La Crosse, Wis. - Nick Anagnostis, head lacrosse coach at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, served as interim head coach for Greece's Men's National Team during the 2025 European Championships in Wroclaw, Poland.
The team started 0-3 with a pair of one goal losses versus Slovakia and France and a 14-8 loss to eventual silver place team, Italy.
Greece went 3-1 under Anagnostis.
Anagnostis, the team's defensive coordinator since 2018, was promoted to interim head coach after the head coach had to leave due to a family emergency.
Greece won its next four games under Anagnostis with victories over Norway, Finland and Wales as well as a rematch with Slovakia. Greece fell in its final game by one to the Netherlands to finish 4-4 and place 10th overall out of 24 teams in the championships.
"Our defense only allowed one team to score 10 goals and we played really well on the man-down unit," said Anagnostis. "We allowed only six goals in 34 opportunities." He said Greece had eight players under the age of 20 while the team's 55-year-old goalie was added late to the roster and gave the team a chance to win every game.
The team's face-of unit finished fifth in the tournament.
Antony Tsakos, a redshirt sophomore at NCAA Division I Long Island University (N.Y.), finished third in the tournament with 33 points. IMG Academy junior George Caldroney was 20th in scoring with 22 points.
Anagnostis has served as Greece's
defensive coordinator since 2018.
Anagnostis was the head coach of Team Greece during the 2019 Heritage Cup and led the team to a perfect 5-0 mark and a championship crown. He also was an assistant coach for Greece's Men's National Team during the 2018 FIL Men's World Lacrosse Championships in Netanya, Israel where the team achieved a top-20 ranking in the world.
Anagnostis was the offensive coordinator for the Greece Men's National Box team at the 2024 World Box Lacrosse Championships in Utica, New York. He also served as the head coach for the Greece Men's 6's Team at the 2024 Euro Lax 6s Cup in Thessaloniki, Greece.
He starts his second season as head lacrosse coach at UWL in 2025-26. The Eagles finished 10-7 overall and 6-3 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in Anagnostis' first season while advancing to the league tournament. The 10 overall victories are third-most in school history.
Five players earned All-WIAC honors in 2025, including a pair of first team selections.
UWL opens its 2026 season Saturday, February 21 hosting Quincy University (Ill.).
