Bill Gorrow was named the assistant lacrosse coach at Greensboro College in October of 2021. Coach Nate Bates stated “Coach Gorrow has been a mentor of mine for most of my career and I have watched him take programs and build them into contenders at the national level. I am excited to have him join our staff.”
Gorrow began his coaching career in northern New York at North Country Community College in Saranac Lake, New York. Not an area known for being a lacrosse hotbed, he helped Coach Bob Hudak build a highly respected program in Region 3 of the NJCAA. After North Country Community, Coach Gorrow was a Graduate Assistant Coach at Ithaca College in New York for one year before taking the second assistant position at national powerhouse Washington College in Chestertown MD. During his time with the Shoreman, he helped them to a NCAA runner losing to Hobart College in 4 OTs in 1982. Gorrow helped solidify the Shoremen’s recruiting by helping bring in three top notch recruits who all went on to have distinguished careers earning numerous All America awards and going on to have successful careers after graduation.
A renowned name in collegiate lacrosse, Gorrow possesses a long record of success in collegiate lacrosse at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) levels. The head coach at Anne Arundel Community College from 1993 until his appointment at Franklin and Marshall, Gorrow led his team to the NJCAA Quarterfinals or better for nine consecutive years. A 2001, 1997 and 1993 quarterfinalist, his teams advanced to the semifinals in 1995 and 1999, and the championship game in, 1994, 1996 and 1998, 2000.
From 1983 through 1989, Gorrow directed the Division I Georgetown University men's lacrosse team. In addition, he served as the Hoyas' Director of Athletic Support Services and Facilities, where he was the scheduling liaison for all athletic department staff in developing practice schedules for teams and coordinating support staff for home event management. Additionally, he was an assistant football coach for the Hoya’s from 1983-1988 coach wide receivers and serving as scout team defensive coach and passing game coordinator on game days.
In 1998, Anne Arundel would claim the NJCAA National Championship as Gorrow was named the National Junior College Coach of the Year in 1999. In addition, he was named the Conference Coach of the Year from 1994-96 and from 1998-2000. He finished his time at Anne Arundel with an impressive 106-29 win-loss record.
Gorrow served from 1995-2009 as the administrative director of Top 205 Lacrosse Camp, the largest recruiting and exposure camp in the United States. In addition, he has prior experience as an assistant coach at Washington College (1981-83), Ithaca (1980-81) and North Country Community College (1978-79). While at Washington, Gorrow handled all recruiting in the New York, New England, and Pennsylvania regions for the nationally ranked Shoremen, a Centennial Conference opponent of the Diplomats.
From 1989 through 1992, he served as an assistant coach at the United States Naval Academy under Bryan Matthews, the former Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at Centennial Conference member Washington College. While at Navy, Gorrow was responsible for working with attackmen and goalies, scouting opponents and assisting with analyzing opponents’ game film.
Here are comments from Coach Gorrow’s fellow Coaches:
Coach Dave Pietramala -former Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach – “Coach Gorrow in my opinion is the hardest working man I know in college lacrosse. He has always been in situations where his staff was all part time yet during summer recruiting season, he seems to get everywhere the talent is competing. I either walk in with him or when I arrive, he is already there evaluating and recruiting”
Jon Torpey – Head Coach High Point University – “I have known Coach Gorrow for over 15 years, and I see the effort and the results of the work he puts into his coaching. Any college that is lucky enough to get him on staff gets a great person and a great coach, teaching and coaching their young men on the lacrosse team life lessons and how to be a successful student and a successful lacrosse team member”
