Staff Directory
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- Phone:
- 401/863-9371
Mark Lawrence joined the Brown water polo coaching staff in thewinter of 2013 after spending two years at MIT as the head coach ofthe men's water polo program. Originally from Fremont, California,Lawrence is an alumni of Queens College and was a member of theschool's 2002 NCAA Final Four team, and he brings over 15 years ofboth playing and coaching experience to College Hill.
"We are very excited to have Mark Lawrence join our program,"said head coach Felix Mercado. "He brings tremendous experience atthe highest level, for both men and women. We have a great historyof exceptional assistant coaches here, and Mark will hit the groundrunning to continue that tradition."
Prior to MIT, Lawrence spent time as an assistant coach withboth Arizona State University and the Kazakhstan Women's NationalTeam, helping coach the Kazakhs at the 2011 FINA WorldChampionships. He has also spent time starting and rebuilding youthclubs, serving as the head boys' coach and club director for WestCoast Aquatics in San Jose, California, Ohlone Renegades Club inFreemont, California, and Sun Devil Water Polo Club in Tempe,Arizona.
Lawrence also spent a year playing professional water polo inAustralia, as well as coaching the Warrior Polo Club in Brisbaneand teaching water polo at the high school level through physicaleducation classes.
