Hobart and William Smith Colleges Athletics

David J Urick, now the head lacrosse coach at Georgetown University, enjoyed unprecedented success during his 19-year career at Hobart College. As head lacrosse coach, he guided the team to 10 straight NCAA Division III Championships and posted a record of 129-33, including a 90-3 record against Division III teams. He coached 40 All-American players during his tenure at Hobart. He won the Francis "Babe" Kraus Award as Division III Coach of the Year in 1980 and 1981. In 1987, he won his eighth-straight Division III title, surpassing UCLA's John Wooden for most consecutive championships in a team sport. An active member of the NCAA Lacrosse Committee, Urick also served as head coach of the champion United States team in the 1986 World Games. A 1970 graduate of Cortland State where he starred in football and lacrosse, Urick joined the Hobart staff as an assistant football and lacrosse coach in 1971. He became head football coach in 1976, posting a 7-2 record and earning ICAC Coach of the Year honors that season. He was the co-head coach of the lacrosse team in 1979 and took the reins solo in 1980, the same year he stepped down as football coach. Author of Sports Illustrated's book "Lacrosse, Fundamentals for Winning," Urick was inducted into the Cortland C-Club Hall of Fame in 1986.

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