Husson University

Mike O'Neill has served as the head coach of the Husson men's lacrosse program since January 2021 and led the Eagles to a North Atlantic Conference East Division Title in his first season at the helm. 

Prior to Husson, O'Neill spent five season (2013-17) as the head coach at the University of California at Santa Cruz, where he guided the Banana Slugs to five consecutive Western Collegiate Lacrosse League Tournament appearances, including the league title in 2013. The 2017 WCLL Division II Coach of the Year recipient led the University of California at Santa Cruz to a 35-42 overall record during his time on the Banana Slugs sidelines.

O’Neill served as an assistant coach at Ohio Wesleyan University from 1991-93 helping the Battling Bishops to a 49-15 overall record with three North Coast Athletic Conference Championships (1991-93), two NCAA Tournament final four appearances (1991 and 1993), including finishing as the National Runner-up in 1993 to Hobart.

Previously, O’Neill served as the head coach at the University of Vermont (1983-86) and guided the Catamounts to four-consecutive winning seasons, a feat that has not be accomplished since the O’Neill era in Burlington. Upon leaving Vermont, O’Neill was the program’s all-time career leader in wins (40) and winning percentage (.741). To this day, he still remains the all-time leader in winning percentage. Additionally, he served as an assistant at the Ohio State University for two years (1981-82) and helped the team make a pair of Midwest Lacrosse Association tournament appearances, including finishing as the MLA runner-up in 1981.

A 1980 graduate of Vermont, O'Neill earned a bachelors of science degree in physical education before earning his masters degree in education from Ohio State in 1981. Additionally, he completed all, but his dissertation for a PhD in athletic administration from Ohio State  in 1987 and earned a juris doctor degree from Capital University in 1990.

A native of Redding, Conn., O’Neill resides in Ellsworth, Maine.