Florida lacrosse had a 54-12 record in Thorpe’s three years as assistant coach.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida lacrosse Head Coach Amanda O’Leary has announced the promotion of Regy Thorpe to Associate Head Coach ahead of the 2025 season. Thorpe joined the Gators in June of 2021 and has spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach for UF, leading the teams defense.
“Regy is a great coach, an incredible person and an unmatched ambassador for the University of Florida lacrosse program,” said O’Leary. “His passion and knowledge of the game has made him an invaluable member of our staff and has elevated our play over the last three years. I look forward to him continuing to leave a lasting positive impression on both our coaching staff and every student athlete who comes through our program.”
A native of Central N.Y, Thorpe has been a huge a part of the Gators 54-12 record (.818%) over the past three seasons. In 2024, Florida’s defense ranked seventh nationally in scoring defense, allowing just 8.52 goals/game under Thorpe. UF held opponents to a .350 shooting percentage, while holding the opposing team to under 10 goals 17 times and to five or less goals five times in route to the programs first Final Four appearance since 2012.
“I would like to thank coach Mandee for her trust and confidence in me, while being a great mentor throughout my last three years in Gainesville,” said Thorpe. “I would also like to thank the University of Florida players, families, support staff and alumni for welcoming my family and I with open arms. I am looking forward to continuing to help build on the rich tradition here as a Florida Gator.”
Thorpe coached at his alma mater Syracuse for 10 seasons from 2010-2019, where he spent his first five seasons as an assistant coach before being named associate head coach in 2015. Thorpe reached six Final Fours and appeared in two National Championships. Only four unseeded teams have made the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament since 2010 and Thorpe did it twice, once in 2010 with Syracuse and in 2024 with the Gators.
In 2017, he displayed his championship pedigree, as he won a championship as head coach of the Long Island Sound in the United Women’s Lacrosse League.
After Syracuse, Thorpe spent a season as head coach and general manager of the New York Riptide in the National Lacrosse league, before pivoting to the University of Pittsburgh, where he spent a year to help build up their lacrosse program which began playing in 2022.
Thorpe has been the head coach of the USA Box Lacrosse Team in 2019 and 2024, where he led the U.S. to its first ever Silver Medal in the 2024 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships. He is a member of several Hall of Fames, including the Jordan Elbridge Hall of Fame, the US Lacrosse Rochester Chapter Hall of Fame, the NJCAA Lacrosse Hall of Fame, and the Rochester Knighthawks National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame.
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