TNLAX Nashville Girls Lacrosse Team was formed in December of 2005 when thirty high school age girls from the area were selected to compete on a club team coached by Megan Riley Clark, former assistant coach at Vanderbilt University.
In the fall of 2005, Clark, assisted by several college players ran a Fall Ball Clinic for high school girls interested in improving their skills. It ran for five weeks from September through October and was attended by over sixty girls from the Nashville area. Fall Ball has now become an annual event. Because of its success, we felt the time had come to start a club team that would eventually be able to compete at higher levels with teams across the nation. TNLAX has been competing in tournaments on the east coast for the past couple of years. We have had many TNLAX graduates to accept scholarships at the collegiate level.
The high school team has twenty, two hour practices starting in January running through November. Try-outs for the 2012 season will be held October 9th and 16th. Membership is paid by annual fees. We are looking for middle school players to make a commitment to play lacrosse year round. For more information, email Megan Clark at tnlax@comcast.net.
** TNLAX to offer SHOOTING and DEFENSIVE Clinic on January 28th at Pope John Paul II - click on Camps and Clinics for more information!!!
Testimonials:
"I want to encourage everyone to play TNLAX! I wouldn't be anywhere if it wasn't for this team! I play 50% because I like lacrosse, and 50% because the actual team is incredibly close and I love spending time with everyone. I have made some of my best friends through this team. You travel together, stay in dorms together at camps, struggle at camps when everyone is exhausted, have late night talks together... Basically, I have had more fun playing TNLAX than anything else. It is not a huge time commitment, but you get a lot out of it. Plus, the coaches are awesome!" - Katie Zimmerman Ensworth High School 2011
"It is because of Megan Clark, her assistants, and the TNLAX team, Katie has been able to gain the skills and experience to play at the high school and college level. Megan's knowledge of college recruitment is invaluable to the TNLAX players and parents. The TNLAX experience has far exceeded our expectations and has been the most positive sports experience of all our girls. Katie can't wait to go to practice, loves taking privates from Megan, playing the tournaments, and hanging out with the girls from 14 different schools on the weekends. Truly, we can't say enough wonderful things about what Megan has done for TNLAX and the lacrosse community." - Leigh Zimmerman
"TNLAX made a huge difference in our lives as a family. Our daughters Desiree, Cheryse, and Jaymie have all received lacrosse scholarships due to their time with the TNLAX program. Over the five years we've been with this program our girls have steadily improved and become solid all around lacrosse players, which made them more appealing to many college coaches. TNLAX also provides an atmosphere of team bonding which brings many families together to support these young athletes. Megan and her staff have a passion for the game and that has made this a great experience for us. Go TNLAX!!!" - Desmond Cox
2012 TNLAX TEAM NAMED:
Class of 2013: Tate Bailey (JPII), Caitlin Dryer (Ravenwood), Liz Edwards (JPII), Lauren Elcan (Ensworth), Natalie Emery (Briarcrest), Hope Herline (Brentwood),Rachael Smith (St. Georges), Casey Sterrett (JPII), Evelyn Southard (JPII) Class of 2014: Jodie Anderson (Cookeville), Mackenzie Brown (Brentwood), Shay Brown (Houston), Lillian Bennett (Houston), Daniella Cantu (Houston), Liz Curtis (Harpeth Hall), Erin Gleeson (Franklin), Abby Looper (Cookeville), Molly McCullough (Hutchison), Sandy Smith (Hutchison), Kit Sommi (Farragut), Alex Swisher (Beech), Riley Upchurch (Cookeville), Rachel West (Brentwood), Ashley Wren (Webb) Class of 2015: Bailey Cline (Ravenwood), Abby Evans (Ravenwood), Abigail Fuller (Houston), Katie Gleeson (Franklin), Allie Rose Gregg (Harpeth Hall), Anna Hooper (Ensworth), Tara Lang (Harpeth Hall), Rachael Leonard (JPII), Mackenzie Minnick (Ensworth), Grace Pollock (Harpeth Hall) Class of 2016: Cate Elcan (Ensworth), Isabella Johnston (Ensworth), Grace Lascara (St. Joseph's), Isabel Reeve (Ensworth)
