meet the coaches
GREG SPRENZEL
director
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high school
- Played 3 years of lacrosse at St. Viator High School
- Member of the inaugural team
COLLEGE
- Played 4 years of club lacrosse at St. Norbert College
- Founder of the St. Norbert Men’s Lacrosse Program
COACHING EXPERIENCE
- 20 years coaching youth and high school lacrosse (Illinois- Vernon Hills HS, Glenbrook South HS, Lane Tech HS, St. Viator HS, Evanston Township HS, Loyola Academy; Wisconsin-Notre Dame Academy, De Pere High School, Southwest High School )
- Director/Coach with True Lacrosse since 2010
PERSONAL
- I have been a Special Education teacher for 14 years and I live in the area with my wife and three kids
DANNY MCDONNELL
COACH
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High school
- Played 4 years of lacrosse at Loyola Academy
- 1999 State Champions
Post Graduate year
- 1 year Lacrosse at Canterbury Prep School New Milford, CT
COLLEGE
- BUTLER UNIVERSITY Division I
PROFESSIONAL
CHICAGO MACHINE – MLL
COACHING EXPERIENCE
- 2 years with Loyola Youth Lacrosse
PERSONAL
- Coach Danny has worked for Stryker Orthopaedics in Reconstructive Joint Replacement & Trauma for the past 17 years. His wife Andrea and him have 4 children (3 boys and 1 new born girl). All his children attend OLPH School and Parish.
TONY SCHIRMANG
COACH
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High school
- Graduated from Loyola Academy in ‘04
- Starting goalie for 2 state championships with Rob Snyder
COLLEGE
- Played club lacrosse at Miami (OH)
COACHING EXPERIENCE
- 2 years with Loyola Youth Lacrosse (Coach Tony also coaches hockey, soccer and basketball)
- Director/Coach with True Lacrosse since 2010
PERSONAL
- Coach Tony lives in Wilmette with his wife, Jesse, and 4 kids, his son Tommy (3rd grade) plays in the program, and his son Liam (4 years old) who will make his Little Ramblers appearance this spring!
ROB SNYDER
COACH
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High school
- Graduated and played lacrosse from Geneva HS in NY in 1990
COLLEGE
- Graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1994
- 4 year letter winner for lacrosse at Notre Dame
- 1993-1994 All Conference at Attack
COACHING EXPERIENCE
- 25 years coaching at Loyola Academy
- 10 State Championships – 10 Runner Ups
- 56 All-Americans
- Over 100 All-State players
- Current Coaching Record 367 Wins 107 Losses
KEVIN RYNES
COACH
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High school
- Played lacrosse at Loyola Academy, class of 98’
COLLEGE
- played college lacrosse at Ohio Wesleyan University
COACHING EXPERIENCE
- coached high school lacrosse for 17 years, 3 at Stevenson, 4 at Vernon Hills where we started the varsity team and 10 years at Loyola Academy
BRIAN RYNES
COACH
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High school
COLLEGE
COACHING EXPERIENCE
PERSONAL
MARK MECCIA
COACH
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High school
- Graduated Loyola in the class of ’88
- member of the first lacrosse team
- played club lacrosse at Marquette University
COACHING EXPERIENCE
- Coached women’s lacrosse with IGLA for several seasons and 2 seasons with IBLA
PERSONAL
- My daughter is a senior and plays for Loyola. My son is in 7th grade and will play his second season with the program
- I love working with kids and am excited to be part of Loyola Youth Lacrosse
RICHARD MORTELL
COACH
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High school
- Played goalie for LA and graduated in 2002
college
- Played goalie for Georgetown University and graduated in 2006
COACHING EXPERIENCE
- Coaches several Lacrosse America Camps
- Coached Loyola Youth Lacrosse for several years
PERSONAL
- I am excited to be back on the sidelines and coaching for the Loyola Youth Lacrosse program!
KEVIN LAKANI
COACH
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High school
- Four years at Loyola Academy
COLLEGE
- Four years at Ohio Wesleyan University
COACHING EXPERIENCE
- 20 years as varsity high school and youth lacrosse coach
CHRIS KUCHURIS
COACH
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High school
- Four years at Loyola Academy. Won a state championship in 2016 under Coach Rob Snyder
COACHING EXPERIENCE
- 4th year coaching lacrosse (both high school and youth lacrosse at Loyola Academy)
- Coach Chris has also coached football and basketball at Queen of all Saints in Chicago
PERSONAL
- Chris is a teaching assistant at the Academy at St. Joan of Arc for 3 years and has lived in the area for most of his life
Chris Burke
COACH
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High school
- Played 4 years of lacrosse at Loyola Academy
- 1994 & 1996 State Champions
COLLEGE
- Club and various lacrosse leagues at Notre Dame
COACHING EXPERIENCE
- 2 years with Team One
PERSONAL
- Coach Chris lives in the area with his wife and 3 children (2 freshman girls at Loyola currently)
- Looking forward to being on the sidelines coaching the next generation of players!
MIKE CURTIN
COACH
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COACHING EXPERIENCE
- Youth – Vernon Hills Youth Lacrosse | U10 – U14 Head Coach | 2011-2019; Loyola Youth Lacrosse | U12 Head Coach | 2022-present
- High School – Vernon Hills High School | Varsity Head Coach | 2015-2019; Loyola Academy | Varsity Assistant Coach | 2020-present
- Travel-Lawrence All-City Lacrosse Club | HS Coach | 2013-2014; Team One Lacrosse Club | U12 – HS Coach | 2017-2019; Str8 Lax Lacrosse Club | HS Coach | 2019-2021; True Lacrosse Club – North Region | U8 – HS Coach | 2021-present
PERSONAL
- One of my favorite experiences is getting to go watch players I’ve coached play at the HS level regardless of where they go to school
Jake Stegman
COACH
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High School
- Four-year lacrosse letterwinner and two-time captain at Naperville Central High School
College
- Played 5 years ago Marquette University
- Started 49/60 career games
- 2x Captain
- 127 career points (47 G, 80 A)
- Marquette Lacrosse fifth all time points
- Marquette Lacrosse Co-leader in points (2023)
- Marquette Lacrosse point leader (2024)
- 12th in NCAA DI lacrosse assists per game (2023)
- T-3 in Big East points per game (2023)
- Second in Big East assists per game (2023)
- Big East All Second Team Midfielder (2023)
- 1x Big East Freshman of the Week
- 1x Big East Weekly Honor Roll
Marquette Records
- All time assists
- Single season assists
- Single game assists
- Assists per game
Coaching Experience
- Began coaching in 2020
- Coached for True, Fox Valley, Amplify, and involved in numerous clinics and prospect days
Personal
- Graduated from Marquette University in 2025 with a double major in Finance & Real Estate
- Works in Commercial Real Estate Finance Downtown Chicago
- Enjoys working out
Dan Mortell
COACH
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Matt Warner
COACH
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Andy White
COACH
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High School
Loyola Academy 1993-1996; won 2 state championships in 1994 and 1996.