Crysti Foote Completes University of Florida Lacrosse Coaching Staff
Friday, August 14, 2015 | Lacrosse
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The Gator lacrosse coaching staff is now complete with the addition of Crysti Foote, announced by UF head coach Amanda O'Leary and the University of Florida Friday afternoon. Foote heads to Gainesville after serving four seasons as an assistant coach and offensive coordinator at the University of Louisville and joins Becca Block as one of the Gators' two new assistant coaches heading into the 2015-16 campaign.
“We are absolutely thrilled that Crysti is a Gator,” O'Leary said. “She is a coaching veteran and has a proven track record of tutoring her athletes to success at each stop. It all starts with her background as one of the top players in the country as a collegian. She was a finalist for the Tewaaraton Trophy, a multiple-time All-American at Notre Dame and has played with the Canadian National Team since 2001. We look forward to the impact she'll have on our student-athletes and on the University of Florida sideline wearing Orange and Blue. We are really excited to have our coaching staff complete and can't wait to get our athletes back to Gainesville to meet our two fantastic new coaches.”
A 2006 graduate of Notre Dame, Foote was a two-time All-American and capped off her senior season with IWLCA First Team All-America honors and IWLCA Attack Player of the Year accolades. Foote was a finalist for lacrosse's highest honor, the Tewaaraton Trophy, in 2006 and was the BIG EAST Attack Player of the Year. She guided Canada to a bronze medal in the 2009 World Cup and a silver medal in the 2013 World Cup.
Foote, who has a reputation for quality player development, has coached at all levels including high school and club, while she additionally has DIII and Ivy League experience at Drew and Columbia, respectively. Foote returned to her alma mater Notre Dame for the 2010-11 season before her last stand at Louisville the past four years.
“It is with great excitement and gratitude that I am accepting the opportunity to join the University of Florida staff and Coach O'Leary,” Foote remarked. “I look forward to building on and improving the University's outstanding reputation and strong athletic community, as well as the overall success of the lacrosse program and players both on and off the field. I am humbled by the opportunity to continuing my personal path of growth and development as a coach alongside the highest caliber administration, coaches and talented players that make up the team. I cannot wait to start."
In just Louisville's sixth season in the BIG EAST in 2014, Foote's offense helped guide the Cardinals to an undefeated 7-0 record in conference play to win both the regular season and conference tournament championships. Louisville became the first team in league history to sweep all four major awards. Foote then helped the Cardinals transition to the ACC in 2015.
While at Louisville, Foote tutored multiple-time All-American Nikki Boltja, while the Cardinals scoring offense ranked No. 8 in the country in 2013. Prior to Louisville during her stint at Notre Dame, Foote assisted in guiding the Fighting Irish to the BIG EAST Championship Game, while ND's attackers ranked in the top 25 in the nation in both points and scoring margin in 2011.
Foote comes from a family with deep lacrosse roots, as her father William is a member of the Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame and is a former indoor professional player.
