Lacrosse - Boys 1st Team
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Overview
Lacrosse - Boys 1st Team
The Brooks boys varsity lacrosse team is a program built on the principles of discipline, leadership, and sportsmanship. Led by head Coach Ian Speliotis, a 2014 graduate of the school and a former captain of the team, the program aims to develop players to their fullest potential both on and off the field, giving the players confidence and competence for the challenges that they will face beyond Brooks.
In the last 10 years, members of the team have gone on to play collegiate lacrosse at various schools across varying divisions. The list includes athletes at Dartmouth College, Boston University, Fairfield University, Providence College, College of the Holy Cross, the University of Massachusetts - Lowell, Gettysburg College, Tufts University, Connecticut College, St. Lawrence University, Denison College, and many more.
As a member of the Independent School League, Brooks is fortunate to be a part of one of the most competitive high school lacrosse leagues in the nation. The 16 team league features nationally ranked programs every single year, with a champion crowned only after the top eight teams in the league battle it out in a tournament for ISL glory.
Coaches
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Head Coach
Ian Speliotis graduated from Brooks in 2014. In his two seasons in the Brooks lacrosse program, he scored exactly 100 points as an attackman, earning All-ISL honors in both seasons. Speliotis served as captain in his sixth-form year, and his leadership qualities have served him well in his short coaching career. He spent two years as an assistant coach at Culver Academies in Indiana, a perennial top-20 team nationally, and also served as an assistant coach at the Frederick Gunn School. In the summer, he coaches with the Top Gun Fighting Clams.
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Associate Head Coach
John Cunningham graduated from Connecticut College in the spring of 2017 and began working at The Loomis Chaffee School that fall as the sports information director. He also served as the assistant coach of the boys varsity ice hockey team, associate head coach of the boys varsity lacrosse team and as a dorm head in a boys dorm on campus. In the fall of 2023, Cunningham arrived at Brooks, where he lives off campus with his wife Jordan, their son Benjamin, and dog Finnegan. When he isn't on the field or ice coaching, he is on walks with his family or trying to find time to get to the golf course.