Todd MacFarlane was hired in the summer of 2016 and enters his second year on the Quakers' coaching staff as an assistant in 2017-18.
MacFarlane comes to Penn from the University of Maryland, where he spent the 2016 season as the Terrapins’ director of lacrosse operations and helped lead them to the NCAA Championship final. A native of Crofton, Md., and an Arundel High School graduate, MacFarlane had spent the previous 15 years building, funding and directing numerous programs in the private and public sectors as well as coaching and playing lacrosse. In addition, he has extensive experience in physical fitness training.
In his first season with the Quakers in 2017, MacFarlane helped Penn earn another trip back to the Ivy League Tournament where the Quakers faced No. 1 seed and host Yale in the semifinals. The contest marked the second-longest game in Penn history, a dramatic quadruple overtime affair that saw the Red and Blue fall to the Bulldogs, 13-12. Penn posted two wins over Virginia during the course of the season which ended with a 7-6 overall record and 3-3 mark in Ivy games (tied for 4th in the conference), and saw their ranking climb as high as No. 8 in the USILA poll. Six players earned All-Ivy status for their performances under MacFarlane’s tutelage, including two first team members, one second team selection, and three honorable mention honorees.
Just prior to his Maryland stint, MacFarlane spent three years at Malvern Prep serving as the Coordinator of External Programs. In that position, he developed and fostered relationships with surrounding community organizations and leaders that brought numerous events and programs to campus. He also established and implemented policies and procedures for external and internal facility programs, and negotiated facility use and facility maintenance and construction contracts.
MacFarlane also worked on the boys’ lacrosse coaching staff at Malvern Prep. He helped the Friars to the Inter-Ac co-championship in 2013, and in 2014 Malvern Prep won the Inter-Ac regular-season and Invitational titles and finished with the No. 2 high school ranking nationally.
From 2009-12, MacFarlane was the Director of Athletics, Facility Rentals and Head of Physical Education and Health Departments at The Phelps School in Malvern. While at Phelps, he spearheaded and managed the conversion of the school’s Equestrian Center into an Indoor Athletic Complex. In addition to his Phelps School duties, he also served as the Tri-County Leagues Commissioner for cross country and lacrosse.
From 2007-09, MacFarlane was Director of the La Jolla (Calif.) Lacrosse Foundation where he was responsible for development and expansion of a citywide lacrosse programs. He instituted year-round skills and physical training for middle school and high school athletes. In addition, he was responsible for overall budget and forecasting for three distinct programs. These programs increased the available funds to expand and maintain citywide programs established. Efforts include advertising and promotion of the programs and teams as well as participation of equipment suppliers.
From 2004-09, MacFarlane he was the founder and Director of Top Notch Training LLC (TNT), California’s first box lacrosse training company. TNT, also a sports training company that was a cooperative endeavor with the YMCA and SportsPlex along with local sponsors to provide lacrosse leagues, camps and clinics as well as speed and condition training for youth and adult athletes.
MacFarlane began his college career at Anne Arundel Community College, then moved on to Pfeiffer University. He was a Deep South All-Conference player in 2002 as Pfeiffer’s captain, top scorer and MVP. He ranked in the Top 20 nationally in point that season. He also was a Deep South All-Conference Academic recipient. MacFarlane later played professionally in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) with the Anaheim Storm.
MacFarlane earned a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies and Multi-Subject Teaching from Champan University. Prior to college, MacFarlane served in the United States Marine Corps from 1994-98 and was honorably discharged and decorated with honors.
MacFarlane lives in the Philadelphia area with his wife, Jennifer.
