Bonnie Conklin

Coach Conklin graduated Suffern High School as an All-American only to continue on as a four-year starter at George Mason University. Graduating in 1999 with All-American and 1st team All-CAA honors, coach Conklin moved into coaching two years at James Madison University, reaching the final four in the 2001 NCAA tournament losing to Princeton in the semifinals. She coached five collegial Americans on that team. For 2001 James Madison squad were CAA champions and lost by one goal to UMD in the quarterfinals at the NCAA tournament. Coach competed for the Maryland Thunder, the first professional women’s lacrosse exhibition game in 2001 at the Capitol Center in Washington DC. In 2018 Coach Conklin became the head women’s lacrosse coach at St. Thomas Aquinas College for a two year stint before Covid wrapped up her college coaching career. She currently works at WMC as a registered nurse on the labor and delivery unit. Additionally she is the director of the Hudson Valley region for the Excelsior Games. Coach Conklin has been a prominent part of the metro staff since 1997 and is currently one of the owners of Metro lacrosse. She has guided countless players into the college lacrosse path from college club to Divison I.