OUR TEAM
TEAM 180 ELITE DIRECTOR: SAM BARTRON
Sam, a native of England and multi-sport athlete, has been involved in athletics her entire life. Throughout her high school career she competed in track, tennis and lacrosse. A two time All-England lacrosse player, she represented her county, region and country, captaining the U19 England team as a high school senior and making the U21 England team while at university. After graduating from Kingston University, Sam moved to the US, residing in Washington, D.C., and San Antonio, TX, until moving to Colorado in 2000. Since then she has been coaching lacrosse to female athletes at all levels, including elementary, middle and high school, and college.
In 2004 Sam started Team 180. Now in its 21st year, she has worked with thousands of girls, traveled her teams all over the USA, and established the premier lacrosse club for girls in Colorado. She has coached more Colorado girls lacrosse All-Americans than all other clubs in the state combined and has placed hundreds of athletes in collegiate programs across the country, making Team 180 the state's top recruiting club. In 2011, Sam was recognized by “Sportswomen of Colorado” for her contributions to lacrosse.
In 2001, Sam was hired as the inaugural Head Coach for Mullen High School Girls Lacrosse. As a start out program all players were novices. Sam recruited basketball and volleyball players, softball catchers, and track and field athletes and put a stick in their hands for the first time. Within three years, Mullen was ranked 5th in the state, and Sam's passion for lacrosse was reignited. She then went on to start Team 180. Sam has also been the head coach for Team Colorado, the Colorado High School National Team and the Under Armour West Team.
Sam is an avid golfer and has competed in the USGA Mid-Am Championship on three different occasions.
TEAM 180 ELITE DIRECTOR: ALIVIAN JORGENSEN
Coach J is originally from Charlottesville, Va where she attended Albemarle High School. At Albemarle, Coach J was a two-sport athlete and loved basketball just as much as lacrosse.
Coach J captained both her basketball and lacrosse teams and received the Vander Castle Award given to the most outstanding female athlete.
Coach J went on to play lacrosse at James Madison University and graduated cum laude in 2000 with a degree in psychology and a minor in coaching. As a student-athlete at JMU, Coach J was a two-time All-American and All-CAA defender in 1999 and 2000, as well as being named an Academic All-American.
During her career at JMU, the Dukes appeared in four NCAA tournaments, including a trip to the Final Four in 2000. Coach J was a captain for the Dukes and named to the NCAA All-tournament Team in 2000. In 2010, Coach J was named to the CAA Silver Anniversary Team.
"Coaching is in my bones." Coach J's passion for coaching started in 2000 when she was an assistant women's lacrosse coach at Virginia Tech (2000-2002). She continued her career as a collegiate assistant coach at North Carolina (2003-05) and later at The University of Denver (2011-12).
Before heading west, Coach J was a head coach for the Capitals Lacrosse Club, an Athletic Director at The Academy of the Holy Cross(2008-09) and the Assistant Athletic Director and head girl’s lacrosse coach at The Holton-Arms School (2005-08).
Coach J is one of the Directors for Team180 Elite and is currently the Assistant Director of Admissions at Regis Jesuit High School. Coach J resides in Central Park with her husband, Eric and two children, Michael and Amelia. Amelia currently plays on the 2030 Team 180 Elite Team.
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS & '31 coach: HANNAH MILL
Team 180 Elite 27 Coach: Lance Savage
Lance Savage has over 25 years of experience coaching youth lacrosse and hockey. In 2003 he founded Savage Lacrosse Camps and the Colorado Mountaineers, in an effort to give kids additional coaching, playing time and exposure during the off-season.
From 2005 – 2008 Lance was the head coach of boy’s lacrosse at Colorado Academy, and in 2008 he was recognized by the Colorado High School Lacrosse Coaches Association as Colorado’s "Coach of the Year.”
Lance grew up in New Jersey, where he attended The Lawrenceville School, earning all-state honors in lacrosse, hockey and soccer. He went on to play lacrosse at Hobart, finishing his college career as a two-time All-American, three-time national champion, and one of the leading scorers in school history.
