Our Team
Tenacity Coaching Corps

Theresa Sherry
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Founder and CEO of The Tenacity Project, Sherry Sports LLC, Tenacity 10 Camps, and the BearLax Club Team
Coaching Experience:
- Head Coach at Cal Berkeley (‘08-’11)
- Assistant Coach at Cal (‘07), Amherst College (‘06), and Smith College (‘05)
Playing Experience:
- Midfielder at Princeton University (graduated ‘04)
- Soccer at Princeton University
Education:
- Degree in Anthropology From Princeton University
Achievements:
- MPSF Coach of the Year (‘08)
- 2x NCAA Champion in Lacrosse (Princeton ‘02, ‘03)
- 7x Ivy League Champion (Princeton soccer/lacrosse)
- Tewaaraton Finalist (‘04)
- 3x First Team All American
- FIL U19 World Cup Champion (‘99)

Hillary Hamm
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Coaching Experience:
- Head Coach at William & Mary 2013-2019
- Assistant Coach Northwestern 2010-2013
Assistant Coach University of Tampa 2020-2022
Playing Experience:
- Towson University 2006-2010
- US Developmental National Team 2008-2009
- UWLX Pro League 2016 , 2017
Education:
- Degree in Biology from Towson
Achievements:
- 2x NCAA Champion as Assistant Coach (Northwestern ‘11-’14)
- 2x US Professional Lacrosse League Champion (Long Island South ‘16,’17)
- 3x IWLCA All American
- 2x Colonial Athletic League Champion (‘08, ‘09)
- 2x CAA Player of the Year
- Record Holder at Towson in draw controls, ground balls, and caused turnovers
- 4th in NCAA history in draw controls (327)
- 2nd largest point streak in NCAA history (70 games)
- 2x Tewaaraton trophy nominee
- CAA 25th Anniversary Team
- Towson Title IX Anniversary Team

Morgan Oberstein
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Playing Experience:
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Midfielder at UCLA
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First Team All-American (WCLA)
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2x First Team WWLL
Education:
- UCLA
Achievements:
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Most Outstanding Player- Midfield at WCLA National Championship,
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Tenacity Director Of Operations

Danni Zuralow
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Coaching Experience:
- USA Lacrosse umpire for 15 years, reffing youth, highschool, and college in the DC Metro area
- Head coach of the U14 Truckee Tribe youth women’s lacrosse team
- Tahoe based coach and National Development Director for Tenacity Project
Playing Experience:
- 3 time High School All American (VA)
- 4 year starter for UC Berkeley’s D1 lacrosse team, 04-08′
- Captain and high scorer senior year
Education:
- UC Berkeley 08′, BA in Sociology
Achievements:
- Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD)
- International Honors Society Sociology
- Scholar Athlete Recipient
- MPSF All Academic Team
- First Team All MPSF
National Coaches

Kasey Braun
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Education:
- University of Colorado Boulder Alumni 2019-2022

Dani DeCanio
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Playing Experience:
- Midfielder and defender at Virginia Tech
- High School Lacrosse and Nor’easter Club Lacrosse Program in Weston Connecticut
Education:
- Graduated Virginia Tech in 2019 with double major in Hospitality and Marketing of Sales
Achievements:
- Social Chair on her College Lacrosse team for 2 years
- 3 National Tournament appearance, ranked in the top 15 in the country

Lauren Gilbert
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Playing Experience:
- Attacker at Northwestern, NCAA DI, 2018-2022
Education:
- BA in Journalism
- Academic All-Big Ten
Achievements:
- IWCLA All-American First Team
- 2x First Team All-Big Ten
- USA Lacrosse Magazine Second Team All-American
- Inside Lacrosse Second Team All-American
- 4x Big Ten Offensive player of the week

Wendy Holland
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Coaching Experience:
- Women’s Lacrosse Head Coach and Associate Director of Admissions at Cardinal Newman High School
- Former Head Coach at Brentwood School in LA and Sonoma Academy
- Founding Coach of the St. Ignatius College Prep Girls Lacrosse Program
Playing Experience:
- Defender at Sweet Briar Mount Holyoke (‘17)
- Lacrosse, swimming and Equestrian at Sweet Briar College (‘95)
Education:
- Degree in Psychology from Sweet Briar College (‘95)
- New Canaan High School in Connecticut

