Johns Hopkins coach Dave Pietramala, who coached Nadelen in 2001, his senior year: “When I think of Shawn, I think of the word class. From the time I met him during his senior year in high school to his senior year at Johns Hopkins when he played for me, he has been a first-class individual. He has continued to do things the right way as a coach and really cares about the kids and wants to be successful. Towson made a great choice in hiring not only a good coach, but an even better person.”

Bryant coach Mike Pressler, who also coached the U.S. national team which Nadelen was a part of and won the gold medal at the Federation of International Lacrosse World Championships in England in 2010: “I am very ecstatic for Shawn. In all of my time as a coach at the collegiate and international levels, I have never come across someone who is more of a competitor and is more selfless than Shawn. He is a tremendous individual who has a lot of character. What he did in five months to come back from his knee injury and play at the level he did in the World Championships last year is one of the most remarkable and incredible things I have ever seen as a coach. To see Shawn named as the head coach at Towson is very exciting for not only Shawn, but for Towson as well because they got a great young coach and an outstanding young man that the players will look up to. Congratulations to Towson on an outstanding hire.”

Redshirt sophomore midfielder Ian Mills, who served as the player liaison for the search committee: “There was overwhelming support for him [among the players]. We understand that there’s going to be a rise in intensity, but I think it’s welcomed. The guys are tired of losing. So we’re real excited to take this next step to bring Towson back to the dominant program that it was. Coach Seaman and Coach [Carl] Runk left a legacy to live up to, and we want to be back there.”