Warren Shumate, Barton Head Men's Lacrosse Coach since the program's inception in 2017, was promoted to Assistant Athletic Director for Facilities and Operations, in the summer of 2026.

In just eight short seasons at the helm, Shumate has helped put the Bulldogs on the map.  Shumate led Barton to the 2023 and 2026 Conference Carolinas Championships and the Bulldogs first-ever NCAA Division II Playoff berth this past May.

Shumate joined the Barton staff after serving for eight seasons as head coach at his alma mater, Gordon College, an NCAA Division III program in Wenham, Mass.

Before returning to Gordon in 2009, Shumate spent four years teaching and coaching at The Wakefield School in The Plains, Va., with three of those years as head coach of the varsity boy’s lacrosse team. 

Shumate was a four-time all-conference player at Gordon and earned all-region honors twice.  In 2003, Gordon helped the Fighting Scots to their first NCAA tournament appearance and was named Gordon’s Senior Athlete of the Year in 2005.

Shumate and his wife, Lindsay, have a daughter, Finley, along with twins, Teagan and Paxton, and reside in Wilson, N.C.