Drew’s all-time leader in wins, Tom Leanos is in his fourth decade as the Head Coach of the Drew lacrosse program. A fixture in the New Jersey lacrosse community and a member of the New Jersey Lacrosse Hall of Fame, Leanos has led the Rangers to postseason play 20 times, including conference playoff appearances in eight of the last 11 seasons.
After claiming both the inaugural Landmark Conference crown in 2008 as well as the ECAC Metro Championship, his teams continue to be among the top in the league. He owns a 23-18 record against conference opponents and has missed the playoffs only three times in eight seasons. His 2012 squad posted a school-record 13 wins and earned a trip to the Landmark Conference Championship game. Leanos had earned three Landmark Coach of the Year awards since entering the conference in 2008.
With a total of five Coach of the Year awards to his name, six ECAC titles and a pair of conference crowns, Leanos has become a coaching legend in the lacrosse community. He ranks 10th in career Division III victories among active coaches and 15th among all-time coaches in Division III. He ranks 19th in wins in all NCAA divisions for active coaches. His teams claimed MAC-East regular season championships from 1988-91, and he led the 1994 squad to the program’s first-ever MAC Championship title. In addition, five of Leanos’ squads have earned the prestigious Frenchy Julien Memorial Sportsmanship Award from the District III Lacrosse Officials Association.
Leanos has coached 98 players who have been named to All-Conference teams with four conference MVPs, six USILA All-Americans, and two Academic All-Americans. He guided the 1990 team to a final national ranking of 18 and also served as the coach for the South Team in the 1991 Division III North/South All-Star Game.
A 1970 graduate of Hofstra University, Leanos was an All-Met Division All-Star for the Flying Dutchmen and participated in the North-South All-Star Classic. Prior to his arrival at Drew, he served as the head coach at Southampton College on Long Island and assisted at Salisbury. In addition to serving as the men’s lacrosse coach, Leanos is the facilities manager for the athletic department, organizing the scheduling and operation of Ranger Stadium and all outside athletic facilities.
