Jeff Shirk was named Washington College's 11th men's lacrosse coach during the summer of 2010.

In his first season, Shirk guided a young Shoremen team to its first win over a nationally-ranked opponent in nearly three years. The following season, Shirk was named the Centennial Conference Coach of the Year, guiding the Shoremen to a first-place finish in the Centennial Conference regular season for the first time since 2004 and landing them a spot in both the Centennial Conference Championship game and the NCAA Division III Tournament for the first time since 2008.

In 2013, Shirk again led the Shoremen to an NCAA Division III Tournament appearance as they won an NCAA Tournament game for the first time since 2008 and were ranked as high as fifth in the nation for the first time since 2008. Shirk also led the Shoremen to their first Charles B. Clark Cup victory as they defeated rival Salisbury for the first time since 2002.

Shirk also serves as the coordinator of the athletic department's career development program for student-athletes.

Shirk came to Chestertown from Division I Virginia Military Institute (VMI), where he served as head coach for four years. In just his second season at VMI, Shirk guided the Keydets to their first-ever appearance in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Tournament,  their first-ever win in a conference tournament game, and their first-ever appearance in a conference championship game.  In 2010, Shirk coached the first player in VMI history to earn All-America recognition as Tim Moran was lauded as an All-America honorable mention.

In addition to his four years at VMI, Shirk boasts an impressive lacrosse coaching and playing background.  Shirk played four years as a short-stick defensive midfielder at the University of Maryland, where he served as team captain as a senior.  He played for the Terrapins’ 1998 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championship Team and played in the 1997 and 1998 NCAA Division I National Championship Games.  Shirk played professional lacrosse in the National Lacrosse League for three seasons before focusing exclusively on coaching.  

Shirk’s coaching experience began while still an undergraduate, serving as an undergraduate assistant coach during the 2000-01 academic year.  Following his graduation that spring, Shirk landed his first full-time coaching position as the head coach at Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS) in Rhode Island.  Shirk guided NAPS to an impressive 22-11 record over three seasons and helped develop five future Navy All-Americans.  While there , he also served as the Associate Director of Athletics and held the rank of Lieutenant (junior grade) in the U.S. Navy.

Shirk returned to his alma mater for the 2004-05 academic year, serving as the Terps’ second assistant coach as Maryland won the ACC Championship and advanced to the NCAA Division I National Semifinals.  The following year, Shirk moved on to Brown University and served as the Bears’ defensive coordinator for one season before landing the head coaching position at VMI.

A native of Mountain Lakes, NJ, Shirk and his wife Elizabeth have two daughters – Emily and Anna.  Shirk earned a B.S. in Elementary Education from Maryland in May 2001. 

Chris Miller was named the senior assistant coach and offensive coordinator for the Washington College men's lacrosse team in July 2011. 

Miller and head coach Jeff Shirk previously coached together at Virginia Military Institute (VMI), where Miller served as an assistant coach under Shirk during the 2009 and 2010 seasons.  Miller came to Washington College from Sacred Heart University, where he was the offensive coach and recruiting coordinator during the 2011 season.

Miller, who also had a brieft stint as an assistant coach at Washington and Lee University, is no stranger to the Delmarva region. Miller's first coaching experience came at his alma mater, Wesley College, in Dover, DE. He spent three years as an assistant coach for the Wolverines after a four-year playing career. A three-time All-Pennsylvania Athletic Conference first-team selectionm Miller scored 144 career points at Wesley.  He was named to the All-ECAC South second team in 2003 and his team's offensive Most Valuable Player in 2004. As a senior, he served as a team captain.

Miller earned a B.S. in Physical Education from Wesley in 2005.

Corey Bulken arrived at Washington College in the summer of 2011 after a senior season at Le Moyne College during which he led Division II in face-off percentage, winning 69.2% of his draws, and was named the USILA Division II Specialty Player of the Year. A two-time All-American, he earned first team honors as a senior and second-team honors as a junior. He was also named to the All-Northeast 10 Conference first team following both of those seasons. He was named Le Moyne's Male Athlete of the Year and his team's Most Valuable Player for 2011, led his team in face-off percentage three consecutive years and in ground balls two consecutive years, and played in three consecutive NCAA Division II National Championship games.

During his collegiate lacrosse career, Bulken also worked as a counselor and coach at several lacrosse camps in central New York and completed an internship with Le Moyne's sports information department. He was chosen to attend the 2011 NCAA Career in Sports Forum and earned a B.A. in Communications with a concentration in Public Relations from Le Moyne in 2011.

Larry Kline was named an assistant coach at Washington College after spending the 2011 lacrosse season as an assistant coach at his alma mater - Binghamton University. His duties included assisting in all facets of practices, game preparation, and on field coaching as well as monitoring the team's academic work and providing necessary additional academic assistance and implementing a team goal-setting program. He also has experience as a coach and counselor at lacrosse camps.

As a player at Binghamton, Kline was a goalie and four-year team captain, helping lead the Bearcats to America East Conference Championships in 2007 and 2009. He was inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society and was a three-year member of both the America East All-Academic Team and the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll. 

A Dean's List student at Binghamton, Kline earned a B.S. in Philosophy, Politics, and Law from the school in 2008, graduating cum laude. He then completed one year of graduate studies at Binghamton while playing his final year of eligibility. Prior to returning to the school as a coach, he spent time as a staff assistant and systems administrator in the office of Congressman John Tierney in Washington, DC. 

Prior to assuming an assistant coaching role during the summer of 2011, Shayne Lynch was already a familiar face in the Washington College athletic department, having completed an internship under the supervision of Athletic Director Dr. Bryan Matthews the previous winter and spring.  Lynch was a four-year letterwinner at Wesley College, serving as a team captain as both a junior and senior. He was the winner of the team's Dave Reynolds Award for three straight years and the co-winner of the team's Eric Potts Award in 2010. 

Lynch coached at both the Hot Beds Lacrosse Camp and Top 205 Rising Sophomore Camp during the summer of 2010 and also worked at Champ Camp in 2009 and 2010. During his internship at Washington College, he performed a wide variety of duties, ranging from research projects to game-day operations. He earned a B.S. in Sport Management from Wesley in 2011.