Next Level 2026 Blue

Schedule

Roster

# Name Position High School Highlight
00 Thomas White Goalie St. Andrew’s (DE)
0 Caden Augustin Goalie Calvert Hall
1 Sam Nester Attack Gonzaga
2 Drew Stewart Midfield Good Counsel
3 Cole Reposa FOGO Georgetown Prep
4 Noah Han Attack Georgetown Prep
5 William McLaughlin Midfield St. John’s (DC)
6 Makana Neverosky Midfield Landon
7 Thomas Crossett Midfield St. John’s (DC)
8 Eddie Chi Attack St. John’s (DC)
9 JT Mathura LSM Landon
11 Dominic Jenkins Midfield Landon
12 Hudson Owens Midfield Episcopal
13 Henry Dion Attack St. Mary’s Annapolis
14 William Mackey Attack Good Counsel
15 Brendan Stanislav Midfield Good Counsel
16 Jason Stevens Midfield St. John’s (DC)
17 Noll Myers Defense St. John’s (DC)
18 Dillon Coates Defense Good Counsel
20 Mack Cohen Midfield Landon
21 Miles Shane Defense DeMatha
22 JM Costa Attack Gonzaga
24 Ben Palma Midfield St. Albans
25 Billy Weller Midfield Deerfield
27 Carter DeSanto Defense Landon
34 Aidan Collins Defense Landon
44 Chris Strycharz LSM St. John’s (DC)
67 Sean Sanders Midfield St. John’s (DC)
77 Mac Cronin Defense St. John’s (DC)
99 Joseph Tuohey Defense/LSM Gonzaga
Next Level 2026
Program Schedule, Benefits, and Costs for the 2021-22 Season
Mandatory Uniform ($175) plus Potential Travel Team Helmet ($250)
*Next Level Travel Teams are ordering new uniforms for the 2021-22 Season, but keeping our same helmets
*matte navy blue helmets are mandatory for lower and middle school optional for high school
$250 – Matte Navy Blue S Helmet
$50 – 2 White Shooting Shirts with new design
$50 – New Carolina Blue / White Game Jersey
$40 – New Navy Blue Shorts
$35 – New Carolina Blue Practice Reversible
Fall ($800)
Two practices per week, at WES, The Heights or Landon
Three to four tournament days in late October or early to mid November
Early priority access and 20% off fall clinics at WES
Optional HOCO Fall Lacrosse League (voted on by parents, price not included)
Winter ($550)
One practice per week, at WES, The Heights or Landon
Optional Indoor/Box Lacrosse League (location TBD)
Early priority access and 10% off winter clinics at WES
Spring ($850)
Two practices per week at WES, The Heights or Landon
One to two preseason tournament days
Participation in the Howard County Lacrosse League (games on Sundays in March, April & May)
Early priority access and 20% off spring clinics at WES
Summer (Cost subject to change based on tournament fees, estimate of $950)
One practice per week, at WES, The Heights or Landon
Three to four tournament days in late June or early to mid July
Early priority access and 20% off summer clinics at WES

Coaches

Dane Smith

Coach Dane Smith has extensive experience on both sides of the college recruiting process and a terrific track record of success as a lacrosse coach.

Coach Dane was the Head Coach for St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Potomac, Maryland. In his first 6 seasons, Coach Smith has a 65% winning percentage and most recently his team secured back-to-back conference titles. Many of Coach Smith’s players have graduated and continued their careers at the NCAA level. In total 15 players have been recruited athletes in the past 6 seasons (Ex. Maryland, UMBC, Amherst, Marist, Albany, Christopher Newport). Coach Dane will begin as Head Coach at Good Counsel starting in the fall of 2022

Prior to his time at St. Andrew’s Dane spent two seasons as a Division 1 assistant coach at Robert Morris University. In his first season at Robert Morris (2013), the team reached the NEC championship for the first time in school history. The defense at RMU finished 1st in the country in caused turnovers in 2013, 3rd in the country in caused turnovers in 2014, and the man down unit finished among the top 15 in the country for both seasons under the direction of Smith.

Prior to his time at RMU, Dane spent time as a Division 3 assistant coach at Otterbein University in Columbus, Ohio.

Coach Smith is a 2011 graduate of Robert Morris University. Coach Dane was a two-year captain for the Colonials, helping RMU to a then program record 10 wins in 2010 before leading the squad to its first-ever postseason berth in 2011. As a defensive midfielder, Smith competed in 53 career contests for Robert Morris and tallied 44 ground balls and 16 caused turnovers. He also displayed a level of dependability as he played in 46 consecutive games to close his Colonial career.

Garett Ince

Garett Ince serves as Next Level’s 2026 Blue Offensive Coordinator.  He is also an Assistant Coach for Next Level 2024 Blue when there is no conflict with the 2026 team.  Coach Ince is the current Offensive Coordinator for St. John’s College High School’s Varsity Team, which ranked #1 in the country in the 2021-2022 season. Garett has several years of coaching experience in the DMV area, helping produce well over seventy five Division 1 bound lacrosse players. Garett, a 2011 UVA graduate, grew up in Canada playing Jr. A box lacrosse and Jr. A hockey before moving across the border to pursue his athletic career. His major athletic accolades include HS All-American, New England HS Player of the Year, Under Armour MVP, 2010 ACC Champion, and 2011 D1 NCAA Champion.