OUR STAFF
GREG GURENLIAN
Email: FOABeast@gmail.com
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Draw Days: Westchester, NY (Wednesdays).
ON THE FIELD
FaceOff Specialist for PLL Redwoods LC
2019 PLL All-Star
FaceOff Specialist for Team USA
2018 Gold Medalist
US record holder for FO% in a world games (81%)
FaceOff Specialist for the New York Lizards
12 Year MLL Veteran
2015 MLL League MVP
2015 MLL/US Lacrosse Sportsman of the Year
3x MLL FaceOff Man of the Year
6x MLL All-Pro
5x MLL All-Star
MLL Career FO Wins Leader
MLL Career Ground ball Leader
MLL Record Holder for Most FO wins in a season
MLL Record Holder for highest win % in a season
MLL Record Holder for Most GB in a season
NY Lizards Career FaceOff wins Leader
NY Lizards Career Groundball Leader
Penn State University (2002-2006)
OFF THE FIELD
Co-Founder & Coach of The FaceOff Academy
Co-Founder of FOANutrition.net
USAW Certified Olympic Weightlifting Coach
US Lacrosse Convention Speaker
B.S. Kinesiology from Penn State University
JERRY RAGONESE
Email: FOAragonese@gmail.com
ON THE FIELD
FaceOff Specialist for PLL Redwoods LC
FaceOff Specialist for the New York Lizards
8 Year MLL Veteran
2015 MLL Champion
Rochester Institute of Technology 2006-2010
D3 NCAA Tournament Finalist2010 USILA D3 North/South Attendee
2010 USILA D3 North/South MVP
First Team All NY
First Team All-Conference
OFF THE FIELD
Co-Founder of Proathletics.com a custom uniform, decal & apparel manufacturer proudly making all items in house in the USA.
Freelance Photographer 10 years experience
Freelance Graphic Design 10 years experience
US Lacrosse Convention Speaker
B.S. Advertising Photography from RIT
TREVOR BAPTISTE
Email: foabaptiste9@gmail.com
ON THE FIELD
Faceoff Specialist for PLL Atlas LC
2019 PLL All-Star
2019 PLL All-Star Team Captain
2019 PLL Specialist of the Year
2019 PLL All-Pro
Faceoff Specialist for Team USA
2018 Gold Medalist
2018 1st Overall Pick to Boston Cannons
Transition for Philadelphia Wings (NLL)
NLL single season FO win record holder
NLL single game FO win record holder
University of Denver (2015-2018)
4x 1st Team All American
2x Lt. J.G. Donald MacLaughlin, Jr. Award Winner
(NCAA Midfielder of the Year)
2x Tewaaraton Finalist
2015 National Champion
2015 NCAA All tournament team
4x Big East Midfielder of the year
4x 1st Team All-Big East
NCAA Career Faceoff Wins Record Breaker
NCAA Career Faceoff Percentage Record
Breaker
DU Record holder in FO wins, FO percentage,
GBs
2x Team Captain
OFF THE FIELD
New Balance and Warrior Athlete
Board Member of City Lax Denver
Member of Black Lacrosse Alliance
3x Academic All-Big East
BSBA Real Estate Finance from University of Denver
CHRIS MATTES
Email: FOAMattes@gmail.com
ON THE FIELD
Faceoff Specialist for the Florida Launch
MLL All Star
Member of the German National Team
5 Year MLL Veteran
2011 MLL Champion (Boston Cannons)
Rutgers University (2007-2011)
2011 USILA All American
2011 First Team All Big East
OFF THE FIELD
Volunteer Assistant Coach at the University of Maryland (2016-Present)
Board Member of The Casey Powell World Lacrosse Foundation
Assistant Varsity and Head JV Coach at Westfield High School 2011-2014 (Westfield, NJ)
2013 New Jersey Group 4 State Champions
Coach/Personal Trainer at X-tra Mile Fitness (www.xtramilefit.com)
NFPT Certified
B.S. Sociology from Rutgers University
BRENDAN FOWLER
Email: FOAFowler@gmail.com
ON THE FIELD
Faceoff Specialist for the PLL Archers LC
2015 MLL All StarCaptain Senior Year at Duke
Member of 2013 and 2014 NCAA Division I National Championship teams.
