Staff

Murle Greer

Program Director/ 2026 Premier Offensive Coach

Phone616-834-2823

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Years Played: Since 1995

Position: Midfield in college. Every other position since

High School: Keene High School, NH

College: Quinnipiac College NCAA DII, GVSU Club

Awards/Captain: NA

What did you study in college: Child Psychology, Small Business Management

Current Job: Owner/Operator West Side Lacrosse LLC

Coaching Experience:

1996-1998 Assistant Coach Keene High School, Keene NH
2000-2002 Hope College Club Lax player/coach
2002 Assistant Coach Zeeland Club Lax (State Champions)
2003-2007 Head Coach Holland Club
2008-2010 Head Coach GVSU (Conference Champs 2008, National Runners Up 2008)
-2 time CCLA Coach of the Year 2008, 2010
2011-2014 Head Coach Grand Haven Lacrosse (Tier 2 Champs 2012)
2008-present Head Coach West Side Travel Lacrosse Program

2015 Assistant Coach/ Offensive Coordinator Hope College NCAA DIII

2015-2018 Assistant Coach West Ottawa Varsity

2018 - Present Head Coach Mona Shores High School Varsity/Program Director South Side Lacrosse- Muskegon

Why do you love lacrosse?

I've played every sport and when I picked up a stick for the first time it just made sense to me. The game has brought me my closest friends and taken me all over the country. It has taught me so much about myself and has made me a better mentor, father and person.

What is your favorite lacrosse memory?

Too many to pick from.

West Side Testimonial:

"Best. Job. Ever."

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Fernando Rodriguez

2024 Premier O Coach

Phone616-215-6372

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Name Fernando(Nando) RodriguezEmail ray20fr@gmail.comPhone 616-215-6372Position: attack/ transitionWhen did you start playing: I started playing in 7th gradeHigh school: Zeeland westAwards/captain: all conference 2x, captain 1yearYears varsity: 4yearsDid you play westside? YesHow long: one summerCollege: Adrian college and Davenport universityDegree: associate in business administrationCoaching experience: I’ve loved watching players develop into great people but also great players.Why do you love lacrosse? What is your favorite lacrosse memory?I love lacrosse for the experience that it gives you, you have so many options to go to college from it and it also just has an atmosphere that you can’t replace!

Weston Canfield

2024 Premier D Coach

Steve Strelecki

2025 Premier O Coach

Phone616-617-9946

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Years Played: Since 1992

Position: Defense

High School: Madison Heights Bishop Foley

Years Varsity: 2 years

Awards/Captain: Captain Senior year, 2X Defense MVP, All State HM '92, Allstate 1st Team '93

College: Northern MI U

Awards/Captain: No lax, played soccer

Current Job: Cider/Mead Sales for B. Nektar

Coaching Experience:

-2 D Coord. Jenison HS

-5 Years youth coach Jenison

-3 years Head Coach Jenison- 2019 Tier 3 Champs

Favorite Lacrosse Memory:

As a player, being rewarded for hard work and making the HS allstar game in '92 & '93.

As a coach, winning our tier last year!

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Jared Aulick

2024 Premier D Coach

Phone616-820-4522

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Years Played: Since freshman year in High school

Position: Midfield, Goalie, LSM, Defense

High School: West Ottawa

Years Varsity: 2

How long did you play West Side? 1 summer

College: GVSU MCLA D2 - Defensive Midfield

What did you study in college:

Degree:

Current Job:

Coaching Experience:

1st summer with West Side

Why do you love lacrosse?

What is your favorite lacrosse memory?

