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Tyler O'Keefe

Tyler O'Keefe

  • Title
    Walter Alessi Head Coach
  • Email
    okeefet@mit.edu
  • Phone
    617-258-5782
  • College
    Springfield '12
  • Year
    7th at MIT

The 2022 NEWMAC and 2022 NEILA Coach of the Year, Tyler O’Keefe enters his seventh season as the MIT Walter Alessi Men’s Lacrosse Head Coach. Under his tutelage, the Engineers captured the program’s first NEWMAC Championship in 2022 and advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament.

Prior to his arrival at MIT, O’Keefe was an assistant coach at Williams College for two years. He was the program’s defensive coordinator, head recruiting coordinator and coached the face-off specialists. O’Keefe coached four All-NESCAC performers, one NEILA All-Star, one NEILA Honorable Mention honoree, and two USILA Honorable Mention All-Americans during his time with the Ephs.

O’Keefe’s other collegiate coaching experience includes stints as an assistant at both Rhodes College in 2014-15 and at his alma mater, Springfield College, from 2012-14. As a four-year student-athlete for the Pride, O’Keefe was a team captain as a senior and a two-time Pilgrim League All-Conference honoree. His teams captured four straight Pilgrim League Championships and appeared in the NCAA Division III Tournament in each of his four seasons.

In the classroom at Springfield, O’Keefe earned his Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice in 2012 and is working towards completing his Master of Science degree in athletic administration. He was also a member of the Springfield College Criminal Justice Club and worked as a supervisor in the Office of Special Programs at Springfield.

Team Accomplishments
2018: 8-8, 4-3 NEWMAC NEWMAC Tournament Semifinalist
2019: 10-8, 5-2 NEWMAC NEWMAC Tournament Semifinalist
2022: 17-1, 6-0 NEWMAC NEWMAC Champions
Advanced to NCAA Tournament Third Round
2023: 12-6, 4-2 NEWMAC NEWMAC Runner Up
Student-Athlete Accomplishments
NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Team 117
NEWMAC All-Conference 34
NEWMAC Rookie of the Year 4
NEWMAC Athlete of the Year 2
NEWMAC Defensive Player of the Year 1
NEILA All-Academic Team 23
USILA Scholar All-American 7
CSC Academic All-America 2
NEILA All-Region 7
NEILA Player of the Year 1
USILA All-America 5
USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America 4
IMLCA All-America 1
IMLCA All-Region 3
NEILA Senior All-Star Game 3
 

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