Mike Hittle began playing lacrosse in middle school while living in Colorado Springs. In College, Mike attended the University of Montana, where he played midfield and attack for their club team.

Mike has coached lacrosse locally for the past 15 years. Most of those years were spent with the North Paulding lacrosse program where he coached at the youth level as well as spending eight years on the staff at North Paulding High School. Mike’s final three seasons coaching at North Paulding High School, were spent as their varsity defensive coordinator where he led one of the top defenses in the state of Georgia.

Currently, he is in his second season as the defensive coordinator at Life University in Marietta, GA. Mike is excited to be joining the Dirty Bird staff in 2025.