DENVER – Denver Outlaws Defensive Coordinator Trevor Tierney will join his father Bill Tierney as an assistant coach for the University of Denver men's lacrosse program for the 2009-2010 season.

"I am very excited to join Coach Tierney and Coach Brown on the University of Denver men's lacrosse staff," said Trevor Tierney. "I feel that DU has the potential to be one of the premier lacrosse programs in the country. It has outstanding academic programs, top athletic facilities, and is one of the best places in the world to live, work and play."

Trevor will join assistant coach Matt Brown, who has been a member of the Pioneer coaching staff for the last three seasons.

"Being a lacrosse player from the east coast myself, and having lived in Denver for the past decade, I am excited to have the opportunity to help this program get to the next level," Trevor Tierney said. "Along with the other coaches, our goal is to have our players be the best student-athletes that they can possibly be, whether that is on the field, in the classroom, or in our community. I cannot wait for the whole team to get together on campus in September!"

The Trevor Tierney File

Tierney is the co-founder and vice-president of Icon Lacrosse and is the only goalie in the history of the game to have won an NCAA Championship, an International Lacrosse Federation World Championship and a Major League Lacrosse Championship.

A two-time All-American at Princeton University where he won two NCAA Division I National Championships, Tierney was named 2001 Division I Goalie of the Year, All-Academic All-American and First Team All-American.

Upon graduation, Tierney went on to be named All-World Goalie for Team USA in the 2002 ILF World Championships in Perth, Australia, where the U.S. won the gold medal. He also played for Team USA in 2006, when the team won a silver medal in the ILF Championships.

His MLL career began in 2001 as he was chosen as a first round pick (second overall) in the inaugural MLL Collegiate Draft by the New Jersey Pride.

After a brief stop with the Boston Cannons in 2004, Trevor was traded to the Baltimore Bayhawks in 2005 where he earned MLL All-Star honors and was selected as the league's Week 6 Defensive Player of the Week. He started 11 games and posted a .537 save percentage while helping the Bayhawks to the MLL Championship.

In 2006, Trevor was acquired by the Denver Outlaws, where his impressive performance earned him two MLL All-Star appearances in 2006 and 2007. He was added to the Outlaws coaching staff in 2008 and currently serves as the defensive coordinator.

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