Head Coach: Jack Cribbin (3rd Season)

Jack Cribbin enters his third season at the helm of the Lindenwood University women’s lacrosse program. Last season he led the Lion’s to their second ever appearance in the WDIA National Tournament in addition to winning the schools first ever game at the National Tournament when the team beat the University of Pittsburgh in a one goal thriller. The team also garnered their second CPWLL Conference Title in the last three years. In addition, the team had two players named to the WDIA All American team and five on the All Academic team for the first time in school history. The Lion’s placed three players on the CPWLL First Team All-League squad, and one on the Second Team All-League squad. Five others made the All-Division Team, and one player was named the Lindenwood Female Scholar Athlete of the Year for the second time in two years. This past July, Cribbin served as head coach for Team America Blue for the 2007 Prague Lacrosse Cup in Prague, Czech Republic-an international women’s lacrosse tournament. The team finished sixth out of thirteen teams.

In 2006, his first season as head coach, he guided the Lion’s to a 13-6 record, a CPWLL East title, and a trip to the conference finals. In addition, Cribbin had seven student-athletes earn All-CPWLL recognition, including three on the First Team All-League squad, and one Lindenwood Female Athlete of the Year.

Away from the field, Cribbin's team has excelled in the classroom and the community. Team members are regular participants in the athletic departments annual St. Jude’s Research Hospital “Up Till Dawn” campaign. The campaign raises money for children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases.

One of the youngest head coaches in college lacrosse, Cribbin is native of St. Louis, Missouri. He attended high school at Christian Brothers College High School (CBC). After graduation he attended (Southwest) Missouri State University for one year, before transferring to Lindenwood.

Cribbin performed on the field for the Lindenwood men’s team from 2003-2005. During his playing career, he helped the Lion’s to win two Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference titles (2003, 2005), and a trip to the MDIA National Tournament in 2005. He was named to the GRLC All-Conference Team in 2004, and also spent two years as a captain. He was also a two year recipient of the “Heart of the Lion Award”, which is given annually to the Lindenwood lacrosse player who demonstrates the most commitment to the team. The award was renamed in his honor on April 17, 2005- Senior Night.

Under Cribbin’s tenure at Lindenwood, the team has played a truly national schedule, with trips to Colorado, Texas, Michigan, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and throughout the Midwest to play top-level opponents. He has built the team from a top-25 performer to a national contender after one year at the helm. He also has been able to establish himself as a great recruiter; bringing in talented student-athletes from Missouri, Illinois, Florida, Oklahoma, Ohio, Colorado, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, and even Canada.

In addition to coaching, Cribbin serves on the United States Lacrosse Women’s Division of Intercollegiate Associates Executive Council, The St. Louis Chapter of US Lacrosse Committee Board, and is a voter on the WDIA Top 25 National Poll.

Cribbin graduated from Lindenwood in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration, and in 2006 he completed his Master of Arts Degree in Corporate Communications at Lindenwood. He resides in St. Charles, Mo.

Career Coaching Record

Season	Win	Loss	%	Finish		Conference	Win	Loss	%	Finish
2006	13	6	.684	-		CPWLL	6	1	.857	2nd
2007	15	10	.600	WDIA First-Round		CPWLL	5	0	1.000	1st
Career	28	16	.646

Career Honors and Awards
Two All-Americans
Five All-Academic
16 All-CPWLL
2 Lindenwood Female Athletes of the Year
WDIA National Tournament: 2007
2007 CPWLL Champion
2006 CPWLL Runner-Up

Feel free to contact Coach Jack Cribbin at:
Phone Number: 314-303-6119
Email:
Address:
Lindenwood University
Women’s Lacrosse Office: Fieldhouse #6
209 S Kingshighway
St. Charles, MO 63301

Assistant Coach: Aynie Linneman

Aynie Linneman enters her third season on the Lindenwood University coaching staff. She has been an instrumental part in the development of numerous players during her short time at LU. In addition to coaching on the field, she serves as a recruiter for the program and also assists in much of the team’s administrative work.

Linneman is a native of St. Louis, and attended Parkway North High School where she was involved in the start-up of their lacrosse program and where she played before leaving to go to Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado. At Western State, she continued to play lacrosse and also participated in their cheerleading program.

After graduation, she returned to St. Louis to earn her Masters degree in Gerontology at Webster University. While attending school at Webster she began her coaching career. First she coached cheerleading at Parkway North for two years until she had the opportunity to leave and begin coaching lacrosse for perennial Missouri powerhouse Mary Institute Country Day School (MICDS). She came to LU in 2006 after spending five seasons at MICDS.

Graduate Assistant/Strength and Conditioning: Donald Jupp

Donald Jupp enters his first season on the Lindenwood women’s lacrosse and field hockey staff. He will serve as team’s certified strength and conditioning specialist (C.S.C.S.). Jupp is a currently a full time staff member at Sports Enhancement Group in Chesterfield, Mo.

A 2006 graduate of NCAA D-I Ohio University with a degree in Exercise Physiology, he was also a well decorated member of the Swimming and Diving team. Achieving multiple team records as well as garnering All-Conference, Team MVP, and NSCA All-American Honors. Jupp is responsible for the design and implementation of a year round strength and conditioning program for the lady lions. With a focus on developing speed, strength, power, agility and quickness that successful collegiate athlete's require.

He is currently pursuing is Master Degree in Sports Management at Lindenwood.