Nick Anagnostis is in his third season as head lacrosse coach in 2026-27.
AT UW-LA CROSSE:
* Overall record of 23-12, including 12-5 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC).
* Ten players have earned All-WIAC honors, including five first team selections, three second team and two honorable mention.
* One WIAC Midfielder of the Year Award.
* Two WIAC Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete selections.
* One Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) All-Region selection and one IWLCA All-Star Team.
2026:
* UWL finished 13-5 overall and 6-2 in the WIAC, setting a single-season school record in overall victories. The Eagles were third in the league standings.
* The Eagles advanced to the WIAC Tournament semifinals, earning a first round win (16-8) over Hamline University (Minn.), before losing (12-6) at UW-River Falls in the semifinals.
* Megan Maloney, Ava Schiltz and Lydia Spencer were named to the All-WIAC First Team with Schiltz earning the WIAC Midfielder of the Year Award and WIAC Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete. Gretchen McCann was a 2026 All-WIAC Second Team choice and Stefania Rossi earned All-WIAC Honorable Mention laurels.
* Schiltz was also an IWLCA All-West Region Second Team selection and competed in the IWLCA All-Star Team.
2025:
* UWL finished 10-7 overall and 6-3 in the WIAC, finishing tied for fourth in the league standings.
* The Eagles advanced to the WIAC Tournament, losing in the semifinals (17-6) to Colorado College and to The College of Saint Benedict (Minn.) in the third-place game (15-13).
* Five players earned All-WIAC honors in 2025, including Maloney and Schiltz being named to the all-conference first team. Kaley Hendrick and McCann earned second team accolades while Megan Feeney was an honorable mention selection. Hendrick was also selected the 2025 WIAC Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete.
OTHER COACHING EXPERIENCE:
* Head coach of Team Greece during the 2019 Heritage Cup and led the team to a perfect 5-0 mark and a championship crown.
* 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.
* Offensive coordinator for the Greece Men's National Box team at the 2024 World Box Lacrosse Championships.
* Head coach for the Greece Men's 6's Team at the 2024 Euro Lax 6s Cup in Thessaloniki, Greece, and an assistant coach for the Men's Field Team in the 2025 European Lacrosse Championships in Szombathely, Hungary.
* Volunteer assistant women's lacrosse coach at Winthrop University (S.C.) in 2024. He was the goalkeeper coach and defensive assistant.
* Men's lacrosse head coach at Wheeling University (W.V.) from 2019-22.
* Men's lacrosse club head coach at the University of Missouri from 2016-19. He was named as the 2019 Upper Midwest Lacrosse Conference (UMLC) Coach of the Year. Anagnostis' Tiger teams produced 25 all-conference selections, one Offensive Player of the Year, one Defensive Player of the Year, three All-Americans and five Academic All-Americans.
* Six years as an assistant coach at Myers Park High School in Charlotte, North Carolina.
* Assistant coach at Lincoln High School in northern Florida, helping the team to a district championship and state quarterfinal appearance. He was the runner-up for assistant coach of the year in 2010.
* Coached at post-collegiate level, coaching a men's team in Tallahassee, Florida for six years. He has also coached youth programs.
EDUCATION AND PLAYING CAREER:
* Native of Miami, Florida.
* Earned bachelor's degree in criminal justice from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte in 2016 after transferring from Florida State University after three years.
