In 2016, as part of the grand opening for the new USA Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Maryland, the national governing body unveiled a 9/11 memorial garden located in the southwest corner of the promenade around Tierney Field.

Nancy Patrick serves as senior executive administrator in USA Lacrosse’s Office of the President & CEO. In this role over the past 20 years, she has served as one of the primary staff liaisons with the organization’s board of directors.

Last Friday afternoon, I received news that Craig Brown, past chair of the US(A) Lacrosse Board of Directors, had passed away earlier in the day. Craig was 72 years old.

Asking Sarah Bullard McDaniel about her favorite memory as a U.S. national team player is a little like asking a parent who their favorite child is. That’s what happens when nearly a dozen years in the national team program includes four gold medals. Her connection to USA Lacrosse goes back even further as the Massachusetts native represented the New England region three times at the historic USA Lacrosse Women’s National Tournament as a young high school player.

I started as CEO of USA Lacrosse on August 24, 2021.

When I took the seat, the mandate was to build off the incredible work my predecessor Steve Stenersen had accomplished.  I walked into an organization that was financially sound and had a significant amount of knowledge and experience.

With that said, we were still coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Return to play and return to business were uncertain.

A little over a year ago, USA Lacrosse and the National Lacrosse Federation announced a partnership to bring age verification to boys’ club lacrosse. After launching with pilot events run by Prime Time Lacrosse and MADLAX last fall and winter, USA Lacrosse’s age verification program has made significant strides in the first spring and summer of implementation in concert with the NLF.

WHAT IS AGE VERIFICATION?

SPARKS, Md. – Dwane Morgan, a results-driven strategist with a proven track record in data analysis, has been named to the newly-created position of Chief of Staff, Business Intelligence for USA Lacrosse.

“We’re excited to bring Dwane into this position focused on business intelligence and insight-led decision making,” said Marc Riccio, CEO of USA Lacrosse. “His experience will accelerate our ability to have an impact and he brings sophistication that will make us better.”

The Ohio Lacrosse Hall of Fame will induct its Class of 2024 on August 10 at its annual banquet at the Ohio Union in Columbus.  The Class of 2024 includes two players, two coaches, and two long time contributors to the growth of the game in the state of Ohio. 

Welcome to a new series of articles highlighting members of our staff and the importance of diversity, equity, inclusion and opportunity within our sport. First up is Bailey Speight, our manager of sports science.

Personal Journey: Can you share with us your journey and what led you to become part of USA Lacrosse?

USA Lacrosse is proud to announce an expansion of its age verification program to encompass all players as a part of the member onboarding journey. This member benefit is free of charge and is a one-time process that will remain valid as long as the player maintains an active USA Lacrosse membership.

The third-annual National Celebrate Lacrosse Week starts Saturday, as USA Lacrosse and its community partners mobilize to introduce the sport to thousands of youth athletes across the country Nov. 4-12.