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"Lacrosse is growing rapidly in this region and getting more competitive every year. Red Devil is proud of our role in developing athletes who have a true love for lacrosse and who demonstrate their sportsmanship both on and off the field."
~ Scott Olive, Red Devil Lacrosse, Director
Scott Olive hails from Levittown, New York, where he attended Division Avenue High School. Growing up in Long Island, he played against some of the best competition in the world. He helped lead his team to a Nassau County championship and was nominated for the All-County team. He would go on to play lacrosse at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York. During his college career, he amassed 91 total points, and RIT made it to two final four appearances. After college, Scott played attack for various clubs, and was the leading points scorer on the Remnants, Masters, Suffolk County, and Power Security Lacrosse clubs. Additionally, he was the leading points scorer in the Suffolk County Indoor Lacrosse League.
When Scott moved to North Carolina, he began focusing more on coaching. He became a coach at Cougar Select and founded “Lacrosse Trainer.” Through Lacrosse Trainer, he hosted clinics and “play-days” where kids of all ages and all backgrounds could come together and play lacrosse. He also spent three years as a head coach for Davis Drive Middle School and lead them to a 17-0 season and middle school championship. For several seaSons Scott supported Green Hope High School as an assistant coach. and was the head coach of Apex Friendship High School when the school first opened. He continued coaching when Cougar Select turned into Red Devil United. In 2012, he became coach of Red Devil 2018 team which would go on to be one of the best in Red Devil history. Ranked as one of the top teams in the nation, they won seven tournaments in a row with only two losses. He stepped down following the 2014 summer season to become director of Red Devil United. As director, Scott wanted to stay involved with the players. Referring to himself as a “floater coach,” he enjoys going to different practices and games to help on the sidelines and interact with the players. A mentor to players on and off the field, Scott makes an impact on players every day. He is looking forward to the upcoming season, and hopes to build on the program’s success.
Scott is also the Head Varsity Boys lacrosse coach at Cary Academy. His Varsity Carolina National Team took second place in the National Tournament of Champions. Scott's 2021-22 Carolina National Lacrosse team won the National Lacrosse Classic Championship advancing them on to the Brogden cup. There, they swept Canada in a three game world championship series! Coach Olive was able to win the NLC for a second time with Carolina's 2022-23 team.
James Chakey is new to the Red Devil coaching staff. He played high school lacrosse in Pennsylvania and D1 lacrosse at Penn State University. James played for the Nittany Lions all four years and graduated in 2016. As a senior, he earned the Nittany Lion Club’s True Grit Award, given to a student-athlete for overcoming adversity while succeeding in the classroom and on the field throughout their college career. In addition, he was the 2016 winner of the B1G Conference Sportsmanship Award, as well as a finalist for the Yeardley Reynold Love Unsung Hero Award, both to recognize leadership, dedication, integrity, humility, sportsmanship, and more. As a senior, he won the 2016 Theil Family Lacrosse Award, as well as the Penn State Lacrosse Citizenship Award (awarded to a member of the team for their active duty in representing the team on and off the field). In addition to his time on the Penn State varsity team, James coached with Mesa Fresh Fever Lacrosse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One of the top lacrosse clubs in the Pennsylvania, James coached for Mesa between 2011 and 2017 as the team competed well at a national level. Now residing in North Carolina, James is excited to be coaching with Red Devil United.
Sean Gracey has been coaching for Red Devil United’s High School Red team since 2016. He grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended Roman Catholic High School. Sean played on the varsity lacrosse team for all four years and was selected to the “All League” team as a junior and senior, as well as a Brine Top 205 selection. He continued his lacrosse career at Cabrini University in Radnor, Pennsylvania where he lettered four years and was a four-time PAC (now CSAC) conference champion. In his years with the team, Cabrini qualified for the NCAA tournament all four years, and was undefeated in conference play.
Following his four years at Cabrini, Sean played forward in the Quebec Lacrosse League for the Windsor Eagles and Sherebrook Extreme. He played for the US Lacrosse Development Team, before playing for Team USA, and represented the nation in the Alex Herbeskey Memorial Tournament in Prague, Czech Republic. Following his time on the team, he played club box lacrosse for the Outlaws Box Lacrosse Club and Athletics Box Lacrosse Club.
