Women's Swimming & Diving

Jim Dailey

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Lafayette College

NCAA DI • Golden Valley | GVC

Great Coach, Great Guy And Wants You To Succeed In All Aspects Of Life Not Just Swimming. Would Recommend To Anyone. He’s Great.

Date: June 11, 2025

By Athlete

5.0

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5.0

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"Jim is the best. As a girl, I never once felt uncomfortable he cares so much about you and he really really wants you to succeed not only in the pool but especially outside of the classroom. His mentality is that swimming is only a part of your college career so he lets you be active in other clubs and attend academic events as needed. Hes not a pushover and you do have to show up but if you earn his respect he will respect you. Great coach he will forever hold a place in my heart! "

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Women's Volleyball

Ryan Adams

Women's Volleyball Head Coach

Lafayette College

NCAA DI • Golden Valley | GVC

Ruined Volleyball For Me

Date: June 11, 2025

By Athlete

1.0

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1.0

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Disorganized Poor Communication

"Ryan is hands down the worst coach I ever had in my entire volleyball career. He is manipulative, cowardly, and loves pitting girls against each other. He truly ruined my love of the sport. He never once spoke during a timeout. He blamed every problem on the team. He never would sub people out. He was an abysmal Coach."

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Women's Soccer

Mick Statham

Women's Soccer Head Coach

Lafayette College

NCAA DI • Golden Valley | GVC

Not A Serious D1 College Soccer Head Coach

Date: May 29, 2025

By Athlete

2.0

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2.0

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"Coach has been in this job far too long, and got comfortable even though the results are pretty bad each and every year. Recruiting is pretty much non-existent, and would just take on recruits without even seeing them play actual games. During recruiting, make sure to ask where he sees you - immediate impact or year 2, year 3, etc. Style of play is the same no matter the opponent - just kick the ball as hard as you can. It's appalling how he treats some players for no apparent reason. This program is no more than a high school PE class, and fitness is not a priority. Players don't care for him, but just go along because he can be very vindictive. PRO TIP: make sure to spend time in his office, and you will get minutes."

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Men's Swimming & Diving

Jim Dailey

Men's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Lafayette College

NCAA DI • Golden Valley | GVC

Jim Is A Dilligent And Understanding Coach That Cares About His Swimmers. He Is Able To Relate To Others Well.

Date: June 20, 2024

By Other

5.0

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5.0

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"Coach Jim is a good communicator and is willing to do anything to help. He actually cares about his job as a coach and will help you if you ask him. Nice and thoughtful person overall too. He is fair and not judgemental, which makes his swimmers feel welcomed. "

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Women's Cross Country/Track & Field

Michele Curcio

Women's Track & Field Head Coach

Lafayette College

NCAA DI • Golden Valley | GVC

Curcio Is The Angriest Person I've Ever Met

Date: October 30, 2023

By Other

1.0

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1.0

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"She is only nice to you when she is trying to manipulate you. "

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Men's Cross Country/Track & Field

Mike DuPaul

Men's Track & Field Assistant Coach

Lafayette College

NCAA DI • Golden Valley | GVC

Results Don't Lie, He Is A Top Tier Coach

Date: October 30, 2023

By Other

5.0

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5.0

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"I had a fantastic experience with this coach. Coach DuPaul took over the worst team in the Patriot League, by far. Before his arrival, Lafayette was 10th of 10 teams in cross country with 284 points. With no scholarships, he led Lafayette to a 3rd place finish in the Patriot League. We were 32 points away from winning the championship! This was the COVID year where Navy did not compete, Army won with 41 points and Lafayette had 73, scoring 5 athletes in the top 20. In his 5th year, despite losing two of his top runners, Lafayette placed 4th (as Navy competed again) with 134 points. In just 5 years, Lafayette went from 10th to 3rd and 4th, improving 150 points in the league championship in a small, 10 team conference. All without scholarships. 2 years after he left, Lafayette just placed 9th with 256 points. Athlete development has halted since he left. The talented recruits that he brought in, such as a 4:08 high school miler, are not improving. The new coach is doing worse, despite having more talent on the team. It is not a coincidence that Lafayette improved so drastically once Coach DuPaul began, and not a coincidence that the team has declined so rapidly after he left."

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Women's Softball

Caitlyn de la Haba

Women's Softball Head Coach

Lafayette College

NCAA DI • Golden Valley | GVC

Terrible Experience. 10/10 Don’t Recommend

Date: September 5, 2023

By Other

1.0

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1.0

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"Probably my worst experience ever playing softball. She is not knowledgeable about the game. When I asked questions she said “you do what I say” wouldn’t let players take extra work. Showed up to the field 5 minutes after practice was supposed to start. Did the same practice the whole season. Only won four games and she didn’t care. Would make comments about how she wanted to go home mid game. Did not care about players mental health or well being. Played her favorite players, and made it obvious she didn’t want to win. When players would go to her she would dismiss them and not listen. Did zero team bonding activities and had no personality. Was the reason I stopped playing softball "

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Coed Cross Country/Track & Field

Mike DuPaul

Head Cross Country Coach

University of Maryland (Baltimore County)

NCAA DI • American Athletic Conference | AAC

Coach Mike Could Be Better

Date: July 31, 2023

By Other

2.0

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2.0

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"Coach Mike means well but is disorganized, doesn't communicate clearly, and doesn't seem to know what he's doing all the time. Our team should be better than we are."

