John Haus

Biography

John Haus, former Head Coach of the University of North Carolina and Johns Hopkins University, who also led Washington College to the 1998 NCAA Division III Championship, has been the Head Coach at Lebanon Valley since leading the College's re-introduction of men's lacrosse in the spring of 2010. Haus, a 1983 graduate of North Carolina, holds a 242-217 career record in 30 years as a Head Coach at Washington, Johns Hopkins, UNC, and LVC. He has led these teams to eight NCAA Tournaments—including five NCAA semifinal or final appearances—and coached 56 All-Americans. At Lebanon Valley, Haus worked with 2014 United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) All-American Ryan Lanigan '14. The Dutchmen made six MAC Commonwealth Championship Tournament appearances from 2015 to 2018, while also reaching the conference tournament in 2021. Prior to coming to Annville, Haus spent eight seasons at his alma mater, turning around a struggling Tar Heel program by going 58-52 with three NCAA Tournament appearances, including back-to-back bids in 2007 and 2008, including the program's first top-four seed in the NCAA Tournament since 1996. Playing in the ultra-competitive Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Haus mentored 19 All-Americans, including 2004 Tewaaraton Trophy finalist Jed Prossner. Before returning to Chapel Hill, Haus was the Head Coach of lacrosse's most storied program, Johns Hopkins, where he led the Blue Jays to a 20-7 record and two NCAA semifinal appearances in his two