Hendrix College Athletics

Alma Mater: Wheaton (Mass.) 2004
Seasons: Third Season
Record at Hendrix: 16-28
Career Coaching Record: 37-54 (six seasons)

Peri West was selected as Hendrix College's first women's lacrosse coach in July of 2012.  A Boston, Mass. native, West started Warrior program from scratch - the first collegiate women's lacrosse team in the state.

In 2015, Hendrix won a program record eight games and finished 8-8 in just the third year of the program.

In the Warriors' inaugural season, they went 4-10, winning the the programs' first game at Oglethorpe University on Feb. 14, 2014. In year two, the Warriors once again went 4-10, but saw significant improvement in every aspect of the game.

In her two seasons, West has coached four All-Southern Athletic Association second team selections and seven honorable mentions.

West comes to Hendrix after starting the program at Mount Ida College in Newton, Mass. In three years of varsity competition, West guided the Mustangs to a 21-26 record and three consecutive trips to the Greater Northeast Athletic Conference Tournament. West coached eight All-GNAC and the league's 2012 Defensive Player of the Year and 2012 Rookie of the Year while at Mount Ida.

At Mount Ida West also served several administrative roles. West was the Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Student Affairs for two years, the Assistant to the Athletic Director for a year and the Senior Woman Administrator for a year.

West spent three seasons as an assistant coach for her alma mater Wheaton College in Norton, Mass. She helped the Lyons to their fifth straight New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference Tournament title game in 2006.

In 2005, West was the junior varsity lacrosse coach at Weston High School.  In 2004 West lived in Gloucestershire, England and coached three high school teams at the Westonbirt School for girls.  While in England West also taught physical education classes in soccer, volleyball, gymnastics and net ball.

While playing for Wheaton, West was named team captain twice and helped capture the program's first two NEWMAC titles. She started in 68 games during her career, missing just one game. West helped the Lyons to a 20-4 mark in NEWMAC games and advance to the NCAA Tournament twice.  West’s senior year she lead the team to compete in the NCAA elite eight. West totaled 53 goals and 23 assists for 76 points during her career as a midfielder and was twice named first team All-NEWMAC.

West has been playing for past three summers in the Czech Republic with some of the Czech National team players in the Prague Cup.  She also currently works with the Little Rock Lacrosse Club program to help jump start the girls program for the league.

West graduated from Wheaton in 2004 with a degree in Philosophy.  She attained her masters in Sports Management with a concentration in Coaching from Lasell College.