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Scott Olive hails from Levittown, New York, where he attended Division Avenue High School. Growing up on 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, as 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 led 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 the 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. Scott was 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.
Coach Mandy grew up in Tully, NY outside Syracuse in a lacrosse involved family. Although Central NY is the cradle of lacrosse, girls high school lacrosse was not universal, leading Coach Mandy to instead excel in high school basketball, cross-country, track and collegiate crew and cross-country while obtaining a degree in education. Her passion for lacrosse and sportsmanship combined with her drive to develop and encourage youth to reach for their potential accelerated once she started her family. Her five children, spanning in ages from 4-23, are all lacrosse players at every level through college. Prior to coaching her second year with the Jordan High School women's lacrosse team, Coach Mandy coached for various travel and recreation teams, previously in Maryland and currently in North Carolina with RDU. Coach Mandy continues to educate herself to the evolving nature of youth athletics having completed; USA Lacrosse certifications level 1-3 and attaining NFHS Certified Interscholastic Coach Status. She was chosen to be one of the coaches for the NC National Team this past May 2023. She is excited to begin her 5th season coaching and be the new assistant director of Red Devil Lacrosse.
Coach Lapczynski grew up in Syracuse, NY where I began playing lacrosse in the 2nd grade after my sister Kerry and I watched our older cousins play men's lacrosse. Shortly after we were hooked on the sport! From there I began in the ULA league and went on to play both for the school team and Marcellus Girls Lacrosse Club as well as club lacrosse with Star Riders. Countless tournaments, clinics, and school seasons kept lacrosse a high priority in the Boyle house. During my junior and senior year, I ranked in the top 100 for potential girls' lacrosse college recruits in New York. Although numerous college lacrosse opportunities came, I decided to pursue academics and go to pharmacy school at MCPHS University in Boston for a 6 year accelerated PharmD program where I graduated with my Doctor of Pharmacy in 2018. I then went on to complete a PGY1 Residency specialized in Ambulatory Care at Auburn University. During my time in college, I played recreation lacrosse around Boston and during alumni games on college breaks. After my residency, we moved to Mobile, AL where I began coaching for Mobile Youth Lacrosse and St. Paul's Girls Lacrosse. Upon moving to North Carolina in 2020, I found Red Devil Lacrosse and began coaching girls' lacrosse for them.
Coach Amanda Rutledge grew up in Baltimore playing lacrosse in high school. She started coaching at Apex High School in 2017 as a volunteer, then Head JV coach in 2018 and Head Varsity coach in 2020. Coach Rutledge loves meeting all of the new players to the game and watching them grow in the sport that she loves!
I began playing lacrosse my sophomore year at Rolesville High School as an attack. I received a scholarship to play DII lacrosse at Catawba College in Salisbury, NC. I received a double major in Psychology and Sports Management in 2022 and received my Master's in Sport Management in 2023. I am currently pursuing my second Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at North Carolina Central University. I am excited to be coaching with Red Devil and teaching children the love of the game.
Lauren is from Durham, NC and started playing lacrosse in the 7th grade. She played high school lacrosse at Jordan High School and is a RDU Lacrosse Alum as she played for the program from 2018-2021. She is now a junior on the Meredith College Lacrosse team and has received numerous accolades including IWLCA All-Region Second Team and USA South All-Conference First Team. Lauryn is excited to be reunited with the Red Devil family and is looking forward to a great summer!
My name is Ally McCormick and this is my first season coaching with Red Devils Lacrosse. I played lacrosse for 16 years, finishing out my career at an NCAA DI Program. I have 5 years of coaching experience and a passion for sharing my love for the game with the next generation of athletes!
I attended Apex High School where I first started playing lacrosse when I was a freshman. I played for different local club teams while in high school. I then had the opportunity to continue my lacrosse career at Barton college where I played for all four years. Freshman and sophomore year I played midfield and attack. I switched to defense my junior and senior year and received defensive first and second team all conference. I received my degree in sports management and graphic design. I currently work for the Town of Holly Springs parks and rec, and I am an assistant coach at Apex High School. I’m so excited to be a part of the Red Devil fam!
Coach Ari has been playing lacrosse since 5th grade on multiple club teams. She is a current freshman at Meredith College and plays defense on the Women' s Varsity team.
Over the past few years, Coach Ari has helped with middle school player development and also coached winter clinics. Now coaching the lady Devil's black and white teams.
Scott Olive hails from Levittown, New York, where he attended Division Avenue High School. Growing up on 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, as 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 led 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 the 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. Scott was 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.
