University of North Carolina Athletics
Women's Lacrosse
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
Katy O'Mara is entering her third season as an assistant women's lacrosse coach at North Carolina. She assists head coach Jenny Levy in every aspect of the Tar Heel program, particularly the defense.
"As a player at Dartmouth, Katy had a tremendous presence as an athlete and a defender," Levy says. "She relates well to our players and has great knowledge of the defensive aspects of lacrosse. Her enthusiasm and knowledge help us both in recruiting and on the field."
O'Mara is a 2002 graduate of Dartmouth College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology. A four-year starter at defender (then known as Katy Cuneo before her marriage), she captained the Dartmouth lacrosse team as a senior and earned All-Ivy League and regional All-America honors. She also won the team's Radasch Award for dedication, coachability and unselfish attitude.
O'Mara came to Carolina after working for two years as a research assistant at the Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center in Washington, D.C. While there, she also was a coach for the Future Elite Lacrosse club team in McLean, Va., and an assistant coach for both varsity and junior varsity girls lacrosse teams at the National Cathedral School in Washington, D.C.
Prior to her stint in the nation's capitol, she spent a year teaching history, coaching varsity and middle school girls' lacrosse and serving as an assistant soccer coach at the Morristown-Beard School in Morristown, N.J. O'Mara also has coaching experience at the Shoot to Score Lacrosse Camp in Lawrenceville, N.J., in 2003 and the Classic Lacrosse Camp in Hanover, N.H., from 1999-2001.
O'Mara was married to Sean O'Mara in November of 2006.
