CHARLESTON, S.C. - Former Drew University men's lacrosse coach Tom Leanos will be inducted into the Intercollegiate Men's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IMLCA) Hall of Fame next month, the IMLCA has announced.

Leanos is one of three members of the 2021 IMLCA Hall of Fame class, which includes fellow legendary coaches William Moore (Navy) and Bob Shillinglaw (Delaware). They will be inducted along with the 2020 class at the IMLCA's inaugural Hall of Fame ceremony on Sunday, July 25 in National Harbor, Md. Click here for additional information on the event.

It is the third Hall of Fame honor for Leanos, who was previously inducted by the New Jersey Lacrosse Foundation (2005) and the Drew Athletic Department (2017).

Leanos built an outstanding legacy at the Forest during a coaching career that spanned four decades from 1988-2017. He earned a total of six Coach of the Year awards to go with six ECAC titles and a pair of conference crowns. He is the program's all-time leader in wins (234) and games coached (450), and he earned an additional 21 wins as the head coach at Southampton College from 1980-83. His 255 career victories ranked him 25th in Division III history prior to the 2021 season.

A fixture in the New Jersey lacrosse community, Leanos led the Rangers to postseason play 21 times. During his first 20 years at Drew, the Rangers competed in the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC), and he guided his teams to MAC-East regular-season championships from 1988-91. Then in 1994, he led the Rangers to the program's first-ever MAC Championship title. Leanos was named MAC Coach of the Year in 1997 and 2006.

Drew joined the Landmark Conference as a founding member in 2007-08, and that spring Leanos guided the Rangers to the conference's inaugural men's lacrosse title. He would lead his team to the Landmark Conference postseason five more times and was named the LC Coach of the Year on four occasions. His 2012 finished 13-4, setting a team record for wins in a season.

Throughout his career, Leanos coached four conference MVPs, six USILA All-Americans, and two CoSIDA Academic All-Americans. He guided the 1990 team to a final national ranking of No. 18, and he served as the coach for the South Team in the 1991 Division III North-South Senior All-Star Game. 

In addition, five of Leanos' squads earned the prestigious Frenchy Julien Memorial Sportsmanship Award from the District III Lacrosse Officials Association.