg, and Illinois schools Lake Forest and Monmouth. The Bennie lacrosse team will practice and play on the turf field at the Outdoor Athletic Complex and will have a locker room in the Sister Lois Wedl Athletic Center.

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