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
JOE KELLY
COACH
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High school
- 2 time captain at Brother Rice HS, Birmingham, MI. Won numerous “Best player” awards at summer camps on the East Coast
COLLEGE
- 4 time varsity letter winner and 1992 Captain at University of Pennsylvania
COACHING EXPERIENCE
- Assistant Coach of Snohomish Lacrosse 2010-2012 culminating in a 2012 Div II State Championship with a 19-1 record
- 2024 Assistant Loyola 3/4 program
PERSONAL
- Began playing in Michigan in 5th grade as the 1st wave of significant Midwest players to go on to D1 colleges
- Father of Quinn Kelly
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
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
ALEX CARRICK
COACH
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COACHING EXPERIENCE
Started in 2014 for West Side Lacrosse Club and then moved on to Edgewood High School (Madison WI)
- Won Madison Area Lacrosse Association Assistant Coach of the Year (2017)
Football at Saint Ignatius
- JV Head Coach 2018-2019
- Varsity Assistant in 2020
Loyola Academy Lacrosse
- Freshmen Assistant in 2021
- Freshmen HC in 2022-2023
- JV HC in 2024
Loyola Youth Lacrosse
- K-2 HC in 2022
- 7/8 Gold HC in 2023-2024
PERSONAL
- Coach Alex is from Rochester, MI, he played for Rochester United/Stoney Creek High School and attended University of Michigan.
NOAH WATERLANDER
COACH
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High school
- All-Conference, All-State and Brine All-American Goalie while at Naperville North High School (2012-2015)
COLLEGE
- Played at Hood College in Frederick, MD (2015-2019)
- Member of the first nationally ranked team in school history
COACHING EXPERIENCE
- Defensive Assistant and Goalie Development Coach at Hood College in Frederick, MD while pursuing a Masters in Business Administration
- Goalie Development Coach at Dematha Catholic in Washington, D.C. who competes in the nationally recognized WCAC conference
- Previously coached at the club level for True Lacrosse, Team Maryland and Next Level Spartans (Washington DC)
- Currently coaching at the club level for Team One
PERSONAL
- Works in construction project management in the Chicagoland area
- Played Senior A Box Lacrosse as well internationally for the Westminster Wild and Istanbul Sultans
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
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- 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!