Mike Thumim hired as Golden boys lacrosse coach

Golden hired Mike Thumim as its new boys lacrosse coach, athletic director JC Summers announced Thursday in an email.

Thumim, who has coached the Demons lacrosse team before, will take over for Kurt Ohlen, who has accepted a position with the Johnson & Wales University men’s lacrosse program.

Thumim comes from Dakota Ridge, and was very successful in his first stint as the Demon’s head coach, winning five Jeffco Championships and the Foothills Conference in 10 years. He was also the coach of Team Russia for the European Championships in Budapest, Hungary in 2015.

“The Golden lacrosse community is very excited for the return of Coach Thumim and wishes the best of luck to Coach Ohlen in his new venture,” Summers said in an email.

The Demons fell in the Class 4A state quarterfinals last season to eventual state champion Valor Christian and finished with a 13-4 mark.