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After three years as the first assistant men's lacrosse coach at Harvard University, George Harris was selected as Wittenberg University's new men's lacrosse head coach in July 2005.

In his first season in Springfield, Harris led the Tigers to a 6-7 overall record, the team's highest win total in seven years. Four players earned All-North Coast Athletic Conference honors after the season, including a pair of first-team honorees, Wittenberg's most in nearly a decade. He followed that with 6-6 marks in 2007 and 2008, the first time the Tigers have reached the .500 mark since 2000 and just the second time in school history in which the program has finished .500 or better in back-to-back seasons.

The 2009 spring set the bar higher for Harris and his program as Wittenberg enjoyed their first winning season during his tenure. The 7-6 mark, the program's first trip above .500 since 1999, also improved upon Harris' winningest season for the Red & White.

Harris brought an impressive resume to Springfield, first as a student-athlete and later as a coach. A 1989 graduate of Ithaca College, Harris was a four-year starter for the perennial powerhouse Bombers, and he served as team captain his final two intercollegiate seasons. He returned to his alma mater in 1992 and served as a graduate assistant coach for the Ithaca women's lacrosse team the following spring, helping the Bombers to a No. 5 national ranking and a berth in the NCAA Division III Tournament quarterfinals.

That experience earned Harris the men's head coaching position at Skidmore College. After three seasons leading Skidmore, he took his 16-20 record leading the Thoroughbreds to the Division I ranks as an assistant at Colgate University in 1996. Harris helped the Raiders to two East Coast Athletic Conference championship game appearances and the 1997 title while serving as the teams offensive coordinator and goalkeepers coach from 1996-2001. He then moved on to Cornell University for the 2002 season, helping the Big Red to an NCAA tournament appearance and a No. 6 national ranking as the teams second assistant coach.

In his three seasons at Harvard as the first assistant, the Crimson posted a 17-24 overall record in the extremely competitive Ivy League. Harris served as the team's offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator, and he was recognized for his outstanding work with the 2004 Harvard University Department of Athletics Merit Award, which is given to one assistant coach among the university's 37 varsity teams each year in recognition of professional commitment, dedication and overall program advancement.

Harris has a bachelor's degree in business management in 1989 and a master's degree in physical education from Ithaca in 1993.

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Bryan Arnold joined the Wittenberg men's lacrosse program as a graduate assistant coach in 2008 after a three-year career as a defensive standout for the Tigers. He helped the team to a 6-6 record in his first year as the defensive coordinator, including a 2-3 mark in the NCAC, which was good for fourth place - Wittenberg's best conference finish in four years.

Arnold received three All-North Coast Athletic Conference awards in his Wittenberg playing career, including honorable mention in 2005 and second-team in 2006 and 2007. A two-year team captain and the team's most valuable defensive player in 2007, Arnold accumulated 88 ground balls in his three seasons in the Red & White. He graduated from Wittenberg in 2007 with a bachelor's in history.

A native of Columbus, Ohio, and a graduate of Dublin Scioto High School, Arnold currently resides in Springfield and works as a substitute teacher in the nearby Mechanicsburg School District.

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Mark Morrell joined the Wittenberg men's lacrosse program as a graduate assistant coach in 2008 after a four-year career as a defender for the Tigers Lacrosse team. He helped the team to an 6-6 record in his first year as a coach, including a 2-3 mark in the NCAC, which was good for fourth place - Wittenberg's best conference finish in four years.

During his tenure as a student-athlete, Morrell scooped up a total of 89 ground balls, and he finished with a faceoff record of 78-152, good for a .540 winning percentage. At the end of his senior year, he was given the Coaches Award in 2007 for his outstanding work ethic.

Morrell is from St. Louis, Mo., where he attended Christian Brothers College High School.

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