Campbell enters his seventh season as head coach of the men's lacrosse program at Middlebury. In his first five seasons, he continued the post-season tradition, leading the team to its 14th consecutive (15th overall) trip to the NCAA Tournament in '11. The team captured the '07 NESCAC title, with Campbell owning a 69-33 mark in his first six seasons at the helm.

The team has advanced to the NESCAC Championship game in each of the last two seasons, earning NCAA at-large bids each year.

Middlebury ended the '09 season with a 9-1 mark in NESCAC play, winning the regular season title by two games. Campbell was named the NESCAC Coach of the Year as Middlebury earned the top seed in the NESCAC Tourney. The Panthers advanced to the NCAA semifinals for the eighth time in school history, ending the year with a 15-3 mark. The Panthers earned key regular season wins over W&L, Tufts and Bowdoin, while topping St. Lawrence and Wesleyan in NCAA Tournament play. Two-time NESCAC Player of the Year Mike Stone led the squad with 57 goals, earning All-American honors for the third straight season.

Campbell came to Middlebury from Connecticut College, where he served as head coach for three seasons. In his time at the NESCAC school, Campbell led the team to a pair of NESCAC tournament appearances in 2004 and 2005. The 2005 Camels posted a five game-winning streak and finished 21^st in the laxpower.com national power rating index. At Conn., Campbell coached goalkeeper Topher Grossman, who was named to the USILA All-America team and was also recognized as a USILA Scholar All-American.

While at Connecticut College, Campbell also worked as an adjunct physical education instructor, the intramural director, and the faculty advisor on the student athletic advisory committee.

Prior to his three seasons at Connecticut College, Campbell served as an assistant coach at Notre Dame for two seasons. During his stint in South Bend, he helped the Irish become one of the top-10 defensive teams in Division I lacrosse. The squad finished the 2002 and 2003 seasons as co-champions of the Great Western Lacrosse League. His duties included recruiting coordination and working with the goalkeepers.

A 2000 graduate of Middlebury College, Campbell enjoyed tremendous success with the Panther program as a player and later as an assistant coach. His teams went 52-10 while Campbell was a player, winning the ECAC championship during his rookie season. The team appeared in the NCAA tournament his sophomore year and advanced to the title game his junior year, before winning its first-ever NCAA championship during his senior season. Campbell returned to Middlebury in 2001 as an assistant coach, helping guide the team to its second consecutive NCAA crown.

Campbell was a two-time All-American and All-NESCAC selection at Middlebury, playing in the North/South game during his senior year when he served as team captain. The Norwalk, Conn., native ended his career with a 7.83 GAA, third on the school’s all-time list.

Campbell also works as an assistant coach with the men's soccer team in the fall.

Ritter is now in his 12th season in the Michael “Mickey” Heinecken Coaching Chair position as head coach of the Middlebury College football program. Ritter has earned a 50-38 mark in his first 11 seasons with the Panthers, including a 13–3 mark during the 2006 and 2007 seasons. Following the 2007 NESCAC Championship season, Ritter was named both the NESCAC Coach of the Year, as well as the Region I AFCA Coach of the Year.

In his time as the head coach for the Panthers, Ritter has coached 72 All-NESCAC selections, while seeing his players break 32 school records, with 37 NESCAC players of the week awards. Seventy-seven players have earned All-NESCAC Academic honors during his tenure, as 12 more were tabbed as Academic All-Region picks, with one National Scholar-Athlete selection. Additionally, one former Panther plays in the NFL.

Since 2009, the Panther offense led the nation in seven categories, while sitting in the top 10 nationally in a dozen more. The 2011 squad was the most prolific,  leading all of NCAA Division III football in four categories, including: passing yards per game (345.71), plays per game (82.25), as signal-caller Mac Foote led the nation in completions per game (32.43), while averaging a nation-best 342.43 passing yards per game.

The Holden, Massachusetts, native began his coaching career immediately following his graduation from Middlebury in 1982. That fall he joined the coaching staff and spent six years as the defensive coordinator under Heinecken. Following his six years at Middlebury, Ritter took the head men’s lacrosse and assistant football coaching position at Tufts University, where he worked as both the offensive and defensive coordinator during his tenure.

Ritter returned to Middlebury in the fall of 1996 to take on duties as an assistant football and assistant men’s lacrosse coach. He was named the head coach of the football program in December of 2000.

Ritter continues to work as an assistant coach in the spring for the three-time NCAA Championship men’s lacrosse team.

He and his wife, the former Sue Parsons (’83), reside in Middlebury with their two daughters, Katie a sophomore basketball and lacrosse player for Middlebury and Chrissy a first-year Middlebury field hockey and lacrosse athlete and their son, Bobby.

Brakeley returns for his fourth season with the Panther football team, working with the defensive line for the second straight year. He previously worked with the running backs and tight ends in 2009 and 2010.

In the spring, Brakeley will also be in his fourth season as assistant coach of the three-time NCAA Championship men’s lacrosse team.

A Middlebury native, Brakeley earned his degree in political science from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand in 2003. He later earned his master’s degree at the school.

Brakeley, a member of the Vermont Maple Sugar Shrine all-star team in 1998, spent three seasons assisting with the Middlebury Union High School football team, where his father (Peter Brakeley ’75) served as the long-time coach. He also assisted with the lacrosse team at MUHS.