COACHING STAFF | Voorhees High School Boys Lacrosse
Head Coach: Nick Perkalis (2nd Year)
Coaching Experience
- Head Lacrosse Coach: Voorhees High School (2017-Present)
- Assistant Football Coach: Voorhees High School (2016-Present)
- Assistant Basketball Coach: Voorhees High School (2017-Present)
- Assistant Lacrosse Coach: Hackettstown High School (2016)
- A part of numerous lacrosse camps and clinics for a variety of different ages
Playing Experience
- 3 Year Player and 2 Year Captain at Centenary University
- 2 Time All-Conference Defender at Centenary University
- 2 Time All-Conference and All-Division Defender at Voorhees High School
Tim Cullen:
Coaching Experience
- Assistant Lacrosse Coach: Voorhees High School (2017-Present)
- Assistant Lacrosse Coach: The Pingry School (2016) – NJSIAA T of C Finalists, NJSIAA Non Public B State Champions, SCT Finalists
- Head Lacrosse Coach: Voorhees High School (2012-2015) – 2012 Express Times Coach of the Year, 2012 HWS Tournament Finalists, 4 NJSIAA Tournament Victories, selected to coach 2014 Gil Gibbs All Star Game, 5 players selected to NJILCA All State Teams
- Assistant Lacrosse Coach: Mountain Lakes High School (2008-2009) – 2008 NJ T of C Champions, 2008 Group I State Champions, 2008 MCT Champions
- Head Lacrosse Coach: Millburn High School (2005-2007) – 3 NJSIAA Tournament Appearances, selected to coach 2006 Gil Gibbs Senior All Star Game, 6 players selected to NJILCA All State Teams
- A part of various camps and clinics for the Voorhees, Mountain Lakes, and Millburn communities as well as Leading Edge Elite, The Pingry School, St.
Peter’s Prep, Rutgers, and Kean University.
Justin Friedel:
Coaching Experience
- Assistant Lacrosse Coach: Voorhees High School (2014-Present)
- Assistant Football Coach: Warren Hillls High School (2010-2016)
Playing Experience
- 4 year member of the club lacrosse team at Wilkes University
- Led the team in groundballs, faceoff wins, and assissts 2 of 4 years
- 4 year member of the football team at Wilkes University
- 4 year player and 3 year Varsity lacrosse player at North Hunterdon High School
- Mechanical Engineer at Picatinny Arsenal
Paul Shanklin:
Coaching Experience
- Head/Assistant Lacrosse Coach: Voorhees High School (41 years) – 20 years as Head Coach, Voorhees Hall of fame as a lacrosse and football coach, State Hall of Fame for Lacrosse Coaches in 1998, 7 time conference champions, 5 time conference Coach of the Year, coached 28 All-State players, coached 1 All-American player who later earned three Division III All-American awards.
- Coach Shanklin finds himself coaching sons and nephews of former players very frequently now, but he still enjoys coaching in the Voorhees community.
Layne Voorhees – Women’s Lacrosse
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Biography
Career Highs:
- Goals: 1, four times, last vs.
Temple (3/19/17)
- Assists: 1, once, vs. Colorado (2/12/16)
- Points: 1, five times, last vs. Temple (3/19/17)
- Shots: 1, six times, last vs. Temple (3/19/17)
- Ground Balls: 6, once, at Florida (3/25/17)
- Draw Controls: 4, once, at San Diego State (2/4/17)
- Caused Turnovers: 8, once, vs. Cincinnati (4/28/17)
2017:
- IWLCA First Team All-West/Midwest Region selection
- Unanimous All-BIG EAST first-team selection
- Three-time BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 21, Mar. 14, May 2)
- Started all 18 games for Denver
- Led the conference during the regular season in caused turnovers (39) and caused turnovers per game (2.44), and fourth in ground balls per game (2.50)
- Ninth in the NCAA in caused turnovers per game during the season
- Finished with 42 caused turnovers, 42 ground balls, 24 draw controls and one goal on two shots
- Tied Denver’s single-game record with eight caused turnovers in a 17-0 shutout over Cincinnati on Apr.
28
- Career-best six ground balls in a 15-8 loss to Florida on Mar. 25
2016:
- Started all 18 games for the Pioneers.
- Led Denver with 45 ground balls on the season.
- Finished second on the team with 18 draw controls and third with 20 caused turnovers.
- Scored a goal against [4/5] USC (4/10/16).
- Earned All-MPSF First Team honors.
2015:
- Started in all 18 games.
- Named All-MPSF First Team.
- Tallied one goal at California (Apr. 17).
- Had a 1.00 shots on goal percentage.
- Finished second on the team with 25 draw controls and 15 caused turnovers.
- Recorded 23 ground balls.
- Named to MPSF All-Academic Team.
2014:
- Started in all 21 games.
- Tallied one goal against High Point (Mar. 20).
- Had a 1.00 shots on goal percentage.
- Recorded 25 ground balls and 23 caused turnovers.
- Game-high five ground balls against Southern California (Apr. 13).
- Game-high five caused turnovers against Southern California (Apr. 13) and Old Dominion (Apr. 20).
- Had 19 draw controls.
- Received one yellow card.
BEFORE DENVER:
- Played three years at St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School.
- D.C. Metro Second Team.
- All-State.
- ISL Conference champions in 2011 and 2013.
- ISL Tournament champions in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
- VISAA State champions in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
PERSONAL:
- Born March 7, 1993 in Alexandria, Va.
- Daughter of John and Gabrielle.
- Has one sister, Palmer.
- Chose Denver for its location, school spirit and academics.
- Also enjoys skiing, hiking, golf, traveling and cooking.
- Member of the cooking club and handbell choir in high school.
- Volunteered with Habitat for Humanity and worked with wounded veterans at the Fisher House in Washington, D.