John Lade Promoted to Director of College Placement & Recruiting at Jersey Thunder Lacrosse

We are pleased to formally announce the promotion of John Lade to the Director of College Placement & Recruiting for Thunder Lacrosse.  John has been a coach within the Thunder program since 2019 and also led the Thunder Premier team initiative.

John is one of the most decorated lacrosse players in the history of New Jersey lacrosse.

He won a D1 National Championship in 2009 at Syracuse University.  His personal accolades at Syracuse include “NCAA D1 Defenseman of the Year” (2011), 3x All-American, and 2x Big-East Conference.  John played professionally in the MLL and for the Chaos in the PLL.  He also coached D1 at Manhattan College for 3 years, and is currently the Head Coach at Kittatinny High School.  He was recently inducted into the New Jersey Lacrosse Hall of Fame.

John has a wide network of contacts throughout the lacrosse universe, making him the perfect candidate for helping Thunder Lacrosse athletes to find the best fit as they look to play at the NCAA level.

Please join us in congratulating John Lade on his new role!