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Coed Cross Country/Track & Field

Mike DuPaul

Head Cross Country Coach

University of Maryland (Baltimore County)

NCAA DI • American Athletic Conference | AAC

Had A Poor Experience With Him

Date: July 29, 2023

By Other

1.4

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1.0

2.0

1.0

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"I ran on some of this coach's earlier teams. Maybe he has improved, but I had a challenging experience with him. He lost all of our trust in him as he would constantly complain about each of us members on the team to the other members of the team in private meetings. Of course, he would not say any of this to our faces, but it just created a toxic relationship between much of our team and him. I also heard that he said nasty things to the team about me after I graduated which was upsetting because I put a lot into the program for him and was respected by my other coaches and teammates. Our team rallied around each other and did well but I certainly wish we had had a different coach."

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Men's Cross Country/Track & Field

Mike DuPaul

Men's Track & Field Assistant Coach

Lafayette College

NCAA DI • Golden Valley | GVC

Well Respected Coach With A Positive Attitude

Date: July 18, 2023

By Athlete

4.8

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5.0

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"Coach DuPaul was the lone bright spot among the Lafayette coaching staff. He always had a positive attitude and went the extra mile to support athletes in other events. Even though I was a thrower and he coached the distance team, he always talked to us and cheered us up. He was well respected by everyone. The angry kid below is probably one of the troublemakers that everyone on the team disliked. "

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Men's Cross Country/Track & Field

Michael Scott

Men's Track & Field Assistant Coach

Lafayette College

NCAA DI • Golden Valley | GVC

He Held Back The Team By Not Recruiting

Date: July 18, 2023

By Athlete

2.4

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2.0

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"Coach Scott had very little success recruiting and it hurt the team. I was a thrower but there were a lot of complaints about Coach Scott from the sprinters."

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Women's Cross Country/Track & Field

Michele Curcio

Women's Track & Field Head Coach

Lafayette College

NCAA DI • Golden Valley | GVC

A Bully That Will Make You Hate The Sport You Once Loved.

Date: July 18, 2023

By Athlete

1.6

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1.0

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1.0

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"Curcio is a mean, angry coach. Her temper causes most of her athletes to lose respect for her. She is a bully. She makes athletes feel like dirt when she gives instructions, so possibly good technical instructions are not received well because they are given in a demeaning manner. She arbitrarily picks favorite athletes, and then ignores everyone else. Even her favorite athletes don't like her."

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Coed Cross Country/Track & Field

Mike DuPaul

Head Cross Country Coach

University of Maryland (Baltimore County)

NCAA DI • American Athletic Conference | AAC

I Would Not Run For This Coach

Date: June 28, 2023

By Other

1.6

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1.0

4.0

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"This coach struggles with a high degree of the basic necessities of scholastic coaching such as caring about and putting the athletes first, communication, fostering a structured and competitive team environment, and being an educator. Not to mention he also lacks the knowledge of the sport to generate the best competitive results out of his athletes and is to vain to admit that and attempt to learn from other, more successful coaches in the sport. The results at Lafayette were misleading as they were achieved after the pandemic in which the athletes were largely away training on their own and their success had nothing to do with this coach and was about the ambition, dedication, intentionality, and locker room vibe facilitated by the athletes themselves. Worst of all, this coach makes everything about himself and suffers from "blame the kid syndrome" when things go poorly on race-day. A coach in a collegiate program owes it to their athletes, institution, and community to be a servant leader, educator, and instill skills in their athletes that can foster success both competitively and after graduation in the professional world. This coach comes up markedly short in those areas."

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Men's Cross Country/Track & Field

Mike DuPaul

Men's Track & Field Assistant Coach

Lafayette College

NCAA DI • Golden Valley | GVC

Exceeded All Expectations

Date: June 21, 2023

By Athlete

5.0

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5.0

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"At Lafayette, Coach DuPaul turned the worst team in the Patriot League into one of the top teams in the league. It was a transformation that none of us thought could happen because we were so far behind the other teams. We ran bigger PR times and stayed healthier compared to schools we competed against. We were consistently beating athletes from other teams that were a lot faster than us in high school. He improved the team culture by making small changes over time. Changing it all at once wouldn't have worked. Over time we grew more passionate about the sport and now more than half of us that he coached are running marathons after college."

