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On Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Blaine Patrick of Annapolis, Maryland accepted the head Men’s Lacrosse coaching position at Appalachian State University. Blaine graduated from the University of Florida in 2007 with a degree in Criminology along with minors in Environmental Science and World Geography. During his time at the University of Florida, Blaine was a four year starter for the Gators and lead the team in scoring from 2005-2007.

Along with leading UF, he was also the leading scorer in the Southeastern Lacrosse Conference during the ’05 and ’07 campaigns. After graduation, Blaine remained in Gainesville to help coach the men’s and women’s programs at UF. While helping coach those teams, Blaine started the “Gainesville Gorillaz” travel team and coached at Buchholtz High School. Patrick would depart Florida and head to North Carolina where he was an assistant coach at The Asheville School along side of former Towson University standout Matt Eckrel.

Blaine has also stayed involved with the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association as he works on the MCLA Tournament staff during the championship tournament in May.

Along with Lacrosse, Blaine has a strong passion for whitewater kayaking. Since 2003 he has used his talents on the water to pursue a career in guiding and filming whitewater excursions in West Virginia and Tennessee.

Team President Matt Youngblood commented “Blaine has all of the qualities that we are looking for. We needed someone intelligent, confident, assertive and experienced to help us grow as a program on and off the field. Blaine has all of the qualities along with the focus and humility to be a great problem solver. There is no doubt in my mind that Appalachian State Lacrosse is going to be better from day one under the guidance of Coach Patrick.”