Courtesy: UMBC Athletic Communications
BALTIMORE -
1988 UMBC All-America men’s lacrosse player Ricky Fried has been named the 2009-2013 U.S. Women’s Lacrosse National Team Head Coach.
Fried, who also represented UMBC at the 1988 North-South All-Star game, amassed 49 goals and 21 assists as a midfielder in his three campaigns (1986-88) at UMBC. The Timonium, Md. native served as a tri-captain in 1988 and posted totals of 29 goals and nine assists in his final season.
He was the recipient of the E. Richard Watts, Jr. Leadership Award in 1988 and was subsequently named to the UMBC All-Time Team.
Fried started his coaching career with the Retrievers’ men’s program in 1989 and earned his bachelor’s degree in history/education from UMBC in 1988. He is currently the head women’s lacrosse coach at Georgetown University.