Coaching Staff
Henry Ling - Varsity Head Coach
Henry was first called upon to NZ Lacrosse duties when New Zealand was the host nation for the 2011 Asia Pacific Lacrosse Championship. He handled the duties at the face off X with aplomb and his dominant performances in the middle have seen him firmly cement a spot in Team New Zealand’s face off unit for the games in Denver this summer.
The College Rifles stand out is one of many young Kiwis on the national team who having learned the game as a youngster and seeking to grow their skills invested the time
and effort to travel to the States to play at a higher level. Henry made the trip over to play club ball in Portland with the lads from Rip City Riot LC.
Henry is a protege of Mt St Mary’s face off legend Jeremy Rualo Sr and works tirelessly to perfect his techniques in line with Coach Rualo’s teachings. He has great balance, excellent hand speed and a scientific approach to analyzing his wins and losses at the X which makes him a very intelligent face off player who gets stronger and better as the game goes on.
Pierce Guderski - Head JV Coach
He was a head coach of numerous club teams and was responsible for the growth and development of lacrosse within the county of Hertfordshire, UK. Since 2009, Taylor has coached and played in various tournaments in the US and within Europe including Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Ireland and Bulgaria. In 2020, Taylor moved with his wife and family to Portland, OR, and is currently the assistant JV coach focusing on offense for the Grant high school team.
Taylor started playing lacrosse at the age of 10. He went on to play for Madison high school in Madison, New Jersey, and then in college at the University of Lynchburg (formerly Lynchburg College) in Virginia. Taylor started all 19 games his senior year at midfield and was a two time team captain & men’s lacrosse Leadership Award winner during the 2007 & 2008 seasons. After college, he moved to Hatfield, UK, where he worked as a local development officer for the English Lacrosse Association.
Taylor Stehlgens - Assistant JV Coach
Dominic Mendez - Varsity Assistant Coach
Matt Lai - Varsity Defensive Coordinator
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Matt started his lacrosse career with the University of Arizona in 2014. He was a two-way middie helping Arizona win their conference in 2015 and was honored with first team all-conference.
Matt transferred to Marquette to pursue Division 1 lacrosse where he was able to walk on to the program in 2017. During
that time, Marquette won the Big East championship beating a powerhouse Denver program. They earned an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament before falling short to Notre Dame in the second round.
Matt has been the defensive coordinator for Grant for the past 2 seasons, and focuses on building a defensive unit that will outwork and out communicate any team it faces.
Nicholas Murciano - Assistant JV Coach
