Bob Schmitt enters his fourth season as assistant women’s lacrosse coach at SUNY Old Westbury in 2019.
During Schmitt's time on campus, he has assisted in the development of 11 All-Skyline Conference selections in addition to the program's first ever Skyline Rookie of the Year honoree.
In just his first season on campus, Schmitt helped Old Westbury advance to its first-ever Skyline Conference Championship appearance in 2016. Old Westbury followed by making history in 2017 with its first-ever Skyline Conference Championship win before concluding the season in the semifinals for the second-straight season.
Schmitt played two seasons (1982-83) at SUNY Cortland, where he helped lead the Red Dragons to the 1983 SUNYAC Championship before graduating in 1985 with a bachelor’s degree in history.
After Cortland, Schmitt earned his master’s degree in history at Stony Brook University in 1988, and then achieved his New York State Teaching Certification in 1989 from Dowling College.
In 1989, Schmitt broke into coaching as an assistant junior varsity boys lacrosse coach at Northport High School.
For the past 15 years, Schmitt has been coaching lacrosse at progressing levels. Since 2009, Schmitt has served as co-director and co-head coach for the Long Island TOGZ Girls Lacrosse Club. Schmitt has developed more than 20 players that have gone on to play at the NCAA Division I, II and III levels.
