McDaniel College

Matt Parks begins his first season as an assistant coach at McDaniel in 2027 after spending the last six seasons at Goucher, including the last four as defensive coordinator.

Prior to Goucher, Parks had a successful coaching career at Fallston High School in Harford County as the head coach in two stints from 2000-07 and 2010-18. He totaled a 235-70 career record with 10 conference championships, eight region championships, and five state championships. He was inducted into the Maryland State Lacrosse Coaches Association Hall of Fame in June 2025.

Parks was also inducted into the Fallston High School Athletics Hall of Fame in 2023 and that same year, was honored at Harford County’s 250th Anniversary celebration as a Notable Coach in the County’s history.

In between stints as the head coach at Fallston, Parks was the Senior Assistant and Offensive Coordinator for Washington College in 2008 and 2009. With the Shoremen, he mentored two All-Americans, helped the team reach the NCAA quarterfinals, achieve a No. 5 national ranking, and the fifth-best extra-man percentage in Division III.

Parks is a graduate of the University of Maryland College Park where he played in every game for the Terrapins during his collegiate career. He led the Terps in goals as a junior and senior and was a member of the team that advanced to the national semifinals in 1991. He was also selected as a North/South All-Star in 1994.

Parks currently is an investment adviser representative and financial planner with Worthington Financial Partners/Equity Services, Inc. His wife, Trista, is a teacher for Baltimore County Public Schools. They have one son, Grayson.