Harvard University

Coach Neil Hutchinson enters his fourth season as the Offensive Coordinator with the Crimson in 2023. Focusing on individual player development, Hutchinson has a proven track record of success at his previous stops with Notre Dame, UMBC and Towson. 

2025 was a historic season for Harvard men’s lacrosse, as the team posted 10 wins including a 4-2 mark in Ivy League play, the best record in conference action since the 2016 season. The results helped Harvard earn a spot in the Ivy League tournament field for the first time in nine years and earn an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament for the second time in the last four seasons. With Coach Hutchinson’s help, the Crimson rose to as high as No. 9 in the national polls during the 2025 season.
 
Harvard men’s lacrosse posted a number of impressive results during the campaign, including six wins over ranked opponents, the biggest win being the team’s 15-14 upset win over No. 6 Syracuse on the road, the first ever win for the Crimson against the Orange. As the offensive coordinator, Hutchinson helped the Harvard offense turn in 208 goals on the year which went down as the fifth most in program history. A historic offensive season saw the Crimson score 13.87 goals (6^th most in the nation) and post a man-up percentage of .500 (6^th best nationally) while shooting the ball at a 32.4 percent clip (4^th highest in the NCAA). In Coach Hutchinson’s offensive scheme Sam King (66 points), Jack Speidell (59 points) and Teddy Malone (49 points) became the first Harvard trio to reach 40 points each since 1996.
 
Six players earned All-Ivy League honors under Hutchinson and the rest of the Harvard staff during the 2025 season including Sam King, who made history by becoming the first Tewaaraton Award Finalist in program history. King’s 66-point season also netted him First Team All-America honors – the first since 1962 at Harvard – and the NEILA New England Player of the Year Award. King went on to be selected in the PLL College Draft, another first for the program.
 
The 2024 season saw the Crimson earn eight victories during a successful campaign in which the program rose to as high as No. 12 in the national polls. With Hutchinson’s help, the Crimson jumped out to a historic 6-0 start, marking the first time since 1990 the team had reached the mark. The Crimson posted two wins over ranked opponents including victories against No. 18 Bryant and No. 13 Michigan. Seven players earned All-Ivy League honors in 2024 while Sam King earned Second Team All-America honors, the first “teamer” for the program in nearly 10 years.

During the 2023 season, Hutchinson led an offensive attack that was among the best in the Ivy League. Three players - Sam King, Owen Gaffney and Andrew Perry - earned All-Ivy League honors under his mentorship. Hutchinson worked closely with the man-up unit that was ranked as the best in the nation for a good portion of the season. 

Huthcinson was a key part of the revival that the Harvard Men's Lacrosse program saw in 2022. Under his guidance the Crimson scored the most goals (171) since the 2015 season, which paced the team to an 8-5 record that helped them secure a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014. Miles Botkiss and Sam King were rewarded with All-Ivy selections with Hutchinson's help and Austin Madronic '22 was drafted top-10 in the National Lacrosse League draft after a stellar seniro season in Hutchinson's offensive scheme. 
 
During a shortened 2020 season due to COVID-19, multiple offensive players were on pace to set career highs in both goals and assists, with several players close to eclipsing those highs in only four games. Averaging nearly 12 goals per game, the Crimson offense scored on 36 percent of its shots, good for ninth at the Division I level. 
 
Hutchinson joins the Crimson following a successful stint at Notre Dame. Working primarily with the midfielders and face-off specialists, Hutchinson helped guide Bryan Costabile (now with the PLL Atlas) to career highs in both goals and assists. Costabile was also the ACC Offensive Player of the Year, as well as a First Team All-American.
 
At previous stops with UMBC and Towson, Hutchinson’s impact was felt on the offensive end of the field. Hutchinson also served a role in the development of current PLL Cannon’s attackman Ryan Drenner during his time at Towson.