(Story taken from Hendrix College website)
CONWAY, Ark. - The Hendrix College Athletic Department is pleased to announce the hiring of Curt Foxx as the Warriors’ new head men’s lacrosse coach. Foxx comes to Hendrix after a three year stint at Hood College in Frederick, Md.
Foxx, a Chicago native, transformed Hood’s lacrosse program from a 46-game losing streak over its first four seasons (2005-08) to a 6-11 record in 2010. He joined the Hood lacrosse program as an assistant coach in 2007 and was named head coach prior to the 2008-09 season. Foxx halted the Blazer’s losing streak in his first year as a head coach with a 1-13 record and then a six-win season his second year.
“I am very excited at being given this great opportunity to be part of a college with such a rich academic and athletic tradition,” said Foxx. “I am also very fortunate to be a part of a great conference in the SCAC and hope to be a part of Hendrix men’s lacrosse as they continue to become more competitive and strive for excellence. Upon arriving at Hendrix, I knew immediately that [Hendrix] was an institution that takes pride in its academics, athletics, and community, and I am very excited to join it. I look forward to working with young men who have represented the college well and worked hard to improve their team thus far.”
Foxx’s 2010 team set records in all aspects of the game and improved by leaps and bounds in one of the most competitive lacrosse conferences in the nation. Hood competes in the Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) which boasts lacrosse power programs including Salisbury University (eight NCAA Championships), Stevenson University, Gallaudet University, Marymount University, University of Mary Washington, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Wesley College and York College.
“We are excited about Coach Foxx and his wife joining the Hendrix family,” said Danny Powell, the Director of Hendrix Athletics. “Curt brings great enthusiasm for the job and has shown that he can recruit quality student-athletes. He has built a competitive lacrosse program in one on the premier NCAA Division III lacrosse leagues in the country. We are looking forward to great things from our lacrosse program in the near future.”
Foxx shows strong promise in turning around a Hendrix program that has gone winless against NCAA competition over its first three seasons. The passion and experience he showed at Hood will undoubtedly help turn Hendrix into a winning program through extensive recruiting and hard work. Foxx played a major role in recruiting the three largest classes in the Blazers’ history with a total of 56 talented student-athletes. Foxx has made strong connections all over the country, reeling in student-athletes from California, Colorado, Kansas, Indiana and Nevada to name a few states.
Foxx started his coaching career in 1998 at Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Ill. where his teams won two state titles. He has also coached at the high school and club level in Raleigh, N.C., Brentwood, Tenn., Frederick, Md., Hanover, Pa., and Purcellville, Va. Foxx is also currently a member of the coaching staff for the Danish National Men’s Team out of Copenhagen, Denmark. Foxx holds valuable relationships with high school and college coaches throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.
Foxx earned his B.A. in History and Religious Studies from Kenyon College (Grambier, Ohio) in 2002 and earned his M.Ed. in Social Studies and Secondary Education from Vanderbilt University in 2005. He lettered in both lacrosse and football during his playing careers at Kenyon and Loyola Academy.
Foxx, a Chicago native, transformed Hood’s lacrosse program from a 46-game losing streak over its first four seasons (2005-08) to a 6-11 record in 2010. He joined the Hood lacrosse program as an assistant coach in 2007 and was named head coach prior to the 2008-09 season. Foxx halted the Blazer’s losing streak in his first year as a head coach with a 1-13 record and then a six-win season his second year.
“I am very excited at being given this great opportunity to be part of a college with such a rich academic and athletic tradition,” said Foxx. “I am also very fortunate to be a part of a great conference in the SCAC and hope to be a part of Hendrix men’s lacrosse as they continue to become more competitive and strive for excellence. Upon arriving at Hendrix, I knew immediately that [Hendrix] was an institution that takes pride in its academics, athletics, and community, and I am very excited to join it. I look forward to working with young men who have represented the college well and worked hard to improve their team thus far.”
Foxx’s 2010 team set records in all aspects of the game and improved by leaps and bounds in one of the most competitive lacrosse conferences in the nation. Hood competes in the Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) which boasts lacrosse power programs including Salisbury University (eight NCAA Championships), Stevenson University, Gallaudet University, Marymount University, University of Mary Washington, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Wesley College and York College.
“We are excited about Coach Foxx and his wife joining the Hendrix family,” said Danny Powell, the Director of Hendrix Athletics. “Curt brings great enthusiasm for the job and has shown that he can recruit quality student-athletes. He has built a competitive lacrosse program in one on the premier NCAA Division III lacrosse leagues in the country. We are looking forward to great things from our lacrosse program in the near future.”
Foxx shows strong promise in turning around a Hendrix program that has gone winless against NCAA competition over its first three seasons. The passion and experience he showed at Hood will undoubtedly help turn Hendrix into a winning program through extensive recruiting and hard work. Foxx played a major role in recruiting the three largest classes in the Blazers’ history with a total of 56 talented student-athletes. Foxx has made strong connections all over the country, reeling in student-athletes from California, Colorado, Kansas, Indiana and Nevada to name a few states.
Foxx started his coaching career in 1998 at Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Ill. where his teams won two state titles. He has also coached at the high school and club level in Raleigh, N.C., Brentwood, Tenn., Frederick, Md., Hanover, Pa., and Purcellville, Va. Foxx is also currently a member of the coaching staff for the Danish National Men’s Team out of Copenhagen, Denmark. Foxx holds valuable relationships with high school and college coaches throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.
Foxx earned his B.A. in History and Religious Studies from Kenyon College (Grambier, Ohio) in 2002 and earned his M.Ed. in Social Studies and Secondary Education from Vanderbilt University in 2005. He lettered in both lacrosse and football during his playing careers at Kenyon and Loyola Academy.
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