Regy Thorpe - Women's Lacrosse Coach - Syracuse University Athletics

Regy Thorpe

Title:
Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Email:
rjthorpe@syr.edu

Regy Thorpe joined Gary Gait's staff in 2010 as an assistant coach. He was promoted to associate head coach in January 2015 and served in that role through the 2019 season. Thorpe brought a wealth of playing and coaching experience to his alma mater where he captained the Orange men’s squad to the 1993 national championship.

During his 10 years on the sidelines, he helped produce 22 IWCLA All-Americans, six IWCLA Players of the Year, and six Tewaaraton Finalists. The Orange were 158-62 and have made the NCAA tournament in nine of his 10 years. In those nine NCAA Tournament appearances, Syracuse made six trips to the Final Four, while twice appearing in the national championship game.

Team USA
Thorpe is currently head coach of the U.S. Men’s Indoor team that will complete at the 2019 Federation of Lacrosse Men’s Indoor Championships in British Columbia. Thorpe was a three-time member of the US Indoor Team (2002, 2005, 2007). He served as team captain of the 2007 squad that won the bronze medal at the World Indoor Championship. Thorpe again served as a captain of the 2010 Indoor Box Team that won the Bowhunter Cup. In 2011, he served as an assistant coach for the USA Team at the Bowhunter Cup.

College
Thorpe played at Herkimer Junior College for two years, where he earned All-America honors and was named the Defenseman of the Year in 1991. He enrolled at Syracuse and helped the Orange to the national finals in 1992. A year later, Thorpe, who served as a team captain, earned All-America honors after leading Syracuse to its fifth national title.

Professional
Following graduation, Thorpe embarked on a successful professional playing career. He played 15 seasons for the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League, helping the team to the league crown in 1997 and again in 2007 when he served as team captain. In his final season, Thorpe also was the franchise’s general manager. Thorpe was a member of the Knighthawks’ 10th Anniversary Team and recently named to the 25th anniversary 20-person roster. He was inducted into the team's Hall of Fame in 2012.

In addition, Thorpe played for the Major League Lacrosse’s Rochester Rattlers from 2001-06. He served as an assistant coach for the next two seasons, helping the Rattlers to the Major League Lacrosse championship in 2008.

Success Behind the Bench
Thorpe was head coach of the Long Island Sound of the pro women’s league, the UWLX , in 2017 and 2018, guiding the team to the UWLX championship in 2017.
In 2012 as head coach of the MLL Hamilton Nationals, he led his team to a world championship game appearance. In 2008 as assistant coach he helped his MLL team, the Rochester Rattlers, to the world championship, claiming gold that year.

From 2007-09, Thorpe served as head coach for the Six Nations Arrows Junior A team, guiding the squad to the Minto Cup in 2007. In 2014 he returned as an assistant coach and led the Arrows to another Minto Cup championship. Thorpe became one of only a handful of Americans to ever win two of the prestige Canadian Minto Cup championships.

International
Previously, Thorpe served as head coach of the Haudenosaunee girls under-19 in 2015, an assistant coach for the Iroquois men’s national team at the 1998 Outdoor Lacrosse Championship and the under-19 team at the 1999 National World Outdoor Championship where his team captured the Iroquois’s first-ever FIL medal, winning the bronze in Adelaide, Australia.

Hall of Fame
Thorpe has been named to his high school Jordan Elbridge Hall of Fame, the US Lacrosse Rochester Chapter Hall of Fame, NJCAA Lacrosse Hall of Fame and the Rochester Knighthawks National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame.

Captain “C”
Thorpe owns the pro indoor box record for most games played professionally by any American. His 15 years played earned him that record that still holds years after his retirement.

In addition, Thorpe has captained every team he has ever played both scholastically, in college, professionally and internationally, making him one of only a handful ever to do so.

Thorpe resides in Elbridge, N.Y. with his wife, Amy. They have a daughter, Ella, who lives in Austin, Texas and was a member of the Orange and graduated in 2016, and son, Gale, is played lacrosse at Ohio State University.