Coach Chris Rice has been coaching lacrosse for the past 10 years. He has worked with players from 4 years of age through college and has served as a high school goalie coach, high school varsity assistant, and middle school head coach. Coach Rice has coached in the middle and high school ranks in Colorado, Delaware, and North Carolina where he most recently served on the varsity staff at Apex High School working with the goalies and defense. With Red Devil, he has coached spring rec for K-2, spring rec for grades 3-4, and travel ball with the 2024s, 2025s, and the HS Red team. In addition to his work with specific Red Devil teams, Coach Rice also supports goalies in the program. Before getting into coaching, Coach Rice was a four year varsity starting goalie for Milford High School (Delaware). From there, he went to Syracuse University for his undergraduate studies and played two years of club lacrosse. After graduation, Coach Rice attended East Carolina University for his graduate degrees in school psychology. Professionally, Coach Rice is a school psychologist for gifted programming in the Wake County Public School System. He resides in Cary, NC with his wife Becca and son Camden (who plays for the Red Devil 2032-2034 team).
Sean Gracey has been coaching for Red Devil'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 for ten years. 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. Cory is currently coaching the Red Devil 2028 Black team and the Carolina National 2028 team.
Dave Myers has spent six years with Red Devil Lacrosse and is a mainstay at Norris park. 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 Red Devil, 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.
Scott Gordon is the current Head Coach at Cary High School (since 2009). He is from Durham, North Carolina where he played midfield for Riverside High School where he was a part of a NC High School State Championship 1998 and a high school All-American. Scott then went on to play four years at Div. II St. Andrews University, 2-year All-Conference player and advanced to the Division 2 Final Four in 2002. After graduating with a degree in Mathematics in 2002, Scott returned to the Triangle and played post-collegiate lacrosse with Great Atlantic Lacrosse Club.He became the head coach of Cary High in 2009 and has coached for RDU since 2013. In 2010, Coach Gordon was named North Carolina High School Coach of the Year, East Region.Scott lives in Cary with his wife and 3 kids.
Tom Kinney has been with the Red Devil Coaching staff for a few seasons now as a goalie coach and early high school development teams. Coach Kinney served on the Methodist University Men's Lacrosse staff from '21-'23 where he coached the goalies, ran the box and assisted on the defensive side of the ball. He also assisted heavily in recruiting as well as prospect days. Coach Kinney has joined the William Peace University Staff for the '23-'24 season after a coaching change at Methodist. Tom was the Program Director and Head Coach for Cary Christian School’s Varsity Lacrosse team where he has produced multiple All-Conference players and one All-State player. He also was instrumental in restarting the Middle School program at Cary Christian School. He played high school lacrosse for the Desert Mountain High School Club Lacrosse team in Arizona and Glastonbury High School in Connecticut. During his time, he played as both a goalie and defenseman. Tom earned leadership awards as a freshman and sophomore for Desert Mountain’s team. Tom attended Springfield College in Springfield, MA and graduated being a part of FCA with Coach Bugbee as one of its constant speakers.
GGreg Underwood began coaching with Red Devil Lacrosse in 2017 and returned in 2022. He is from Raleigh, North Carolina where he was a defenseman for Millbrook HS, earning team captain honors. Greg went on to play defense and LSM for East Carolina University’s club program. After college he returned to Raleigh, beginning to shift focus toward player development and training. Prior to joining Red Devil, he spent some time as a consultant helping develop Millbrook HS men’s team, Wake Forest-Rolesville HS women’s varsity program, and taking on a head coach position with Rival Lacrosse. Over the last several years, Greg has increased his work with player development, coaching athletes of all skill levels for men’s and women’s lacrosse. He provides individual and small group training sessions and creates specialized training plans to meet the specific needs and goals of each player. Greg believes Red Devil Lacrosse has done a great job building talent and dedication, and he has introduced numerous players to the organization to continue the legacy.
Conor Ryan is an alum of the Red Devil program and was a goalie coach for during the summer of 2019. Conor was a four year starter at Green Hope High School and a first team All-State goalie his senior year. Conor is helping coach the goalies this summer, as well as working as an assistant coach for the Gray team.
