Coach Mattoon was named head coach in November 2008 and is the
program's first coach. He is a native of Corning, NY, and has
coached lacrosse for more than 10 years. He has spent most of his
coaching career in the Washington, DC area, serving as an assistant
coach with 2 different programs and head coaching two others. Coach
Mattoon also spent some time in his hometown, serving as a
volunteer assistant at Notre Dame High School in Elmira, NY.
In addition, Coach Mattoon has taken his lacrosse career overseas,
serving as the men’s lacrosse director of the HTHC Hamburg
Warriors from 2002-2005. Based in Hamburg, Germany and the Warriors
are widely recognized as one of the premiere lacrosse organizations
in Europe. While in Germany, he posted a remarkable .975 winning
percentage in just over three season with the Warriors. On two
separate occasions (2003, 2004), Mattoon led the Warriors to the
German Championship game and was twice named Northern German
Lacrosse League Coach of the year.
Prior to being named men’s head coach, Coach Mattoon served
as a history teacher and as boy’s varsity head coach at
Saint Johns Catholic Prep in Frederick, Maryland. Saint Johns is a
member of the prestigious MIAA conference and competes in its
“C” conference. Coach Mattoon is proud to say that in
his two seasons with the Vikings, he coached four All-MIAA
selections and over 10 All-County selections. In 2008, he guided
the Vikings to a 13-0 regular season record and an appearance in
the MIAA “C” conference championship game. Mattoon was
also named the 2008 Frederick County Coach of the Year.
Coach Mattoon holds a Bachelor’s degree in History from the
University of Maryland and will complete his Master’s degree
in Secondary Education from McDaniel College in 2009.
Coach Mattoon has a 4-year old son, Alexander.
