ABOUT THE COACHES
Roswell Girls Lacrosse is lead by an incredible group of individuals who are all experienced in playing and coaching all levels of the game, from U9 to NCAA Division 1.
In Community Head Coach, Brooke Magnuson's 5 seasons with Roswell, she and her highly esteemed coaching staff have coached 1 Valedictorian, 1 Salutatorian, 8 All Americans, 7 Academic All Americans, 1 Georgia Player of the Year, 1 Georgia Goalie of the Year, 1 Positive Athlete Award Winner, 1 DiVarsity Player of the Year, 18 DiVarsity All Stars, 1 DiVarsity All Star MVP, 26 All State Players, 5 All Area Players, 6 US National Team players, 9 Under Armour All Americans, and we are proud to share that in these 5 years 24 of our student athletes have committed to play lacrosse collegiately at all
NCAA levels, D1, D2, D3 and NAIA.
Varsity Coaches
Community Head Coach
Fulton County Head Coach & Teacher
Varsity Assistant Coach
Brooke
Magnuson
Travis
Carr
Megan
Toner
Coach Brooke grew up in Annapolis, MD and was considered one of the top lacrosse recruits in the country her Junior and Senior years of HS (multi-sport athlete). She earned Player of the Year in Maryland, 2002 and also competed on her Varsity basketball team and was a ranked tennis player and swimmer all throughout HS in Annapolis, MD. She accepted a full athletic scholarship (then awarded to one player per class) to play for the then 7x National Champs (now 14!), The University of Maryland. She was coached by and learned from some of the best in the country, Cindy Timchal (current Navy Head Coach and most winning coach in NCAA D1), Jen Adams (Loyola Head Coach), Cathy Reese (Current UMD Head Coach) and was Gary Gait’s (Syracuse Mens Head Coach) last recruit before he left UMD. Cindy and Gary came to visit Coach Brooke’s house in Sherwood Forest to offer her her scholarship her Junior summer!
Coach Brooke helped build the Division 1 powerhouse at Jacksonville University from the ground up as the first assistant coach for the program. She was their offensive coordinator and recruiting director during her time at JU. And she was also the director of camps and clinics, MCC Sports.
- Current Owner and Director of
Power Finesse Lacrosse
- 3x Taste of the South Director
- 3x UA All America Highlight South Coach
- 2x US National Team Coach, Team 1 GA
- 2x GA HS Area Coach of the Year
- Coached numerous All Americans, Academic All Americans, All State players as well as Player(s) of the Year over the last 18 years for many different programs
- Recruiting consultant for many athletes across the country in the past 15 years, assisting young women to achieve their dream for playing for a Top 10 ranked D1 program and all collegiate levels
- Coached and directed many HS elite clubs in the past 20 years from Maryland to Florida, HS teams and started new programs wherever they moved if there wasn’t lacrosse yet (moved 9 times while they were in the Navy!)
Coach Brooke is married to husband Paul and is Mom to Landon, Elle, Gavin, and Lawson.
Coach Carr grew up in Sandy Springs, GA and graduated from The Lovett School. He attended The University of Georgia and Northern Arizona and earned his Masters Degree in Central Michigan. He has been at Roswell High School for 24 years specializing in the Art Department, since 1999 and is also the Fine Arts Department Chair.
Coach Carr was the Roswell Girls Lacrosse Head Coach from 2003-2008 and then the Assistant Girls Lacrosse Coach from 2008-2015 and 2018-2019. He then joined Varsity again in 2020, earning multiple playoff qualifications and was the coach of the 2011 and 2012 GHSA State Runner Up teams. Coach Carr was also the Head Wrestling Coach from 2008-2010 and the Assistant Wrestling Coach from 1999-2007 and 2010-2011. He coached multiple State Placers.
Coach Carr was a HS State Champion wrestler himself, a 3.5 year starter and 4th State as a Sophomore, 1st State Senior year and 4 year Team State Champs at The Lovett School. He also played 2 years of football.
Coach Carr is married to wife Caroline and Dad to Waylon and Mae Charles.
