Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 1/28/26 – Staff Report
There are seven men’s programs and 22 NCAA Division I women’s college programs being led by head coaches who graduated from Philly/South Jersey area high schools in 2026. This year’s new coach is La Salle’s Kirk Lewis, a North Penn grad who brings over 10 years of coaching experience to the Explorers. She was head coach at Furman (2021-2023) and, most recently, was an associate head coach at Xavier.
Philly graduates coaching Division I men’s lacrosse teams in 2026
Brian Fisher (Ridley grad, Monmouth)
Will Fox (St. Augustine Prep-NJ, Wagner)
Mason Poli (Downingtown East, Quinnipiac)
Ryan Polley (Malvern Prep, Boston University)
Jake Richard (Henderson, Marquette)
Will Scudder (Haverford School, Lehigh)
Chad Surman (Southern Lehigh, Iona)
Philly graduates coaching Division I women’s lacrosse teams in 2026
Jenn Cook (Marple Newtown grad, Princeton)
Laura Cook Korutz (Penncrest, Sacred Heart)
Jackie Dando (Henderson, Bucknell)
Jill DePetris Batcheller (Archbishop Carroll, Villanova)
Jenna Dingler (Washington Township-NJ, Manhattan)
Kelyn Freedman (Radnor, William and Mary)
Jenny Graap (West Chester East, Cornell)
Heather Holt (Radnor, Old Dominion)
Alex Kahoe (Agnes Irwin, St. Joseph’s University)
Kerstin Kimel (Haverford High, Duke)
Kirkland Lewis (North Penn, La Salle)
Laura Maness (North Penn, Kennesaw State)
Katie McConnell (Holy Cross-NJ, Lafayette)
Lauren Morton (Gwynedd Mercy Academy, Boston University)
Sue Murphy (Boyertown, Stetson)
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)
Cindy Timchal (Haverford High, Navy)
Michelle Tumolo (Clearview Regional-NJ, Army)
