Richard Carrington joined the athletics staff at Alvernia University in the fall of 2010 as the head men's lacrosse coach. Carrington comes to Alvernia from Chestnut Hill College, where he founded the men’s lacrosse program and served as the first head coach.
| Carrington's Year-by-Year Records |
| Year |
W |
L |
| 2011 |
2 |
14 |
| Total |
2 |
14 |
During the first year of Carrington’s tenure at Chestnut Hill, he was charged with making all administrative decisions for the program, which included scheduling the inaugural season, ordering all equipment, establishing relationships for fundraising and community service projects, and recruiting an academically suitable class. Carrington’s 37-member inaugural class represented ten different states and Canadian provinces.
Despite being a first-year team comprised of freshmen, Carrington and his young Griffins joined the premiere conference in NCAA Division II Men’s Lacrosse as associate members. The East Coast Conference schedule pitted Chestnut Hill against several nationally ranked opponents, but that did not deter the Griffins from earning four victories in their inaugural season, including wins over established programs like American International University and Neumann University.
Carrington came to Chestnut Hill by way of Mars Hill College, where he served as the assistant men's lacrosse coach. In 2008, Carrington helped the Lions to an 11-6 finish and a 3rd place ranking in the NCAA Division II South Region. Mars Hill concluded that season with the program’s first Deep South Conference championship. To his credit, Carrington coached a much-improved defensive unit that produced three all-conference selections and a participant in the prestigious North-South All-Star Game. Carrington is also a Mars Hill College alumnus. He competed as a four-year defensive starter for the Lions and graduated as Mars Hill’s career ground ball leader (268); a record which stood for six years.
Carrington's first head coaching stint came at Cape Henry Collegiate School in Virginia Beach, Virginia. There he led the boys' varsity lacrosse team for two seasons, where he amassed a 26-14 record (13-5 vs. conference opponents). Carrington also guided each of his lacrosse teams to the conference championship game and his 2007 squad reached the Division I State Quarterfinals. Additionally, he coached 11 all-conference performers, two all-state performers, and one All-American.
Before coaching at Cape Henry Collegiate School, Carrington served as an assistant coach and defensive coordinator at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio and Albemarle High School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Carrington graduated from Mars Hill College in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in communications. He is currently pursuing a master's degree at Alvernia University. He is a native of Charlottesville, Virginia and he currently resides in Wyomissing.
