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Danowski Selected to IMLCA Hall of Fame Class of 2025
7/8/2025 5:53:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
CHAMPIONSGATE, Fla. – Yet another Hall of Fame has called the name of Duke men's lacrosse head coach John Danowski's as the Intercollegiate Men's Lacrosse Coaches Association recently announced its Class of 2025. Danowski is among five inductees selected by the IMLCA Hall of Fame Committee.
Joining Danowski with the honor are Kevin Corrigan (University of Notre Dame), John Desko (Syracuse University), John Tillman (University of Maryland, Harvard University) and Mike Waldvogel (Yale University, Cornell University).
"The Class of 2025 marks the 11th group of men to be inducted into the IMLCA Hall of Fame," said IMLCA Executive Director, J.B. Clarke. "This distinguished class truly exemplifies what it means to be both educators and champions. As collegiate coaches, we dedicate our lives to shaping and guiding young men, and our 2025 inductees have not only played a pivotal role in the growth and popularity of men's collegiate lacrosse, they have profoundly influenced the lives of the student-athletes they've coached. We are forever grateful to these men and we look forward to their continued work on behalf of the athletes and our coaches."
Cemented as one of the top coaches in college lacrosse, Danowski has led the Duke men's lacrosse team to unprecedented success and himself to the top of the Division I men's lacrosse wins list during his tenure in Durham. Danowski was introduced as Duke's eighth head men's lacrosse coach July 21, 2006 and quickly led the Blue Devils to some of the most successful lacrosse seasons in school history and ultimately to three NCAA Championships – 2010, 2013 and 2014.
In Danowski's 19 years at the helm of the Blue Devils lacrosse program, he has compiled an impressive 265-86 record in leading Duke to nine ACC regular season titles, four ACC tournament titles, 12 appearances in the NCAA semifinals, including eight straight from 2007-14, six in the NCAA title match and ultimately to the 2010, 2013 and 2014 national titles.
The 2014 NCAA crown put Danowski among a small group of nine coaches to win three national titles and among eight to capture consecutive crowns. Meanwhile, Duke's run of eight straight NCAA semifinals rank as the second most of any program since 2000 with Syracuse.
In 2019, Danowski made history by becoming the first Division I head coach and only the third across all three divisions to reach 400 career wins when Duke beat Furman 17-9. He currently ranks second all-time among all NCAA lacrosse coaches in the sport's history.
The ceremony and reception will take place on Friday, December 12, 2025 in Orlando, Florida as part of the IMLCA's overall Winter Summit programming hosted at the Omni Orlando Resort at Championsgate. Sponsorship opportunities, ticket information, along with further event details for all IMLCA Winter Summit programming will be available starting July 31st on www.IMLCACoaches.com.
Joining Danowski with the honor are Kevin Corrigan (University of Notre Dame), John Desko (Syracuse University), John Tillman (University of Maryland, Harvard University) and Mike Waldvogel (Yale University, Cornell University).
"The Class of 2025 marks the 11th group of men to be inducted into the IMLCA Hall of Fame," said IMLCA Executive Director, J.B. Clarke. "This distinguished class truly exemplifies what it means to be both educators and champions. As collegiate coaches, we dedicate our lives to shaping and guiding young men, and our 2025 inductees have not only played a pivotal role in the growth and popularity of men's collegiate lacrosse, they have profoundly influenced the lives of the student-athletes they've coached. We are forever grateful to these men and we look forward to their continued work on behalf of the athletes and our coaches."
Cemented as one of the top coaches in college lacrosse, Danowski has led the Duke men's lacrosse team to unprecedented success and himself to the top of the Division I men's lacrosse wins list during his tenure in Durham. Danowski was introduced as Duke's eighth head men's lacrosse coach July 21, 2006 and quickly led the Blue Devils to some of the most successful lacrosse seasons in school history and ultimately to three NCAA Championships – 2010, 2013 and 2014.
In Danowski's 19 years at the helm of the Blue Devils lacrosse program, he has compiled an impressive 265-86 record in leading Duke to nine ACC regular season titles, four ACC tournament titles, 12 appearances in the NCAA semifinals, including eight straight from 2007-14, six in the NCAA title match and ultimately to the 2010, 2013 and 2014 national titles.
The 2014 NCAA crown put Danowski among a small group of nine coaches to win three national titles and among eight to capture consecutive crowns. Meanwhile, Duke's run of eight straight NCAA semifinals rank as the second most of any program since 2000 with Syracuse.
In 2019, Danowski made history by becoming the first Division I head coach and only the third across all three divisions to reach 400 career wins when Duke beat Furman 17-9. He currently ranks second all-time among all NCAA lacrosse coaches in the sport's history.
The ceremony and reception will take place on Friday, December 12, 2025 in Orlando, Florida as part of the IMLCA's overall Winter Summit programming hosted at the Omni Orlando Resort at Championsgate. Sponsorship opportunities, ticket information, along with further event details for all IMLCA Winter Summit programming will be available starting July 31st on www.IMLCACoaches.com.
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