Mason Goodhand has been at the helm of the Westminster men’s lacrosse program since its inception for the 2007 campaign. As the only head coach of the Griffins, Goodhand has guided the team to the 2008 MCLA D-II National Championship and through the transition to D-I of the MCLA and now into NCAA Division II at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
During his time as head coach at Westminster, Goodhand has compiled a 124-53 overall record for a .701 winning percentage. The Griffins won five RMLC D-II championships and were the regular season champs of the D-I conference in 2015. They qualified for the MCLA National Championships in all nine season in the MCLA with four trips to the semifinals or better.
Under Goodhand’s direction, Westminster has had 29 players earn MCLA All-American recognition with 72 being named an all-conference selection. There has been one Godekeraw Award winner, two RMLC Offensive Players of the Year, two Defensive Players of the Year, and Goodhand was named the league’s Coach of the Year in 2007. The Griffins have also placed 10 student-athletes on the MCLA Scholar Athlete list.
In two seasons playing at the D-I level of the MCLA, Goodhand led the Griffins to consecutive trips to the MCLA National Championships. The team went 20-13 in those two years and they were 5-0 during the conference season in 2015. Seven Griffins were recognized by the MCLA as All-Americans during those two years and 16 chosen by the RMLC as all-conference performers.
In 2013, Goodhand guided the Griffins to a 17-6 overall record and a third straight RMLC Championship. Westminster won five straight postseason games before falling in the MCLA National Championship Game to top-ranked St. Thomas, 9-7. Westminster’s Collin Madsen was named the RMLC Offensive Player of the Year while Matt Lambourne took home Defensive Player of the Year honors.
Goodhand led the Griffins to a 16-4 overall record and another undefeated conference mark at 3-0 in 2012. They claimed the RMLC title with a 17-7 win over Fort Lewis in the championship game. The Griffins defeated Saint Mary’s (Calif.) in the first round of the MCLA National Championships, 12-6. The season came to an end with a 12-11 loss against Davenport quarterfinals of the tournament.
During the 2011 season, Westminster compiled a 13-8 record and were a perfect 3-0 in the RMLC. They won the RMLC Tournament title with a 13-12 win over Northern Colorado in double-overtime. After taking down Western Oregon 20-15 in the first round of the MCLA National Championships, the Griffins fell 9-7 to eventual champion St. Thomas (Minn.) in the quarterfinals.
Goodhand led the Griffins to a 13-8 mark during the 2010 campaign. They finished second in the RMLC and lost to Utah Valley in the championship game of the RMLC Tournament. The Griffins advanced to the semi-finals of the MCLA National Championships as a 10-seed.
The 2009 team finished 13-8 overall and 3-1 in RMLC games. The squad dropped a 16-13 decision with Northern Colorado in the RMLC championship game. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MCLA event with an opening round victory over Missouri State.
In 2008, Westminster won the national championship in just the second year of the programs existence. They finished the year with a perfect 6-0 record in the RMLC. On May 17, 2008, they defeated Grand Valley State 17-10 to claim the MCLA National Championship, the first national championship in Westminster history.
The 2007 squad went 16-3 overall in the first year of the program. They were 5-0 in the RMLC and advanced to the semi-finals of the MCLA National Tournament.
Goodhand came to Westminster after working with the men’s lacrosse program at the University of Utah. He and his wife Mary raised their son Andrew, and currently reside in the local community of Sandy, Utah.
