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1988 SUNY-Cortland graduate Brian Jenkins is preparing for his 13th season as the head coach of the Men's Lacrosse program. Jenkins, 43, was hired on August 15, 1997 to become only the second men's lacrosse coach in Shenandoah history. He is now the most successful coach in the history of the program. In 2005, Jenkins guided his Hornets to a 5-9 record and an appearance in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Tournament. The five wins tied a school record for most victories in a season and the PAC Tournament appearance in the first in school history. Following the season, Jenkins was named PAC Coach of the Year.
In 2007, Jenkins led the Hornets to their most successful season in school history with nine overall wins and five wins in the PAC. The seven-game improvement was also good for the biggest single-season turnaround in NCAA lacrosse history.
In 2008, SU had a best-ever 5-0 start on its way to a second straight nine-win season.
| Year | Overall | PAC | Finish |
| 1998 | 5-9 | n/a | n/a |
| 1999 | 4-11 | n/a | n/a |
| 2000 | 4-9 | n/a | n/a |
| 2001 | 3-10 | n/a | n/a |
| 2002 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 5th |
| 2003 | 4-9 | 1-5 | 5th |
| 2004 | 3-9 | 2-4 | 5th |
| 2005 | 5-9 | 3-3 | 4th |
| 2006 | 2-11 | 1-6 | 7th |
| 2007 | 9-4 | 5-2 | 3rd |
| 2008 | 9-3 | 5-3 | T3rd |
| 2009 | 5-7 | 2-4 | T4th |
| Totals | 57-100 | 21-31 |
Jenkins came to Shenandoah from Lehigh University, where he was the Mountain Hawks defensive coordinator for four seasons. During his final season at Lehigh, Jenkins presided over a defense that spurred the Hawks to a top 25 ranking and an upset victory over #7 in the nation Georgetown University. Prior to his experience at Lehigh, the Great Neck, N.Y, native was the offensive coordinator at Lafayette for four years.
In the summer of 2001, Jenkins played for Team USA at the World Championships (Master's Division) in Perth, Australia. Team USA finished second as Jenkins had five goals, including two in the semi-finals.
His first international experience capped an outstanding playing career that saw Jenkins earn Junior College All-American honors at SUNY-Cobleskill and two All-SUNYAC selections at SUNY-Cortland.
Jenkins and his wife of 17 years, Kathryn, have a 15-year-old
daughter, Kayla, and a 12-year-old son, Hunter. They live in
Frederick County.
One of the top young assistants in the game today, 2005 Shenandoah University graduate Kyle Fleischmann returned to his alma matter in August 2007 to serve as the Hornets defensive coordinator.
Fleischmann came to SU after spending two seasons as an assistant at Howard (Md.) Community College where he helped direct an HCC defense which led the team to an NJCAA Final Four apprearance in 2007. In 2006, Howard won the Maryland JuCo championship as Fleischmann directed his man-down unit to a 95 percent success rate.
In addition to these duties, Fleischmann also ran the substitution box as part of his responsibilities at Howard, a role he will continue at Shenandoah.
Fleischmann also has experience in professional lacrosse as he served as an intern for the Baltimore Bayhawks won the MLL title in 2005.
Fleischmann was a member of the Hornets team from 2001-2004 where he played in 44 games as a defenseman and also played one season of football. During his lacrosse career, He collected 47 groundballs and caused 11 turnovers.
In addition to his duties with the Hornets, Fleischmann works at the Timber Ridge School as an Overnight Counselor.
