Bio

COACH CISS AT A GLANCE:
Alma Mater: Univeristy of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)

Prior to Elms College:

The native of Black River, NY,  Cross graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) receiving his B.A. in Sociology. As a STUDENT-athlete, Cross earned three varsity letters and was a two-year starter for the Retrievers. He appeared in 34 games with 15 starts for UMBC totaling 15 goals and 5 assists.

After graduation, Cross began coaching and shortly started building quite a resume. Cross previously served as an assistant coach at Mercyhurst University, UMBC, Harvard, Rutgers, University of Delaware, and Siena College.  In addition to his vast experience at the collegiate level, Coach Cross was head boys lacrosse coach at Northfield Mount Herman School and currently serves as an assistant coach at the professional level for the Premiere Lacrosse League Waterdogs.

Here are some selected highlights from Coach Cross's coaching career:

In this first season in the coaching ranks, he helped lead Mercyhurst University to the NCAA Division II National Semifinals in 2006.  Success continued to follow him at UMBC, his alma mater.  The men's lacrosse team made the NCAA Tournament in each of Cross' three years serving as co-offensive coordinator, and won a pair of America East Championships. 

At Harvard, Cross developed the nation's 15th best scoring and man-up offense and helped guide Rutgers to a top-20 nationally ranking early during the 2011 season. 

In his first season at Siena College, Cross helped guide the Saints to an 11-6 overall record.  That team won both the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Regular Season and Tournament Championship. The Saints boasted a program record 11 All-MAAC selections and six Second Team All-MAAC honorees and posted seven true road wins which tied for the second most in the nation.