Directors & Coaches

Meghan Jackowiak
President/co-Director

2012-present Head Varsity Girls Lacrosse Coach Bartram Trail High School
- 2022 and 2016 State Champions
- 5 Final Fours and 3 appearances in State Championship Game
- 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-present Florida Shine Elite Club Coach
2018-present President of First Coast Lacrosse Coaches Association
2018-present 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.

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 - Present Bartram Trail HS Girls Varsity Assistant Coach
2018-present Treasurer of First Coast Lacrosse Coaches Assassination
2018-present Co-Manager of First Coast Lacrosse Fall Ball League

Current HR Project Manager @ FIS
Graduated from UNF in 2016 with Bachlors of Business, in 2019 with her MBA
Past Coaching Experience: Bartram JV, Grizzlies HS, North Florida Wave, PV Riptide
Played for UNF Club
Prior to UNF, played for Plymouth State University (DIII)
Played Varsity at South Windsor HS (Connecticut)
HS Captain, All Conference First Team, Connection Super Juniors Showcase Team, Team Loer New England Nominee, Hartfod Courant All State Honorable Mention

Current Bartram Trail JV Assistant Coach (since 2019)
Current Teacher at Bartram Trail HS (starting January 2021)
2020 Grizzlies Spring 3/4 Head Coach
2019 Grizzlies Spring 5/6 Head Coach
2019 Fall 5/6 and HS Grizzlies coach
Started coaching with Grizzlies Fall of 2018 (HS, MS and Elementary age levels)
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