Shawn Nadelen By the Numbers
14 Seasons | Johns Hopkins - 2001
Career Record: 126-92 (.578)
CAA Career Record: 49-27 (.645)
CAA Regular Season Titles: 6 (2016, 2017, 2019 (co), 2022 (co), 2024, 2025)
CAA Tournament Titles: 7 (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2024, 2025)
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 7 (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2024, 2025)
NCAA Quarterfinals: 2016, 2017
NCAA Semifinals: 2017
USILA All-Americans: 9 (2 First Team, 3 Second Team, 4 Third Team), 14 Honorable Mention
USILA Lt. J.G. Donald MacLaughlin Jr. Outstanding Midfielder: Zach Goodrich (2019)
All-CAA Selections: 38 First Team, 31 Second Team, 23 CAA All-Rookie
CAA Players of the Year: 4 Offensive, 3 Defensive, 1 Rookie
Coaching Honors
2017 USILA Division I Coach of the Year
2016, 2022, 2024, 2025 CAA Coach of the Year
Fastest Coach in Program History to 50 Division I Wins
First Career Win Over USILA Coaches’ Poll #1: Feb. 27, 2019 (12-10 vs. Loyola)
2025 Season | Head Coach | 11-6 Overall, 7-0 CAA (CAA Regular Season, Tournament Champion, NCAA First Round)
CAA Co-Coach of the Year
USILA All-Americans: Mikey Weisshaar (Third Team), Chop Gallagher (Honorable Mention)
Inside Lacrosse Media All-Americans: Mikey Weisshaar (Team Team), Joe Petro (Honorable Mention)
USA Lacrosse All-Americans: Mikey Weisshaar (Third Team), Chop Gallagher (Honorable Mention), Joe Petro (Honorable Mention)
Tewarraton Trophy Nominee: Mikey Weisshaar
CAA Offensive Player of the Year: Mikey Weisshaar
CAA Rookie of the Year: Ronan Fitzpatrick
All-CAA First Team: Chop Gallagher, Sam Morin, Joe Petro, Mikey Weisshaar
All-CAA Second Team: Conor Spagnolli
CSC Academic All-America®: Joe Petro (Third Team)
- Towson won tenth CAA Tournament title (seventh under Nadelen)
- Second straight undefeated CAA regular season
- Earned a 10-game winning streak from Mar. 15-May 3, the longest winning streak in program history (surpassing nine straight from 2024)
- Had a victory over No. 15 Fairfield
- Saw Mikey Weisshaar become program's first Tewarraton Trophy nominee since 2019
- Joe Petro became program's first-ever CAA Academic All-American®
- Second straight year with four All-CAA First Team players
2024 Season | Head Coach | 13-4 Overall, 7-0 CAA (CAA Regular Season, Tournament Champion, NCAA First Round)
CAA Coach of the Year
USILA All-Americans: Mikey Weisshaar (Second Team), Colby Barsz (Honorable Mention), Nick DeMaio (Honorable Mention)
Inside Lacrosse Media All-Americans: Mikey Weisshaar (First Team), Colby Barsz (Third Team), Nick DeMaio (Honorable Mention), Reece Potter (Honorable Mention)
USA Lacrosse All-Americans: Mikey Weisshaar (Third Team), Colby Barsz (Honorable Mention), Nick DeMaio (Honorable Mention)
CAA Offensive Player of the Year: Nick DeMaio
All-CAA First Team: Colby Barsz, Matt Constantinides, Nick DeMaio, Mikey Weisshaar
All-CAA Second Team: Luke Downs, Sam Morin, Reece Potter
- Towson won ninth CAA Tournament title (sixth under Nadelen)
- Towson won 13 games, tied for second in all of DI
- Scoring defense ranked second in DI with 9.12 goals allowed per game
- Went undefeated in CAA regular season play for the first time since 2004
- Earned victories over ranked Delaware (twice) and A10 champion Saint Joseph's
- Led Towson to nine-game winning streak, the program's longest in DI history and longest since 1971
- Had seven All-CAA players, the most in the league, including four on the first team
- Led program to its 500th all-time victory
2023 Season | Head Coach | 6-9 Overall, 5-2 CAA
All-CAA First Team: Kyle Berkeley (M), Colby Barsz (D)
