Andrew Smistad

Biography

Andrew Smistad enters his first season as offensive coordinator and assistant coach with the Marquette University men’s lacrosse program for the 2025-26 academic year. “I know Coach Smistad will inspire our team to be the best version of themselves off the field while pushing them to new heights on the field,” head coach Jake Richard said at the time of the hire in July 2025. “Surrounding our athletes with men worth emulating is paramount to our mission. Throughout the interview process Coach Smistad showcased a specific vision for our offense. He’s excited to introduce new ideas while creating continuity and building off the momentum from last year.” Smistad was a member of the MU program for three years and served as team captain during the first two seasons of intercollegiate competition (2013-14). He played in nine games during the 2013 campaign for the Golden Eagles as a defensive midfielder and suffered a season-ending injury during the preseason of his final season. Smistad has spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach at NCAA Division III Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. He helped the Bobcats to a 9-7 record in 2025, while working primarily with the Bates offense. He began his collegiate coaching journey after serving as head coach of the Calgary Shamrocks, a Canadian Junior box lacrosse team in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League's Junior B Tier I league. Joining the program as an assistant coach in 2016, Smistad was promoted to co-head coach in 2018 and ser