Some might call it a sweet deal for Berquist. He still sees his old lacrosse players and coaches every day in the hallways, but no longer has the responsibility of being head coach.
"It was weird at first," Berquist said. "I'd see everyone on a daily basis. But it's been good. Some of the players come out to Stevenson games to support me, and I'll go to their games to support them."
He's even recruiting one of his former Towson players — goalie Connor Skeen — to suit up for Stevenson next year.
"I still feel like I know what's going on there [at Towson]," Berquist said.
But his specialties at Stevenson are more on the offensive side. He said he works mainly with attack and midfielders.
At Towson, Berquist coached lacrosse, boys' basketball and even soccer, all while fulfilling his duties as behavior interventionist. He said he was "looking for something different."
So he met with Stevenson head coach Paul Cantabene, who welcomed him to the Mustang staff.
As much as he's appreciated the new opportunity, Berquist said it was hard leaving a place where he was so comfortable.
"It was really tough leaving Towson," Berquist said. "But all my assistant coaches had played for me. I felt really comfortable turning it over to them."
Chris Branch reported on Brummell, Davenport and Berquist. Jakob Engelke reported on Kelley. Matt Castello reported on Hannan.