2013 USILA 1st Team All-American
2013 ACC Defensive Player of the Year
2013 ACC Scholar Athlete of the Year
2013 Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA tournament
2013 ACC All-Academic Team
2013 All-ACC Team
2013 ACC All-Tournament Team.2014 USILA 3rd
Team All-American 2014 USILA Academic All-American2014 ACC All-Academic Team,2014 All-ACC Team.
NCAA All time leader in Face-off Wins (339) and Face-offs taken (526) in a season.
4th Most Faceoff Wins in NCAA History (816), 2nd Most Faceoffs Taken in NCAA History (1,340)
4th All Time In NCAA Career Ground Balls (474)
3rd Most Ground Balls in an NCAA Season (209)
Faceoff Specialist for Team USA Training Roster
Faceoff Specialist for the Charlotte Hounds
Defense/Tranistion for the Vancouver Stealth
OFF THE FIELD
Work in the marketing department for 5.11 Tactical (Irvine, CA)
Assistant Coach at Corona Del Mar High School (Present)
Head Lacrosse Coach at JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, CA (2016)
MLL Humanitarian of the Month July 2014
B.A. Sociology from Duke University
Masters of Management Studies Degree from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University
ANTHONY KELLY
Email: FOATrain@gmail.com
ON THE FIELD
Co-Founder and Owner of Resolute Lacrosse
12 Years in MLL
6 Time MLL All Star
4 Years in NLL
2 Years in NALL
11 Time Team Captain at the Professional Ranks
2015 US Lacrosse Ohio Hall of Fame Inductee
2014 Major League Lacrosse Champion – Denver Outlaws
2007 USA Indoor World Team Member – Bronze Medal
World Record Holder for the Fastest Shot 2008
Named “Newcomer of the Year” by US Lacrosse in 2006 for the L.A. Riptide
4 Year Starter at The Ohio State University
OSU Team Captain in 2003 – GWLL Conference Champions
Academic All Big Ten 2003
Big Ten Scholar Athlete 2003
Only player in OSU history to lead the team in ground balls 4 straight years
#2 All Time Groundballs at Ohio State
Buckeye Power Club Award Winner
OFF THE FIELD
Sportsmanship Award Winner 2003
Assistant Coach Denison University 2004 (NCAC Champs)
Assistant Coach Harvard University 2008
Assistant Coach The Ohio State University 2009
Co-Owner of The Resolute Athletic Complex in Columbus, OH
JAKE WITHERS
Email: FOAWithers@gmail.com
ON THE FIELD
FaceOff Specialist for the Atlanta Blaze (MLL)
The Ohio State University (2013-2017)
OSU all-time leader in GBs
OSU all-time leader in face offs taken
OSU all-time leader in face off wins
2016 First Team All-Big Ten
2016 Big Ten Specialist of the Year
2017 First Team All-Big Ten
2017 Big Ten Specialist of the Year
2017 Big Ten All-Tournament Team
2017 USILA Second Team All American
Defense/ Transition for the Peterborough Lakers (MSL)
OFF THE FIELD
B.A. Economics from The Ohio State University
3x Academic All-Big Ten
4x Ohio State Scholar Athlete
2017 USILA Academic All American
Evolve Elite lacrosse coach
PEYTON SMITH
Email: FOASmith9@gmail.com
ON THE FIELD
MAAC 2020 Co Preseason Player of the Year
2019 All-MAAC First Team
2019 MAAC Face-Off Specialist of the Year
Finished 11th in NCAA in 2019 with 247 Faceoff wins at 63%
USILA Team of the Week (3/4/2019)
5x MAAC Defensive Player of the Week
#1 All Time in Career Faceoff Win % in the MAAC
Most Faceoff Wins in a Game by a Marist Player (27)
2x North Carolina All-State
Inside Lacrosse No.11 Incoming Freshman Faceoff Recruit
OFF THE FIELD
2020 Senior CLASS Award Candidate
3x Deans list
3x MAAC All-Academic Team
March 2020 Student-Athlete of the Month
COLBY COHEN
Email: foacolby@gmail.com
Draw Days: Lehigh Valley, Philly
ON THE FIELD
Faceoff Specialist for SUNY Cortland Men's Lacrosse Club
OFF THE FIELD
Current Assistant Coach at The Lawrenceville School
Coached a Faceoff Specialist to be named to the All American Honorable Mentioned List at SUNY Cortland
The Lawrenceville School Faceoff Coordinator (2020-present)
