RFH’s Coach Amy O’Keefe: A Lacrosse Success Legacy

On the cusp of Lacrosse season, Rumson Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) celebrates the success of its girls lacrosse coach, Amy O’Keefe.

O’Keefe begins her 19th season coaching the Bulldogs this week and looks to add to her record-breaking career.

She began coaching at RFH in the spring of 2004. The coach will enter into the 2022 spring season with a stellar career coaching record of 307-69-2. Under her leadership, the Bulldogs have secured 12 divisional championships, nine Shore Conference championships, seven state sectional championships, two group championships and have made two appearances in the Tournament of Champions.

O’Keefe is a legend among the high school girls lacrosse community in New Jersey. She holds the Shore Conference record, among all coaches of all sports, all-time, for her 127 game win streak versus Shore Conference opponents and was named the 50th best coach out of 150 Best Shore Conference Girls Lacrosse Coaches All-Time.

O’Keefe earned Coach of the Year honors in 2008 & 2010 by the Asbury Park Press; in 2015 by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association; and in 2016 by NJ.com. O’Keefe was also named by NJ.com to RFH’s Mount Rushmore — Greatest of All Time — #4.

“Coach O’Keefe is an extraordinary coach who always puts her players first. She has been an incredible role model for younger coaches and exemplifies the qualities we look for in our coaching staff.”
RFH Vice Principal of Athletics and Activities Chris Lanzalotto

In her 19 years of coaching more than 400 student-athletes at RFH, O’Keefe developed a program that has become consistently one of the best in the state, and has navigated uncertainty through the pandemic, motivating her team to stay positive.

This week, O’Keefe looks to begin a season that feels more like “normal” and one that is just as fruitful for her athletes as she has come to expect.

RFH Girls Lacrosse Coach Amy O’Keefe
Photo/RFH

“I cherish the opportunity I get to coach these amazing girls year after year. Every season, each team contributes something unique and special to the continued success and winning reputation they have all built and established over time. Their compassion, competitiveness, and will to work hard to fight to keep the fire alive and be the best they can be, inspires me and is something the entire community should be proud of.”
RFH Lacrosse Coach Amy O’Keefe

O’Keefe and the Bulldogs will play their home opener, part of a double-header with Boys Lacrosse (vs. St. Joe’s after the girls game), on March 30th at 5 p.m. against Rancocas Valley Regional High School on the RFH turf.

— Edited press release from RFH