757 Select Lacrosse Staff

Coach JP Stewart

The 2020 season will be J.P. Stewart's 18th season as the head men's lacrosse coach at Virginia Wesleyan. He has compiled 127 wins, the most victories ever by a Virginia Wesleyan men's lacrosse coach.

• 2015 & 2008 ODAC Coach of the Year
• Coached 16 All-Americans: seven at the Division I level and eight at the Division III level
• Coached 42 All-ODAC honorees
• South team coach in the USILA North-South Game
• USILA Division III All-American Committee & Executive Board
• South team coach in the USILA North-South Game

Prior to his time as head coach at Virginia Wesleyan, Stewart served as an assistant coach for the nationally-ranked University of North Carolina program for three years, coaching an additional year on staff at Colorado College. His coaching career began as an assistant at Virginia Wesleyan in 1997. Coach Stewart competed at Hampden-Sydney College where he was named an All-ODAC Academic Team selection while helping the team to an NCAA Tournament berth as a senior. He graduated with a bachelor's in history in 1995. He resides in Virginia Beach with his daughters Jane, Jill, and Julia.

Bobby Merryman

2028 Coach

Played locally at Norfolk Collegiate School then at MCLA's University of Georgia. Varsity Assistant Coach at Norfolk Collegiate School.

Alex Hardy

2027 Coach

4x 1st team All-Conference NCAA player at New England College. Coached NCAA Lacrosse at Bridgewater State & New England College. Coached High-School lacrosse in Colorado & Oregon.

Paul Horgan

2026 Coach

NCAA Division 1 player at Villanova. Former Head Coach at Highland School in Warrenton, Va where he won 3 State Championships. Currently in Administration at Cape Henry Collegiate School.

Jess Stevenson

2025 Coach

NCAA Division 3 player at Virginia Wesleyan College. NCAA Coach at Widener University & Virginia Wesleyan. Currently Head Boy's Coach at Princess Anne High School.

Neil Duffy

2024 Coach

NCAA Division 1 player at Navy. USILA North-South All-Star during his senior season. Long tenured teacher & coach (Boy's Lacrosse & Girl's Basketball) at Norfolk Academy). Author of 2 lacrosse based books "The Spirit in the Stick" & " fly to Honor".

Luke Reilly

2024 Coach

NCAA Division 1 player at UMBC. Played High-School lacrosse at Corning East (NY). NCAA Coach at Elizabethtown College & Virginia Wesleyan University. Currently a teacher, & Head Boy's Lacrosse Coach at Norfolk Collegiate School.