Scott Urick
Head Coach
surick@gprep.org
301-214-1203

Scott Urick is the head coach of Prep’s varsity lacrosse team. He was named the program’s head coach on July 8, 2016. In the six seasons since Coach Urick’s arrival Prep has won three IAC Championships and finished in the top 10 in the DMV rankings at the conclusion of each season. Prep has also finished ranked in the top 20 nationally in each of the past six seasons. This includes a #1 ranking in the DMV and #4 nationally in 2023. Additionally, during Coach Urick’s tenure at Prep, four players have been named as USA Lacrosse All-Americans, two players have earned USA Lacrosse Academic All-American distinction, two players have been honored with the Bob Scott Award, and Coach Urick was named USA Lacrosse Coach of the Year in 2023.

Before coming to Prep, Coach Urick oversaw the lacrosse program at the University of the District of Columbia. He was hired in 2012 as the school’s first ever head lacrosse coach and guided the program for four seasons.

Before UDC, Coach Urick served at Georgetown University for eleven years as an assistant coach and offensive coordinator. Georgetown finished ranked in the top 10 in the country in seven of those seasons and Coach Urick helped 24 players earn All-American accolades during that stretch. He coached at Cornell University for one season before Georgetown.

As a player, Coach Urick is one of the most decorated players in Georgetown University lacrosse history. He captained the 1999 and 2000 teams and was named All-American as a junior and senior. He graduated as the all-time leading goal scorer in Georgetown history.

Coach Urick played professionally in Major League Lacrosse (MLL) for nine seasons. Playing for the New Jersey Pride and the Chesapeake Bayhawks, he retired in 2009 as the third all-time leading goal scorer in MLL history. In 2006, Coach Urick led team USA to a silver medal in the World Lacrosse Championships and was the team’s leading scorer.

Coach Urick graduated from Georgetown University in 2000 with a B.A. in Government with a minor in Theology. He is a member of the Potomac Chapter of the US Lacrosse, James W. Robinson High School, and Georgetown University Athletic hall of fames. He was selected to the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Board of Directors in 2015.