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Practice, train, and compete year-round with the most elite program on the East Coast! Mad Dog East Elite rosters are comprised of our top athletes from our regional programs and affiliated programs.

Leading the Pack in NJ Player Development

Our coaching staff is made up of individuals who have coached and played at the highest levels of the game and is committed to providing the ultimate club experience, priding itself on delivering a professionally run training regime that is created to ensure our players success at the highest level. Practices and training camps are advanced, fast paced, and tediously organized. Players will be challenged in an aggressively competitive practice environment, while giving our players the opportunity to team up and compete with the most elite players the West has to offer!

We put all of our players in the best position to develop and grow as young men on and off the field, while giving them endless opportunities to showcase their skills at the top summer tournaments, showcases, and recruiting events in the country. With our strong connections and reputations with college coaches, we will be your best and most honest advocate in the recruiting process

East Elite Boys : Directors

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Kerry Wiegner

Kerry Wiegner

Coaching Experience:

  • Head Coach, East Brunswick High School (1998-2001)
    • Directed the program to its first-ever State Playoff appearance
  • Head Coach, WW-P South High School (2002-2006)
    • 2003 & 2004 Coach of the Year (The Trentonian)
    • 2005 Colonial Valley Conference Champions
  • Head Assistant Coach, Immaculata High School Lacrosse (2007-2018)
    • B State Champions (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014)
    • 2010 Somerset County Champs
    • 2011 & 2015 Skyland Conference Champs
  • Assistant Coach, Manasquan High School (2024-Present)
    • Shore Conference American Division Champions
    • Undefeated Shore Conference Regular Season
    • Group 2 South Sectional State Champions
  • Owner/Managing Director/Coach, Team Turnpike, LLC (2005-2024)
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Greg Schneider

Greg Schneider

Coaching Experience:

  • Mad Dog National 2026 Gold Head Coach
  • Mad Dog East Elite 2026 Co-Head Coach
  • Mad Dog NJ Shore 2028 Black Head Coach
  • Mad Dog 2030 Red Head Coach
  • Mad Dog 2033 Assistant Head Coach
  • Volunteer – Shark River Recreation Lacrosse Program (2014-Present)
  • Trustee, Manasquan AYF Football

Playing Experience:

  • Marist College MVP (1997)
  • Two-Year Captain, Marist College (1995-1997)
  • Division I Preseason Honorable Mention All-American (1996-1997)
  • 5th in Division I for Total Assists (37) (1996)
  • 18th in Division I for Total Points (59) (1996)
  • 1st Team All-MAAC Conference (1996)
  • 9th All-Time MAAC Conference Assists Per Season (37) (1996)
  • 9th All-Time MAAC Conference Assists per Game (2.47) (1996)
  • 10th All-Time in Total Points, Marist College (175)
  • 7th All-Time in Total Assists, Marist College (93)
  • 5th All-Time in Assists Per Season, Marist College (37)
  • 6th All-Time in Assists in One Game, Marist College (6)
  • Current All-Time Points Record Holder for a Midfielder, Marist College (175)
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Lou Aboyoun

Lou Aboyoun

Coaching Experience:

Assistant Head Coach, DePaul Catholic HS (2016-2019)

Head Coach, Cedar Grove HS (2020-2022)

  • First State Playoff Win in School History
  • Conference Champions (2021)
  • Nominee, Coach of the Year

Head Coach, Mad Dog Lacrosse

  • 2021 National Team (#2 Ranked)
  • East Elite (2025)

Playing Experience:

DePaul Catholic High School

  • First Team All-State
  • Two-Time First Team All-Conference
  • Two-Time First Team All-County
  • Team Captain
  • First Team All-Decade (Passaic County)
  • DePaul Catholic Hall of Fame Inductee

Marist College

  • Walk-On
  • Four-Year Starter
  • MAAC Championship (2005)
  • All-MAAC Conference (2008)
  • Nominee, Defensive Player of the Year (2008)
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Jim Stagnitta

Jim Stagnitta

Career Highlights:

