Brendan Kearney joined the North Central College men's lacrosse program as head coach in November of 2025.
Kearney comes to North Central from Division II Lewis University, where he most recently served as the Flyers' associate head coach and defensive coordinator. He joined the Lewis staff in 2018 as a recruiting coordinator, defensive assistant, and goalie coach while pursuing his master's degree in school counseling. He was instrumental in bringing in the Flyers' first three recruiting classes in program history and helped guide the team to its first NCAA Elite Eight appearance in 2024.
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After earning his master's degree, Kearney spent one season at Division I Marquette University as the director of lacrosse operations before returning to Lewis for the last three seasons. He also served as director of the MKE Lacrosse Program, a charitable urban youth lacrosse program for Milwaukee city schools, and as director of 12/23 Club Lacrosse.
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Kearney played four years of club lacrosse at Holy Cross College, where he was named player-coach during his second season.
Kearney received his bachelor's degree in communications from Holy Cross College in 2017 and his master's degree in school counseling from Lewis University in 2020.Â