Coach Megan is an alumni of the Roswell Girls Lacrosse program playing on the Varsity team from 2012-2015. She was a 2x Academic All American, All American Honorable Mention, Second Team All State and State Runner Up in 2012. She was recruited to play for the D3 Powerhouse, Tufts University and played in the NCAA Final Four in 2019.
Coach Megan has been coaching since 2015, beginning her career with Eaglestix. She is currently coaching with Southern Zone and is a Roswell Youth Lacrosse and Junior Hornets Coach as well.
Junior Varsity Coaches
Junior Varsity Coach
Megan
Frank
Coach Megan grew up in Pittsburgh, PA and moved to Georgia in High School. She learned the game of lacrosse during summers spent in Upstate NY (Geneva and Rochester). Coach Megan competed in equestrian, volleyball and cross country growing up.
Coach Megan worked with Peachtree Ridge High School to help create the first girls lacrosse team when she was in High School. She is experienced in building successful programs.
Coach Megan earned her Undergrad degree at the University of Georgia and attended Graduate School at Georgia State University.
Coach Megan currently works in Fulton County Schools. She has coached with Roswell Youth Lacrosse for 5 years and prior to coaching at Roswell High School, Coach Megan coached at the U9, U11, U13 and Junior Select level.
Coach Megan was the Senior Select head coach for the 2022 spring season and lead the team to a winning record.
Junior Varsity Coach
Mary
Doyle
Coach Mary grew up in Penfield, NY and played lacrosse, basketball and soccer all 4 years of HS and earned Academic All American in Lacrosse.
She attended St. John Fisher College (Rochester, NY) and played for their D3 lacrosse team. She was awarded multiple honors from the College, conference, and NCAA for the combination of academic achievement, leadership, and athletic excellence. She also was awarded All-Conference honors throughout 4 years of play and was a First Team All-Region honoree.
After college, she coached a variety of age levels ranging from elementary school to JV teams, focusing on the development of individuals athletic, teamwork, and leadership skillsets. She then went on to coach for the Aces Lacrosse Club in Rochester, NY.
Coach Mary was hired as an Assistant Coach to coach at her alma mater, St. John Fisher College in 2019 (a top 25 ranked NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Program) and helped the team acheive program history by making their NCAA DIII Final Four debut in the 2021 season.
Coach Mary is married to husband Carter, who is a coach for the Milton Mens Lacrosse Team.
Varsity & JV Volunteer Coach
Paul
Magnuson
Coach Paul grew up in Arnold, MD. He wrestled and played lacrosse for 4 years at Broadneck High School. Coach Paul was Captain Senior Year for the Wrestling and Lacrosse Team at Broadneck. He attended the United States Naval Academy from 2002-2006, was in the 5th Company and was a National Champion, USNA Club Lacrosse in 2003.
Coach Paul was a volunteer assistant at Jacksonville University from 2008-2009 for the D1 Women's Lacrosse Team. He coached club for Lax Maniax in 2009.
He is currently a Roswell Youth Lacrosse Coach, Boys U9 and also coached the first full field 5th grade team in the 2022 season. Coach Paul earned the Roswell Youth Lacrosse Coach of the Year award in 2021.
Coach Paul also supports his wife as a Power Finesse Lacrosse Operator and Coach. He also has provided character and leadership development for youth and High School players in a lacrosse training environment for the last 20 years.
Coach Paul is a Former Navy Officer and served on 5 deployments as a United States Submarine Officer. He is currently a consultant for a Nuclear Energy Company.
Coach Paul is married to Coach Brooke and Dad to Landon, Elle, Gavin and Lawson.
Former Roswell HS Coaches who are now coaching other amazing programs and growing the game in Georgia! #foreverahornet #family
Stephanie
DeSmit
Former Walton HS Community Coach and Mt. Bethel Girls Lacrosse Coach
Jenna
Stover
Carrollton HS Community Girls
Lacrosse Coach
Sarah
Towner
Former Pope HS Community Head Coach and currently the Walton HS Community Head Coach
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