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Jay Mayes

Jay Mayes

Jay Mayes served as the Head Coach of UNW's Men's Lacrosse team in 2018, and returned as the head coach for the 2021 season. The 2024 Men's Lacrosse season will mark Coach Mayes' fourth season overall as the Eagles' Head Coach. 

Coach Mayes spent one season as the head coach of UNW Men’s Lacrosse in 2018. His one season at the helm was extremely successful. The Eagles won 9 games in 2018, which is a program record for wins in a season.

Outside of his experience at UNW, Mayes has a lot of experience within the sport. He worked as an Assistant coach/Offensive and recruiting coordinator at Gordon College. He has also held Offensive Coordinator positions at the University of Arizona and Houston Christian.

Coach Mayes also has a lot of professional experience outside of lacrosse. He has served with the Baltimore Ravens as a Corporate Sales Intern, the Portland LumberJax as Director of Corporate Sales, the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx as a Corporate Sales Executive, Hands On Sports and Entertainment in Partnership Sales, and BMORE Creative as an Owner/Lead Consultant.