WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University community mourns the passing of Dave Urick (P'00), the longtime Hall of Fame coach of the men's lacrosse team from 1990-2012. Urick posted a 223-99 record in his 23 years on the Hilltop and was inducted in the USA Lacrosse National Hall of Fame (1998), IMCLA Hall of Fame (2016), Georgetown Athletics Hall of Fame (2016) and the Hall of Fame at his alma mater, Cortland State, in 1986. He passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2024.
 
Taking over the Georgetown program in 1990 following a historic coaching career at Hobart, Urick never had a losing season in his 23 seasons with the Hoyas. His teams reached the NCAA Tournament 11 times including the NCAA Quarterfinals nine times and an NCAA Semifinals appearance in 1999.
 
Under his purview, Urick's players earned 68 USILA All-America honors including first team recognition for Greg McCavera (1999), Steve Dusseau (2001, 2002), Kyle Sweeney (2002), Brodie Merrill (2004, 2005), Walid Hajj (2004) and Jerry Lambe (2008). Merrill and Sweeney went on to join their coach in National Hall of Fame enshrinement while Merrill and Dusseau were both two-time Tewaaraton Award finalists. Dusseau was the 2002 Lt. Raymond J. Enners Award winner as the nation's most outstanding player and Merrill was the 2005 recipient of the William C. Schmeisser Award as the most outstanding defenseman in college lacrosse.
 
Three of Urick's players – Dan Brennan, Steve Iorio and Dusseau – were named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans and 12 players garnered USILA Scholar All-American accolades.
 
The 2010 USILA Howdy Myers Man of the Year Award recipient, Urick was also named ECAC Coach of the Year in 2000 and 2007. He won two gold medals with Team USA, first as an assistant coach on the 1982 squad in Baltimore and then as head coach of the 1986 team in Toronto.
 
Prior to his time on the Hilltop, Urick won 10-straight NCAA Division III National Championships as the head coach at Hobart from 1980-89. He retired following the 2012 season and amassed a 352-132 (.727) record in 33 years as a head coach at Georgetown and Hobart.
 
Urick is survived by his wife, Linda, their three children, Holly, Scott and Mindy, and two grandsons.