Brian Anken is entering his second season as the head man of the VMI Keydets lacrosse program after being hired on July 30, 2010.

In his first year on Post, the Keydets captured the first team statistical championship in VMI lacrosse history, beating out NCAA Champion Virginia to lead the nation in ground balls per game with 39.62.

Hired by Lycoming in July of 2006, Anken implemented all offensive and defensive strategies for the team. He also supervised the assistant staff, and was responsible for a large amount of fundraising, which helped subsidize the team’s travel and equipment expenses.

Anken’s team went 10-6 in 2008, earning him his second conference Coach of the Year honor (Mars Hill ’04). The team then went on to post records of 11-5 and 11-6 in his final two years, including a share of the conference regular season title in 2009, giving them a 32-17 mark over Anken’s final three seasons.

Prior to working at Lycoming, Anken had been the head man at Mars Hill College in North Carolina, where he helped the team post a 5 ½ game improvement in the standings during his final year, 2006. He earned conference Coach of the Year honors in 2004. He was also the founder and director of the Lions Lacrosse Camp, and handled game and event management as well.

In his career, Anken has coached a pair of NCAA Division III statistical champions. He has also mentored two conference Freshman of the Year and one Player of the Year, and in seven seasons as a head coach, he has had 21 all-conference players and a single All-American. Anken is a member of the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association’s (USILA) Rankings and All-American Committees, as well as being a part of the NCAA Regional Advisory Committee.