Boys Lacrosse

About Head Coach Chris Bates

Chris Bates is originally from Katonah, New York, a suburb of New York City. Both his parents were educators. He graduated from Dartmouth College with a B.A in psychology and played lacrosse as a two-time All-Ivy attackman. After a brief stint working in New York City, Chris began his coaching career by establishing the first lacrosse program at Archbishop Ryan High School in Philadelphia and then went on to work at Drexel University, both as an assistant and then head coach for 10 years. He helped build the Dragons into a perennial CAA conference contender, winning two conference championships, as well as being named the CAA Coach of the Year twice. Chris moved on to become the head coach at Princeton University for seven years where he guided the Tigers to three Ivy championships and two NCAA tournament appearances.

Chris most recently worked at Episcopal Academy. At Episcopal, Chris helped create and lead the school’s auxiliary programs, including athletic camps and clinics, summer academic offerings, and Lower School enrichment classes and aftercare. He served in the role as a liaison between the college counseling and athletic departments and worked with athletes on campus interested in playing a sport in college. He also served as an advisor for the freshman class. Chris was the head lacrosse coach of Episcopal’s boys’ varsity program. During his tenure, the team was a top three Inter-Academic Athletic League competitor each season with many of the boys going on to play in college.

Chris has a M.Ed. in school psychology from the University of North Carolina. He is currently the head coach of the 2023 Premier Lacrosse League championship team, the Archers Lacrosse Club. Chris is married to Melissa, who is currently pursuing her master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling through Wake Forest University. Together they have three children: Eliza, Charlie, and Nicholas.

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Where Saints boys lacrosse Alumni have competed in college...

Flynn Bowman ’22 - Sewanee: The University of the South

Sage Cookerly ’22 - Sewanee: The University of the South

Griffin Batson ’20 - Centre College

John Paris ’17 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Henry Martellier ’15 - Wesleyan University

• 2018 National Champion

Andy Grabis ’13 - Dickinson College

• Captain his senior season
• Scholar All-American

John MacIntosh ’12 - Wesleyan University

Phillip Valiant ’08 - Haverford College

Luke Walter ’08 - Washington & Lee University

Alexander J. Falciani ’07 - Sewanee: The University of the South

Elijah Weeks ’05 - Williams College

• Currently the Director of Player Development for Yale Athletics
• Spent 8 seasons as Assistant Lacrosse Coach at Wesleyan University
• Two-sport letter winner (football and lacrosse) at Williams College

Ben Smith ’05 - Bowdoin College

Dave Page ’04 - Kenyon College

Greg Montgomery ’03 - Gettysburg College

Dicken Counts ’01 - Williams College

John Landay ’97 - Wesleyan University

• In 2001, Landay led the nation with 121 points (73 goals, 48 assists), setting a single-season points record that still stands at Wesleyan. That 121-point season carried him to NESCAC Player of the Year and Third Team All-American honors.
• His 186 career goals is still a program record while he totaled 306 points (186 goals, 120 assists) in 67 career games.
• On top of a 17-win season as a senior, Landay helped lead Wesleyan to the team's first Little Three title since 1983.

Nick Barker '96 — Williams College

Andrew Reynolds ’95 - Bates College

Ned Tippe ’68 - Dickinson College

Fritz Hoffecker ’67 - Princeton University