• Home
  • About Us
    • DIRECTORS & COACHES
  • Spring League K-8th
    • Spring League FAQ's
  • SUMMER 2026
  • GRIZZLIES SPONSORS
  • TESTIMONIALS
  • Contact Us
  • Field Locations

DIRECTORS/COACHES

Meghan Jackowiak
President/co-Director
Spring u8 coach
summer ms/ls coach

Picture
  • 2012-2023    Head Varsity Girls Lacrosse Coach Bartram Trail High School
    • 3x State Champions (2023, 2022 and 2016)
    • 6 Final Fours and 4 appearances in State Championship Game
    • 2023 Florida Dairy 2A Girls Lacrosse Coach of the Year
    • 2023 Florida Coaches Coalition Girls Lacrosse Coach of the Year
    • 2022 USA Lacrosse North Florida Coach of the Year
    • 2015-2016 St. Augustine Record's Coach of the Year
    • 2022 and 2016 Florida Dairy Coach of the Year
    • 2015-2016 Bartram Trail High School Coach of the Year
  • 2020-2021    Florida Shine Elite Club Coach
  • 2018-2023  President of First Coast Lacrosse Coaches Association
  • 2018-2023 President of the North East Florida Youth Lacrosse League (under the FCLCA)
  • 2018-present Co-Manager of First Coast Lacrosse Fall Ball League
  • 2010-2011       Assistant Varsity Lacrosse Coach, Bartram Trail High School
  • 2009-2011       Assistant Varsity Lacrosse Coach, Ponte Vedra High School
  • 2012-2016       Owner/Director of North Florida Wave Lacrosse Club
  • 2013                   Underclassmen UA South Team Coach
  • 2009-2012       LaxManiax Lacrosse Coach
  • Before moving to FL in 2009:  Long Island Wave Lacrosse Club coach for several years, and volunteer youth coach for PAL in Farmingdale, NY.
  • College: D1 lacrosse scholarship to Marist College (NY).  Came home to Long Island for health reasons and continued career playing club lacrosse at Hofstra University. 2-year captain and leading scorer/points leader. 
  • High School: 4 year Varsity player/3 year starter for Farmingdale High School (Long Island, NY).  Senior Captain.  2002 State Runner-ups.

Joe Fanning
vice president/c0-director
spring u14 coach
MS SUMMER/FALL COACH

Picture
  • 1968-1970        General Douglas MacArthur HS Boys Varsity Lacrosse Player 
  • 1970 - 1974      C.W. Post Men's Lacrosse Player
  • 1975 - 1976      Metropolitan Club Lacrosse Player
  • 1992 - 2006      Director of Farmingdale PAL Boys and Girls Lacrosse Program and Girls Lacrosse Coach
  • 1994 - 1999      Director Nassau County PAL Girls Lacrosse League
  • 1994 - 2003      Volunteer Assistant Coach Farmingdale HS Girls Lacrosse team
  • 1995 - Present  US Lacrosse Girls Lacrosse Official
  • 1999 - 2005      Member US Lacrosse Board of Directors
  • 2000 - Present  President and Administrator of the Long Island Senior Girls Youth Lacrosse League (7th/8th Grade Girls Rec League 
  • 2002 - Present   NCAA Women's Lacrosse Official 
  • 2003 - 2013       Member of US Lacrosse Rules Committee
  • 2004 - 2015       Local Board Chair of Nassau County Women's Lacrosse Official's Association
  • 2017 - present    North Florida Officials Education and Training Chair
  • 2006 - Present   Owner and Administrator of Long Island Wave Summer Girls Lacrosse Club and current coach of 2018 team
  • 2012 - 2023    Bartram Trail HS Girls Varsity Assistant Coach
  • 2018-present Treasurer of First Coast Lacrosse Coaches Assassination
  • 2018-present Manager of First Coast Lacrosse Fall Ball League
  • ​2026 Present Beachside High School Head Coach

megan o'grady
Head hS SUMMER/FALL COACH
​

  • Current Bartram Trail Varsity Head Coach (Fall 2023-present)
  • Won FHSAA 2A State Championship in 2024.
  • JV BTHS Assistant Coach 2019-2022 seasons and Assistant Varsity /JV Lacrosse coach in 2023.​
  • ​Started coaching with Grizzlies Fall of 2018 (HS, MS and Elementary age levels)
  • Head HS Grizzlies Coach for Summer/Fall seasons
  • Current coach for Florida Shine Lacrosse Club
  • Played lacrosse at University of New England
  • Played Varsity lacrosse and soccer at Georgetown High School in Massachusetts. Served as a captain in each sport. Earned all-league status.
  • Graduated from UNF

SPRING 2026 COACHES:
  • U14: Joe Fanning & Chloe Pender
  • U12: Meghan Cowley
  • U10:
  • ​U8: Meghan Jackowiak
SUMMER/FALL COACHES:
  • Megan O'Grady
  • Ryann Frechette
  • Madison Stevens
  • Kaitlyn Williams
  • Ava Allamon
  • Gabby Montalvo 
  • Chloe Pender

Picture

Contact Us

Questions? Fill out a form on the Contact Us page or email Meghan Jackowiak at [email protected]
  • Home
  • About Us
    • DIRECTORS & COACHES
  • Spring League K-8th
    • Spring League FAQ's
  • SUMMER 2026
  • GRIZZLIES SPONSORS
  • TESTIMONIALS
  • Contact Us
  • Field Locations