Staff

Jake Kenney- Founder
jake@cherrieslacrosse.com
Stony Brook (NY)
​Attack/Midfield
​Princeton
National Champions '97, '98
Ivy League Champions 97, 98, 99, 00

Derek Kenney- Youth Coordinator
derek@cherrieslacrosse.com
Ward Melville (NY)
​Goalie/Midfield
​UVA
1999 National Champion
1999 All Tournament Team
ACC Champs '99, '00
​Director 13 Mile Lacrosse Club

Chris Garland- College Guidance Coordinator
chris@cherrieslacrosse.com
Defense
Hampden-Sydney College
Georgetown University
HC Detroit Country Day School 

Nick Levanti- Coach
nick@cherrieslacrosse.com​
New Hartford HS (NY)
​Attack/Middie
SUNY Polytechnic Institute 
HC Hartland HS
Box Director/GM

Josh Hernandez
josh@greatlakeslax.com
​Middletown HS (NY)
LSM/FO
Lincoln Memorial University
​Asst. Hartland HS
Great Lakes Director

John Rosa
14 Year NLL Veteran
2005 NLL Champion (Toronto Rock)
Team Canada 
Current coach in Windsor Warlocks Minor Association
Current coach for Team Ontario

John Kenney
Master Clinician
Shaker HS (NY)
​Defense
UVA (Played FB at UVA as well)
Team Scotland Coach 2008-2014
MI Lacrosse Coaches HOF
Coach-USA U-19 Team (2x)
US Lacrosse Man of the Year 2x.
NFHS Rules Committee

Nate Kenney
Detroit Country Day School 
Midfield
UVA/Syracuse
2003 National Champion (UVA)
2006 Final Four (Syracuse)
ACC Champs '02, '03
Asst. at Lawrence Tech

Ben Gjokaj - Cherries Academy Director
ben@cherrieslacrosse.com
Walled Lake Central
FO
Detroit (D1)
​Director of MI FOS
Former Asst. coach for University of Michigan

Mike  Haueisen
​Bolles School (FL)
Midfield
Denison (D3)
Asst. East Grand Rapids HS

Blake McDonald
Six Nations, Ontario 
Minto Cup Champion
Davenport University (D2)
Attack/Midfield
​Former OC at Davenport University 
Asst. FHC HS

Jake Fredal 
Utica Eisenhower
LeMoyne College (D2)
2016 National Champion (LeMoyne)
Asst. DCD