Southern Maine Athletics

            Ralph Nelson begins his third season with the University of Southern Maine men's lacrosse program. Coach Nelson serves as an assistant coach focusing on the attackmen and offense.

            Prior to joining the USM coaching staff, he spent two seasons as the head Boys Lacrosse Coach at Saint Dominic Academy (Lewiston, Maine). From 2013-2015, he served as a varsity assistant and JV coach for Yarmouth High School (Yarmouth, Maine), as well as being an assistant lacrosse coach at St. Joseph's College (Standish, Maine). He has coached high school club lacrosse with Team DIRIGO as well as True Lacrosse National and regional teams in Maryland, California, Delaware, and Utah.

            A graduate of Cheverus High School (Portland, Maine), Coach Nelson graduated from the University of Maine in 2013 where he was a three-time captain of the men's club lacrosse team and an all-conference attackman his junior and senior year. 

            Coach Nelson is a physical education teacher at The Waynflete School in Portland and resides in Cumberland with his wife Megan.