Head coach Tom Gravante, who has been at the helm of Mount St. Mary’s men’s lacrosse program since 1995, has built the Mount into an annual contender in the Northeast Conference.

He led the Mount to back-to-back conference championships in 2010 and 2011. In 2011, the Mount won the first-ever Northeast Conference Championship in the league’s inaugural season. The previous year, Gravante guided the Mount to a school record in wins, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title, and the schools second-ever NCAA tournament appearance.

The Mount won the NEC regular season title in 2011, earning the right to host the NEC Tournament. There, the Mount earned wins over Bryant and Quinnipiac to take the inaugural NEC title. Gravante was named the NEC Coach of the Year for the second season in a row.

Gravante lives in Frederick with his wife Nicole and two children. In May of 1998, he received his Master of Business Administration degree with honors from Mount St. Mary’s.