Meghan Jackowiak
President/co-Director

• 2011-present    Head Varsity Girls Lacrosse Coach Bartram Trail High School
  • 2016 State Champions
  • 3 Final Fours and 2 appearances in State Championship
  • 2015-2016 St. Augustine Record's Coach of the Year
  • 2016 Florida Dairy Coach of the Year
  • 2015-2016 Bartram Trail High School Coach of the Year
• 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.

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Joe Fanning
vice president/c0-director
​2020 Head 7th/8th grade coach
program goalie coach

• 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, 2016 Florida State Champions
  
• 2018-present Treasurer of First Coast Lacrosse Coaches Assassination
  
• 2018-present Co-Manager of First Coast Lacrosse Fall Ball League

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​Rebecca Mlynarczyk
2020 head 7th/8th grade Coach

• 3rd Year as Grizzlies 7/8 Spring Head Coach
• Fall 2018 and 2019 MS Grizzlies Coach
• Summer 2019 MS Grizzlies Coach
• 2018 Assistant JV Coach at BTHS
• 4 year Varsity lacrosse player at BTHS (2014-2017)
  • 2017 Captain
  • Helped lead team to 2016 State Championship, as well as 3 District Runner-up titles
  • 2017 Leadership Award
  • 2016 Hustle Award
• Previous Volunteer Creeks youth lacrosse coach
• Played club lacrosse for North Florida Wave and LaxManiax
• Former Grizzlies Lacrosse Player
• Current student at UNF.

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LAUREN LAVARIAS
2020 HEAD 5/6 COACH

• HS, MS and 2-4 grade Fall 2019 Grizzlies Coach
  
• 4 Year player at Belmont Abbey (DII)
• Current Kindergarten teacher at St. Pauls in Jax Beach
• Former Bartram Trail Varsity player (graduated 2015)​
• FHSAA State Runner up in 2013

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megan o'grady
2020 head 3/4 coach

• Current Bartram Trail JV/V Assistant Coach (since 2019)
• 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.
• Current student at UNF

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 Ally Moir
2020 7/8 Assistant coach

• Oglethorpe University Lacrosse Commit
  
• ​3 year BTHS Varsity player 
• 2 year Captain (2019-2020)
• 2019 Leadership Award, 2018 Most Improved Player​
• Member of 2019 US Lacrosse North Florida HS National Team
• Current HS Grizzlies Player
• Fall 2019 MS Academy Coach, Spring 2019 3/4 Head Coach, 2018 Grizzlies MS Coach​

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olivia szabo
2020 7/8 assistant coach

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• ​4 year BTHS Varsity player
• 2018 BTHS Varisty Hustle Award
  
• 2019 BTHS Varsity Most Improved
  
• Current HS Grizzlies Player
• Spring 2019 Grizzlies Little Sticks K-2 Coach 
• Fall 2019 Grizzlies MS Academy Coach 

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kacie barrett
2020 7/8 assistant coach

• 3 year BTHS Varsity player
• 2019 Unsung Hero Award
  
• Current HS Grizzlies player
• ​Fall 2019 5/6 Grade Coach
  

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maggie bennett
2020 3/4 assistant coach

• ​2 Year BTHS Varsity Player
• Member of LaxManiax 2022 Black team
• Member of 2019 US Lacrosse North Florida HS National Team
• Current Grizzlies HS player
• Spring 2019 5/6 Assistant Coach

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LEYTON PAYNE
2020 3/4 assistant coach

• ​2 Year BTHS Varsity Player
• Member of LaxManiax 2022 Black team
• Current Grizzlies HS player
• 2018 Brine National Team
  
• Spring 2019 5/6 Assistant Coach

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IZZY DIFATO
2020 7/8 assistant  coach

• ​2 Year BTHS Varsity Player
• 2019 Rookier Player of the Year
• 2019 FCGLCA Honorable Mention All First Coast ​
• Member of 2019 US Lacrosse North Florida HS National Team
• ​2019 St. Augustine Record Second Team All-County
  
• Current Grizzlies HS player
• Spring 2019 5/6 Assistant Coach

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marina dean
2020 5/6 assistant  coach

• 2 year BTHS Varsity player
• 2019 FCGLCA Honorable Mention All First Coast
• 2019 Hustle Award​
• Member of 2019 US Lacrosse North Florida HS National Team
• Played on LaxManiax 2022 Black team
• Current Grizzlies HS player
• Spring 2019 Grizzlies 3/4 Assistant Coach
• 2017 Panthers Volunteer Youth Coach
• ​2017 Wards Creek 3rd-5th grade girls lacrosse club coach ​

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​aubrie dean
2020 5/6 assistant coach

• 2 year BTHS Varsity player​
• Member of 2019 US Lacrosse North Florida HS National Team
• Played on LaxManiax 2022 Black team
• Current Grizzlies HS player
• Spring 2019 Grizzlies 3/4 Assistant Coach
• 2017 Panthers Volunteer Youth Coach
• ​2017 Wards Creek 3rd-5th grade girls lacrosse club coach

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