Head coach Tom Gravante, who has been at the helm of the Mount men's lacrosse program since 1995, has led the Mount to back-to-back conference championships.  Last year, the Mount won the first-ever Northeast Conference Championship in the league's inaugural season.  The previous year, Gravante guided the Mount to a school-record in wins, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title, and the school's second-ever NCAA Tournament appearance.

The Mount won the NEC regular season title in 2011, earning the right to host the NEC Tournament.  There, the Mount earned wins over Bryant and Quinnipiac to take the inaugural NEC title.  Gravante was named the NEC Coach of the Year for the second season in a row.

In 2010 the Mount defeated Siena, 7-6, on a last-second goal to win the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title in the school's final season in the conference.  With the win, the Mount advanced to the NCAA Tournament where they lost to No. 1 seed Virginia in the First Round. 

The Mount finished the 2010 season with a 12-5 record, breaking the school record for wins in a season.  Gravante was named the MAAC's Coach of the Year, the fourth time he has earned the award.  The NEC also handed out postseason awards in 2010 in advance of the league's first year with Gravante earning the NEC's Coach of the Year award as well.

Gravante saw his teams enjoy unprecedented success in the MAAC, advancing to the MAAC Championship game in six of the 11 seasons it has been held, winning the title in both 2003 and 2010.

In 2003, Gravante earned his third MAAC Coach of the Year award after guiding the Mount to its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance after a win over Saint Joseph's in the MAAC Championship game.  With Gravante at the helm, the Mount posted an impressive 83-28 record in MAAC regular season games.

Gravante was forced to sit out the 2005 season to concentrate on his health, but returned to the sidelines in 2006 and promptly led the Mount to the MAAC title game.

In 1999, Gravante guided the Mountaineers to the MAAC regular season title, sweeping the conference slate, and a school-record 11 wins, earning MAAC Coach of the Year honors for the second time in three years. In 1997, he led his charges to the program's first winning season since 1991.

Gravante was named the recipient of the Howdy Myers Man-of-the-Year Award by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association in July 2002.  He joined former coaching legends Bob Scott of Johns Hopkins and Carl Runk of Towson as one of 15 to be honored as the USILA's Man of the Year since 1988. 

Gravante has been the head coach of in the USILA North-South Senior All-Star game on two occasions (2003 and 2010).

As a player at Hobart College in Geneva, N.Y., Gravante helped lead the Statesmen to the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth of 12 straight Division III titles won by the Upstate New York powerhouse. For over 10 years, he held Division III tournament records for goals in a game (seven) and goals in the tournament (17). Gravante graduated from Hobart in 1988 with a degree in economics.  He was recently inducted into Hobart's Hall of Fame.  After graduation, Gravante proceeded to work at General Electric in Syracuse in manufacturing test engineering. 

Following his term at GE, he owned and operated a fitness center in his hometown of Camillus, N.Y. When offered the opportunity to pursue his MBA degree and coach lacrosse, he decided to return to the game as assistant coach at Mount St. Mary's for the 1993 season. Upon the resignation of A.J. Russo, he was promoted to head coach. In fall of 1995, he was promoted to full-time status.

Gravante lives in Frederick with his wife Nicole and two children . In May of 1998, he received his Master of Business Administration degree with honors from Mount St. Mary's.

The Gravante File
Year      Overall/MAAC    Notes
1995      3-11
1996      7-9 /5-2        ECAC Bid
1997      9-7/7-1         ECAC Bid
1998      7-10/6-1        ECAC Bid
1999      11-5/8-0        MAAC Champion, ECAC Bid
2000      8-8/8-1         MAAC Tournament
2001      11-6/8-1        MAAC Tournament Champion
2002      6-11/6-2        MAAC Tournament
2003      10-8/7-1        MAAC Tournament Champion, NCAA Bid
2004      5-8/5-3   
2005      Missed Season due to Health Reasons
2006      7-9/6-2         MAAC Tournament
2007      4-10/4-4
2008      2-12/2-6
2009      5-10/5-3        MAAC Tournament
2010      12-5/7-1        MAAC Tournament Champion, NCAA Bid
2011      9-6/4-1         NEC Tournament Champion
TOTAL:    116-136

Johnson is in his second year on head coach Tom Gravante's staff, serving as the Mount's defensive coordinator while also being heavily involved in the day-to-day operations in the Mount lacrosse office.

Johnson comes to the Mount after working on the Penn State staff for the last two campaigns. Johnson, who also was a member of the Nittany Lions' staff from 2005-06, also served as an assistant coach at Stony Brook for the 2007 and 2008 seasons. As the defensive coordinator with Stony Brook, Johnson helped the Seawolves upset No. 20 Denver in 2007 and No. 7 Delaware in 2008.

He also served as an assistant coach at Stevens Tech from 2002-04. Johnson played his collegiate ball at Rochester Institute of Technology and also spent a year coaching at his alma mater. While he was in Rochester, Johnson also suited up for the Rochester Knighthawks in the National Lacrosse League.

T.C. DiBartolo joins the Mount men's lacrosse coaching staff after a stellar four-year career at the school.

DiBartolo was named the Most Valuable Player at the Northeast Conference Tournament after posting 25 saves in helping the Mount win the inaugural NEC title last season.  Also named the NEC Defensive Player of the Year, he holds the Mount St. Mary's all-time save record with 726.  DiBartolo, also named First Team All-NEC in goal for the second consecutive season, finished the season with a 10.68 goals against average and a .528 save percentage.  He played in the annual USILA North-South All-Star game in May.

As a junior, was named honorable mention All-America after helping lead the Mount to the NCAA Tournament.  A First Team All-NEC and Second Team All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference selection, he was named to the MAAC All-Tournament team after making 33 saves in the Mount's wins over Manhattan and Siena that helped the team to its first MAAC title since 2003.  He finished that season with a 9.39 goals against average and a .590 save percentage which was sixth in the nation, while his 219 saves were the  second-best single-season mark in Mount history.

As a sophomore, hewas sixth in the nation with a .609 save percentage and 10th in the country with a 7.81 goals against average, setting a new school record.  He was named to the MAAC All-Tournament team as well.

He was drafted in the 16th round of the Major League Lacrosse Supplemental Draft by the Chesapeake Bayhawks in December.