Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 2/5/24
Staff Report
There are 20 NCAA Division I women’s college programs and four men’s programs in 2024 being led by head coaches who graduated from Philly/South Jersey area high schools.
The list of coaches also features a newcomer – of sorts – in Henderson grad Katie O’Donnell, who was promoted to head coach at Drexel last May after having the title of Interim head coach for the first year on the job. 
Philly graduates coaching Division I men’s lacrosse teams in 2024
Brian Fisher (Ridley, Monmouth)
Mason Poli (Downingtown East, Quinnipiac)
Ryan Polley (Malvern Prep, Boston University)
Will Scudder (Haverford School, Lehigh)
Philly graduates coaching Division I women’s lacrosse teams in 2024
Jenn Cook (Marple Newtown grad, Princeton)
Laura Cook Korutz (Penncrest, Sacred Heart)
Jackie Dando (Henderson, Bucknell)
Colleen Dawson (West Chester East, William and Mary)
Jill DePetris Batcheller (Archbishop Carroll, Villanova)
Jenna Dingler (Washington Township-NJ, Manhattan)
Jenny Graap (West Chester East, Cornell)
Heather Holt (Radnor, Old Dominion)
Alex Kahoe (Agnes Irwin, St. Joseph’s University)
Kerstin Kimel (Haverford High, Duke)
Laura Maness (North Penn, Kennesaw State)
Katie McConnell (Holy Cross-NJ, Lafayette)
Lauren Morton (Gwynedd Mercy Academy, Boston University)
Katie O’Donnell (Henderson, Drexel)
Amanda O’Leary (Spring-Ford, Florida)
Gina Oliver Thomas (Pottstown, Cincinnati)
Bonnie Rosen (Harriton, Temple)
Jenna Slowey (Moorestown-NJ, Rhode Island; program begins in 2024-25)
Cindy Timchal (Haverford High, Navy)
Michelle Tumolo (Clearview Regional-NJ, Army)