Playing Experience
South Jefferson High School in upstate NY (Frontier Conference All Star x3 and Sectional All Star x2)
SUNY Cortland in Central NY (National Champ 09)
Coaching Experience
Eastchester High School (NY),
JV Head CoachGarner High School,
JV Head CoachGarner High School, Varsity Assistant Rolesville High School, Varsity Head Coach (currently in second year)
Chris grew up playing lacrosse in Baldwinsville, NY just outside of Syracuse. He was a first team Section 3 all conference LSM his Junior year in high school and second team in close defense his Senior year. Chris continued his lacrosse career at RIT in Rochester, NY. He has been coaching for the Red Devils for two years.Chris has been coaching for RDU now for 5 years.
Travis Peed is originally from Maryland where he played at Arch Bishop Spalding High School and continued his career at University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg VA. He started his coaching career in Maryland in both high school and club lacrosse. He recently relocated to Raleigh where he started the lacrosse program at Willow Spring High School. Travis has been coaching the Red Devil Black 2028’s for 2 years.
Joe joined Red Devil in 2021, assisting with our 2028 Black Team, Middle School Recreational League, and Face-off Clinics. Joe was born and raised in West Haven, Connecticut. A 2015 graduate of Notre Dame High School, Joe was a member of the Green Knights’ lacrosse and hockey teams. As a senior, Joe was recognized as the first Midfielder in school history to receive 1st Team All-Southern Connecticut Conference and Connecticut High School Coaches Association 2nd Team All-State honors after leading the team in scoring, ground balls, and face-off percentage. Joe represented Team Connecticut at the 2014 Brine National Lacrosse Classic. Joe continued his career where he played two years at Division II Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida. As a freshman, Joe led the conference in face-off wins, which earned him a place on the 2016 Sunshine State Conference All-Freshman Team and multiple Conference Specialist of the Week awards. Joe relocated to North Carolina in 2019 and he currently resides in Cary. Joe has also previously coached with Cary Academy.
Coach Benson hails from the DC/Baltimore area and played high school lacrosse under USALacrosse Hall of Fame coach Tom Tufts. Following high school he attended the University of Rochester in upstate NY (1993). Upon graduating, he served 21 years as an infantry officer in the United States Marine Corps and commanded through the infantry battalion level in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Upon retiring, Coach Benson assisted with the development and growth of lacrosse along the Crystal Coast of North Carolina. He has coached numerous club programs and this is his third year coaching for Red Devils and the former Trident programs. Additionally, Coach Benson started and continues to head coach the Croatan High School Lacrosse program now in it’s tenth year. He has been named Conference Coach of the Year three times. In addition to coaching, he has worked as a USALacrosse coach development trainer helping educate and certify coaches on behalf of USALacrosse.
Evan Reyer started coaching for Red Devil in the fall of 2019 while attending North Carolina State University. Evan is a Red Devil and Green Hope Alum and after graduating, joined NC State's club program. While at NC State, he was a 3 year starter and 2 year captain as an attack man and midfielder.
Coach Kenny Batch has coached various high schools in the area from Chapel Hill high school to Panther Creek to Heritage with a few stops at other schools too. Coach Batch still plays in the adult leagues in Raleigh and has two sons in the RDU program. Overall, Coach Batch is just glad to teach kids the game he loves and continues to play.
Thomas Williams was born and raised in Saskatchewan, Canada. He grew up playing multiple sports. After departing the Canadian military, he emigrated to America, joining and retiring from the US Armed Forces. Thomas has coached adolescents in multiple sports including golf, hockey, basketball, baseball, soccer, martial arts and lacrosse. Thomas was on the governing board of the Onslow Youth Lacrosse Association and coached for 6 years. He also has coached multiple youth travel teams such as Shore Raiders, Trident, and now the Red Devil’s Coast high school team. He is super excited about the upcoming season. Go Red Devils!!
Coach Mann has been coaching for 14 years. He played goalie and defense at Cary High School. Coach Mann currently is coaching at Cary High and previously coached at Ashley HS in Wilmington for six years. He also has coached several players that have gone on to play in college.
Coach Russo and his family have lived in NC for the last 14 years having relocated from upstate NY. Coach Russo was a starter as a long-stick midfielder for his last 3 years at Shenendehowa High School. He played club lacrosse at LeMoyne College in Syracuse. Coach Russo coached travel/rec for boys 10U, and rec for girls 10U alongside his wife. He has been coaching with Red Devil for the last 2 years.
Coach Baker is from Apex, NC originally and has lived here his whole life. Coach Baker played lacrosse locally at Apex High School before playing D2 lacrosse at Queens of Charlotte. He has coached for one season so far at Apex High School, where he also works as an English teacher. alongside his wife. He has been coaching with Red Devil for the last 2 years.