  • Assistant Coach at the University of Pennsylvania (1988-1990)
  • Head Coach at Washington and Lee University (1990-2001)
  • Head Coach at Rutgers University (2002-2011)
  • Head Coach of the Denver Outlaws, Major League Lacrosse (2012-2014)
  • Assistant Coach at the University of Pennsylvania (2014-2016)
  • Head Coach of the Charlotte Hounds, Major League Lacrosse (2016-2018)
  • Head Coach of the Whipsnakes Lacrosse Club, Premier Lacrosse League (2019-Present)
  • 2003 Division 1 NCAA Coach of the Year
  • 2013 and 2016 MLL Coach of the Year
  • Led the Whipsnakes Lacrosse Club to PLL Championships in 2019 and 2020
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Tommy Duerr

Tommy Duerr

Coach Experience:

Head Varsity Coach of La Jolla High School 2012 to 2017 (Winning Three CIF Championships)

Head Varsity Coach Cathedral Catholic High School 2018 and 2019

Playing Experience:

Johns Hopkins University – 2006 to 2010

  • Team Captain 2010

  • Recipient of the Cowan Hard Hammer Award 2010 
“The individual who demonstrated the highest level of competitiveness, mental and physical toughness, work ethic, and never quit attitude on the Johns Hopkins University Lacrosse Team.”

  • NCAA Division I National Tournament Runner Up 2008

  • NCAA Division I National Tournament Champion 2007

Christian Brothers Academy

  • Team Captain 2005
  • All Time
  • 4 year Varsity state
  • 2nd all time scorer State of New Jersey – 253 goals, 178 assists
  • 2005 NJ Attackman of the Year
  • All American-2005

 

Tommy enjoyed a highly successful high school lacrosse career at CBA: He was named team MVP three times, his senior year he earned All-American Honors, and was also named Attackman of the Year for the state of New Jersey. He finished his career with 253 goals and 178 assists totaling 431 points, making him the second leading scorer in the history of New Jersey boy’s lacrosse, only to Virginia and Boston Cannons star Matt Poskay.

Highly recruited out of high school, Tommy chose to continue playing at the collegiate level for the lacrosse powerhouse, Johns Hopkins Blue Jays. Hard work and perseverance took the Blue Jays to the playoffs throughout his career, with a Men’s Lacrosse NCAA National Championship win against Duke in 2007. At JHU, he helped their drive to a National Title. He punched home perhaps the key goal in the win over Georgetown in the NCAA Quarterfinals as his unassisted goal midway through the second quarter came after JHU had killed a three-minute non-releasable penalty and gave JHU a 4-1 lead. Georgetown was never closer than three goals again. He Ignited the Blue Jays in the NCAA Semifinals against Delaware with an unassisted goal late in the third quarter that started a 5-0 run putting the game away. In Johns Hopkins NCAA National Championship victory over Duke he had a second-quarter goal that fueled an 8-2 run that gave JHU a 10-4 halftime lead. The following year, 2008, JHU made another Championship Game appearance against Syracuse. In the 2010 season, Tommy finished his career leading the Blue Jays onto the field as a Senior Captain.

He was the recipient of the Cowan Hard Hammer Award in 2010: “The individual who demonstrated the highest level of competitiveness, mental and physical toughness, work ethic, and never quit attitude on the Johns Hopkins University Lacrosse Team.” After graduating from JHU in May of 2010, Tommy returned to Manasquan, New Jersey where he began running summer lacrosse camps and clinics. That Fall he took his love and passion for the game to San Diego, CA. In 2010, he started travel teams on both the east and west coast. Since then, Mad Dog has expanded girls programs on both coasts, National teams, and is a coast-to-coast elite-level program. As a leader and a coach, Tommy continues to spread his love for the game through his ever-expanding Mad Dog Lacrosse.

Trusted by Parents.
Proven by Players.

Best combination of talent, development, coaching, and program support. An all-around total package that prioritizes the athlete. 

Mad Dog East Elite Parent

Mad Dog is the best overall lacrosse club in NJ. I’ve watched my son develop immensely over the past 4 years and strive to play at the highest levels and face the best competition in the country. The staff’s communication and passion for great lacrosse is unparalleled and we couldn’t be happier with our choice to join and stay with the Mad Dog family!

Mad Dog East Elite Parent

Mad Dog has been one of the best experiences for my boys! The coaching, the communication, the opportunities have been excellent. Beyond grateful to have been introduced to this club and the wonderful people who run it and all of the great people we have met along the way! 

Mad Dog East Elite Parent

Playing for the Mad Dog East Elite Boys program is hands down the best program my son has ever played for. Mad Dog East Elite is the best program on the East Coast.  

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