University of Colorado Athletics
Elliott Named U.S. Lacrosse U19 Assistant Coach
March 09, 2018 | Lacrosse
SPARKS, Md. — Colorado Head Lacrosse Coach Ann Elliott has been appointed an assistant coach for the 2019 U.S. women's U19 US Lacrosse national team. Kelly Amonte Hiller, the head coach at Northwestern, was named the head coach of the team in February.
Elliott, along with Brooke Matthews and Angela McHahon will be assistant coaches on Amonte Hiller's staff, while Meredith Frank McGinnis will serve as the team's assistant manager, working with Lance Basler, the general manager for the U.S. national teams program.
"We had a truly outstanding pool of applicants for these positions," said Ann Kitt Carpenetti, vice president of lacrosse operations for US Lacrosse. "It's tremendously exciting to see the genuine interest in our national team program, and this group has achieved remarkable success in their careers. The fact that they all have strong connections to Kelly will go a long way in helping to build a cohesive staff in a relatively-compressed time frame as we get ready for the 2019 world championship."
"The goal in selecting this staff was to pick a group of well-connected individuals from various regions of the country to provide an unmatched championship caliber experience throughout the entire process," Amonte Hiller said. "I truly believe this goal has been met and exceeded by this talented group of coaches, who decided to join me on this journey. I am so looking forward to getting started and working with this group."
Elliott is in her fifth season as the head coach at the University of Colorado and was named the IWLCA Midwest/West Region Coach of the Year last season after leading the Buffaloes to a school record 16 wins and their first NCAA tournament berth. The Ohio native won three national championships as a player at Northwestern (2005-06-07), and then was a part of three more national championships (2009-11-12) as an assistant coach with the Wildcats before leaving to start up the Colorado program. Elliott will work with the defense and the goaltenders on the U.S. team.
Tryouts for the 2019 U.S. team will be held in August 2018 (applications will be available on uslacrosse.org later this month) and will follow the US Lacrosse age-based segmentation policy that was adopted by the US Lacrosse Board of Directors in 2016. As a result of that policy, any age-eligible U19 player under FIL guidelines will be able to be selected for the team, including players with college experience. Previously, the U.S. women's team had restricted the U19 team to players that had not participated in college prior to the world championship.
The Federation of International Lacrosse Women's U19 World Championship will be held Aug. 1-10, 2019 in Peterborough, Canada.
The U.S. women's national team trains and plays using best-in-class products provided by Nike (apparel and footwear), Brine (equipment), STX (equipment), Under Armour (equipment), SISU Guard (mouthguards) and The Pearl by Guardian (balls). In addition to these partners, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Greenfields, Nationwide, Bank of America and MedStar Sports Medicine are official sponsors of Team USA. Team training is also aided by products from DJO Global, Motive Pure, NormaTec Recovery and Athletic Republic.
Follow the team on social media @USLacrosse and @USAWLAX.
Elliott, along with Brooke Matthews and Angela McHahon will be assistant coaches on Amonte Hiller's staff, while Meredith Frank McGinnis will serve as the team's assistant manager, working with Lance Basler, the general manager for the U.S. national teams program.
"We had a truly outstanding pool of applicants for these positions," said Ann Kitt Carpenetti, vice president of lacrosse operations for US Lacrosse. "It's tremendously exciting to see the genuine interest in our national team program, and this group has achieved remarkable success in their careers. The fact that they all have strong connections to Kelly will go a long way in helping to build a cohesive staff in a relatively-compressed time frame as we get ready for the 2019 world championship."
"The goal in selecting this staff was to pick a group of well-connected individuals from various regions of the country to provide an unmatched championship caliber experience throughout the entire process," Amonte Hiller said. "I truly believe this goal has been met and exceeded by this talented group of coaches, who decided to join me on this journey. I am so looking forward to getting started and working with this group."
Elliott is in her fifth season as the head coach at the University of Colorado and was named the IWLCA Midwest/West Region Coach of the Year last season after leading the Buffaloes to a school record 16 wins and their first NCAA tournament berth. The Ohio native won three national championships as a player at Northwestern (2005-06-07), and then was a part of three more national championships (2009-11-12) as an assistant coach with the Wildcats before leaving to start up the Colorado program. Elliott will work with the defense and the goaltenders on the U.S. team.
Tryouts for the 2019 U.S. team will be held in August 2018 (applications will be available on uslacrosse.org later this month) and will follow the US Lacrosse age-based segmentation policy that was adopted by the US Lacrosse Board of Directors in 2016. As a result of that policy, any age-eligible U19 player under FIL guidelines will be able to be selected for the team, including players with college experience. Previously, the U.S. women's team had restricted the U19 team to players that had not participated in college prior to the world championship.
The Federation of International Lacrosse Women's U19 World Championship will be held Aug. 1-10, 2019 in Peterborough, Canada.
The U.S. women's national team trains and plays using best-in-class products provided by Nike (apparel and footwear), Brine (equipment), STX (equipment), Under Armour (equipment), SISU Guard (mouthguards) and The Pearl by Guardian (balls). In addition to these partners, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Greenfields, Nationwide, Bank of America and MedStar Sports Medicine are official sponsors of Team USA. Team training is also aided by products from DJO Global, Motive Pure, NormaTec Recovery and Athletic Republic.
Follow the team on social media @USLacrosse and @USAWLAX.
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