NORTH CANTON, OH: On Monday, July 24th, Dr. Nathan Cochran announced the hire of David Salter to lead the Cavalier Men's Lacrosse program. 
Salter comes to Walsh after being the Assistant Coach/Defensive Coordinator for the Lander University Bearcats since 2020. In the 2023 season, the Bearcats were Peach Belt Conference Regular Season and Tournament Champions. Under his direction, his team was #1 in the NCAA for Caused Turnovers a Game (14.18) and #3 in Clearing Percentage (90.7% success rate). Lander finished their 2023 campaign ranked #20 in the USILA poll and #19 in the Inside Lacrosse poll. 

Other accomplishments recently include being the Peach Belt's #1 Scoring Offense and Defense in 2022 and 2023, #1 in NCAA for Man-Down Defense in 2021 (82.6% success rate), and #2 in 2022 in Clearing Percentage (89.9% success rate) . He also has wins against nationally ranked programs the past two seasons vs Anderson and UAH.

Before coaching at Lander, Salter coached at Piedmont College. There, he secured their first ever USA South Tournament Title, an NCAA tournament appearance, as well as setting program records in many statistical categories.

Native of Frederick, Maryland, Salter played lacrosse at Belmont Abbey College from 2014-2016 while earning a degree in Business Management. He earned his Masters in Organizational Leadership from Mercyhurst University where he served as an assistant coach for the Mercyhurst North East University Men's Lacrosse team from 2016-2018. 

 "I am excited to lead the Cavaliers as the new Head Men's Lacrosse Coach. I am grateful for the opportunity Dr. Collins and Dr. Cochran have given me to continue and further the success at Walsh University. I also want to thank Tony LePore and Tim Dunton who helped me prepare for this role. I look forward to building relationships with current and future Cavs, as well as the Walsh community. I am excited to tackle the challenges that lie ahead in the coming seasons. My family and I cannot wait to begin this new chapter. Swords up!" 

Coach Salter is a member of the Latvian National Lacrosse Team and has competed in the Federation of International Lacrosse World Games in 2014 and 2018. He also competed in the 2016 FIL European Championships in 2016.