Sean's coaching career is just as impressive as his playing career. While in Pennsylvania, he was the assistant coach for New Hope-Solebury High School for five years before moving on to become the head coach at Lansdale Catholic High School, a position he held for four years. He was a member of the Pennsylvania Lacrosse Coaches Association for those nine years and was on the Pennsylvania All-State Selection Committee and USILA All-American Selection Committee for four years. In addition to high school lacrosse, Sean coached club lacrosse for the Lions Lacrosse Club and Twist Lacrosse for five years and ten years, respectively. He was also the founder and director of Crooked Crease Lacrosse, an instructional and recreational lacrosse league for 1st through 8th graders. He has coached with Red Devil United and Lacrosse Trainer since moving to North Carolina in 2016, and we are excited to have him working with our top High School boys team! Below are his expectations for the upcoming season.
The club lacrosse experience is a time of development and exposure – a chance to follow passions and create lasting memories and relationships. All of this happens through camaraderie and time spent with teammates. And most importantly, in the classroom through academic achievement. The game of lacrosse provides an outlet to participate in a competitive athletic environment, where athletes push themselves to excellence and build upon their academic success with new challenges, life skills, and lessons learned through success and failures. This environment allows athletes to take responsibility for their own paths, follow their passion for lacrosse, and find their personal and athletic potential through a sport we love.
I look forward to the upcoming season and helping these young men achieve their personal and athletic potential.
Dave Myers has spent two years with Red Devil United. He attended Wayland High School in Massachusetts and was a defenseman on the varsity squad. A team captain and Dual County All-Star his senior year, he went on to play Division II lacrosse at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He started all four years at Bentley, and played defense, LSM, and “defensive midfield.” During his four years, Bentley had a 41-13 record, made it to the NE-10 championships three times, and played in the ECAC playoffs three years. Furthermore, Bentley led the NCAA in fewest goals against during his senior year. After college, Dave played for various clubs and indoor lacrosse teams before moving to North Carolina. In addition to coaching for RDU, Dave spent two seasons coaching for Lacrosse Trainer and three years coaching for the Cary Bulldogs. Dave also volunteers at elementary schools, teaching PE classes how to play lacrosse, and volunteers at NCLax in Apex.
Cory has been coaching with Lacrosse Trainer and Red Devil United for eight seasons. In his time, he has coached many different age groups, and now is coaching the 2025 age group for the second year in a row. Born in New York, Cory attended Canandaigua Academy in high school. He started his junior and senior year on Varsity at defense. In his time, he received an All-League honorable mention (Junior Year), and received First-Team All-League honors (Senior year). Furthermore, he was elected team captain, selected to the New York Senior All-Star Game, and won the Robitaille Award for Sportsmanship, Leadership, and Dedication. He went on to play D3 lacrosse at Keuka College where he started all four years at defense. He was elected team captain from Sophomore to Senior year, and received First Team All-League honors as a Junior and Senior. Following college, he played in a season of post-collegiate travel lacrosse before coaching up the next generation. In addition to coaching for Red Devil and Lacrosse Trainer, he was a former coach for the Junior Varsity Men’s lacrosse team at Cardinal Gibbons High School from 2001-2003.
Coach Ahart is from Syracuse, NY and started coaching for Red Devil United in 2017. He has coached the 2025 and 2027 teams (including the RDU 2025 team that took 4th place at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Tournament of Champions). Tom is a US Lacrosse National Level II certified coach and is currently finishing the highest Level III certification.
He played both Division I lacrosse and soccer at Niagara University in NY. He was a starter in the midfield on both teams since his freshman year and was awarded honors to the MAAC All-Academic team three times.
Most of Coach Ahart’s sports accolade’s were on the soccer field. He was the Syracuse Player of the Year during his senior year of high school and was 3-time First Team All-League. He was the Oswego High School MVP his senior year and elected team captain during his junior/senior years. He was a 5-time member of the the New York State Olympic Development Program (ODP) team and trained with the best players in the US for the National Team. His elite soccer club, the Syracuse Blitz Magic, won the NY State Championship 6 years in a row and a won the gold medal at US Indoor Soccer Championships. He also won a gold medal in the Men’s Open Division at the NY State Games.
Dr. Ahart is a Chiropractic Neurologist and holds three post-doctorate degrees in neurology. Most of his academic work revolves around traumatic brain injury and concussion rehabilitation.
Coach Ahart’s greatest pride is his wife and six children. This influences his coaching style by providing strong values, a tireless work ethic, and an encouraging attitude. With multiple kids playing lacrosse, he hopes to be coaching and cheering for Red Devil teams for many years to come.
Lucas Stralka attended East Greenwich High school located in East Greenwich Rhode Island. Stralka was a senior year captain, and won a Division 2 state championship. Stralka was also awarded the tournament MVP. Stralka led the state in points with 84 senior year. He tallied over 250 high school career points and was all conference junior and senior year. Stralka attended Anna Maria College, Paxton MA Freshmen and Sophomore year. He attended Mount Ida College Junior and Senior year.
