Joseph Manna was hired as the new men's and women's lacrosse graduate assistant in the summer of 2020.
A Long Island, New York, native, Manna played collegiately at SUNY Delhi under head coach Bob Leary, where he named Preseason All-NJCAA honors by Inside Lacrosse. During his final season, Manna won 198 draws on 254 attempts to set a new single-season school record at 78.0 percent. Manna was a crucial piece to Delhi's most successful season in program history in 2014, when the Bronco's managed their first-ever NJCAA National Tournament appearance, finishing the year 14-4 and knocking off the No. 2 team in the Nation.
After graduating from SUNY Delhi, Manna played defense and took faceoffs for the Allegany Arrows of the CAN-AM Lacrosse League from 2016-2018.
He began his coaching career in 2016, returning to SUNY Delhi to serve his former team as an Assistant. In 2018 Manna was named head coach of the East Carolina men’s lacrosse club where he coached the school's first-ever Honorable Mention All-American and SELC Specialty Player of the Year, Garrett Hess, who won 174 draws in 217 attempts (80%).
In 2019, Manna was named to the coaching staff at Furman University, where his primary duties including the faceoff unit and substitution box for the Paladins.
Additionally, Manna has also spent time in the international circuit working with the Israel, Colombia, and Bulgarian lacrosse programs, growing the sport on a youth, collegiate and national level.
He graduated with a Liberal Arts degree from SUNY Delhi in 2015 and is currently pursuing his master's in Psychology.