Olivia OJ Johnson
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Experience:
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Tenacity Project 21’
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Midfielder at Dominican University
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All-America as a senior, Team Captain as Senior
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2022 Sand Storm All-Tournament team

Lizzy Koehler
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Playing Experience:
- Defender at Cal Berkeley
- Lacrosse Team Captain (2013) at Sayville High School
Education:
- Political Economy major at Cal Berkeley
- Graduated from Sayville High School
Achievements:
- Team Captain her senior year at Berkeley
- Pac-12 Defensive player of the week (Feb 19)
- MPSF All Academic as a Junior (2016)
- Lacrosse All-division team in 2011 and 2013
- Also played soccer at Sayville HS (all-league in 2012)

Lindsey McKone
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Playing Experience:
- 2x Captain at Northwestern
Education:
- Northwestern Alumni 2016-2021
Achievements:
- Au Pro Player

Devon Ortman
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Playing Experience:
- Freshman year at Fresno State, current player at Colorado College
Education:
- Majoring in Environmental Science
Achievements:
- Earned four varsity letters in soccer and lacrosse in high school
- 4x Scholar Athlete

Sarah Queener
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Coaching Experience:
- Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach at Pomona-Pitzer
Education:
- Yale Alumni

Jannel Snow
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Coaching Experience:
- Head Coach at Westminster College (’22-)
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Central Bolts Travel Team (’21-),
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Cheyenne Mountain High School (’22),
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Asst. Coach at CSU-Pueblo (’18-’20),
Playing Experience:
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4 Year Starter at Mount St. Mary’s DI,
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All-Northeast Conference Second Team Defense

Susan Stuart
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Coaching Experience:
- Head Coach for Women’s Lacrosse at Colorado College
- Assistant coach for Team Canada in 2013 World Cup
- Began her coaching career as an assistant at Roanoke College, Penn State University, and James Madison University
Playing Experience:
- Goaltender at William Smith College
- Team Canada’s starting goalie for two World Cups (1997, 2001)
- US Women’s National Team from 1989-1995
Education:
- Degree in English and Religious Studies in 1989 from William Smith College (1989)
Achievements:
- 2019 West Region Coach of the Year by the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Association for the seventh time
- All American goaltender at William Smith college

Ashley Tack
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Coaching Experience:
- Tenacity Utah Coach and Director since ‘16
- Head coach at Juan Diego Catholic High School
Playing Experience:
- Defender at SUNY Brockport ‘19
Education:
- Nursing Degree
Achievements:
- 3 NCAA appearances
- 1 Conference Championship
- All State player at Juan Diego High School, all conference in ‘15
- NICU nurse at Primary Children’s Hospital

Victoria Tucci
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Playing Experience:
- Midfielder at Wagner College, NCAA DI, 2018-2022
- High School three-sport athlete playing lacrosse, soccer and cross country
Education:
- BA in Marketing and masters in Media Management
Achievements:
- Second Team All-NEC
- Named Home News Tribune Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year

McKinley Wade
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Coaching Experience:
- Coached various clubs and clinics for William and Mary during college and post-grad
- Assistant coach of the Texas Rangers club team in 2016-2019
Playing Experience:
- Midfielder at College of William and Mary
- Four- Year letter winner as a midfielder at Lamar High School in Houston, Texas
Education:
- Bachelor of Science in Finance from College of William and Mary ’18
Achievements:
- First-team All-American honor as a senior at William and Mary
- Ranked 2nd on the team in points and named CAA Player of the Week (2017)
- CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll distinction (2018)
- Two-year captain leading the team to a Division II Championship
Regional Coaches

Sadie AbuHaidar
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Coaching Experience:
- Started coaching last winter before my last high school season
Playing Experience:
- Started playing when I was in 4th grade, but did not commit to playing goalie until eighth grade
- Made the varsity team for Park City High School my sophomore year
- Playing for the Connecticut College Women’s Lacrosse Team starting this fall
Education:
- Just graduated Park City High School and am attending Connecticut College this fall for the next four years
Achievements:
- Made First Team All State and First Team All Region (‘21)
- Played for the Utah Idaho National Team in 2019
- Won the 1911 Merit Scholarship at Connecticut College this year

Elizabeth “Smalls” Andrews
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Playing Experience:
- Occidental College, NCAA DIII,2016-2020
- SCIAC All-Academic 2016-2019

