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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William Brinson212026Mattapan, MA
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Cameron Chambers (captain)172025Hampstead, NH
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Finnegan Connor192024Hampton, NH
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Gabriel Copelandmanager2024Beverly, MA
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Carter Dougherty52024Waxhaw, NC
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Jack Fickenschermanager2024Davidson, NC
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Christopher Geier (captain)322023Stratham, NH
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Conor Geier22024Stratham, NH
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Jonathan Groth32023Newburyport, MA
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Liric Harris302023Dayton, OH
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Nathaniel Howell82023Lincoln, VT
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Colin Kwak122023Alpharetta, GA
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Zachary Macey332024Chilmark, MA
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Charles Maloney92023Fairfield, CT
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Charles Maynard222024Charlestown, MA
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Theodore Mehlman182025Wayland, MA
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Benjamin Mensforth152024Huntersville, NC
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Andrew Morrison242025Medfield, MA
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Augustus Oberting62023Hanover, NH
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Connor Roy162024Wellesley, MA
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Myles Saint Louis142025Lexington, MA
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Churchill Salathe232025Andover, NH
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Lagan Salathe72023Andover, NH
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Charles Seavey (captain)112024New Gloucester, ME
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Samuel Sewall102023South Dartmouth, MA
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Thomas Spillane252024Yarmouth Port, MA
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Lucas Tremlett282025Raleigh, NC
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Andrew Warren (captain)202023Amherst, NH
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Maksim Watton132023Chetek, WI
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Tomás Woelper312026Harvard, MA
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Noah Young262025Bridgewater, CT
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Daniel Zapton42025Hopkinton, NH
Coaches
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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 70 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 seven 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 (Ed. D.) in Learning and Organizational Change.
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Head CoachOriginally from Glastonbury, CT, Zach Zavalick studied Psychology and Education at Wesleyan University. At Wesleyan, Zach was the Vice President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, a community advisor, and a four-year starter on the men’s lacrosse team, winning an NCAA National Championship in 2018 and a NESCAC Championship in 2017. In addition to being an assistant director in the Admissions Office, he is also the head boys' varsity lacrosse coach. His hobbies and interests include hiking, mountain biking, and traveling.