DENVER—Longtime Princeton lacrosse coach Bill Tierney is leaving the Tigers for a position at the University of Denver.
Tierney spent 22 seasons with Princeton, leading the Tigers to six NCAA championships and 14 Ivy League titles. His career record at Princeton was 238-86.
Denver announced Monday that Tierney would become the Pioneers’ head coach starting July 1.
The Hall of Fame coach will succeed Jamie Munro, who resigned last month after compiling a 91-70 record in 11 seasons. Tierney inherits a team that finished 7-8 last season.
In his time at Princeton, Tierney led the Tigers to 10 NCAA Final Fours and eight championship games. He also coached 26 first-team All-Americans.
“I would like to thank Princeton for 22 years of support and happiness, and for the ability to take this program to the level that it’s at now,” Tierney said in a statement. “I am looking forward to helping the DU men’s lacrosse program reach new heights.”
The Tigers advanced to the quarterfinals of the tournament this season, before losing to Cornell. It was Tierney’s 16th quarterfinal appearance.
On Princeton’s Web site, Tierney said he wasn’t leaving the school unfulfilled or unhappy.
“I leave Princeton for an opportunity that I never thought would come my way. I give my deepest thanks to Princeton … I have all the confidence in the world that Princeton will choose the right leadership to follow in my path,” Tierney said on GoPrincetonTigers.com.