Annie Carroll
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Playing Experience:
- Goalie for the UCONN Huskies, NCAA DI 2017-2021
- Lead UCONN to the NCAA Tournament and a Big East Championship appearance
- Played a fifth season at Temple in 2022
Education:
- Bachelor’s degrees in engineering
- Master’s in Higher Education
- SAAC representative at UConn from 2019-2021
Achievements:
- AAC All-Conference Second Team

Caroline Corzel
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Coaching Experience:
- Returned to her alma mater to become an Assistant Coach in the upcoming 2021 season.
Playing Experience:
- Attacker and Captain at the University of California, Berkeley (‘19)
Education:
- University of California, Berkeley (‘19) and Merion Mercy Academy in Merion, PA
Achievements:
- Record-breaking season her senior year at Berkeley (all 19 games) and taking a single-season school record 127 shots while scoring 40 points (34 goals, 6 assists) to rank second on the squad
- Earned first-team All-American and Catholic Academy League MVP in 2015 for Merion Mercy Academy

Emily Cutler
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Justin Cutler
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Coaching Experience:
- Head coach for the Galena Lacrosse Girls Varsity program since 2019
- Administrative director for the High Sierra Avalanche Club
- Coaches both Girls and Boys Box Lacrosse for the High Sierra Avalanche in the winter
- Started coaching women’s lacrosse in 2013 when he became involved with High Sierra Lacrosse
- Board member and president of the High Sierra Lacrosse League
Education:
- Graduated from the University of Vermont with a BA in Anthropology
- Attended Northfield Mt Hermon for High School –
Achievements:
- He spent 15 years running marathons and ultra marathons, and 20+ years in the leadership of Interagency Hotshot Crews
- He grew up in Massachusetts and Vermont playing Men’s lacrosse and skiing competitively
- After his competitive career was over he coached FIS and Eastern Cup competitive ski racing for 7 years

Lauren Davis
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Playing Experience:
- Tenacity Project Alumni, 2012
- University of Colorado Club Lacrosse, 2012-2016
Education:
- BA of Integrative Physiology
- Doctorate of Physical Therapy, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Riley Drullinger
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Playing Experience:
- Current Goalie for Cal Berkeley, NCAA DI
Education:
- Major undeclared
- Cal’s Student-Athlete Golden Bear Advisory Committee (GBAC)
Achievements:
- 2x US Lacrosse All-American
- First-team All-State and first-team All-Three Rivers League selection in High School
- Adrenaline All-American
- US Lacrosse Academic All-American

Anna Fiorini
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Playing Experience:
- Played Attack for the Drew Rangers, NCAA DIII 2014-2017
Education:
- Environmental science major
Achievements:
- Named team captain in 2017
- A RISE Scholarship recipient
- Won the Fairfield County Community Foundation Scholarship

Kennedy Goss
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Playing Experience:
- Current Midfielder for Cal Berkeley, NCAA DI
Education:
- Major undeclared
Achievements:
- US Lacrosse High School All-American
- First-team High School All-State honors

KC Hill
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Playing Experience:
- UC Davis, Club lacrosse
Education:
- Masters in Education
- Pursuing a PhD in Counseling Psychology at the University of Utah

Grace Fujinaga
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Coaching Experience:
- Youth lacrosse coach since 2018 for Mercer Island Youth Lacrosse
- Park City HS Assistant Coach 2021
Playing Experience:
- Current midfielder at University of Pennsylvania (Class of 2023)
- Played for Mercer Island HS
Education:
- Currently attending the University of Pennsylvania
- Graduated from the Overlake School, Redmond WA in 2019
Achievements:
- Team Captain for Mercer Island HS (2019)
- State Champion in 2019
- All-Conference ’17, ’18, ’19
- All-State ’18, ’19
- USL Academic All-American ’18,
- USL All-American ’18, ’19
- Jackie Pitts Award Winner ‘19

Natalie Giles
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Playing Experience:
- Freshman year at Georgetown University (‘15-’16)
- Continued her collegiate career at Brigham Young University after transferring (‘18-’21)
Education:
- Graduated from BYU with a degree in Public Health (2021)
- Graduated from Souderton High School in 2015
Achievements:
- Played on the U.S. U-19 team in the 2015 FIL World Cup
- 2015 Player of the Year
- 2015 Senior Under Armour All-American
- 2015 US Lacrosse All-American
- Suburban One National League MVP
- Played Lacrosse, Field Hockey, and ran Cross Country in High School

