“I believe in coaching to get the most out of every moment. I try to instill in our athletes that we must put our best foot forward in everything that we do and continue to push ourselves and believe that we can improve and be better,” shares Katie O’Donnell, Mary Semanik Head Women's Lacrosse Coach at Drexel University (drexelwlax). Since joining Drexel in 2022, O’Donnell has consistently brought victories home for our women’s lacrosse team, including guiding the team to a 14-4 record in 2025 and, in 2024, securing their fourth consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament, the first team in Drexel history to do so. “Drexel's experiential learning model helps student athletes grow on and off the field by providing them with opportunities to apply what they work at every day,” says O’Donnell. “On the field, we coach our athletes, we ask them to try new things, step out of comfort zones, and challenge themselves to be better. Off the field, the hands-on learning model at Drexel gives our ...