When Marquette men’s lacrosse had coaching positions to fill this summer, Joe Amplo looked in-house. He brought in two of the best players in the program’s young history, hiring Jake Richard as a defensive assistant coach and B.J. Grill as the director of lacrosse operations. Who better to be an advocate for the program than those who have been a part of it?
“I always say to parents and players if they have any questions about the student athlete experience, I just graduated,” Richard said. “We don’t try and hide anything. … We want them to love this place for what it is and for what it’s not, and I’m able to say exactly what that is because of my experience.