Coaching Staff

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Jackals Lacrosse Director: Jenna Ries
Director of Player Development: Corey Samperton
Head GK Coach: Gary Reburn
Defensive Coordinator &2018: Allison Solomon
Offensive Coordinator & 2013: Kristin Kelly

2013 Kristin Kelly
2014 Brett Ponchione & Colleen O'Neil
2015 Caitlin Banks
2016 Jim Cahill
2017 Chrissy Yetter

Jenna Ries, Jackals Lacrosse Director
Founder of Champions of Tomorrow and Champions Field House. Currently the Athletic Director, Head Varsity Lacrosse and Field Hockey coach at The Academy of the Holy Cross in Kensington, MD. Ries is the first person to be named to the Washington Post All-Met team as both a player and a coach. Former Varsity Field Hockey and Lacrosse coach at Quince Orchard High School, Ries lead her teams to 12 division titles, eight Regional Championships and two state titles. She was named All-Met Coach of the Year in 2001 and was an All-County Coach’s Selection for the 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2006 seasons. Played Field Hockey for the University of Maryland.

Corey Samperton, Director of Player Development
Corey previously coached for the Middle School Stars Club in Alexandria VA. Coached at BCC High School in 2009 and now coaches at The Academy of the Holy Cross in Kensington Md. Corey now coaches the 2012 Stars team and will continue with the team and the club in 2011. Played for the University of Notre Dame Lacrosse 2002-2004. Played attack for the Irish and started as a freshman. Four-year letter-winner in field hockey and lacrosse at Georgetown Visitation (three years) and lacrosse powerhouse St. Stephen's & St. Agnes High School (senior year). Selected first team all-met in field hockey (2001) and all-Conference four times in field hockey throughout high school. Helped St. Stephen's & St. Agnes to an undefeated season and conference championship in field hockey & lacrosse. Selected All-City and All-State in field hockey and lacrosse as a senior. Two-time U.S. Lacrosse Association high school All-American (2001, 2002). Winner of the "Saint Award" in both field hockey and lacrosse her senior year. Played for team Mid-Atlantic/South Team 1 all four years in high school and won 3 national tournament trophies.  

Allison Solomon, Defensive Coordinator
Allison coached the 2013 team in the fall of 2009 and is now with the 2012 Stripes team. Current Jackals Field Hockey coach. Attended Franklin & Marshall College from 2005-2009, playing midfield and low defense for the Diplomats lacrosse team. Played all four seasons (2006-2009), including participation in four NCAA tournaments and four Division III Centennial Conference Championships. The Dips won two NCAA Division III National Championship Titles (‘07 & ‘09), and were a NCAA 1st Runner Up (‘08). Won three consecutive Division III Centennial Conference Championships (‘07, ‘08 & ‘09). Allison played three years of varsity lacrosse and field hockey at The Academy of the Holy Cross. In 2004, Holy Cross won the first WCAC Championship in field hockey, under Coach Julie Nelson Delinsky. Allison captained both teams as a senior. All-Gazette First Team in lacrosse as a senior; Honorable Mention as a junior. All-WCAC in each of her final two years, awarded Team MVP and All-Gazette Honorable Mention in field hockey as a junior and senior. Coaches Award recipient.

Kristin Kelly, 2013 Coach, Offensive Coordinator
In her second year with Jackals Lacrosse, Kristin has been with the 2013 team since Fall 2010. Two sport athlete at the University of Maryland, where she was on both UMD’s Women’s Lacrosse Team and UMD’s Field Hockey Team. During collegiate career, was member of University of Maryland Women’s Lacrosse seventh consecutive NCAA National Championship Lacrosse Team 2001, as well as a member of UMD’s ACC championship Field Hockey Team. Began high school coaching career in 2004 for Georgetown Visitation Prep Varsity Field Hockey team, and continued to coach at Visitation the following spring as Head JV lacrosse coach, later on coached varsity field hockey and lacrosse at Georgetown Visitation, coached lacrosse at The Bullis School, and coached field hockey at The Holton-Arms School, her alma mater. Played Varsity Field Hockey, Basketball, Lacrosse, and Tennis while at Holton-Arms, where she was also member of HAS Ice Hockey team. Played Futures Circuit level tennis winning area U16 girls summer championship title. Coached at NCAA level as Assistant Women’s Lacrosse Coach at The Catholic University of America for the 2006-2007 season. Became Head Varsity Field Hockey Coach for East Chapel Hill High School and led team to win North Carolina State Championship in 2008. North Carolina Field Hockey Association Coach of the Year 2008. Coached Lacrosse at Durham Academy, Durham, North Carolina, Spring 2009. Currently coaching at The Academy of the Holy Cross. Kristin is also in her second year coaching for the Jackals Field Hockey Club.

