Koby McMahon was recently named Assistant Coach for the Swarthmore College Men’s Lacrosse program. McMahon arrives from Berry College where he spent the previous four seasons as the Defensive Coordinator in '23-'24 and offensive coordinator in '25-'26, working closely with those units and the goalies. McMahon was involved in all aspects of the Berry College Men’s Lacrosse program, including recruiting, scouting, practice planning, and player development.
Prior to his arrival at Berry College, McMahon was a graduate assistant at Hood College in Maryland where he coached the goalies and was the Defensive Coordinator.
McMahon was a four-year goalie and two-time captain for the Ferrum College Men’s Lacrosse program from 2016 to 2019. During his time there, he started 48 games for the Panthers. He is the all-time leader in career wins, saves, and ground balls for the program. McMahon made the SEILC All-Conference and All-Tournament Teams in 2016 while helping lead his team to the SEILC Championship that year. In 2018, the Panthers finished seventh in the country in clearing percentage (89%) and fourth in the country in man-down percentage (85%) in all of DIII. McMahon attained Academic Conference Honors all four years. After graduating in 2019, he was awarded the first-ever Men’s Lacrosse Academic Excellence Award, which is now given to the highest GPA member of the lacrosse team each season.
McMahon graduated with a 4.0 GPA and a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Psychology from Ferrum College in 2019. McMahon currently has his Master of Business Administration from Hood College and is USA certified in both lacrosse coaching and weightlifting.
