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Katie McAllister
2024 Coach/Recruiting Coordinator

Currently in her first season as the assistant women's lacrosse coach at Gettysburg University. Spent 3 Seasons at LVC as the assistant coach and 1 season Lycoming College after graduating from Lock Haven University where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Sports Administration in 2017 and a Master of Science in Sports Science: Sports and Exercise Psychology in 2018. Was a five year member of the women’s lacrosse team at Lock Haven and a captain during my senior year.  Was a member of the 2018 IWLCA Senior All-Star team. During her time at Lock Haven she won two Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference titles and reached the NCAA Division II Championship game in 2014 and 2015.

 

Sarah "Levy" Hopwood
2023/24 Coach

2020 Alumni of Millersville University and Alumni of Elizabethtown Area High school where she played field hockey and lacrosse. Was a 4 year starter for the Marauders. 

  • Named All-PSAC Third Team (2019).
  • Earned PSAC Athlete of the Week honor (2019).
  • Named PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2018, 2019, 2020).

While at Elizabethtown HS was named first team all-conference as a senior and second team all-conference her junior year. Also a Lanco Elite alumni.

Peyton Thompson
Youth Director

A 2020 Graduate of Millersville University and was a member of the Millersville field hockey team for all four years and PSAC Scholar-Athlete in 2019. She graduated with her Masters in Sports Management and Coaching from Millersville in 2023.

She is entering her 4th season as the Penn Manor High School Girls Lacrosse JV Head Coach. She is also a Penn Manor High School graduate where she played both field hockey and lacrosse. She also entered her first season as the Warwick High School field hockey assistant coach.

Cheyenne Benson
2023/24 Coach

A 2012  Manheim Township graduate. A dual sport athlete at Lancaster Bible College playing both soccer and lacrosse.  Benson was a four-year starter for the Chargers’ women’s lacrosse  team, serving as the goalkeeper in her freshman and sophomore seasons and at attack/midfield in her junior and senior seasons.

Benson is currently the Elizabethtown High School girls lacrosse coach and has been involved with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes summer camps and Elizabethtown GEARS program.

 

 

Amy Kohut

Currently in her second season as the assistant coach at Conestoga Valley High School. 4 year midfielder for Ursinus College graduating in 2017.

 

Anneli Starry

A 2019 graduate and 4 year defensive player for Lock Haven University. Has been the head coach at Penn Manor for the past 3 seasons and a Lanco Elite Alumni.

Currently in her second season as the assistant coach at Conestoga Valley High School. 4 year midfielder for Ursinus College graduating in 2017.

Meredith Conlin

Meredith Conlin is in her first season at Lebanon Valley’s assistant coach for women’s lacrosse. 

Conlin comes to Lebanon Valley after graduating from Stevens Institute of Technology in May 2022, where she played lacrosse for the Ducks for four years. Conlin was a crucial defensive asset for Stevens. She helped lead Stevens to a MAC Freedom Championship title during her senior season. Conlin was also named MAC Freedom Defensive Player of the Year, earned IWLCA All-Boardwalk Region honors, and was named a US Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-American. 

Conlin graduated from the Stevens Institute of Technology with a Bachelors of Science in Science, Technology, and Society with a minor in Pre-law and Public Policy.