Mike Pressler

Mike Pressler, born on February 27, 1960, is an American lacrosse coach. He is the head coach and general manager of Atlas Lacrosse Club in the Premier Lacrosse League and also the varsity head coach of the lacrosse team at Highland Park High School in Highland Park, Texas. He attended Wilton High School and Washington & Lee University, where he was a four-year starter in both lacrosse and football, and later coached at Virginia Military Institute, the United States Military Academy and Ohio Wesleyan University. He led the Duke Blue Devils for 16 seasons from 1991 until he was forced to resign during the Duke lacrosse case in 2006, then coached the Bryant Bulldogs from 2007 until his retirement after the 2022 season. He received the F. Morris Touchstone Award as men's college lacrosse coach of the year in 2005 and in 2010 coached the United States men's national lacrosse team to a gold medal.