West Side Testimonial:

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Alex Christiaans

2025 Select O Coach

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Name: Alex Christiaans

Email: alexearlchris@gmail.com

Position: attack/midfield

When did you start playing? Freshman year of HS

High School: Holland

Did you play West Side? Yes

How Long? 1

College: GVSU

What did you study in College? Business

Degree? Bachelors of Business Administration

Coaching Experience: 3 years as a Varsity Head Coach, 4 years as a JV Head Coach, 7 years as a West Side Coach, 2 years as a lacrosse official

Why do you love lacrosse? The friendships or bonds that I've made over the years as a player, coach, and (now) lacrosse official has kept me around the sport. I enjoy seeing players who I have coached on the sidelines coaching at the games I now officiate.

What is your favorite lacrosse memory? My senior year at GVSU when we made it to the National Championship game. Even though we lost by 1, it was still a great achievement and it was tough knowing it was the last game of my college career.

Brief West Side Testimonial:

I've had the privilege of being involved with West Side as both a player and a coach. The growth and development of the program over the years has been awesome to see.

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Lee Ingalls

2025 Select Defensive Coach

Phone616-633-7502

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Defensive Coach Grand Haven High School 2008-2014

Defensive Coach West Side Lax 2011-Present

Head Coach Grand Haven High School 2015-present

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Brody Smith

2026 Premier D Coach

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Name: Brody Smith

Email: Smithbroj@gmail.com

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Position: Defense and LSM

When did you start playing? Fifth Grade

High School: Grand Haven

Awards/Captain? Captain Senior year

Years Varsity? 3

Did you play West Side? Yes

How Long? 4 Years

College: Aquinas College

Awards/Captain? Captain Senior Year, 1st team all conference Junior year

What are you studying in College? Business

Degree? Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Sports Management

Coaching Experience: 2 summers coaching West side U15 and one season as JV Defensive coach at Mona Shores.

Why do you love lacrosse? What is your favorite lacrosse memory?

I love lacrosse because it has introduced me to so many great people and opened so many doors for me. Choosing a single memory is hard but I loved all the tournaments we won as a program the four years I was on West side.

Brief West Side Testimony.

West side has taught me so much and introduced me to so many different people and friends over the years. I am grateful for the opportunity to have played for West side for four years and have loved watching the program grow each year and provide so many players with the opportunity to play at the next level.

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Michael Care

2027 Premier Coach

Cade Elliot

2027 Premier D Coach

Phone616-745-5890

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Email: CadeElliott1213@gmail.com

Phone (optional): 6167455890

Position: Goalie

When did you start playing?

Freshman Year of High School

High School: Jenison High School

Awards/Captain?

-3 Year Captain

-3 Years All Conference

Years Varsity?

-4 Years Varsity

Did you play West Side?

Yes

How Long?

1 Summer

College: Augustana College

Awards/Captain?

-None

What are you studying in College?

Secondary Education and Chemistry

Degree?

Did not finish

Coaching Experience:

-3 Years as Jenison Middle Schools Head Coach

-3 Years West Side Lacrosse

Why do you love lacrosse? What is your favorite lacrosse memory?

I love Lacrosse because the game is still growing and constantly adapting. The skill of play increases every year and its fun to be a part of that growth.

My favorite Lacrosse memory was winning the conference title my senior year at Jenison. It took 4 years of work and starting a new program to get there but I would do it all again in a heartbeat.

West Side Testimony.

After only 1 year of playing Westside I learned enough about the game to take my talents to the next level. The Coaches are some of the best I have been around and tools learned in the program last a lifetime.

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Blaine Hynde

2027 Select O Coach

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Name: Blaine Hynde

Email: blaine.hynde@gmail.com

Phone (optional): 231-329-5775

Position: Midfield

When did you start playing? 4th Grade

High School: Reeths-Puffer

Awards/Captain? All conference

Years Varsity? 3

Did you play West Side? Yes

How Long? 8 years

College: Hope College

Awards/Captain?

What are you studying in College? Engineering

Degree? Mechanical Engineering

Coaching Experience: 2 years of westside

Why do you love lacrosse? What is your favorite lacrosse memory?

I love lacrosse because it has brought me so many great friendships and memories that I will cherish forever. My favorite lacrosse memories included spending weekends on the road with my friends when playing for Westside.

