Cooper Heck, Hunter Noteware named assistant Men’s Lacrosse coaches at Ohio Northern

By Wes Mayberry

ADA — Cooper Heck and Hunter Noteware have been named assistant men's lacrosse coaches at Ohio Northern University.

Heck joins the Polar Bears after serving as a graduate assistant coach for the men's lacrosse team at NAIA Columbia College in Columbia, Mo., since August 2021.

In two years at Columbia, Heck served as offensive coordinator and coached 14 All-Conference players and one All-American in helping lead the team to a 17-11 record, including two conference tournament appearances and a 2023 conference championship.

Heck also served as recruiting coordinator, head of operations and social media director and planned and organized daily practice plans and scouting reports. He also served as a leader and instructor for lacrosse, basketball and football youth camps.

Heck was a starting attackman for the Columbia College men's lacrosse team from 2017 to 2021 and served as a team captain from 2019 to 2021. In 2021, the team won the KCAC regular season and tournament championships and earned a berth in the NAIA National Tournament.

Heck is a two-time graduate of Columbia College, earning a bachelor of arts in psychology with a minor in sociology in 2021 and a master of business administration in 2023.

Noteware comes to Ohio Northern from Bath, N.Y., after graduating in May from St. John Fisher University with a bachelor of arts in history and a minor in media and communications.

A four-year varsity member of the men's lacrosse team at St. John Fisher, Noteware analyzed game film and prepared scouting reports and was the school's 2023 recipient of the Empire 8 Lacrosse Sportsman of the Year award.