B.A. in Sport Management
University of Arizona Assistant 2019-2020
CHRIS ECK
Email: foaeck24@gmail.com
ON THE FIELD
Team USA 2014
Pro: MLL 2008 - 2014
4X MLL All-Star - 2014, 2012, 2011, 2010
All Pro – 2011
MLL Champion – 2011
MLL's Most Improved Player - 2009
College: Colgate University
2X Preseason All American 2007, 2008
Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
2X Patriot League All Tournament Team 2007, 2008
3X All Patriot League 2006, 2007, 2008
Patriot League Champion 2008
Laxpower.com Face-off man of the year 2008
1st in face off % & groundballs in the Patriot League 2006, 2007, 2008
Ranked 3rd All time in Colgate history in groundballs
North South All Star 2008
OFF THE FIELD
2020 Senior CLASS Award Candidate
3x Deans list
3x MAAC All-Academic Team
March 2020 Student-Athlete of the Month
TED OTTENS
Email: ted.s.ottens@gmail.com
Draw Days: Connecticut, Massachusetts
ON THE FIELD
Key Awards at Wilton High School:
Starting FOGO During The First Two Class M State Championship Wins in 2011 and 2013
2011 Unsung Hero
2012 All Area MVP
2013 All-American
Overall at Brown University:
NCAA Appearance 2015
NCAA Final Four Appearance in 2016
4x Ivy League Tournament Appearances
559-962 Faceoff Win Percentage (58%)
252 Ground Balls
Freshman Year 2015:
32-60 Faceoff Win Percentage (53%)
Shared faceoff reps with Will Gural (2G, 0A)
Sophomore Year 2016:
80-137 Faceoff Win Percentage (58%)
Still second string behind All-American Will Gural (0G, 2A)
Junior Year 2017:
270-452 Faceoff Win Percentage (60%)
All Ivy League Selection (7G, 2A)
“Recognized as one of the top faceoff specialists in the nation”
“Ranked 10th nationally in ground balls per game (7.19)”
“11th in the nation in faceoff winning percentage”
Senior Year 2018:
177-313 Faceoff win percentage (57%)
All Ivy League Selection (1G, 2A)
Post Alma Mater:
USILA North/South Senior All Star Game
2018-2020 Boston Cannons
2020 Boston Cannons MLL Champion
JASON FILIOS
Email: foafilios@gmail.com
Draw Days: Houston, Austin, Dallas, San Antonio
ON THE FIELD
NCLL Semi-Finalist
1x NCLL All-Academic
NEPSAC 2nd Team All-Region LSM/FO
OFF THE FIELD
Coach/Face-Off Coach Madlax
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3 Naptown Challenge Championships
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4 Club Lacrosse National Championships
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13+ All-Tournament FO/LSM Selections
Coach T.C. Williams High School Lacrosse
Face-Off Coach Top Caliber Lacrosse
Certified Trainer
Certified Strength & Conditioning/Nutrition Coach
Army-West Point Pre-Med Fellowship
2x Published Researcher
National Merit Scholar
Eagle Scout
ZACK ORNSTEIN
Email: Foaornstein@gmail.com
Draw Days: South Jersey
ON THE FIELD
824 attempted Division 1 & 2 face offs
Competed in 67 NCAA collegiate lacrosse games
Division 1: (University at Albany & Villanova University)
America East All Rookie Team in 2016
3x America East Rookie of the Week
2016: Top 25 in the country in Division I faceoff winning percentage
2016: Division 1 Single game record for faceoffs won with 26
5th in Division 1 history in Ground Balls in a single game (22)
14th in Division 1 history in Face Offs attempted in a single game (38)
Inside Lacrosse 13th ranked freshman in 2016 (postseason rankings)
Attempted 155 face offs while at Villanova University
550 division 1 face off attempts
Division 2:
USILA All-American
USILA All-North region 3rd Team
USILA North/South Senior All Start Game Nominee
4x USILA D2 Team of the week(Most appearances by a FOGO in 2021)
4x CACC Conference Defensive Player of the Week
CACC 1st Team All-ConferenceCACC All-Tournament Team
Broke CACC and Chestnut Hill College Single Season Face off winning % (78.5), face off wins(215), Ground balls per game(12.75), and Ground Balls(153)
