Lacrosse Varsity Boys
The Proctor boys' lacrosse program embodies a custom of individual improvement, college placement, and team success. These goals are attained by a group of student athletes who pledge to be a selfless portion of a team and commit to advancement each day. Former Proctor lacrosse players have achieved at all levels of college lacrosse and this year's group of seniors will strive to continue this tradition.
With a number of former players in NCAA competition, the team plays in the challenging Northern New England Lacrosse League against Holderness School, Kimball Union Academy, Vermont Academy, Tilton School, New Hampton School, Brewster Academy, St. Paul's School, Gould Academy, Cushing Academy, and Hebron Academy. Out of league opponents include Berwick Academy, Bridgton Academy, Phillips Andover, and Phillips Exeter.
Schedule
Roster
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Cameron Chambers (captain)17LSM2025Hampstead, NH
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Nolan Davis (captain)24A2024Roswell, GA
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Theodore Mehlman (captain)18D2025Wayland, MA
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Charles Seavey (captain)11G2024Newbury, NH
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Owen Bezos23DM2024Scarsdale, NY
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William Brinson7D2026Mattapan, MA
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Milo Closson6M2025Eliot, ME
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Finnegan Connor3A2024Hampton, NH
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Scott Connors21FO/M2026Manchester, NH
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Carter Dougherty5A2024Waxhaw, NC
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Jackson Etheridge27D2024Amesbury, MA
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Cole Frank14FO2024Hampstead, NH
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Brode Frink32M2026Franklin, NH
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Conor Geier2M2025Stratham, NH
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Brendan Gurtler19D2025Wellesley, MA
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Sean-Michael Hagood Taylor9D2024Tarzana, CA
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Madoc Harden16DM2024Manchester, MA
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Willem Hurd26D2024Carlisle, MA
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Zachary Macey33FO2024Chilmark, MA
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Colin Maher34DM2026New London, NH
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Charles Maynard22G2024Charlestown, MA
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Ryan McInnis1A/M2025Bridgewater, MA
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Benjamin Mensforthmanager2024Huntersville, NC
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Andrew Morrison8DM2025Medfield, MA
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Layk Quackenbos20A2026Sunapee, NH
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Connor Roymanager2024Wellesley, MA
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Myles Saint Louis10M/A2025Lexington, MA
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Kaden Silton12DM2026Westford, MA
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Thomas Spillane25D2024Yarmouth Port, MA
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Kyle Sweattmanager2027Newton, MA
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Noah Young13M2025Bridgewater, CT
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Daniel Zapton4A/M2025Hopkinton, NH
Coaches
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Head CoachA native of Hanover, Maryland, Brendan joined the Proctor community in the summer of 2023 as the boys' varsity lacrosse head coach, and also serves as an Associate Director of Admissions. Brendan was a standout goalie for NCAA Division 1 Stony Brook University, where he graduated in 2007 after serving as captain and earning 2nd Team All-America East and STX//USILA All-American, while also leading the nation in save percentage and goals-against average. Brendan immediately joined the coaching ranks at Lehigh after his time at Stony Brook.
As an assistant coach and defensive coordinator at Lehigh, where he earned a master’s degree in education, Brendan helped guide Lehigh to three consecutive league championship game appearances (2012-14), back-to-back Patriot League Championships, and berths in the NCAA Tournament in 2012 and 2013. He helped guide defensive units that ranked 2nd, 6th, and 2nd nationally in the 2012-2014 seasons.Following a seven-year stint at Lehigh University, Brendan was named head coach for Dartmouth College Men's Lacrosse, the youngest head coach in NCAA Division 1, at 29. During his nine years at Dartmouth, Brendan elevated the program's RPI from the mid-60s in 2015, to receiving votes in the national top 20 polls. Each year since 2019, the program increased its win totals, all while helping guide the team's GPA from 3.0 in 2014 to 3.69 in 2022, one of the highest team GPAs in NCAA Division 1.In addition to coaching at Dartmouth, Brendan founded Iron Pine Lacrosse, a successful camp business, hosting 400 campers annually and showcasing more than 275 athletes to 30+ college coaches from elite academic institutions around the country. His wife, Jen, and their two boys, Mac (11) and Jack (8), live in Rulon-Miller House. -
CoachCoach Ben Rulli serves as the Head Football Coach and Assistant Boys' Varsity Lacrosse coach at Proctor Academy.
From 2007 to 2014, Coach Rulli was a part of the football coaching staff at Proctor Academy and was the head coach for five of those years. In 2014 he was hired at his alma mater, Archbishop Carroll High School, in Dayton, Ohio, to lead the football program. As a football coach, Coach Rulli has had over 75 former players play at the Division 1, 2, and 3 levels, and one drafted professionally. Coach Rulli has had numerous All-New England, All-Evergreen League, All-Ohio, and All-Greater Catholic League selections. He has had eight players recognized as Conference Player of the Year, three as Lineman of the Year, one as Defensive Player of the Year, two as NEPSAC Lineman of the Year, and one as New Hampshire Gatorade Player of the Year. In 2013, Coach Rulli represented New Hampshire at the N.F.L./U.S.A. Football Summit in Canton, Ohio. During his first stint at Proctor Academy, Coach Rulli was a part of two undefeated teams that earned berths in the Rick Del Prete Bowl and Norm Walker Bowl, respectively. In his first year back at Proctor in 2019, Coach Rulli led the Hornets to a 7-1 regular season and the Ken Hollingsworth Bowl. During the 2022 season, Coach Rulli led Proctor to a 7-1 regular season record and a New England Championship in a return trip to the Ken Hollingsworth Bowl. The 2022 season was Proctor's first outright New England Championship in school history.
Coach Rulli founded the boys' lacrosse program during his tenure at Archbishop Carroll High School. He established a lacrosse program from infancy to over 40 boys playing lacrosse in just four seasons. Coach Rulli coached a U.S. Lacrosse All-American and Academic All-American, 14 All-Region selections, and two All-Ohio selections, and in 2018 he was named Ohio Division 2, Region 7 Coach of the Year. Coach Rulli is part of a select group of lacrosse coaches nationwide with U.S. Lacrosse Level III Certification, the highest level of certification offered by U.S. Lacrosse.
In Coach Rulli's career, he has taught History and English, served as a dorm parent, was a Dean of Students, been a Director of Stewardship and Assistant Director of Communications/Marketing, and now serves as the Director of Enrollment Strategy at Proctor Academy. He holds an undergraduate degree in History from John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio, where he was an offensive lineman all four years of college. Coach Rulli also earned a Master of Education from George Mason University with a concentration in Independent School Leadership. Coach Rulli is currently enrolled in the School of Education at Baylor University, where he is pursuing a Doctor of Education in Learning and Organizational Change.