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Men's Lacrosse
- Title:
- Keogh Family Director of Lacrosse Operations
- Email:
- alec_tocco@brown.edu
Tocco enters his sixth season on the staff for the Brown men’s lacrosse program in 2027.
Brown captured the program's ninth Ocean State in 2026 after claiming wins over Providence and Bryant. Marcus Wertheim concluded his career in 2026 with a memorable year. Wertheim was selected 26th overall in the PLL College Draft by the California Redwoods, becoming the second player in program history to be selected by the PLL franchise. Overall, Wertheim was the 22nd player to be selected by a PLL or MLL franchise. Wertheim was also named First Team All-Ivy, a USA Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American, an Inside Lacrosse Third Team All-American, a USILA Third Team All-American, and NEILA First Team All-New England.
Along with Wertheim, Henry Brayer and Trey Taylor were named Honorable Mention All-Ivy and Ben Scandone was named Academic All-Ivy. Taylor was named an Inside Lacrosse Honorable Merntion All-American. Brayer was named NEILA Second Team All-New England while Charlie Cave was named NEILA First Team All-New England.
Brown's 17-16 overtime win over Dartmouth resulted in Brady O'Kane being named Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week and to the USILA National Team of the Week.
The Bears captured the program's eighth Ocean State Cup in 2024 after taking rivalry wins over Providence College, the first under Torpey, and Bryant. Brown also took a thrilling 8-7 road win over 16th-ranked UMass to close out non-conference play.
Charlie Cave continued his stellar career and earned Inside Lacrosse Third Team All-America honors along with Second Team All-Ivy recognition. Aidan McLane joined Cave on the Second Team All-Ivy. The program continued to excel in the classroom and earned the highest GPA in the country with the USILA Academic Team Award. Six Bears picked up USILA Scholar All-American honors and 12 Bears picked up NEILA All-Academic recognition.
Brown finished the 2023 season with a 6-8 record and 2-4 Ivy League mark with three of those losses coming by a single goal. Five Bears, including First Team All-Ivy Matthew Gunty, picked up postseason Ivy League honors. Additionally, Gunty and Devon McLane picked up USILA Scholar All-American honors as the Bears posted another strong season in the classroom.
The 2022 campaign saw the Bears post a 10-5 overall record and capture a share of the Ivy League Regular Season Title. The Bears welcomed Cornell, Penn, and Yale to Stevenson-Pincince Field for the 2022 Ivy League Tournament. The Bears earned an at-large berth to the 2022 NCAA Tournament and were named the eighth-seed and earned the right to host Virginia in the NCAA First Round Game.
Previously, Tocco served as the assistant coach at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, New York. In his year with the Knights, he worked primarily with the defense, coaching a USILA All-American.
Tocco graduated Cum Laude from Plattsburgh State University with a degree in TV-Video Production and a minor in Athletic Coaching. In 2020, Tocco earned a Master’s degree in Student Affairs and Higher Education.
He was a four year letterwinner (2016-2020) and starter for Plattsburgh State University and a member of the 2017 SUNYAC Championship team and the 2017 SUNYAC Elite 20 award recipient. In 2019, Tocco ranked third in the SUNYAC Conference in caused turnovers for close defensemen.
Tocco is a native of Kerhonkson, New York. A distinguished high school player for Rondout Valley, Tocco received All-America honors in both his junior and senior seasons.
