Baldwin Wallace University

Karson Burkey enters his first season as an assistant men's lacrosse coach at Baldwin Wallace University in 2025.

Burkey comes to BW after completing his collegiate career at nearby NCAA Division I Cleveland State University. 

While at Cleveland State, he was a four-year letter winning defender and two-time team captain for the Vikings.  Burkey appeared in 45 career games where he recorded 59 ground balls, caused 33 turnovers, took six shots and had one assist. Burkey helped lead Cleveland State to the most wins in a season and its first-ever Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament appearance during his senior campaign.

In addition to Cleveland State, Burkey has served as an assistant coach at Resolute Lacrosse. With Resolute, he taught foundational skills, facilitated drills and led effective team building exercises.

Burkey earned a Bachelor of Science in health services and is finishing up his master’s in business administration at Cleveland State.