Stralka was 2nd team all-conference as a sophomore and team captain, MVP. He led the team in points as a sophomore. At Mount Ida college Ma, in his Junior and senior year he lead the team in points. Stralka was a member of the100-point club just after two seasons as a mustang. Stralka was a member of the all-conference team both years. He was also Junior and Senior year MVP. Stralka has over 200 college career points. Stralka coached for MetroLacrosse since 2015 prior to moving to North Carolina. Stralka is extremely excited to be given the opportunity to coach these young athletes and get them ready to compete and win games.
“It’s always great to grow the game.”
Scott Olive hails from Levittown, New York, where he attended Division Avenue High School. Growing up in Long Island, he played against some of the best competition in the world. He helped lead his team to a Nassau County championship and was nominated for the All-County team. He would go on to play lacrosse at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York. During his college career, he amassed 91 total points, and RIT made it to two final four appearances. After college, Scott played attack for various clubs, and was the leading points scorer on the Remnants, Masters, Suffolk County, and Power Security Lacrosse clubs. Additionally, he was the leading points scorer in the Suffolk County Indoor Lacrosse League.
When Scott moved to North Carolina, he began focusing more on coaching. He became a coach at Cougar Select and founded “Lacrosse Trainer.” Through Lacrosse Trainer, he hosted clinics and “play-days” where kids of all ages and all backgrounds could come together and play lacrosse. He also spent three years as a head coach for Davis Drive Middle School and lead them to a 17-0 season and middle school championship. For several seaSons Scott supported Green Hope High School as an assistant coach. and was the head coach of Apex Friendship High School when the school first opened. He continued coaching when Cougar Select turned into Red Devil United. In 2012, he became coach of Red Devil 2018 team which would go on to be one of the best in Red Devil history. Ranked as one of the top teams in the nation, they won seven tournaments in a row with only two losses. He stepped down following the 2014 summer season to become director of Red Devil United. As director, Scott wanted to stay involved with the players. Referring to himself as a “floater coach,” he enjoys going to different practices and games to help on the sidelines and interact with the players. A mentor to players on and off the field, Scott makes an impact on players every day. He is looking forward to the upcoming season, and hopes to build on the program’s success.
Scott is also the Head Varsity Boys lacrosse coach at Cary Academy. His Varsity Carolina National Team took second place in the National Tournament of Champions. Scott's 2021-22 Carolina National Lacrosse team won the National Lacrosse Classic Championship advancing them on to the Brogden cup. There, they swept Canada in a three game world championship series! Coach Olive was able to win the NLC for a second time with Carolina's 2022-23 team.
James Chakey is new to the Red Devil coaching staff. He played high school lacrosse in Pennsylvania and D1 lacrosse at Penn State University. James played for the Nittany Lions all four years and graduated in 2016. As a senior, he earned the Nittany Lion Club’s True Grit Award, given to a student-athlete for overcoming adversity while succeeding in the classroom and on the field throughout their college career. In addition, he was the 2016 winner of the B1G Conference Sportsmanship Award, as well as a finalist for the Yeardley Reynold Love Unsung Hero Award, both to recognize leadership, dedication, integrity, humility, sportsmanship, and more. As a senior, he won the 2016 Theil Family Lacrosse Award, as well as the Penn State Lacrosse Citizenship Award (awarded to a member of the team for their active duty in representing the team on and off the field). In addition to his time on the Penn State varsity team, James coached with Mesa Fresh Fever Lacrosse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One of the top lacrosse clubs in the Pennsylvania, James coached for Mesa between 2011 and 2017 as the team competed well at a national level. Now residing in North Carolina, James is excited to be coaching with Red Devil United.
Sean Gracey has been coaching for Red Devil United’s High School Red team since 2016. He grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended Roman Catholic High School. Sean played on the varsity lacrosse team for all four years and was selected to the “All League” team as a junior and senior, as well as a Brine Top 205 selection. He continued his lacrosse career at Cabrini University in Radnor, Pennsylvania where he lettered four years and was a four-time PAC (now CSAC) conference champion. In his years with the team, Cabrini qualified for the NCAA tournament all four years, and was undefeated in conference play.
Following his four years at Cabrini, Sean played forward in the Quebec Lacrosse League for the Windsor Eagles and Sherebrook Extreme. He played for the US Lacrosse Development Team, before playing for Team USA, and represented the nation in the Alex Herbeskey Memorial Tournament in Prague, Czech Republic. Following his time on the team, he played club box lacrosse for the Outlaws Box Lacrosse Club and Athletics Box Lacrosse Club.
