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2009 VARSITY LACROSSE COACHES
  • Adam Vasquez, Head Coach
    -- Coach Vasquez is a graduate of George C. Marshall High School, where he earned All-Region honors as a defenseman on the Statesmen lacrosse team. He played college lacrosse at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, VA, where he was selected as Defensive Player of the Year in 1999, his Senior year. After graduation, he returned to this area and was asked to help coach defense at Oakton High School. The Cougars have been a perennial Division 6 powerhouse in the Concorde District and won the Virginia state championship three years in a row. (For more Coach Bios, see below.)
  • Rob Antonellis, Assistant Coach
  • Alex Brown, Assistant Coach
  • Ed Davis, Assistant Coach
  • Doug Gehley, Assistant Coach
  • Kevin Henry, Assistant Coach
  • Dan Jennings, Assistant Coach

2009 JV LACROSSE COACHES
  • Thomas Grattan, JV Head Coach
  • Joe Long, Assistant Coach

2009 ATHLETIC TRAINING STAFF

2009 PARENT LIAISON

NOTES AND PICTURES
  • Head Coach Adam Vasquez
    Coach Vasquez is a graduate of George C. Marshall High School, where he earned All-Region honors as a defenseman on the Statesmen lacrosse team. He played college lacrosse at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, VA, where he was selected as Defensive Player of the Year in 1999, his Senior year. After graduation, he returned to this area and was asked to help coach defense at Oakton High School. The Cougars have been a perennial Division 6 powerhouse in the Concorde District and won the Virginia state championship three years in a row.

  • Coach Rob Antonellis
    Coach Antonellis, a defenseman originally from Londonderry, New Hampshire, played for Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut from 1995 to 1997. In 1996 the Pioneers won the ECAC conference championship and were ranked #4 in the nation. After graduating from Northeastern University in Boston with a Masters degree, he arrived in Northern Virginia and began coaching in the Vienna Youth Lacrosse program. From 2002 to 2005, Coach Antonellis's teams had a record of 32-6 and earned a place in the playoffs each year. Twice he was selected to coach the Northern Virginia all-star team. In October 2005, Coach Antonellis was awarded the Sacred Heart University Alumni "Pioneer Award" for outstanding contributions to the community, and in 2006 he coached the varsity defensive squad at South Lakes High School. Coach Antonellis is a senior analyst in the federal government and lives in Sterling with his wife Julie, son Benjamin and daughter Alexis.

  • Coach Alex Brown
    Coach Brown is originally from Littleton, Massachusetts where he earned all-league honors as a attackman at Lawrence Academy in Groton, MA ('95). He then traveled all the way to Portland, Oregon, to play his college ball--at Lewis & Clark College where he was selected as All League Attack all four years (Pacific Northwest Collegiate Lacrosse League) and was the Pioneers' captain in his senior year. After graduation Coach Brown worked in Europe for two years, then returned to the U.S. in 2001, settling in Arlington. Since 2001 he has been playing club lacrosse in Arlington, been a high school lacrosse referee, organized a national team for the Portland Laxworld Invitational, and for two years was an Assistant Coach for the Lee Lancers. (Whew!) To support this lavish indulgence in LAX, Coach Brown works a day job in securities, investments, wearing a tie and going to meetings. (If his clients only knew how hard he can deliver a poke check ... wow.)

  • Coach Doug Gehley
    Coach Gehley is back again! Born in Arlington, VA, Coach Gehley attended Bishop O'Connell in Arlington where he was a member of the track, soccer and football teams. Coach Gehley attended the University of Virginia and ran track for 3 years, earning a Bachelor of Science in Architecture. He met his wife, Lane Abernathy, while in Graduate School at Virginia Tech, and he has two children. During the day Coach Gehley is a principal in the Architecture/Engineering firm SmithGroup. He's also an active participant in the Marshall Boosters Club, and for the last ten years he's been coaching Vienna Youth League teams in soccer, basketball ... and of course ... lacrosse! For extra-credit fun, Coach Gehley used to SKYDIVE!

  • Coach Thomas Grattan
    Coach Grattan is a graduate of George C. Marshall High School, where he was twice named Captain of our Varsity lacrosse squads (2002 and 2003), and selected as the Most Valuable Player on Defense in 2003. (An incredibly versatile athlete, Coach Grattan played quarterback, defensive end, and center for the Statesmen football team, and lettered in track as well.) He played college lacrosse at Washington & Lee in Lexington, VA, where he played all four years for the highly-regarded Generals. Washington & Lee has a terrific program with a storied history - they are perennial contenders for the ODAC championship and routinely compete for a spot in the NCAA Division III tournament. In 2004, Coach Grattan lettered as a freshman on the Generals' 14-4 squad that went undefeated in ODAC play, won the ODAC championship, and made it to the quarterfinals of the Div. III championships. He received the TW Martin Award for Spirit, Dedication and Desire at W&L, and was recognized as an Old Dominion Athletic Conference Scholar Athlete.

  • Coach Kevin Henry
    Coach Henry grew up in Brick, New Jersey, and played lacrosse for a club team since his high school didn't have a lacrosse team at the time. He came down to Northern Virginia to attend George Mason University where he played for the Patriot's club team in the highly-respected National College Lacrosse League. After graduating, Coach Henry played both indoor and club lacrosse for an adult league until he decided to focus on coaching. He coached LAX youth leagues in Vienna from 2003-2005, then in Alexandria in 2006. His teams made the playoffs in all four years, including his U-15 Alexandria team in 2006. In his day job, Coach Henry works for Northrop Grumman Technical Services. He and his wife Nishita have a lovely 17-month old daughter, Mira Ruth. (Oh wait, by the time you read this, she's 18 months old. No 19. Yeesh, these kids grow up so fast!) (Hope she plays defense! :-)

  • Coach Joe Long
    The Marshall LAX program is proud to welcome back Coach Joe Long--truly the father of lacrosse at Marshall. Coach Long began the GCM lacrosse program back in 1991, and was our head coach from 1991 through 1995. He began coaching area lacrosse in 1983 as part of VYI. Then in 1988 he started the varsity lacrosse program at Oakton--before coming to Marshall to start our program. Since '95, Coach Long has continued his role as an evangelist for The Fastest Sport On Two Feet, coaching at Oakton and Thomas Jefferson. Coach Long has been recognized as the Concorde District Coach of the Year, Northern Virginia Region Coach of the Year, and Northern Virginia Region Man of the Year. He has coached the Northern Virginia Region All-Stars, as well as coaching teams to the Concorde District Championship and the Concorde District JV Championship. We are certain that Coach Long's emphasis on fundamentals--conditioning, stickwork, individual skills and teamwork--together with his experience and apparently-inexhaustible enthusiasm for the sport of lacrosse will be a tremendous asset to the Marshall family ... again. (And yes it's true:  back in the early 90's he coached a young LAX phenom at Marshall by the name of Adam Vasquez, as well as one of the famous Grattan brothers. :-) Coach Long is a graduate of Cornell University. Look for his wife, Chris, and their adorable young children--Michael, Stephanie and Kevin--at our games this Spring.

 

 
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