All-CAA Second Team: Matt Constantinides (FO), Nick DeMaio (A), Evan Long (GK), Josh Webber (M), Garrett Zungailia (D)
CAA All-Rookie Team: Ryan Schrier (A), Joaquin Villagomez (A), Mikey Weisshaar (M)
- Became the second Towson head coach to earn 100 career victories
- Tied for second in CAA play to earn a berth in the CAA Tournament
- Defeated then No. 15/13 Delaware 15-10 in final regular season game, first win over Delaware since 2019
- Had seven All-CAA players, most in the league
- Ranked first in the league in ground balls per game, second in second defense
2022 Season | Head Coach | 7-9 Overall, 3-2 CAA
CAA Coach of the Year
All-CAA First Team: James Avanzato, Koby Smith, Colby Barsz, Shane Brennan
All-CAA Second Team: Kyle Berkeley, Matt Constantinides
CAA All-Rookie Team: Matt Constantinides, Chop Gallagher
- Earned number two seed in the CAA Tournament as Co-Regular Season Champions
- Reached CAA Championship game for the seventh time in the Nadelen Era
- Beat No. 20 UMass 12-9 at home to open CAA play with a 2-0 record
- Topped third-seeded UMass 18-10 in CAA Semifinals
- Bested Loyola 11-8 at Ridley Athletic Complex for the Tigers third win in the last four meetings with the Greyhounds and first on the road since 2016
- James Avanzato ranked fifth in the country for Individual Man-Up Goals (9) and had the most in the CAA.
- Luke Shilling had the 10th-best shooting percentage in Division I.
- Towson tied for the 18th-toughest schedule in Division I
- Opponents went 133-98 on the year (.576)
- Played seven opponents that at least received USILA Coaches' Poll votes the week of the game.
2021 Season | Head Coach | 6-8 Overall, 3-5 CAA
USILA All-America Honorable Mention: Koby Smith
All-CAA First Team: Ryan Swain, Koby Smith
All-CAA Second Team: Shane Brennan
CAA All-Rookie Team: Andrew Milani, Reece Potter
Inside Lacrosse Media All-America Second Team: Koby Smith
- Had the seventh-toughest schedule per NCAA Stats;
- Opponents went 48-27 on the year, a .640 winning percentage
- Went 2-1 in overtime games in 2021, besting Saint Joseph's and No. 12 Loyola.
- Topped a top 15 Loyola squad for a second-straight meeting at Johnny Unitas ® Stadium.
- Pulled together a three-game winning streak in the heart of the CAA schedule.
- Koby Smith named both USILA and Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-America
2020 Season | Head Coach | 0-6 Overall, 0-0 CAA
Inside Lacrosse Media All-America Second Team: Koby Smith
- Season shortened due to COVID-19 Pandemic
- Koby Smith named Inside Lacrosse Media All-America Second Team
2019 Season | Head Coach | 11-5 Overall, 4-1 CAA (CAA Champions, NCAA First Round)
Final USILA Coaches’ Poll Rank: 9th
Lt. J.G. Donal MacLaughlin, Jr. Award Outstanding Midfielder: Zach Goodrich
USILA All-America First Team: Zach Goodrich
USILA All-America Second Team: Alex Woodall
USILA All-America Third Team: Koby Smith
USILA All-America Honorable Mention: Brendan Sunday
Inside Lacrosse Media All-America First Team: Zach Goodrich
Inside Lacrosse Media All-America Second Team: Alex Woodall
Inside Lacrosse Media All-America Third Team: Koby Smith
CAA Co-Player of the Year: Brendan Sunday
All-CAA First Team: Brendan Sunday, Zach Goodrich, Koby Smith, Alex Woodall
All-CAA Second Team: Grant Maloof, Gray Bodden
CAA All-Rookie Team: Mo Sillah, Garrett Zungailia
CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player: Brendan Sunday
CAA All-Tournament Team: Brendan Sunday, Timmy Monahan, Zach Goodrich, Tyler Canto
- Claimed fifth CAA Championship with a 16-14 win over Drexel at UMass.