2nd in division two history in single season face off % (78.5)
3rd in division two history in ground balls per game (12.75)
9th in division two history in single game ground balls picked up (23)
14th in division two history in single game face offs won (29)tournament
International: (Israel Lacrosse)
-2016 U-19 FIL Israeli World Team member
-Named to All Presidents tournament team in BC, Canada
-Led Israel to a 6th place finish (Highest finishing spot in countries history)
- Won a Silver Medal at the European Outdoor World Championship in 2017 in Budapest
- Named to the second team all presidents tournament team
- Led Isreal to a 2nd place finish (Highest finishing spot in countries history)
- 2018 European World Championship Gold Medal in Finland with Team Isreal
- Named to All-tournament Team
- Led Israel to acquire their first gold medal in country history
OFF THE FIELD
Student Athlete Leadership Advisory Committee, Villanova, PA August 2018 to May 2020 Group Leader and Big East Representative
• Represented lacrosse team on university-wide committee working closely with head coaches from all sports and senior administrators to develop and implement programs focused on student athlete welfare and advancement
• Represented Villanova University collaborating with representatives from other universities on cross campus initiatives spanning the Big East Conference
Big East SAAC Mental Health Panel Participant, Providence, RI July 2019 Big East Representative
• One of two Villanova student athletes representing the University in a conference-wide work group focused on student athlete mental health
• Developed a campus safe place plan for students suffering from anxiety and other mental health maladies; program was implemented at all Big East Conference universities
Israel Lacrosse Community Outreach Program:
• Toured Israel to speak to elementary, middle, and high school students in programs emphasizing the importance of team sports
Phi Betta Kappa Recipient:
• America’s most prestigious academic honor society
• Since 1776, Phi Beta Kappa has championed education in the arts and sciences, fostered freedom of thought, and recognized academic excellence.
JUSTIN SHOCKEY
ON THE FIELD
At Maryland
As a senior (2021): Saw action in 14 games as one of the team’s primary faceoff specialists…went 128/250 from the faceoff x for a 51.2 winning pct…picked up a team-high 72 ground balls…finished with double digit ground balls in four games…won double digit faceoffs in eight games…won a season-high 19 faceoffs in NCAA First Round win over Vermont (5/16)…scored a goal in NCAA Semifnal win over Duke (5/29).
As a junior (2020): Started in five of six games as team’s primary faceoff specialist…finished with a 62.3% (76-122) faceoff winning percentage…led the team in groundballs (40)…won 15-26 faceoffs, scooped 10 ground balls and scored a goal in season-opening win over High Point (2/1)…won 17 faceoffs and grabbed nine ground balls vs. Penn (2/15)…scooped career-high 11 ground balls while winning 18-26 faceoffs in win over Notre Dame (2/29)…named the Big Ten Specialist of the Week after winning a career-high 23 faceoffs for a 76% winning percentage along with nine ground balls against Albany (3/7)…Academic All-Big Ten
As a sophomore (2019): Played in 15 games, starting at the faceoff X in three...went 86-of-171 on faceoffs (.503)...grabbed 36 ground balls...won 8-of-11 faceoffs vs. Bucknell in season opener (2/2)...finished 5-of-8 on faceoffs vs. Richmond (2/9)...won a season-high 16 faceoffs finishing 16-of-23 overall with seven ground balls vs. Navy (2/23)...went 12-of-20 on faceoffs and grabbed a season-high eight ground balls vs. Albany (3/9)...finished 8-of-14 vs. Johns Hopkins (4/27)...won 14-of-23 faceoffs in Big Ten Semifinals vs. Hopkins (5/2).
