Eldridge `19 enters his first year as head coach of the Terriers women's lacrosse program and fourth year as the Director of Peak Performance and Fitness at Hiram College in 2026-27, serving an integral role in the strength & conditioning work for all 25Â varsity teams while also building upon his vast lacrosse experience -- both as a collegiate player and coach.
Eldridge competed on the Hiram men's lacrosse team during the 2019 season, where he played every defensive position and took faceoffs. He then took on a coaching role with the program from 2021 to 2024 before elevating his role to the Terriers' Director of Peak Performance and Fitness over each of the last three academic years.
While coaching men's lacrosse, Eldridge played a key part in earning Markus Johnson an All-NCAC selection in 2021, particularly through his success on faceoffs that season (0.467). Ambrose Colliluori and Noah Pilgram (twice) also earned all-conference selections with Eldridge on the coaching staff.
As the Director of Peak Performance and Fitness, Hiram Athletics has seen a decrease in injuries and faster return-to-play times thanks to Eldridge's programs for all Terriers student-athletes.
Eldridge originally rejoined the Terriers from KIPP Memphis Preparatory Middle School in Memphis, TN, where he served as an assistant football coach, boys’ and girls’ basketball coach and track & field coach for one year. He began his coaching career as a strength and conditioning coach at Archbishop Hoban High School in Akron, Ohio in 2018.
A 2019 graduate of Hiram College, Eldridge also played four seasons of football for the Terriers, amassing 27 tackles in 16 games played.
Eldridge earned his bachelor’s degree in integrative exercise science with a minor in communication from Hiram College in May 2019.