- Team ranked number one in the USILA Coaches’ and Inside Lacrosse Media Polls for the first time in program history.
- Hosted NCAA Tournament First Round Game for the first time since the 2005 season.
- Towson was the number six seed in the NCAA Tournament.
- Beat No. 1 Loyola 12-10 at Johnny Unitas ® Stadium
- Program’s second-ever win over topped-ranked program.
- Zach Goodrich named USILA Division I Midfielder of the Year
- First for the program since 1991 (Rob Shek)
- Goodrich was also the first-ever three-time captain.
- Opened the season with a 5-0 record, knocking off No. 7 Johns Hopkins (17-8), No. 16 Georgetown (14-8) and No. 1 Loyola (12-10), all at home.
- Finished 4-1 in the CAA, earning the second seed for the Tournament.
- Reached CAA Tournament finals for a fifth-straight season (2015-19).
2018 Season | Head Coach | 7-8 Overall, 3-2 CAA (CAA Runner-Up)
USILA All-America First Team: Zach Goodrich
Inside Lacrosse Media All-America Second Team: Zach Goodrich
CAA Defensive Player of the Year: Zach Goodrich
All-CAA First Team: Zach Goodrich
All-CAA Second Team: Koby Smith
CAA All-Rookie Team: Shane Brennan, Koby Smith, Phil Wies
CAA All-Tournament Team: Alex Woodall, Grant Maloof, Jean-Luc Chetner
- Opened the season ranked 14th in the USILA Coaches’ Poll.
- Appeared in CAA Championship for a record fourth-straight season.
- Topped Delaware in CAA Semifinals with an overtime winner from Matt Sovero to advance to title game for a fourth-straight season.
- Finished with eight games decided by two goals or less.
- Top offensive production against Drexel with a 17-9 victory under the lights at Johnny Unitas ® Stadium.
- Held eight opponents under 10 goals.
2017 Season | Head Coach | 12-5 Overall, 4-1 CAA (CAA Champions, NCAA Semifinals)
USILA Division I Coach of the Year
Final USILA Coaches’ Poll Rank: 11th
USILA All-America Second Team: Jack Adams, Zach Goodrich
USILA All-America Honorable Mention: Ryan Drenner, Mike Lynch, Tyler Mayes, Alex Woodall
Inside Lacrosse Media All-America Second Team: Zach Goodrich
Inside Lacrosse Media All-America Third Team: Jack Adams
Inside Lacrosse Media All-America Honorable Mention: Tyler Mayes
CAA Defensive Player of the Year: Tyler Mayes
All-CAA First Team: Jack Adams, Ryan Drenner, Zach Goodrich, Mike Lynch, Tyler Mayes, Alex Woodall
All-CAA Second Team: Sid Ewell, Joe Seider, Tyler Young
CAA All-Rookie Team: Gray Bodden
CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player: Matt Hoy
CAA All-Tournament Team: Matt Hoy, Mike Lynch, Chad Patterson, Alex Woodall
- Won third-straight CAA Championship
- First team since Towson in 2003-05 to three-peat.
- Beat No. 6 Johns Hopkins 13-8
- Beat No. 9 Hofstra 10-8 en route to CAA Regular Season Championship
- Beat Drexel 8-4 in the CAA Semifinals before besting UMass 9-4 in the title game.
- Upended No. 8 Penn State on the road in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
- Eliminated No. 2 Syracuse 10-7 in NCAA Quarterfinals at Delaware Stadium
- Second straight season beating number two seed in NCAA Tournament.
- Reached NCAA Championship Weekend at Gillette Stadium for first time as a head coach.
- Towson’s first appearance since 2001 season
- Fell 11-10 against No. 3 Ohio State in NCAA Semifinals.
