Hugh Donovan is entering his first season as an assistant with the Spartans.
Donovan, a 1996 graduate of Bucknell University, has been added as the Spartans' defensive coordinator. Donovan comes to York from Immaculata University where he served as the head men's lacrosse coach for the past three seasons. Prior to Immaculata, Donovan was the head coach at Harford Community College in Bel Air, Maryland for four seasons. Donovan compiled a record of 37-29 over his tenure at Harford, and earned bids to the Region XX Championships in all four seasons. His team's best season came in 2013 when Harford went 12-6, advanced to the Region XX Championship game, and later earned an at-large bid into the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Tournament.
Donovan was a two-time NJCAA Region XX Coaches' Association Coach of the Year in 2012 and 2013. Donovan also spent time at both Bucknell and Mount St. Mary's as an assistant coach.
As a player, Donovan's six-year professional career spanned indoor and outdoor leagues for the Baltimore Thunder, Pittsburgh Crossfire, Washington Power, Colorado Mammoth, Philadelphia Wings, and Baltimore Bayhawks. He made five playoff appearances and was on the MLL Championship Baltimore Bayhawk team in 2001.
Before his successful professional lacrosse career, Donovan was a stand-out at Bucknell as a defenseman. He was an Honorable Mention All-American in 1996 as well as the Defensive Player of the Year in the Patriot League. He was first-team All-Patriot League his junior and senior seasons and second-team All-Patriot League in his sophomore season. Donovan was also a captain his junior and senior season, and a member of the All-Decade Team for the Patriot League in 2000. He was inducted into the Bucknell University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.
"I am so excited to add someone with as much experience as Hugh has to our staff." Childs said. "Hugh will bring a discipline and intensity to our defense and will lead our recruiting efforts as the team's recruiting coordinator. Hugh has recruited great student athletes wherever he has been and we are excited about the opportunity he will have here at York to do the same."
