Sid Jamieson
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Sid Jamieson was Bucknell University
's initial head coach for the men's college lacrosse
team, serving from the inception of the program in 1968 until his retirement in 2005. He compiled a record of 248 wins and 240 losses to rank 15th among all Division I collegiate lacrosse coaches in victories. Jamieson led the Bison to seven championships in three different conferences, including four straight Patriot League
titles from 2000 to 2003. He won the F. Morris Touchstone Award
in being named the USILA National Coach of the Year in 1996 after directing Bucknell to a perfect 12 and 0 record. He led the Bison to the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
for the first time in school history in 2001.
A native of Youngstown, New York
and Cortland State graduate, Jamieson is a full-blooded Mohawk
Indian whose parents were both raised on the Six Nations Indian Reservation in Brantford, Ontario
. He adapted his coaching style from his Native American heritage. Sid was inducted into the Pennsylvania Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2003.
Bucknell University
Bucknell University is a private liberal arts university located alongside the West Branch Susquehanna River in the rolling countryside of Central Pennsylvania in the town of Lewisburg, 30 miles southeast of Williamsport and 60 miles north of Harrisburg. The university consists of the College of...
's initial head coach for the men's college lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
team, serving from the inception of the program in 1968 until his retirement in 2005. He compiled a record of 248 wins and 240 losses to rank 15th among all Division I collegiate lacrosse coaches in victories. Jamieson led the Bison to seven championships in three different conferences, including four straight Patriot League
Patriot League
The Patriot League is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I) for a number of sports; in football, it participates in the Football Championship Subdivision...
titles from 2000 to 2003. He won the F. Morris Touchstone Award
F. Morris Touchstone Award
The F. Morris Touchstone Award is an award given by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association to the nation's most outstanding NCAA Division I Lacrosse Head Coach. The award was first presented in 1958....
in being named the USILA National Coach of the Year in 1996 after directing Bucknell to a perfect 12 and 0 record. He led the Bison to the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
2001 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
The 2001 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship game was played at Rutgers Stadium in front of 24,135 fans. A Princeton goal with 41 seconds remaining in the first overtime period lifted second-seeded Tigers to a 10-9 victory against top-seeded Syracuse . With the victory, Princeton earned its sixth...
for the first time in school history in 2001.
A native of Youngstown, New York
Youngstown, New York
Youngstown is a village in Niagara County, New York, USA. The population was 1,957 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area....
and Cortland State graduate, Jamieson is a full-blooded Mohawk
Mohawk nation
Mohawk are the most easterly tribe of the Iroquois confederation. They call themselves Kanien'gehaga, people of the place of the flint...
Indian whose parents were both raised on the Six Nations Indian Reservation in Brantford, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. He adapted his coaching style from his Native American heritage. Sid was inducted into the Pennsylvania Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2003.
Notable Career Accomplishments
- Coached Bucknell to undefeated 12 and 0 season in 1995-96 and a number 9 ranking.
- Led Bison to a number 13 ranking and to the 2001 NCAA Championship with a 10 and 4 record.
- Defeated number 3 ranked Navy and led Bucknell to number 17 ranking in final season, 2005.
- Won or shared four Patriot League titles with the Bison from 2000 to 2003 including a 25 and 6 league record from 2001 to 2005.
- Jamieson ranks 15th all-time in Division I coaching wins.