Bob Tarring
	Assistant Coach tarringtopslax@comcast.net 410-746-1757

An avid supporter and coach of lacrosse since 1971, Tarring begins his 32nd season coaching college lacrosse and his second at Stevenson. During his career, he has been a part of two national championship teams at Division I and II, coached 42 All-Americans, including six goalies, 15 Hall of Fame members and two ILF Grandmasters World Championship teams.

A 1968 graduate of Virginia, Tarring began his coaching career with the Cavaliers in 1971 under head coach Glen Theil and spent three seasons as the assistant head coach working with the defense and goalies. The team went 31-10 during that time and made three NCAA tournament appearances, highlighted by its 1972 national championship.

Tarring coached two All-Americans while in Charlottesville, including three-time honoree Brice Mangels. He also mentored Rodney Rullman who ranks second on the school's career saves list with 553.

In 1974, Tarring led Virginia to become the defensive coordinator and goalies coach at Towson under head coach Carl Runk. He spent six seasons with the Tigers from 1974-79 where they won the 1974 College Division National Championship. Towson finished with a 14-1 record and earned the title with an 18-17 overtime victory against Hobart.

Under Tarring's tutelage, Wendell Thomas was named USILA Defenseman of the Year and earned first team All-American in 1974 after earning second team accolades the year before. Tarring worked with four All-Americans at Towson, including Paul Russo, Steve Hornis and Tom Harrison.

Tarring left Towson in 1980 to become the assistant head coach under Richie Mead at the University of Baltimore where he spent five seasons and helped the team to an upset of fifth-ranked Maryland in his first year.

During his tenure at Baltimore from 1980-84, Tarring was also the Executive Director of the U.S. Lacrosse Foundation and Hall of Fame before serving as an administrator, television commentator and head coach of Team USA in the Indoor Lacrosse League (now Major Indoor Lacrosse League) from 1985-87.

After a five-year hiatus scouting and working camps and tournaments, Tarring returned to the college game in 1992 as an assistant coach at Goucher during the team's inaugural season, beginning a 17-year career with the Gophers. He remained a staple of the program under three different head coaches, helping the team transition to the Landmark Conference in 2008 after 17 seasons in the CAC.

Goucher totaled 117 wins, 34 All-CAC selections and eight All-Landmark honorees during Tarring's tenure, including USILA Honorable Mention All-American defender Chris Webber and goalie Craig Reeves. The Gophers won a school record 13 wins in 2001 and posted an 11-5 record in 2008 and advanced to the Landmark championship game.

Off the field, Tarring is a board certified owner of his own company, Tarring Orthotic & Prosthetic Services, Inc., located in Towson.