Pete has dedicated the last 8 years to our 3d New England Program.  He has continued to fuel his passion for the sport by helping to develop and mentor countless players and coaches throughout the New England landscape.  Pete has worn many hats throughout his tenure here in New England and assisted in all different areas of the club: including HS Club, facility planning, recruiting, box league construct, camp/clinic expansion, Prep Bound oversight, tournament/showcase development, winter skills growth and town workshop activation.  Pete lives in Waltham, MA with his wife Tiana who is a nurse at Boston Children’s Hospital and his two children Blaise and Sienna. Pete’s passions are all competitive sports, cooking and being around family.

Current Coaching:

Dexter Southfield HC Since 2019

College:

Springfield College

Graduate School:

Springfield College – Athletic Administration

St Leo University – MBA Sport Business

Previous Coaching:

Boston Cannons Asst Coach

Boston College Head Coach

St Leo University Asst Coach

Springfield College Asst Coach

Reading University (UK) Head Coach

South Hampton University (UK) Head Coach

Ryan has been a full-time member of 3d New England since January of 2020 and has been coaching with 3d since 2018. At 3d New England, Ryan’s primary focus is the management of our youth select program, which includes over 300 players from 3^rd to 8^th grade. Ryan is local to the Boston area, growing up in Beverly where he began to play lacrosse at eight years old. Ryan went on to play at the Governors Academy in high school where he was a two-time All-ISL player. He was also named team captain his senior season and helped lead his team to an ISL Championship. Ryan then went on to play division one lacrosse at Colgate University, where he was a two-year starter for the Raiders. Ryan currently resides in South Boston, MA.

Current Coaching:

3d New England – Youth Select

Newton Youth Lacrosse – U-15 Select Coach

Novles & Greenough Middle School Head Coach

College:

Colgate University

High School:

The Governors Academy

Matt has been a part of 3dNE since the Fall of 2020 after spending seven years in the college coaching ranks.  When Matt first came to 3dNE he was tasked with running all our youth and summer camps before moving into his current role as the Manager for the High School Select Teams.  He has also taken over running the Winter Box Lacrosse League which has developed into one of the best high school box leagues in the country.  “I feel incredibly grateful for an opportunity to coach and give back to the game that’s given me so much”, “I take a ton of pride in develop players and helping them achieve the lacrosse and academic goals they set for themselves.”  Matt resides in Waltham, MA with his girlfriend Caitlin.  When he’s not coaching lacrosse, you can find him surfing, fishing, snowboarding or hanging with his family and friends.

Current Coaching:

The Rivers School – Head Coach

College:

Springfield College

Previous Coaching:

Westford Academy – Head Coach

UMass Lowell – Assistant Coach

UNC Chapel Hill – Volunteer Assistant Coach

UNC Chapel Hill – Director of Lacrosse Operations

Western New England University – Assistant Coach

Springfield College – Assistant Coach

Boardman & Eccles Lacrosse Club (UK) – Head Coach

• Defender at Plymouth State University, won 3 LEC championships with 3 NCAA appearances
• High School All American at Portsmouth High School
• Portsmouth High School Girls lacrosse Coach (2018-present) : 1 State Championship, 3X State championship appearances, Final Four contender 3X
• New Balance All American Coach 4 X
• Recruiting Director at 3D New England from 2021- Present
• Secretary of RIIL Coaches Association in Rhode Island
• Co- Director of the Excelsior Event
• 3D National Coach 3X
• Full time job: Catalant Technologies as a Senior Client Associate in Boston, MA
• LOVE all our 3DNE girlies!

Spring Coaching Role:

Portsmouth High School

Sam Cleveland joins the 3d team with a decade of experience as a Division I athlete and successful coach in the Massachusetts lacrosse scene. An Arlington, MA native and 2015 graduate of The Rivers School, he played four years at Colgate University, starting nearly every game and earning All-Patriot League honors in 2018 as a midfielder. In the Spring of 2019, Sam was drafted to the now-defunct professional team MLL Ohio Machine. Since graduating from Colgate in 2019, he coached with the Fighting Clams and Littlenecks, later serving as a director for both after a stint working for a tech startup, developing an educational software company. He also serves as head coach at Lawrence Academy (ISL), a role he’s held for five years now. Over the past decade, as both player and coach, Sam has competed with and against much of the region’s top talent. He has coached high school and future college all-Americans, high level prep school lacrosse, town and youth programs, and everything in between. Sam coaches with 3d New England, Nations Best, and the Jr. PLL.

Current Coaching:

Lawrence Academy Boys Lacrosse - Head Coach

2030 Red 

All youth players!

College:

Colgate University - NCAA D1

• 2018 All Patriot League - Midfield

High School:

Arlington High School

Rivers School, Weston, MA

Harper is from Minnetonka, Minnesota, she is currently the Head Coach of the middle school girls hockey team for the Noble and Greenough School. She started her coaching career as a student coach for the Minnetonka Youth Hockey Association in Minnesota.

She was a member of the Montclair State University Women’s Ice Hockey Team from 2015-2018. While on the MSU team she assisted in winning the DVCHC and her team making it to the national championships for the first time in program history.
In 2019 Harper started to work with the New York Rangers youth programs. Here she was a head coach for the newly formed all girls league. As well as a coach for the Learn to Play and Rookie League programs.

