The longest active tenured coach in all of NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse, Kevin Corrigan completed his 35^th season on the Fighting Irish sideline this past Memorial Day in outstanding fashion: leading his team to its first NCAA Championship, with a 13-9 victory over top-seeded Duke before 30,462 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
  
Since his arrival on campus in 1988, Corrigan has built Notre Dame into one of the premier men’s lacrosse programs in the country, posting a record of 335-159 while setting the all-time NCAA record for most victories at a single school.
 
Coach Corrigan has led the Fighting Irish to 18 regular-season conference championships and 25 invitations to the NCAA tournament. His Irish have reached the NCAA Championship Weekend six times, including three appearances in the national title game. 

Corrigan has taken the Fighting Irish program to a level where they are in serious contention for the NCAA crown nearly every season. He has changed the mindset of how Notre Dame lacrosse is viewed on the national landscape. Corrigan and his staff have helped grow the sport in Indiana and across the Midwest by conducting clinics and showcasing a top-10 team for the fans. 

The work that Corrigan has done in shaping Notre Dame into one of the top lacrosse programs in the country has not gone unnoticed. In 2009, he was honored with the Frenchy Julien Service Award from the U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association. 

Corrigan has also built on the tradition of academic success for the Notre Dame men’s lacrosse program. Since first competing on the varsity level in 1981, every Irish lacrosse senior has graduated. Three players since 1997 have gained CoSIDA Academic All-America honors, while 16 Notre Dame student-athletes have been named Scholar All-Americans by the USILA.

Corrigan not only has seen his teams excel on the field and in the classroom but also in the community. The program has won the Trophy Award, which annually recognizes an athletic team that has demonstrated its commitment and dedication to the community through unparalleled community service to Notre Dame and South Bend. The Irish have been very active in the South Bend area, including mentorship programs at various local schools.

He has made the student-athlete experience special for the players who have competed for him at Notre Dame, leading them on six overseas trips, visiting such countries as Ireland, England, Wales, the Czech Republic, Japan, Italy, Spain and—most recently, immediately following the NCAA championship—Germany.

Another special experience for the student-athletes is the annual networking trip to New York City. In the fall, Corrigan takes team members from the junior and senior classes to the Big Apple to explore networking opportunities with Notre Dame alumni. The group has visited such places as the New York Stock Exchange, BlackRock and NASDAQ. Corrigan also has taken similar trips to Washington D.C., San Francisco, Seattle and Chicago.

Corrigan was acknowledged for his contributions to the Irish lacrosse program when Notre Dame’s Monogram Club awarded him an honorary monogram in 2000.