Coaches

Travis Gillespie

Travis Gillespie is a two time Division 2 N.C.A.A champion with the Limestone Saints where he won three All-Conference, three All-American, and one Acedemic All-American awards. Travis was a member of Team Canada's U19 team where he won a silver medal while playing bigstick. In 2000, Travis also won a Mann Cup (Canadian National box champions) with the Coquitlam Adanacs and has spent the past four seasons playing in the National Lacrosse League after being selected with the Columbus Landsharks fifth overall pick. Currently, Travis is coaching the New Westminster U17 and running a development team in Vancouver for players wishing to play in the N.C.A.A. Travis is in his second year coaching the Lacrosse Nation camps.

Nick Carlson

Nick Carlson is currently playing for the Colorado Mammoth. This will be his fifth season with the Mammoth and sixth season in the NLL (previously played for New York Saints). He won the Champions Cup with the Mammoth in 2006. He won two national championships (’00, ’02) as an attackman while attending Limestone College. He was a second team All-American and championship MVP in his sophomore year (’00). His junior year he was a first team All-American, and Division II Attackman of the year. In his senior year he was a first team All-American, Division II Attackman and Player of the year. He was also chosen to play in the North-South All-Star game. Coach Carlson played for the U-19 Canadian Team that competed in Adelaide, Australia in 1999. He also plays during the summer for the Victoria Shamrocks where he has won two Mann Cups (’03, ’05).

Marty Ward

Marty Ward is in his second year coaching at the Lacrosse Nation camps. Two-time All-American Marty Ward joins the Saints coaching staff after a remarkable four year campaign in the goal for Limestone. He concluded his career with an outstanding senior season, finishing with a 14-2 record as the starter. In 2007, Ward recorded career-highs with 178 saves and 35 ground balls. He had an 8.17 GAA and posted a save percentage of .599, ranking him among the top ten nationally in goals against average and save percentage for the season. He was named CVAC Defensive Player of the Week on two occasions, and earned First Team All-Conference, CVAC Co-Player of the Year and All-American honours in 2007. Ward will work primarily with the goaltenders and assist with the defence.

Chris Barrett

New to our coaching staff this year is Chris Barrett. Chris is an assistant coach at Limestone College where he works with the offence and is also a recruiting coordinator. Barrett has appeared in five N.C.A.A. national championships and seven straight NCAA Semi-finals as a player and coach. He was a member of the 2002 Championship team and a captain and All-Conference player as a senior in 2004. The Saints have averaged over 200 goals a season over the three years Barrett has been on staff. He has also worked with 8 All-Americans in three seasons. In addition to coaching, Barrett serves as an instructor in the Physical Education Department. Barrett earned his bachelor of arts in physical education from Limestone College in 2004. A native of East Islip, N.Y., Barrett was an all-county wrestler and lacrosse player at East Islip High School. He now resides in Gaffney, S.C.

Kristen Waagbo

Kristen Waagbo is currently working as an assistant coach at Navy. She had an award filled high school career in both Lacrosse and Basketball where she won Baltimore athlete of the year, two years in a row. She was a member of the USA U19 team which won the world championships in 2003 and followed that up with an amazing four year stint at Duke University where she leaves as the all-time leader in career and season assists. Other achievements include 3 final four appearances, 2 time all-American, and 2 time national player of the year (Tewaaraton Trophy).

Jen Greenberg

Jennifer Greenburg comes to the Lacrosse Nation camps with four years of University experience at Maryland and was a four time letter winner there. Before her impressive University career she was a four time all American at Suffern High School and played for the New York state team all four years including a player of the year award in 2003. She has coached in many camps in the U.S.A. including the summer camps at the University of Maryland and Navy.