As a freshman (2018): Appeared in 17 games, including 13 starts, as faceoff specialist ... won 135-of-245 (.551) faceoffs, ranking second among freshmen nationally in total faceoff wins and third in win percentage ... also posted six points on two goals and four assists, while leading the team with 70 ground balls ... finished the season strong, winning 31-of-47 faceoffs (66%) in the NCAA Tournament ... made collegiate debut against Navy (2/10) ... broke out against #17 Penn (2/21), winning 11-of-17 faceoffs ... won 15-of-22 faceoffs and picked up 11 ground balls against #8 Notre Dame (3/3) in first career start ... had 10 faceoffs wins and dished first career assist vs. #1 Albany (3/10) ... won career-high 17 faceoffs, picked up nine ground balls and had an assist at #5 Villanova (3/17) ... won 16-of-20 faceoffs and scooped career-high 12 ground balls vs. #19 UNC (3/24) ... had an assist against #7 Rutgers (4/15) ... won six faceoffs and picked up three ground balls vs. Ohio State (4/22) ... scored first career goal at #7 Johns Hopkins (4/28) ... won 10-of-19 faceoffs and scored a goal vs. #7 Hopkins (5/5) ... won 6-of-10 faceoffs and picked up five ground balls in NCAA First Round vs. Robert Morris (5/13) ... won 13-of-19 faceoffs, had six ground balls and dished an assist to Mike Adler in NCAA Quarterfinals vs. Cornell (5/20) ... won 12-of-18 faceoffs in NCAA Semis vs. Duke (5/26).
Before Maryland
Named the 2017 Washington Post All-Metro Player of the Year and 2017 All-USA Player of the Year by USA Today ... a US Lacrosse and Under Armour All-American ... won 79.3 percent of faceoffs as a senior and helped lead Landon to a 21-0 record and No. 1 ranking nationally ... also totaled 197 ground balls and added 14 goals and 10 assists as a senior ... 2016 Washington Post Honorable Mention All-Metro.
NICK MCEVOY
Email: foamcevoy@gmail.com
Draw Days: Virginia
ON THE FIELD
Assistant Coach for Madlax 2024
Assistant Coach Gonzaga College High School Varsity Lacrosse Team
Gonzaga College High School 2012
First Team All Met 16'
Under Armour All American 16'
Penn State 2020
Played in 48 games. Senior season, he did not compete due to injury
Totaled 14 points on nine goals and five assists. Added 45 ground balls and five caused turnovers.
Earned two Academic All-Big Ten honors.
Hudson Bearden
Email:
Draw Days:
ON THE FIELD
2017 Adrenaline All- American
2017 FOA National Showcase Elite 8
Top-ranked faceoff in NCAA at 80.5% (2021)
5th overall in ground balls per game with 12.40 (2021)
1st Team All-Conference SCAC (2021)
3X SCAC Defensive Player of the Week
SCAC Specialist of the year (2021)
2nd Team All-Region 5 (2021)
HCLC Defensive Player of the Week
1st Team All-Conference HCLC (2022)
Most faceoff wins in a NCAA D3 game with 36 consecutive wins
Second most ground balls in a single NCAA D3 game with 28 ground balls
Best single-game faceoff performance in a NCAA D3 game
Highest single-season faceoff percentage in NCAA D3 history (80.5%)
Career faceoff percentage of 75.36%
2nd in All-time D3 career faceoff win percentage
OFF THE FIELD
Business Degree from Southwestern University
CHAOS Lacrosse National Assistant Coach
CHAOS Fort Worth Faceoff and Defensive Coach
FOA Collegiate Coaches
Tommy Burke
University of Vermont
USILA, Inside Lacrosse and US Lacrosse Magazine All-American Honorable Mention (2021)
America East All-Conference First Team (2021)
America East All-Rookie Team (2021)
America East All-Academic Team (2021)
New England Lacrosse Player of the Year (2021)
All-New England First Team (2021)
America East Men's Lacrosse Scholar Athlete (2021)
Mike Sisselberger
Lehigh University
NCAA, Patriot League and program record for faceoff percentage in a season (79.5 in 2021)
- Program and Patriot League record for groundballs in a season (160 in 2021)
- Program and Patriot League record for groundballs in a game (21 vs. Lafayette on Apr. 18, 2021)
- Patriot League Faceoff Specialist of the Year (2021)
- First team All-Patriot League (2021)
- First team All-American (USILA, Media and USA Lacrosse Magazine) (2021)
- Patriot League single-season record six Faceoff Specialist of the Week awards (2021)
- 3X USILA National Team of the Week (2021)
Jake Phaup
Syracuse University
Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American
Zac Tucci
University of North Carolina
ACC Champion
Jax Popovich
Boston University
Director Of FOA New England
Justin Inacio
Canadian National Team Member
Big Ten Specialist Of The Year
Ohio State Career Faceoff Wins Leader