At American International, Mercer founded the men's lacrosse program
for the Division II Yellow Jackets and also directed the men's soccer team. He held
assistant coaching positions at Kenyon College and at Division III lacrosse power
Salisbury State. In his two seasons as Salisbury State's goalkeepers’ coach, the
Seagulls posted an 18-10 record and had six All-America players.
The Syracuse native played scholastic lacrosse and soccer at Fayetteville-Manlius High
School before heading to Alfred University where he lettered four seasons with the Saxons'
lacrosse squad. After graduating from Alfred with an accounting degree in 1986, he went to
Salisbury State and received a master's degree in education two years later.
Randy and his wife, Amy, an instructor at North Davidson High School,
live in nearby Davidson County with their daughter, Hannah, and infant twins, Cameron and
Mia.
Now in his ninth season, Randy
Mercer holds the longest lacrosse coaching tenure in school history. His 28
victories rank third on the Quakers’ all-time wins list. He came to Guilford in 1993
from American International College and coached Guilford's soccer and lacrosse teams for
three years. The college split the soccer and lacrosse positions in 1997, which enables
Mercer to spend more time focused on lacrosse. The Quakers have consistently attracted
better lacrosse student-athletes since the change in responsibilities.