West Side Testimony.

I loved my time playing for Westside and wish I could still be playing for this program. Westside helped me grow tremendously as a lacrosse player. More importantly, Westside helped me grow as a person. Westside also has brought me so many great friends that I still talk to today.

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Cam Gunn

2027 Select D Coach

Caleb Lowell

2028 Premier O Coach

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Name: Caleb Lowell

Email: caleb.lowell.10@gmail.com

Phone (optional): 6168431832

Position: Offensive Midfield

When did you start playing? 3rd Grade

High School: West Ottawa High School

Awards/Captain? 3 year captain

Years Varsity? 4 Years

Did you play West Side? Yes

How Long? From the first U11 squad through Senior year of High School

College: Hope College and Grand Valley State University

Awards/Captain?

What are you studying in College? Clinical Exercise Science

Degree?

Coaching Experience: 3 Years Summer, 1 at Mona Shores

Why do you love lacrosse? What is your favorite lacrosse memory?

The relationships are everything. Some of my best friends, colleagues, and mentors are from Lacrosse

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Merritt Archer

2028 Premier Bench Coach

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Name: Merritt Archer

Email: merritt.archer@hope.edu

Phone: 231-571-3244

Position: offensive midfielder

When did you start playing: 5th grade

High school: Reeths Puffer

Captain: senior year

3 years varsity

Played westside for 5/6 years

College: Hope college

Studying pre med at Hope college, degree in biology BS

Coaching experience: I have coached multiple summer camps including the Hope college summer Nike camp, and I coached for westside last summer.

Reese Bentley

Goalie Coach

Chip Ferlaak

2029 Head Coach

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Name: Chip Ferlaak

Email: chip.ferlaak@bosgraaf.com

Phone (optional): (616) 422-6306

Position: Goalie

When did you start playing? 1986

College: Saint John’s University

Coaching Experience: 2 years Coaching with Holland Christian Middle School and Westside

Why do you love lacrosse?

I love and have always loved the brotherhood of the lacrosse community. Thirty years later, my closest friends from college are my former teammates.

What is your favorite lacrosse memory?

It has always been the people I played with and against, whether it be in college or playing men’s club lacrosse after college.

Brief West Side Testimony.

As a parent of a Westside player and a coach with Westside it is truly a remarkable club. The coaching is top notch and the players and their parents are truly a family. One has to look no further than watching a high school game in West Michigan to know this. The players are always together after the game, and many times have fun interactions during the game. Murle Greer has created a culture of highly skilled lacrosse instruction for talented players, taught by dedicated coaches, with more playing opportunities than most, all done under the guise of it’s motto; Class and Respect.

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Austin Brown

2029 D Coach

Alec Winegar

2029 O/Bench Coach

Michael "Juice" Jonas

2030 O COach

Name: Michael Jonas

Email: mikejonas318@gmail.com

Phone (optional): 616-752-0806

Position: Attack

When did you start playing? 5th grade

High School: West Ottawa

Awards/Captain? Team MVP, Team OPOY, Captain

Years Varsity? 1

Did you play West Side? Yes

How Long? 6 summers

College: Adrian College

Awards/Captain?Team MVP, Team ROY, 4x MIAA player of the week

What are you studying in College?Business

Degree? Business Management

Why do you love lacrosse? What is your favorite lacrosse memory? I love lacrosse because it’s fun to play and provides a great atmosphere to be apart of. My favorite lacrosse memory is scoring an OT game winner against Sewanee this spring.

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Adam Prince

U-10 O Coach

Phone616-218-3563

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Coach Adam has had 3 boys come through the West Side program and has been an integral part of growing the Holland Lacrosse program and keeping it alive and well.

Coach Adam has been coaching our U-10 boys for 3 years now and does a tremendous job guiding, coaching and managing our players. We are very lucky to have him back out of retirement...again.

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Sullivan Prince

U-10 coach