Lance spent a year playing and coaching in Manchester, England, where he founded youth teams, and introduced hundreds of young students to the game. He also played professionally for the Baltimore Thunder of the NIL.
TEAM 180 ELITE 27 COACH: JULIA BALL
Julie grew up in Chicago, IL as a multi-sport athlete. During her freshman year of high school, she decided to give up soccer and try lacrosse for the first time. She fell in love with the sport and by her senior year at New Trier, Julie earned New Trier Best Defender award, was voted Team Captain, and received a D1 offer from Richmond.
Julie decided to attend Deerfield Academy as a postgraduate student in order to give herself more time to hone in on her lacrosse and academic skills before attending the University of Richmond. At Deerfield she was voted team captain and earned U.S. Lacrosse All-American and First-Team All-State honors.
At Richmond, Julie won Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year, and the team won the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship. Her senior year she was voted team captain, was the first player in A10 history to be voted Defensive Player of the Year two years in a row, led her team to win back to back A10 Conference Championships, and was nominated for NCAA Women of the Year. Julie also earned A10 honors such as: First Team All-Atlantic 10, All Academic Team, and All Tournament Team.
Julie moved to Denver, CO to work for Teach For America after graduating The University of Richmond in 2019. Julie has been coaching with Team 180 for the past four years and has focused on implementing defensive strategies for the program.
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TEAM 180 ELITE '29 COACH: ALLY GIBB
Ally is from Lone Tree, Colorado. She was a multi sport athlete at Valor Christian High School where she played varsity lacrosse and field hockey. She was an 4 year varsity starter, All American, First Team All State, Jackie Pitts Award Recipient and 2x captain.
She went on to play Division 1 at University of Denver and Mercer University as a midfielder/defender. She was a 2x Big East Champion, 2x Big South Champion, and 4x NCAA Tournament participant. She earned her bachelors in Business and Masters in Business administration.
Following graduation, she played with Team Eire 2025 as part of the Team Ireland development program.
Ally is now the Director of Girls Lacrosse at LacrosseDen and the Varsity Assistant coach at Valor Christian High School. She is extremely passionate about growing the game and developing the girls lacrosse players in the state of Colorado. She is also attending University of Denver Law School pursuing her JD in sports contracts.
Collegiate Player Coach: Charlotte Corkins
HIGH SCHOOL – 2023 USA Lacrosse West Region Player of the Year … All-American … Played in the 2024 New Balance Senior All-America Game … Invited to the 2024 Adrenaline All-American Senior Game … Played for Colorado Academy under the direction of Laura Sandbloom, Sonorah Hunter, Stacey Birlson and Casey Bocklett … Totaled 111 goals, 96 assists and 207 points during her four-year prep career, finishing with a 69-1 record … Had 61 points in both her junior and senior seasons … Career-high 36 goals as a senior and career-high 35 assists as a freshman … Led her team to four Colorado 5A state championships … Four-time All-State and All-Conference honoree … Named team captain as a senior and twice voted as Co-Team MVP … Member of U.S. Women's U16 National Team … Played club lacrosse with Team 180 and then for M&D Black for coaches John Brown and Mark LaVerghetta … M&D Black was the No. 1 ranked club team in the country from 2022-24 … Also played three years of varsity field hockey and won two state titles with Colorado Academy … Played club soccer and was ECNL Western Region All-Star … Won the 2024 Jackie Pitts Award, given by USA Lacrosse to a player who goes above and beyond in service to her team, school, and community
RECRUITING ADVISOR: MEGAN ZEMAN
Former Pioneer Megan Zeman was added to the Denver women's lacrosse staff in 2018 as a volunteer assistant coach. She completed her fourth season with the program in 2022 and first as Director of Lacrosse Operations.
Megan is the draw control specialist coach for the Pioneers and in 2021 Zeman helped lead the Pioneers to a 16-2 record, including a BIG EAST regular season title, BIG EAST Tournament title and a trip back to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. In the draw game, graduate student Molly Little became the second player to reach 200 draw controls in the program's DI history.
