The 2013-14 season marks Chris Wojcik’s fourth year as the Frisbie Family Head Coach for Harvard Men’s Lacrosse. Wojcik was appointed head coach during the summer of 2010.

During the past four years, Wojcik has garnered a .500 overall winning percentage. His career record currently stands at 22-22 following the conclusion of the 2013 campaign.

Wojcik led the Crimson to a 6-8 overall record and 2-4 mark in league action in 2013 after playing the ninth toughest schedule in the nation, including games against seven ranked opponents throughout the course of the season. Wojcik saw five players earned All-New England and All-Ivy League honors highlighted by Devin Dwyer’s NEILA Rookie of the Year selection.

In his first season on the Harvard sideline, Wojcik guided the Crimson to a 10-6 overall record, marking the most wins for the program in a season since 1998. Harvard, which earned a spot in the Ivy League tournament final, finished tied for third in the Ancient Eight with a 3-3 mark and earned four all-conference selections, led by Dean Gibbons and Kevin Vaughan who were named to the All-Ivy first team.

During the 2012 campaign, Wojcik led Harvard to as high as a No. 14 national ranking, and the Crimson began Ivy League play 2-0 for the first time since 1998. Harvard finished the season 5-2 at home and saw three players earn All-Ivy honors, most notably Jeff Cohen and Kevin Vaughan who were tabbed to the All-Ancient Eight first team.

Wojcik, an All-American in lacrosse and All-Ivy League selection in both lacrosse and soccer with the Crimson, as well as a former Harvard lacrosse assistant coach, returns to Cambridge after a two-year stint as the top assistant coach at Penn from 2009-10.  In addition to serving as offensive coordinator with the Quakers, Wojcik worked as the team’s recruiting coordinator and was able to recruit an outstanding class that included two Under Armour All-Americans. 

“We are extremely delighted to welcome Chris as our new head men’s lacrosse coach,” Scalise said.  “Chris is a tremendous recruiter, a superb offensive strategist and his familiarity with the Ivy League will help our program succeed, both on a regional and a national level. As a Harvard alumnus and former captain of our program, Chris is dedicated to continue building a winning tradition here in Cambridge.”

“I am ecstatic to return to Harvard, an institution that stands for excellence and opportunity,” Wojcik said.  “I want to thank Bob Scalise and the search committee for their confidence in me and my vision for Harvard lacrosse.  I am grateful for their commitment and support of the program, and I eagerly await the opportunity to coach and mentor the program’s talented players.   To the Harvard players and their families, the lacrosse alumni, and the entire Harvard community, thank you for your support and I will always give my best to Harvard and the lacrosse program.”

During the 2010 season, Wojcik helped Penn earn five All-Ivy League selections, the most for the program since 2004.  The Quakers averaged 10.2 goals per game, the highest average at Penn in 10 years, and the team’s extra-man offense ranked first in the Ivy League and third in the nation at 53 percent. 

Prior to his stint at Penn, Wojcik was the offensive coordinator at Bowdoin College in 2008, aiding in the Polar Bears’ run to their first NCAA tournament appearance, finishing the season ranked No. 20 nationally and 12-7 overall.  Bowdoin’s offense ranked first in the New England Small College Athletic Conference that spring.

Previously, he spent five seasons as an assistant coach in Cambridge under former head coach Scott Anderson.  As the program’s offensive coordinator in 2006, Wojcik oversaw an offense that helped the Crimson earn its first NCAA Championship berth since 1996.  Wojcik also spent three years as the team’s recruiting coordinator from 2005-07 and was the offensive coordinator from 2006-07.

As a two-sport standout with the Crimson, Wojcik earned lacrosse All-America honors in 1996, captaining Harvard to the NCAA tournament.  He led the Crimson to a 15-12 victory against Hofstra in the first round of the tournament before the team fell to Virginia in the national quarterfinals.  He completed his career with 134 career points on 89 goals and 45 assists, placing him first among midfielders and 15th overall all-time on the program’s scoring list. 

In addition to his honors on the lacrosse field, Wojcik served as captain of the Harvard soccer team, earning two All-Ivy League honors and leading the team to an Ivy League title and an NCAA tournament appearance in the fall of 1994.  Prior to graduation, Wojcik was named the winner of Harvard’s Bingham Award, presented to the top male student-athlete in the senior class. 

In 2008, Wojcik was a featured speaker at the Intercollegiate Men’s Lacrosse Coaches Association convention in 2008 for developing offensive personnel and in 2009 for shooting.  A member of the New Jersey Lacrosse Hall of Fame and the Westfield (N.J.) High School Athletics Hall of Fame, Wojcik graduated from Harvard with a bachelor’s degree in economics.  He also earned a master’s of education in secondary education/social studies from Boston College in 2007.