Ron Caputo

Biography

One of the great minds in collegiate lacrosse, Ron Caputo is in his 17th season as an assistant coach at Duke. Caputo currently works closely with the Duke defense and faceoff specialists after spending 10 seasons as the leader of the midfielders and faceoff specialists. In his 16 seasons with the Blue Devils, Duke has posted a 223-71 record, captured five ACC titles, advanced to the NCAA Semifinals 11 times and ultimately won the 2010, 2013 and 2014 national championships. Under Caputo Duke's offense and defense has flourished. Since Caputo took over the reins of the Duke defense in 2018, the Blue Devils have ranked in the top three in scoring defense in the high-powered ACC five times. Five Blue Devil defensemen have earned first team All-Americans since 2018 and JT Giles-Harris captured the USILA Defenseman of the Year award in 2021. Working with the midfield and offensive unites from 2008-17, the Blue Devils turned in some of the best midfield performances in NCAA lacrosse history. Duke had eight first team All-American midfielders in that span and 22 overall All-America honors. The Blue Devils were among the top 10 nationally in scoring for five straight seasons (2013-17), while seven of the midfielders he mentored finished his career with at least 100 career points. Working closely with the faceoff specialists, Duke has had great success at the X under Caputo's watch with All-Americans CJ Costabile and Brendan Fowler, Kyle Rowe and currently Jake Naso. In 2012, Caputo h