Gary Reburn, Head Goal Keeper Coach
Gary Reburn is a 1985 graduate of Mount St. Mary’s University where he double majored in Accounting and Economics. Gary is the owner of Phoenix Karate and has been teaching Karate to children and adults for 30 years. He is also currently employed as CFO for Lifematters, the largest home health care company in the region. Gary played Division 3 college lacrosse for three years as a Goal Keeper with a career save percentage of 73%. Gary has been an assistant coach since 1990 specializing in Goal Keepers and is currently the assistant coach for the Walter Johnson High School Girls Varsity Lacrosse program.

Brett Ponchione, 2014 Coach
For over a decade Brett has coached youth sports in Montgomery County, including basketball, softball and lacrosse. For the past 8 years he has coached lacrosse at various levels with BAA Lacrosse, Our Lady of Good Counsel High School and the Jackals Lacrosse Club. From teaching fundamentals to developing elite talent to assisting in the college recruiting process, his passion for the game, and enthusiasm to teach can be felt by all his players. Brett is NYSCA and NHSCA certified.

Colleen O'Neil, 2014 Assistant Coach
Colleen O’Neil joins the Jackals coaching staff this Fall. O’Neil graduated from Saint John’s College High School, where she has been the Varsity Assistant Coach for four years. While attending St. John's she was a four year varsity scholar athlete and received All-WCAC honorable mention her senior year. O’Neil went on to play lacrosse at Mount Saint Mary’s University and was a part of the 2005 NEC Champion team.

Caitlin Banks, *2015 Coach
Caitlin Banks joins The Jackals as a former University of Virginia standout and assistant women's lacrosse coach at the University of Maryland. Banks also spent a season as a volunteer assistant at Georgetown and coached Capital for three seasons and Club Pink. As a player at Virginia, Banks was a member of the Cavaliers' national championship team in 2004. That season she earned All-America honors and was named to the NCAA and ACC All-Tournament teams, in addition to being an All-ACC selection. As a 2001 ACC Rookie of the Year, she holds records at UVA and NCAA for draw controls, ground balls and assists. A native of Setauket, N.Y., Banks earned her degree from Virginia in 2004.

Jim Cahill, 2016 Coach
Coach Cahill joined the Jackals coaching staff in the fall of 2009. The 2011 team had their most successful fall season under the direction of Coach Cahill, finishing in second place at this years New World Lacrosse tournament. Prior to his coming to the Jackals Staff, Cahill coached the Parkville Girls Lacrosse Teams for 7 years. A graduate of Johns Hopkins University where he played and started on the nationally ranked team for 4 years, 2 of which included NCAA championship games for the Blue Jays. Coach Cahill also went on to play for the Maryland Men’s Club Lacrosse team for 2 seasons.

Chrissy Yetter, 2017 Coach
Chrissy Yetter is a native of Silver Spring MD and a 2003 graduate of St. Johns College High School in Washington, DC where she was in the Varsity starting line-up for 4 years and a team captain for 2 years. While playing for St. John's she earned All-American and All-WCAC 1st team honors in her senior year, All-WCAC 1st team honors junior year, and All WCAC 2nd team honors sophomore and freshmen years. Coach Yetter played Division II lacrosse for Regis University in Denver CO where she graduated in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science degree and a minor in coaching. Yetter was a 4-year starting attacker/midfielder at Regis, where she started every game of her collegiate career, and holds the records for most goals scored in a season, and most goals scored in a single game. In her final year at Regis, Coach Yetter was team captain and was nominated for the NCAA All-American team. She also participated in a for-credit coaching internship with her two coaches at Regis her senior year. Yetter was named Head Coach at St. Johns College HS in 2007 and coached there for 3 seasons before coming to Walter Johnson for the 2011 season. About her sport, Coach Yetter says, "Lacrosse is one of my passions in life and to be able to pass along the love and dedication for the game is an amazing thing. I look forward to bringing my leadership, experience, dedication, sportsmanship, knowledge, and love of the game to WJ." Coach Yetter still plays lacrosse for a post-collegiate team in Baltimore MD.

Allison Soloman, 2018 Coach & Defensive Coordinator
Allison coached the 2013 team in the fall of 2009 and is now with the 2012 Stripes team. Current Jackals Field Hockey coach. Attended Franklin & Marshall College from 2005-2009, playing midfield and low defense for the Diplomats lacrosse team. Played all four seasons (2006-2009), including participation in four NCAA tournaments and four Division III Centennial Conference Championships. The Dips won two NCAA Division III National Championship Titles (‘07 & ‘09), and were a NCAA 1st Runner Up (‘08). Won three consecutive Division III Centennial Conference Championships (‘07, ‘08 & ‘09). Allison played three years of varsity lacrosse and field hockey at The Academy of the Holy Cross. In 2004, Holy Cross won the first WCAC Championship in field hockey, under Coach Julie Nelson Delinsky. Allison captained both teams as a senior. All-Gazette First Team in lacrosse as a senior; Honorable Mention as a junior. All-WCAC in each of her final two years, awarded Team MVP and All-Gazette Honorable Mention in field hockey as a junior and senior. Coaches Award recipient.