Sean's coaching career is just as impressive as his playing career. While in Pennsylvania, he was the assistant coach for New Hope-Solebury High School for five years before moving on to become the head coach at Lansdale Catholic High School, a position he held for four years. He was a member of the Pennsylvania Lacrosse Coaches Association for those nine years and was on the Pennsylvania All-State Selection Committee and USILA All-American Selection Committee for four years. In addition to high school lacrosse, Sean coached club lacrosse for the Lions Lacrosse Club and Twist Lacrosse for five years and ten years, respectively. He was also the founder and director of Crooked Crease Lacrosse, an instructional and recreational lacrosse league for 1st through 8th graders. He has coached with Red Devil United and Lacrosse Trainer since moving to North Carolina in 2016, and we are excited to have him working with our top High School boys team! Below are his expectations for the upcoming season.
The club lacrosse experience is a time of development and exposure – a chance to follow passions and create lasting memories and relationships. All of this happens through camaraderie and time spent with teammates. And most importantly, in the classroom through academic achievement. The game of lacrosse provides an outlet to participate in a competitive athletic environment, where athletes push themselves to excellence and build upon their academic success with new challenges, life skills, and lessons learned through success and failures. This environment allows athletes to take responsibility for their own paths, follow their passion for lacrosse, and find their personal and athletic potential through a sport we love.
I look forward to the upcoming season and helping these young men achieve their personal and athletic potential.
Cory has been coaching with Lacrosse Trainer and Red Devil United for eight seasons. In his time, he has coached many different age groups, and now is coaching the 2025 age group for the second year in a row. Born in New York, Cory attended Canandaigua Academy in high school. He started his junior and senior year on Varsity at defense. In his time, he received an All-League honorable mention (Junior Year), and received First-Team All-League honors (Senior year). Furthermore, he was elected team captain, selected to the New York Senior All-Star Game, and won the Robitaille Award for Sportsmanship, Leadership, and Dedication. He went on to play D3 lacrosse at Keuka College where he started all four years at defense. He was elected team captain from Sophomore to Senior year, and received First Team All-League honors as a Junior and Senior. Following college, he played in a season of post-collegiate travel lacrosse before coaching up the next generation. In addition to coaching for Red Devil and Lacrosse Trainer, he was a former coach for the Junior Varsity Men’s lacrosse team at Cardinal Gibbons High School from 2001-2003.
Coach Ahart is from Syracuse, NY and started coaching for Red Devil United in 2017. He has coached the 2025 and 2027 teams (including the RDU 2025 team that took 4th place at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Tournament of Champions). Tom is a US Lacrosse National Level II certified coach and is currently finishing the highest Level III certification.
He played both Division I lacrosse and soccer at Niagara University in NY. He was a starter in the midfield on both teams since his freshman year and was awarded honors to the MAAC All-Academic team three times.
Most of Coach Ahart’s sports accolade’s were on the soccer field. He was the Syracuse Player of the Year during his senior year of high school and was 3-time First Team All-League. He was the Oswego High School MVP his senior year and elected team captain during his junior/senior years. He was a 5-time member of the the New York State Olympic Development Program (ODP) team and trained with the best players in the US for the National Team. His elite soccer club, the Syracuse Blitz Magic, won the NY State Championship 6 years in a row and a won the gold medal at US Indoor Soccer Championships. He also won a gold medal in the Men’s Open Division at the NY State Games.
Dr. Ahart is a Chiropractic Neurologist and holds three post-doctorate degrees in neurology. Most of his academic work revolves around traumatic brain injury and concussion rehabilitation.
Coach Ahart’s greatest pride is his wife and six children. This influences his coaching style by providing strong values, a tireless work ethic, and an encouraging attitude. With multiple kids playing lacrosse, he hopes to be coaching and cheering for Red Devil teams for many years to come.
Dave Myers has spent two years with Red Devil United. He attended Wayland High School in Massachusetts and was a defenseman on the varsity squad. A team captain and Dual County All-Star his senior year, he went on to play Division II lacrosse at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He started all four years at Bentley, and played defense, LSM, and “defensive midfield.” During his four years, Bentley had a 41-13 record, made it to the NE-10 championships three times, and played in the ECAC playoffs three years. Furthermore, Bentley led the NCAA in fewest goals against during his senior year. After college, Dave played for various clubs and indoor lacrosse teams before moving to North Carolina. In addition to coaching for RDU, Dave spent two seasons coaching for Lacrosse Trainer and three years coaching for the Cary Bulldogs. Dave also volunteers at elementary schools, teaching PE classes how to play lacrosse, and volunteers at NCLax in Apex.