Rebecca Kiyokawa
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Coaching Experience:
- Helped at Youth Clinics in Hood River, OR -Tenacity’s summer league
Playing Experience:
- 10 years of playing lax
- Been playing club since 7th grade (XTEAM, Lacrosse NW, Tenacity)
- Midfielder/defender at D2 Fort Lewis College (‘24)
- Played all four years of HS lax on varsity and was a captain Senior Year
Education:
- Graduated HRVHS in 2019
- Junior at Fort Lewis College studying public health, psychology, and environmental policy
Achievements:
- 1st Team All League as a Freshman in the RMAC (college)
- Played on Team Oregon
- 1st Team All State Junior and Senior year
- 2nd Team All State Sophomore year

Mackenzie Kulick
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Playing Experience:
- Current Defensive Midfielder at Linfield University, NCAA DIII
Achievements:
- Three-time letterwinner in lacrosse at The Woodland High School
- National Honors Society member

Christian Mazzone
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Coaching Experience:
- 8 years coaching Summer Travel lacrosse
- 2 years as Assistant Coach at Glacier Peak HS
- 1 year as Head Coach at Eastside Catholic
Playing Experience:
- Rutgers University ’18
- Currently playing with Archers Lacrosse Club in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL).
Education:
- BA in Journalism & Media Studies from Rutgers University.
Achievements:
- USILA Honorable Mention All-American (2018)
- 2nd Team All-Big Ten (2018)
- Four Time Academic All-Big Ten (2014-2018)
- USILA Scholar All-American (2018)

Trish Miller
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Coaching Experience:
- Park City Youth Lacrosse Coach
- Assistant Coach at Wasatch High School
- Assistant Coach at Comsewogue High School (‘16)
- Basketball coach at South Summit High School
Playing Experience:
- Defender at SUNY Cortland (‘16)
Education:
- Physical Education Degree
Achievements:
- New York State Defensive MVP (‘12)

Danielle Morgan
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Playing Experience:
- Played for Aurora University, NCAA DIII Lacrosse, 2013-2017
Achievements:
- Captain 2014-2016
- MWLC All Conference 1st Team Defense 2015
- 1st Team Midfield 2016

Kathrin Nixon
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Coaching Experience:
- Park City Youth Lacrosse Coach 4/5 & 7/8
Playing Experience:
- Park City High Varsity Player
Education:
- Graduated from Park City High School
- Attending University in Fall of 2021
Achievements:
- Tenacity All American
- Utah National Team
- 2x Utah State Champion (Park City HS)
- Academic Honor Roll

Kiana Perez
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Coaching Experience:
- Current Sacramento Academy Coach
Playing Experience:
- Has been playing lacrosse for 8 years
- Currently playing at The Ohio State University
- Played at Granite Bay HS, Tenacity teams in Sacramento and Tenacity Bay Area 2020 Blue
Education:
- Majoring in Pharmaceutical Sciences and minoring in Business at OSU
Achievements:
- Captain of her HS lacrosse team in 2019 and 2020
- 2020 Adrenaline All-American
- She earned Sacramento All-City Team honors in 2019,
- First Team All-SVLC in 2018 and ’19 and Second Team in ’17
- I was part of the Tenacity 2020 All-American Team (2018)
She was named to the College of Pharmacy’s Dean’s List (2021)

Abby Ross
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Playing Experience:
- Current Midfielder and Draw taker at Linfield University, NCAA DIII
- Northwest Conference Scholar Athlete

Cassie Ryan
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Playing Experience:
- Played Midfield at the University of Mary Washington, NCAA DIII, 2014-2017
Education:
- University of Mary Washington

Maggie Schneidereith
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Playing Experience:
- Attacker for the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays, NCAA DI, 2016-21
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in sociology
- Minor in marketing & communications and entrepreneurship & management
- Master’s in communication
Achievements:
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten selection
- Named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List

Maya Wright
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Playing Experience:
- Current Attacker at Linfield University, NCAA DIII
Education:
- Majoring in Psychology
Achievements:
- Three-time High School letterwinner in lacrosse at West Linn High School
- Four-time Honor Roll recipient
- Graduated with honors

Ava Wulforst
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