Nike Girls Lacrosse Camp at Loyola Marymount University

Westy is a Positive Coaching Alliance certified coach, U.S. Kids Golf Certified Coach, and personally specializes in volleyball, soccer, golf, and football. Westy is the camp director for the Nike Sports Camps at UNLV, Westminster University, Boise State University, University of Denver, Loyola Marymount University, UC Santa Barbara, Cal Poly, Cal State San Marcos, OSU Cascades, and University of Puget Sound.

Delaney Benson was originally hired as the Interim Head Coach for the women's lacrosse program prior to the 2024 season. After a successful season, the interim tag was dropped and Benson was hired into the permanent position.

Benson is the third head coach in the history of Chapman NCAA Division III program and the first woman to lead the varsity program. In her first season, she led the Panthers to a 9-6 overall record and a third place finish in the SCIAC.

A native of southern California, Benson returned to the area after her lacrosse career took her from Colorado to Israel. As a student-athlete, Benson played collegiately for four years at NCAA Division II Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo. After graduating in 2020, Benson joined the Israel National Team and competed at the Women's World Championships in 2022. She earned the Spirit of Lacrosse Award at the world championships.

While in Israel, Benson committed to the Israel Lacrosse Association and became a Program Director for youth programs. She spent the next year and a half recruiting and introducing lacrosse to girls in Israel. She returned to the United States and coached for one year as an assistant at the College of Wooster, helping the Fighting Scots to an 11-5 overall record in 2023.

Since moving back to southern California, Benson has coached with the SoCal Express and Alliance Club in Orange County.

She earned her degree in Exercise Physiology in 2020 from Fort Lewis College.

Mikayla Knudson was named the second University of Wisconsin-Stout women’s lacrosse head coach in July 2024.

UW-STOUT (2024-Present)

BEFORE UW-STOUT

• Augsburg University (2021-24) Knudson served as head coach of the Auggies from October 2023 to July 2024 after serving as an assistant during the 2021 and 2022 seasons. She assisted the program in all aspects, including recruiting, scouting, scheduling, practice- and game-planning, travel accommodations, managing the team’s budget.
• Elk River High School (2019-23) Knudson spent five seasons as an assistant coach.
• Knudson has also spent time as the head coach for eight seasons with the Elk River Youth Lacrosse Association.

PLAYING CAREER

• Augsburg University (2017-21) A five-year player for the Auggies, Knudson played in 65 games and tallied 90 goals and 17 assists for a total of 107 points throughout her career and earned Honorable Mention All-MWLC in 2019 and All-MWLC Second-Team honors in 2021. Knudson tied the Augsburg single-game records with nine points and seven goals against Monmouth College on March 31, 2019.

PERSONAL

• A Zimmerman, Minn. native, Knudson earned a bachelor's degree in biology with a minor in psychology from Augsburg University in 2020 and Master’s Certificate of Leadership from Augsburg in 2021.

MacEllen McDonough was hired as the Cal Lutheran woman's lacrosse head coach in November 2024. McDonough is an accomplished lacrosse professional with extensive playing and coaching experience at the highest levels. She was a four year member of the Jacksonville University women’s lacrosse program, where she contributed to three ASUN conference championships. Internationally, McDonough served as the Women’s Director of the Israel Lacrosse Association and head coach of the U21 national team while representing Team Israel on the world stage as a player and leader. As a four-year captain, she competed in the World Games, World Championships, and European Championships, leading her team to a silver medal at the 2019 European Championships. As a coach, McDonough has developed athletes across all levels of play, both in the U.S. and internationally. She previously served as an assistant coach at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges.

Currently serving as an athletic trainer at Malibu High School, Kulsum is committed to providing top-tier care, optimizing performance, and ensuring athlete safety. Known for her passion for sports medicine, Kulsum strives to make a lasting impact in the field of athletic training.