Zeman attended the University of Denver from 2007-10, appearing in 72 games for the Crimson and Gold. During her career, she scored 15 goals, had three assists, 67 ground balls, 47 draw controls and 49 caused turnovers.
In 2010, she started all 18 games as a defender and finished fifth on the team in caused turnovers with 17. Prior to that season, she played midfielder, where she was second on the team in ground balls in with 25 and fourth in caused turnover with 15 while starting all 18 games in 2009.
As a former player and now volunteer assistant coach, "I think it's unique in that I took some time away, and although I've been announcing their games for the past few years with Altitude, it's nice to now be field level and to come back.
"I've coached youth and club and I am excited to carry it over to the college level. Thankfully, I've been able to watch this team since I graduated."
From Littleton, Colo., Zeman attended Mullen High School, where she earned All-America and Rocky Mountain News "Best of the Best" honors as a sophomore and junior. A three-time all-conference honoree, Zeman was named to the all-state team her junior season.
Zeman graduated from Denver with a degree in communications.
TEAM 180 ELITE 28 COACH: ELIZA RADOCHONSKI
Eliza is a Colorado native, growing up in Englewood and graduating from Cherry Creek High School in 2017. She went on to continue her athletic career at the University of Denver where she completed 4 years of Division 1 athletics on the women’s lacrosse team.
Eliza was honored with being a captain in her senior season and leading her team to the first Big East Women’s Championship in 2021. Eliza was named to the Big East First Team in 2019 and 2021, was the Big East Attack player of the Week 4 times in her career and was also on the Big East All Tournament Team in 2019 and 2021.
Upon graduation from the University of Denver with a degree in Finance and Marketing, Eliza now works with Stryker Sports Medicine as a Lead Operations Analyst. In her free time, Eliza enjoys travelling to the beach, spending time with friends, playing pickleball and golf, and skiing.
TEAM 180 ELITE '28 COACH: ERIN KINDY
TEAM 180 ELITE '29 COACH: STEPHEN FLANNERY
TEAM 180 ELITE '30 COACH: SARAH LUBNOW
Virginia Tech '21 and '22, 2x Team Captain, Virginia Tech all time assist record holder, All ACC 2nd Team, Honorable Mention All American.
TEAM 180 ELITE '30 COACH: REILLY REED
Reilly is a Chapel Hill, NC native. She played D1 lacrosse player at Virginia Tech (2017-2021) and D1 lacrose player at Pitt (2021-2022). She is a 5x ACC All-Academic
Reilly is currently a doctor of Physical Therapy.
TEAM 180 ELITE '30 COACH: MADDIE MCDANIEL
TEAM 180 ELITE 32' COACH: FINLEY UELAND
TEAM 180 ELITE '32 COACH: BECCA TOOKER
TEAM 180 ELITE '33 COACH: CARLY MCGUIRE
TEAM 180 ELITE '34 COACH: AMANDA SALVADORE
Collegiate Player Coach: Eliza Osburn
HIGH SCHOOL – 2024 USA Lacrosse West Region Player of the Year … Two-time All-American … Ranked the No. 6 overall player in Class of 2024 by ILWomen ... Played in the 2024 New Balance Senior All-America Game … Member of the 2024 U.S. U20 National Training Team … Played four years of varsity lacrosse at Valor Christian High School for head coach Terry Ellis…2024 Colorado 5A Player of the Year ... 2024 All-State Player of the Year … Four-time First Team All-Conference … Three-time First Team All-State and one-time Honorable Mention All-State … Named team captain … Played club lacrosse for Team 180 under the direction of Samantha Bartron … Four-year member of the National Honor Society …
COLLEGE - 2025 NCAA Division 1 National Champions…Final Four All-Tournament Team…2025 ACC Champions…ACC Championship All-Tournament Team…ACC Freshman of the Year… IWLCA All-American Third Team…Nike Lacrosse Media All-American Honorable Mention…USA Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention…IWLCA All South Region Second Team