Girls LacrosseWith four state championships in its history, Kent Denver has long been one of Colorado's leading girls lacrosse programs.
Coach Mike O’Neil—who took over as Kent Denver's head girls lacrosse coach in 2021—is enthusiastic and passionate about continuing to build on such a strong and successful program.
“It is crucial that we all buy into a healthy culture and buy into it now," he says. "This culture will be built around trustworthy relationships between players and coaches where we push ourselves physically and mentally to be the best students, athletes and members of our community that we can be.”
In his first three seasons, Coach O'Neil guided the Sun Devils to consecutive winning seasons, top ten rankings and appearances in the quarterfinals of the 5A state tournament.
Notable Sun Devils
Alumni
Several recent athletes from our girls lacrosse program have gone on to play at the next level. They include:
- Holly Shankle '21 — Claremont McKenna College
- Kelsey Shankle '21 — Colorado College
- Ella Dutton '22 — Washington & Lee University
- Kathleen Michaud '23 — University of California Berkeley
- Dylan Agron '24 — Cornell University
- Sarah Caulkins '24 — Dartmouth College
- Ava Cebrian '24 — Elon University
- Bricín Mahoney '24 — Northwestern University
- Claire Murphy '24 — Brown University
- Lila Wittemyer '24 — Columbia University
Upcoming Games
Team | Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Advantage | Details |
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Girls' Lacrosse - Varsity |
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Heritage High School
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Horn Family Field | Home | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - Varsity |
Girls' Lacrosse - JV |
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Denver East High School
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TBD
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Denver East High School | Away | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - JV |
Girls' Lacrosse - Varsity |
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Denver East High School
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Denver East High School | Away | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - Varsity |
Girls' Lacrosse - 6th |
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Graland Country Day
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Upper Fields | Home | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - 6th |
Girls' Lacrosse - Varsity |
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Arapahoe High School
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Horn Family Field | Home | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - Varsity |
Girls' Lacrosse - 7th/8th |
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Graland Country Day
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Upper Fields | Home | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - 7th/8th |
Girls' Lacrosse - JV |
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Arapahoe High School
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Horn Family Field | Home | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - JV |
Girls' Lacrosse - Varsity |
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Evergreen H.S.
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DeSo Field | Home | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - Varsity |
Girls' Lacrosse - JV |
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Evergreen H.S.
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DeSo Field | Home | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - JV |
Girls' Lacrosse - JV |
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Denver South
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Denver South | Away | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - JV |
Girls' Lacrosse - Varsity |
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Denver South
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Denver South | Away | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - Varsity |
Girls' Lacrosse - 6th |
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Colorado Academy
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Upper Fields | Home | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - 6th |
Girls' Lacrosse - 7th/8th |
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Colorado Academy
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Upper Fields | Home | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - 7th/8th |
Girls' Lacrosse - Varsity |
Scrimmage-Lake Oswego OR
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DeSo Field | Home | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - Varsity |
Girls' Lacrosse - Varsity |
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Regis Jesuit High School
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Regis Jesuit High School | Away | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - Varsity |
Girls' Lacrosse - Varsity |
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Thunderridge H.S.
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Halftime Help Stadium | Away | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - Varsity |
Girls' Lacrosse - JV |
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Thunderridge H.S.
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Thunderridge High School | Away | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - JV |
Girls' Lacrosse - JV |
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Castle View High School
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Douglas County Stadium | Away | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - JV |
Girls' Lacrosse - Varsity |
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Castle View High School
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Douglas County Stadium | Away | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - Varsity |
Girls' Lacrosse - JV |
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Columbine High School
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TBD
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Columbine High School | Away | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - JV |
Girls' Lacrosse - Varsity |
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Columbine High School
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Trailblazer Stadium | Away | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - Varsity |
Girls' Lacrosse - 6th |
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Colorado Academy
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Colorado Academy | Away | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - 6th |
Girls' Lacrosse - 7th/8th |
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Colorado Academy
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Colorado Academy | Away | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - 7th/8th |
Girls' Lacrosse - 6th |
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Graland Country Day
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Cranmer Park | Away | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - 6th |
Girls' Lacrosse - 7th/8th |
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Graland Country Day
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Cranmer Park | Away | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - 7th/8th |
Girls' Lacrosse - Varsity |
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Chatfield Senior High School
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DeSo Field | Home | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - Varsity |
Girls' Lacrosse - JV |
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Chatfield Senior High School
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Horn Family Field | Home | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - JV |
Girls' Lacrosse - JV |
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Valor Christian
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Valor Christian | Away | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - JV |
Girls' Lacrosse - 6th |
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Girls Athletic Leadership School
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Girls Athletic Leadership School | Away | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - 6th |
Girls' Lacrosse - Varsity |
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Valor Christian
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Valor Christian | Away | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - Varsity |
Girls' Lacrosse - JV |
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Colorado Academy
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DeSo Field | Home | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - JV |
Girls' Lacrosse - Varsity |
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Colorado Academy
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DeSo Field | Home | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - Varsity |
Girls' Lacrosse - Varsity |
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Fairview H.S.
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DeSo Field | Home | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - Varsity |
Girls' Lacrosse - JV |
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Fairview H.S.
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DeSo Field | Home | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - JV |
Girls' Lacrosse - 6th |
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St. Mary's Academy
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Upper Fields | Home | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - 6th |
Girls' Lacrosse - Varsity |
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Ralston Valley
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DeSo Field | Home | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - Varsity |
Girls' Lacrosse - 7th/8th |
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St. Mary's Academy
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Upper Fields | Home | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - 7th/8th |
Girls' Lacrosse - JV |
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Ralston Valley
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DeSo Field | Home | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - JV |
Girls' Lacrosse - JV |
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Poudre HS
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Horn Family Field | Home | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - JV |
Girls' Lacrosse - Varsity |
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Poudre HS
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DeSo Field | Home | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - Varsity |
Girls' Lacrosse - 7th/8th |
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Girls Athletic Leadership School
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Upper Fields | Home | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - 7th/8th |
Girls' Lacrosse - JV |
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Cherry Creek High School
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Belleview Fields | Away | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - JV |
Girls' Lacrosse - Varsity |
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Cherry Creek High School
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Stutler Bowl | Away | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - Varsity |
Girls' Lacrosse - 6th |
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St. Mary's Academy
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St. Mary's Academy | Away | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - 6th |
Girls' Lacrosse - 7th/8th |
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St. Mary's Academy
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St. Mary's Academy | Away | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - 7th/8th |
Girls' Lacrosse - 7th/8th |
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Colorado Academy
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Colorado Academy | Away | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - 7th/8th |
Girls' Lacrosse - 6th |
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Colorado Academy
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Colorado Academy | Away | Details about Girls' Lacrosse - 6th |
Head Coach: Mike O'Neil
In 2021, Kent Denver welcomed Mike O’Neil as Head Girls Lacrosse Coach. Mike was previously the head girls lacrosse coach at Arapahoe High School.
Coach O'Neil is currently a coach and consultant for JM3 Sports, where he works to grow and teach the game of lacrosse. He spent seven years as the Girls Director of 3d Lacrosse in Colorado. Before that, Coach O'Neil—a graduate of Cornell University in 2014—played professionally for both the Premier Lacrosse League and Major League Lacrosse.