2016 Season | Head Coach | 16-3 Overall, 4-1 CAA (CAA Champions, NCAA Quarterfinals)
Final USILA Coaches’ Poll Rank: 10th
USILA All-America Third Team: Jack Adams
USILA All-America Honorable Mention: Ryan Drenner, Mike Lowe
CAA Coach of the Year
All-CAA First Team: Ryan Drenner, Jack Adams, Tyler Mayes
All-CAA Second Team: Joe Seider, Mike Lynch, Mike Lowe, Tyler White
CAA All-Rookie Team: Zach Goodrich, Jon Mazza
CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player: Mike Lowe
CAA All-Tournament Team: Mike Lowe, Tyler White, Nick Gorman, Spencer Parks
- Went 16-3 overall, including an 11-1 mark at Johnny Unitas ® Stadium
- Set school record for single-season wins
- Opened the season 5-0, climbing to #6 in USILA Coaches’ Poll
- Beat #5 Loyola 10-8 at Ridley Athletic Complex on March 2
- First career win over the Greyhounds as the head coach.
- Won another five-straight games, including a 10-9 overtime win at Ohio State.
- Dropped a game against Delaware before rebounding to win another six games, including the CAA Tournament and NCAA Tournament first round.
- Beat Fairfield 18-11 at home during the regular season
- Earned #1 seed in CAA Tournament behind a 4-1 league record
- Hosted CAA Tournament for the first time in career at Johnny Unitas ® Stadium
- Rolled past fourth-seeded Drexel 10-6 in CAA Semifinals
- Second-straight season the Tigers knocked the Dragons out of the Tournament.
- Out-lasted Fairfield 4-2 in CAA Championship game to clinch back-to-back titles.
- First program to win two-straight league titles since Delaware in 2010 and 2011.
- Bounced Hobart from the NCAA Tournament with an 18-5 win at home
- Knocked defending national champion and second-seeded Denver out of the NCAA Tournament in the first round with a 10-9 win at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium in Denver.
- Fell in NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals 10-8 against #7 Loyola in Columbus, Ohio.
- Limited opponents to 7.26 goals per game, holding opponents below 10 goals on 15 occasions in 19 total games.
2015 Season | Head Coach | 12-6 Overall, 3-2 CAA (CAA Champions, NCAA Tournament)
Final USILA Coaches’ Poll Rank: 17th
USILA All-America Honorable Mention: JoJo Ostrander
All-CAA First Team: Joe Seider, JoJo Ostrander, Tyler White
All-CAA Second Team: Tyler Mayes
CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player: Joe Seider
CAA All-Tournament Team: Justin Mabus, JoJo Ostrander, Joe Seider, Greg Cuccinello, Ryan Drenner
- Opened 2015 season with a 7-5 win over #5 Johns Hopkins
- First win over the Blue Jays since 1996
- Won six games in a seven-game stretch
- Lone loss against #17 Ohio State (7-6)
- Held 15 opponents below 10 goals during the season.
- Top five defense across Division I in goals allowed per game (7.72)
- Climbed to #12 in USILA Coaches’ Poll
- Played 15 games ranked inside USILA Coaches’ Poll Top 20
- Lost to Drexel in the season finale before eliminating the Dragons in the first round of the CAA Tournament, hosted at Fairfield.
- Beat UMass 9-8 in CAA Championship game for second title in three years
- Justin Mabus scored the game-winning, behind-the-back goal that landed on ESPN’s SportsCenter Top 10 that night on one of the busiest sports days of the year.
- Stormed past High Point 10-8 in NCAA Tournament Play-In game on May 6
- First NCAA Tournament win since 2003 season, first as a head coach.
- Lost to #2 Notre Dame on the road for the NCAA Tournament First Round
2014 Season | Head Coach | 8-7 Overall, 2-3 CAA (CAA Semifinals)
All-CAA First Team: JoJo Ostrander
All-CAA Second Team: Thomas DeNapoli, John Fennessy, Justin Mabus
CAA All-Rookie Team: Ryan Drenner, Joe Seider
CAA All-Tournament Team: John Fennessy
- Won season opener against High Point 11-8
- Won six-straight games and went 7-1 in the midseason.