In 2023 she took over as the head coach for the Park School. In 2024 she joined the Nobles team as the Co-Head Coach of the Middle School team. She is also working with the Cambridge Youth Hockey Association U10 and Squirt 3 teams. In her time off the ice, she works with 3d New England and enjoys reading, baking, and exploring Boston.

Spring Coaching Role:

Nobles and Cambridge

• In her third year as Girl’s Manager with 3d New England, primarily focused on the high school side and supporting our Recruiting Director.
• In her second year as an Assistant Coach at Colby College where she coached in the Final Four during the team’s 2025 campaign
• Assistant Coach for MIT for 2023 & 2024 seasons, playing for a conference championship both seasons.
• Played lacrosse at Wheaton College Graduated in 2020 with B.A. in Psychology and Public Health and was a 2x captain
• Graduated from Boston University in 2021 with a Masters in Public Health
• She has coached with 3d National (first the 2026s, and now the 2031s for 2 years) since starting with 3d.
• Originally from Kennebunk, ME where I won the program’s first State Championship in 2016
• Currently living in Waterville, ME with her 8 month old puppy, Blueberry

Spring Coaching Role:

Assistant Coach Colby College

Max Waldbaum is a lifelong 3d Lacrosse player turned coach. From Denver, CO, Max played on the original 3d Colorado team and committed to Tufts University after attending Kent Denver HS and going to the DIII showcase. He graduated Tufts in 2021 with a degree in Economics, minoring in Finance and Entrepreneurial Leadership. Max was an All-NESCAC, Academic AA, DIII All-American attackman at Tufts, scoring 130 points in 34 games. He then took two grad transfer years at Jacksonville University with extra Covid eligibility, where he was a two-time captain, All-SOCON, Tewaaraton watch list, DI All-American. Max graduated with an MBA in May and looks forward to his new role coaching and developing student-athletes. Max is also a volunteer assistant at Tufts University.

Spring Coaching Role: Tufts University

Mike began his lacrosse journey, in the first grade, playing for Parkway Youth Lacrosse. Coaching has always been a huge passion of his, as he has coached various town programs as well as camps and clinics for 3d since he was in high school. Mike attended Dexter-Southfield School, where he played for various 3d coaches and was named team captain and a U.S. Lacrosse All-American. After high school, he continued his college lacrosse career at St. Lawrence University, where he majored in business and economics. Mike is currently running camps, events, and clinics for us while diligently helping out with our youth program and the WBLL. Aside from lacrosse, you can find Mike playing with his dog, attempting to surf, and enjoying the presence of his loved ones.

Spring Coaching Role:

Belmont Hill Defensive Coordinator

Sophia Guerriero was born and raised in the North Shore of Massachusetts. She is a Graduate of Plymouth State University, where she pursued a degree in Environmental Science, and was a member of the Women’s lacrosse team for 4 years. After graduating Guerriero relocated to Florida from 2019-2023, where she found my passion for coaching at the youth and high school level. During my time there, Guerriero was a head coach for Naples Lacrosse Club and the JV Coach for Naples High. Currently residing in Lincoln MA, Guerriero is the head coach at Concord Academy in 2024. My passion for mentoring and teaching through sport drives me to encourage young girls to not only gain success on the field but in life. Guerriero is am extremely excited to be a part of 3D lacrosse and hopes to contribute to this program and its players as much as possible.

dpearson@3dlacrosse.com

Current Coaching:

Cushing Academy – Head Boys Lacrosse Coach, Assistant Hockey Coach

College:

University of New England (All-Conference)

Previous Coaching:

Hyde School – Head Coach

Babson College – Assistant Coach

Bowdoin College – Assistant Coach

Springfield College – Assistant Coach

Current Coaching:

Malden Catholic – Head Boys Lacrosse Coach

College:

Western New England University

Previous Coaching:

Bishop Fenwick High School – Associate Head Coach

American International College – Assistant Coach

• From Marshfield MA- played lacrosse at Marshfield Highschool
• Played lacrosse at Springfield College
• 2022 NEWMAC Champions
• Graduate Assistant/Director of Ops for Boston College Women’s Lacrosse from 2023-2025
• 2024 ACC Champions
• 2024 National Champion
• 2x IWLCA Coaching Staff of The Year

Coach Philie has been coaching in our program for years. He played lacrosse at UVM, where he was a three-year captain of the team and where his list of awards runs into double-digits, including academic distinctions and athletic honors. A tri-varsity athlete when he was a student at Deerfield, Drew was also the winner of James A. Gunn Award, presented to the member of the senior class who made outstanding contributions to the life of the school through loyalty and leadership.

Spring Coaching Role:

Deerfield Academy

Spring Coaching Role:

MIT

Hunter Gervais joined the Colby College Men’s Lacrosse coaching staff ahead of the 2024-2025 academic year after coaching at Clark University for the previous two years.

At Clark, Coach Gervais served as a graduate assistant commanding the offense. He coached two All-Conference players, 16 Academic All-Conference players, four NEILA East-West Senior All Stars, and one member of the 2023 gold medal U20 USA Box Lacrosse Team. In 2023, Gervais helped guide the Cougars to the NEWMAC quarterfinals. He will graduate with a master's degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Management.

Prior to coaching, Coach Gervais played at Emerson College where he was a four-year starter, starting in 42 games while scoring 48 goals and gathering 30 assists. He graduated in 2022 with a B.S. in Marketing Communications and a minor in Entrepreneurial Studies.

Spring Coaching Role:

Colby College