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Men's Tennis

Ralph Van Ormer

Men's Tennis Head Coach

Lafayette College

NCAA DI • Golden Valley | GVC

Does The Bare Minimum When It Comes The Team

Date: May 23, 2023

By Other

2.0

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1.0

2.0

1.0

2.0

4.0

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Easy To Get Along With Respectful To Players Knows The Game Dedicated To Players Develops Team Beyond The Field

"Too laid back, doesn’t seem to care about the team"

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Coed Cross Country/Track & Field

Mike DuPaul

Head Cross Country Coach

University of Maryland (Baltimore County)

NCAA DI • American Athletic Conference | AAC

More Needs To Be Done In The Future

Date: April 22, 2023

By Verified Athlete

3.0

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Caring

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3.0

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2.0

3.0

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"Has a lot of time to be there for his athlete and does care for their success. Needs more intensity to form motivation. Would also help with controlling his athletes. Too much flexibility mostly occurring because lack of effective communication. "

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Coed Cross Country/Track & Field

Mike DuPaul

Head Cross Country Coach

University of Maryland (Baltimore County)

NCAA DI • American Athletic Conference | AAC

Decent Lower Level D1 Program

Date: April 22, 2023

By Other

3.6

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4.0

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3.0

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"Coach Dupaul is pretty knowledgeable in the sport and overall a good coach. Some workouts I question on why we’re doing them or if the time is really right but for a vast majority they’re fine. He creates an emphasis on making the team closer together outside of the sport. I don’t have any real complaints other than at some points the program seems a little bit disorganized and things are put together at the last minute."

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Men's Football

John Garrett

Men's Football Head Coach

Lafayette College

NCAA DI - FCS • Golden Valley | GVC

John Garrett Is A Class Act

Date: April 20, 2023

By Other

4.8

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4.0

5.0

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Creates A Great Team Culture Dedicated To Players Helps With Career Old School Mentality Passionate About Coaching

"Passionate and Enthusiastic about the game "

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Coed Cross Country/Track & Field

Mike DuPaul

Head Cross Country Coach

University of Maryland (Baltimore County)

NCAA DI • American Athletic Conference | AAC

Dedicated And Flexible Coach

Date: April 8, 2023

By Verified Athlete

4.2

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4.0

5.0

4.0

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"I think Coach Dupaul is very dedicated and cares a lot about his athletes and this program. He is extremely flexible and easy to get along with, which works better for some and not so well for others. I do think the team could benefit from a little more structure and organization, and I also think Dupaul needs to be more vocal about the team culture and mentality he expects from us. Seeing as how he has only been coaching here for a little less than a year, I think he will develop his coaching style here with time."

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Coed Cross Country/Track & Field

Mike DuPaul

Head Cross Country Coach

University of Maryland (Baltimore County)

NCAA DI • American Athletic Conference | AAC

A Nice Genuine Guy, Just Wish He Was More Knowledgeable

Date: April 7, 2023

By Other

2.4

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2.0

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"Very good guy. Genuinely cares about your well-being. However, does not really create a good team culture and doesn’t really seem to know how to create fast runners."

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Coed Cross Country/Track & Field

Mike DuPaul

Head Cross Country Coach

University of Maryland (Baltimore County)

NCAA DI • American Athletic Conference | AAC

I Recommend Coach Mike To Cross Country Athletes

Date: April 5, 2023

By Other

3.6

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3.0

5.0

3.0

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3.0

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Positive Person Disorganized Understanding Respectful To Players Accessible

"I like Cocah DuPaul, he really loves coaching and has made me love track and field again. I think he does struggle a bit with creating a rigid structure for us to follow but some athletes work better with flexibility. Overall a good coach!"

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Men's Fencing

Greg Rupp

Men's Fencing Head Coach

Lafayette College

NCAA DI - FCS • Golden Valley | GVC

If You Have Rupp As Fast As You Can!!!!

Date: March 6, 2023

By Other

1.2

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Caring

Motivational

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1.0

2.0

1.0

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Disorganized Old School Mentality Poor Communication

"He is very passive aggressive, a liar, and does not call time outs for you. "

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Men's Soccer

Dennis Bohn

Men's Soccer Head Coach

Lafayette College

NCAA DI • Golden Valley | GVC

Needs To Be Replaced

Date: August 26, 2022

By Verified Athlete

1.4

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1.0

2.0

1.0

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Intense Accessible Old School Mentality Direct Disorganized

"He is a difficult person to deal with. Doesn't know much about soccer at all, and runs an autocracy where players often cannot express themselves on the field. Style of play is old-school and not fun to play in. The players who are not within the top 5 or so are often ignore and not treated fairly."

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Men's Soccer

Dennis Bohn

Men's Soccer Head Coach

Lafayette College

NCAA DI • Golden Valley | GVC

Not Interested In Helping Recruit Me

Date: July 26, 2022

By Verified Athlete

3.0

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3.0

2.0

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3.0

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Intense Accessible Old School Mentality Direct Disorganized

"I was able to take a visit to Lafayette and I was not impressed with Coach Bohn. I barely had any contact with him and I was unable to get a feel for him as a coach. He didn't take a lot of time with me being a recruit on campus."

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Women's Softball

Caitlyn de la Haba

Women's Softball Head Coach

Lafayette College

NCAA DI • Golden Valley | GVC

Should Not Be A Head Coach

Date: May 28, 2022

By Other

1.4

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

2.0

1.0

2.0

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Accessible Cool Direct Intense Disorganized

"Passive aggressive. Almosy always makes players feel bad after mistakes are made & does not recognize or acknowledge when players make solid contributions or fantastic plays. Unable to motivate players. Very little knowledge of the game. "

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