- Knocked off #11 UMass 6-5 on the road
- Fell in overtime at #16 Drexel in CAA Semifinals
- Held 10 opponents below 10 goals, including nine-straight games.
- Allowed 9.73 goals per game.
2013 Season | Head Coach | 10-8 Overall, 4-2 CAA (CAA Champions, NCAA Tournament)
Final USILA Coaches’ Poll Rank: 17th
USILA All-America Honorable Mention: Thomas DeNapoli, Andrew Wascavage
All-CAA First Team: Thomas DeNapoli, John Fennessy
All-CAA Second Team: Andrew Hodgson, JoJo Ostrander
CAA All-Rookie Team: Pat Conroy
CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player: Andrew Wascavage
CAA All-Tournament Team: Thomas DeNapoli, Jordan Fortmann, Ben McCarty
- Went 2-1 in overtime (Wins over Mercer, Delaware)
- First career CAA Tournament Win: 11-8 vs. Drexel (May 1, University Park, Pa.)
- First career CAA Championship: 11-10 at #9 Penn State (May 3, University Park, Pa.)
- First 10-win season
- Avenged only two CAA loses with wins over Drexel and Penn State in CAA Tournament
- First career NCAA Tournament Berth
- Lost in first round at #3 Ohio State (May 12)
2012 Season | Head Coach | 7-8 Overall, 2-4 CAA (CAA Tournament)
USILA North/South Game: Co-South Coach
All-CAA Second Team: Thomas DeNapoli, John Fennessy
CAA All-Rookie Team: Justin Mabus, JoJo Ostrander
- First Career Win: 12-10 at Jacksonville (Feb. 11)
- First Career CAA Win: 13-8 vs. Delaware (March 24)
- First Career Overtime Win: 10-9 (2OT) at #20 Hofstra (March 31)
- First Career CAA Tournament Berth
- Lost at USILA #1 UMass in CAA Semifinals
- Five-game winning streak (March 17-April 4)
- First career top-20 win: at #20 Hofstra 10-9 (2OT) - March 31
- Two All-CAA Second Team selections, two CAA All-Rookie picks
- First Career USILA Coaches’ Poll Ranking: 19th
Prior to Head Coaching
- Served as an assistant coach at Towson from 2004-11 under head coach Tony Seaman.
- Two seasons as the associate head coach and defensive coordinator.
- Saw Towson’s defense allow fewer than nine goals per game on average during four seasons
- Finished among nation’s top 20 in goals allowed per game twice, including 8.23 per game in 2011.
- Best goals against average of 9.78 in his first season, ranking ninth nationally.
- Best average since 1974 team.
- Began coaching carer in 2002 as an assistant coach at Princeton under Hall of Fame head coach Bill Tierney.
- Helped Princeton go 33-13 and claim three-straight Ivy League titles.
Playing Career
- Four-year starter at Johns Hopkins as both a midfielder and close defenseman.
- Helped lead Blue Jays to back-to-back NCAA Tournament Final Four appearances.
- Earned All-America status in 2001.
- Played at the highest levels in both Major League Lacrosse (MLL) and the National Lacrosse League (NLL).
- Won three MLL titles with the Chesapeake Bayhawks franchise during his 11 seasons.
- Spent 10 years in the NLL, playing for the Philadelphia Wings for seven years.
- Also played for the New Jersey Storm and Minnesota Swarm.
- Recovered from knee surgery to lead Team USA to a gold medal in the FIL World Championships in 2010.
- Doubled that season as an MLL champion and gold medalist.
Personal
- Hailed from Henrietta, New York.
- Played scholastically for Rush Henrietta High School.
- Married to the former Mary Ciolek, a certified athletic trainer and member of Towson’s kinesiology department.
- The couple has three kids, Megan, William and Luke.
