Homegrown Lacrosse

Greg lives in Woodbury, but grew up in Huntington, New York. He attended Purdue University. Greg is currently the Head Coach at Hill-Murray School, the Head Coach of Penguin Lacrosse and the President of the Minnesota State High School Boys Lacrosse Coaches Association. He is a former Vice President of Youth Lacrosse of Minnesota and was one of its founding members. Greg received the 3M Excellence in Coaching Award (2008) and was US Lacrosse Man of the Year in 2009.

Lacrosse has been a part of Greg’s life since age nine and he absolutely believes that it is a sport like no other. He admits that lacrosse has given him many sleepless nights and a little bit of chaos, but he loves that he can share lacrosse with his son. When Greg’s son was three (and while the other kids in the neighborhood were out learning to play baseball) Greg taught him how to catch and throw with a lacrosse stick. That father-son time has now become a near-daily summertime ritual of playing catch at the end of a hard day.

Because Greg's extended family lives on the East Coast, lacrosse has given he, his wife and his children the chance to have "family" here in Minnesota, too.  He even feels "adopted" by the Hill-Murray community, and feels every bit an alum when he attends any of their games and activities. "Because lacrosse is relatively new to Minnesota, the sport's community is a tight-knit group," he says.

Coaching lacrosse is so rewarding for Greg because he cherishes the relationships that are fostered with the players he works with. He feels privileged to watch young men grow and develop as players and as people. When asked to describe Homegrown Lacrosse, he said, "Homegrown's staff is committed, innovative, and efficient."

Tidbits: Greg loves DeLeo’s Pizza in Woodbury because it is as close to real New York pizza as he has found in Minnesota. He would enjoy traveling to Sydney, Australia, and admits to relying on his newest "gadget" (reading glasses) quite a bit lately.