Next Level 2028 Blue

Schedule

Roster

# Name Position High School
0 Durke Anderson Defense Whitman
1 Zachary Lesniewski Attack St. Johns College HS
2 Soren Techet FOGO Westminster
3 Tucker Lamanna Midfield | Attack Gonzaga
5 Davis Lesher LSM Georgetown Prep
6 Grant Brown Midfield Our Lady of Good Counsel
7 Landon Tierney Defense Shady Side
8 Jack Watts Midfield Paul VI
9 Jackson Schenk Attack | Midfield St. Johns College HS
11 James Boylan Midfield Gonzaga
13 Grayson Paik Midfield Landon
16 Jay Mohn Midfield Shady Side
17 Connor White Goalie South Carroll HS
19 Mason Pollin Goalie Bullis
20 Luke Slater Attack Quince Orchard
22 Alex Unruh Midfield Potomac
25 Finn Willson FOGO Gonzaga
26 Lucas Chang Attack Gonzaga
28 Evan Walton Defense St. Albans
33 Miles May Midfield Georgetown Prep
37 Henry Burg Midfield Boys Latin
44 Aiden Owens Defense St. James
45 Dash McGlone Defense Georgetown Prep
47 Ryan Antesberger Attack Georgetown Prep
52 William Wright Midfield The Heights School
77 Myles Dworkin Midfield Gonzaga
88 Billy McNamara Defense Gonzaga
95 Mason DeSanto LSM Landon

Coaches

Dave Mitchell

Coach Dave Mitchell is the President and Co-Owner of Next Level Lacrosse.  Dave is fortunate to have outstanding teachers, coaches, and role models who helped shape his life in a very positive way.  Inspired by those relationships and by the transformational power of teaching and sports, Dave aspired to be a life-long coach at an early age.

While in high school, Coach Dave was class president, a three-sport athlete, and a two-time captain for the varsity lacrosse team.  He went on to attend Loyola University, where he was offered and accepted the position of JV Head Coach for The Friends School in Baltimore.
After graduating Loyola University magna cum laude, Dave went back to his alma mater, The Heights School, to serve as 6th grade homeroom teacher and to pursue his love of coaching.  Dave was the Head Varsity Coach for the Cavaliers for 12 seasons.  During that time the team earned a 101-65 record, including two Metro Independent Lacrosse League Championships.  Dave was awarded US Lacrosse “Coach of the Year” in 2011, 2013, 2017, and 2018.  In June of 2021, Dave became the Head Varsity Coach for DeMatha Catholic High School.  Dave served as DeMatha’s Head Varsity Coach for three seasons, advancing to the WCAC semifinal game each year.
After four years as a homeroom teacher, Coach Dave turned to the club lacrosse world to pursue coaching full time.  He became General Manager of Next Level Lacrosse in 2014, and then President in 2016.  Since that time, Next Level has experienced significant growth in all areas, and is now recognized as one of the most competitive club programs in the country.

Ryan Whyte

Coach Whyte is the Co-Head Coach for the 2028 Blue team. Coach Whyte was a three-sport standout in football, hockey, and lacrosse at St. John’s College High School. He was voted Varsity Hockey Captain his sophomore year and Varsity Football and Lacrosse captain as a senior. Coach received the Varsity Football Coaches Award his senior year. He was voted first-team All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference for football as a senior and second-team as a junior. He also earned second-team all-league honors in lacrosse his senior year. Coach Whyte then went on to play football at Georgetown University. He joined the Georgetown club lacrosse team at the end of his Sophomore year and was President of the club lacrosse program as a Senior.  Coach Whyte was the Head JV Lacrosse Coach for St. John’s for one year and has been a Next Level Head Coach and Assistant Coach for eight years.

Matt Howell

Coach Howell was a two-sport athlete in football and lacrosse at Walt Whitman High School. In lacrosse, he was a four-year varsity player and three-year starter. He was named team captain his senior year, and during that year was named to the first-team all-division, first-team all-county, and led the state of Maryland in ground balls. He opted not to play college lacrosse and attended the University of South Carolina. Coach Howell started coaching for Next Level when he was a freshman in high school and has been coaching lacrosse for Next Level for ten years. He is currently a Realtor with Coakley Realty and actively flips houses in the DMV & Bethany Beach. In 2022, Coach Howell became the Assistant Coach at Whitman High School for the Girl’s Varsity team.