Bio

Mallory Bahr is entering her first season as the head coach of the Lady Koala women's lacrosse program after being hired in December of 2024.

Bahr joined Columbia College after two seasons at Lake Erie College (OH) as the Head Coach from 2023-2024 and also started the women's lacrosse program at Spalding University (Louisville, KY) in 2020 where she planned and executed initial start-up for the new, NCAA Division III program.

She is a passionate and dedicated leader in the world of women’s lacrosse. At Lake Erie she led the program to its first GMAC Conference Tournament Game appearance in 4 years and totaled 10 wins in her two seasons.

Before Spalding, she served as the head coach at Johnson and Wales (Denver, CO) from 2017-2020. She has also been a coach in the AAC previously serving as the head coach at Tennessee Wesleyan University in Athens, TN from 2016-2017. During her lone season at Tennessee Wesleyan, she led the Bulldogs to an 11-4 record and coached three All-Americans.

Bahr also served as Head Coach at Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin from 2015-2016 where she served as strength and conditioning coordinator as well as developed the game plans for the Buccaneers in Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference action. She was also the Intramural Coordinator for the department.

Bahr began her collegiate coaching career in 2014-15 at D3 Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama where she served as Assistant Coach. As an assistant for the Lady Hawks, she was responsible for recruiting and planning team conditioning. She was also in charge of maintaining academic plans for each member of the team.

During her playing career, Bahr was a member of the North Central College Women’s Lacrosse Program. When she was in college, Mentored freshman to stay on track academically and physically, throughout college. Bahr received her Bachelor's Degree in Sports Management from North Central College (IL) in 2014 and obtained a Masters Degree from Ohio University in Sports Administration in 2017.