St. Catharines, ON

 

A native of St. Catharines, Ont., Mearns has been involved with the Canadian national team program for the past 30 years. He was a player on the silver medal winning teams at the inaugural FIL U19 World Championship in 1988 and at the FIL senior men's world championship in 1998. He made the jump to the coaching ranks a decade later, serving as an assistant coach with the Canadian senior men’s field team at the 2006 and 2010 world championships, winning gold and silver, respectfully. He was promoted to head coach for the 2014 world championship, where he led his team to gold. As a player, he was a consistent field lacrosse scorer for Canisius College (Buffalo, NY), but also excelled in the box game, winning one Minto Cup, five Mann Cups, playing nine year in the NLL with Rochester and Buffalo, capturing a league title with the Knighthawks in 1997. Mearns was hired in 2016 as the first ever head lacrosse coach at St. Bonaventure University (Allegany, NY), a new NCAA Division I program that will begin play in the 2018-19 academic, following an impressive 19 year run as head coach at his alma mater Canisius College. A natural born leader, he has received his fair share of accolades throughout his decorated career, which includes being inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Association, Ontario Lacrosse Association, Rochester Knighthawks and Canisius College halls of fame. 

Burnaby, BC

 

Edmonton, AB

 

Wray has enjoyed a long and successful lacrosse career, both as a player and a coach. After a strong collegiate career at Duke University (Durham, NC), he kicked-off an eight year stint in the NLL. He split time with Calgary and Philadelphia, earning Rookie of the Year honours and capturing a league title in 2004 with the Roughnecks. On the international stage, Wray won multiple medals with Canada, including a silver with the 1999 U-19 men's field team, as well as gold with both the 2006 men's field and 2007 men's indoor teams. He began his coaching career in 2003 when he joined the coaching staff at Queens University of Charlotte (Charlotte, N.C.) as assistant coach. He then spent four seasons as assistant coach for Lehigh University (2008-11), before taking on his current role as head coach for Saint Joseph’s University (Philadelphia, PA) in 2011. In recent years, Wray has continued to represent Canada internationally. He was the defensive coordinator at the 2010 and 2014 men's world championships and also served as head coach for the 2012 and 2016 U19 men's field teams.

Stoney Creek, ON

 

Richmond, BC

 

Miyashita will make his international coaching debut in 2018, joining the Canadian senior men’s national team as an assistant coach. He was named head coach of Canisius College (Buffalo, NY), his alma mater, earlier this summer, taking over the reins from his former collegiate coach and current national team bench boss, Randy Mearns. He takes on the role after four seasons as an assistant coach at Sacred Heart University (Fairfield, CT), where he was focused on the offense and recruiting. As a player, Miyashita was a star with the Golden Griffins, leading the team in points twice and scooping up an NCAA-leading 10.69 ground balls per game during his freshman year. The three-time captain is still the school’s all-time leader in ground balls and face-off percentage, and also sits atop the record books in several offensive categories. He went on to play five seasons in the NLL as a member of the Vancouver Ravens, Colorado Mammoth and Minnesota Swarm, while also suiting up with the WLA’s with the Maple Ridge Burrards for three seasons.

St. Catharines, ON