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Tara Hannaford
Tara Hannaford

Position:
Head Coach (5th year)
Experience:
5th year at GW
Email:
tlhann@gwu.edu



04/03/2012

A Look at GW's Female Coaches 40 Years After Title XI

GW Today speaks with GW's female head coaches about how Title IX helped them achieve their potential as athletes.

03/15/2012

2012 Colonials Lacrosse Camp Set for July 1-3

GW Women's Lacrosse Hosting Camp for Eighth Graders to Rising College Freshmen

12/15/2011

A Late-Night Study Break

Hundreds of students put down their books Monday evening to attend the 26th annual Midnight Breakfast

08/16/2011

GW Women's Lacrosse to Host Elite Clinic Sunday, Dec. 4

Clinics Open to Players in Grades 9-12

Tara Hannaford is in her fifth season as head women's lacrosse coach at George Washington. In her second season in 2009, she led GW to its third-ever appearance in the Atlantic 10 Championship.

Hannaford is the third head coach in the eight-year history of the GW lacrosse program. She came to the District after serving as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at the College of William and Mary for the past three seasons. The Tribe posted a 21-28 overall record during Hannaford's tenure and advanced to the Colonial Athletic Association semifinals and peaked at No. 13 in the STX/USILA Top 20 national rankings in 2006.

Prior to her hire at W&M, Hannaford was the Assistant Director of Athletics and women's lacrosse and water polo coach at the Cate School in Carpinteria, CA, for two years. While at Cate, Hannaford also was the national tournament coach for the Pacific Regional Lacrosse club.

A four-year letterwinner at William and Mary from 1998-2001, Hannaford ranks sixth all-time in program history with 116 career goals and 10th with 141 career points. A two-time All-CAA selection, Hannaford scored 42 goals and earned third team All-America honors as a senior in 2001, leading the Tribe to a berth in the NCAA Tournament and a Top 20 national ranking.

Hannaford earned her bachelor's degree in Kinesiology from W&M in 2001 and completed her master's in Athletic Administration/Sports Management from Indiana University in August 2002. 

Colonials Under Hannaford
Year	Overall	A-10	Note
2008	5-11	3-4
2009	5-12	4-3	A-10 Championship appearance
2010    5-11    3-4
2011    6-11    3-4
TOTALS  21-45   13-15

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