Meet The Coaches

The following coaches are leading the Boys Bend Lacrosse Program

Varsity and JV Coaches

Dan Brostek

Varsity/JV Head Coach

Husband, father, veteran, ultrarunner and Chief Digital Officer at Team Red, White & Blue. Grew up playing lacrosse in Upstate NY. Played college lacrosse at Army from ’92 – ’96 (NCAA Tournament in '93 and '96). Coached at numerous youth and high school levels in Connecticut and in Bend.

Tyler Baumann

Assistant Coach

Played attack at Oregon State 01'-04. Attended Major League Lacrosse training camps for the Chicago Machine, LA Riptide and Denver Outlaws. General Manager of the Bend Brewers, IBLA Semi-Pro box lacrosse league. Currently playing for; Maple Ridge, BC Canada box team.

Cooper Morrow

Assistant Coach

Recent Portland transplant, originally from New England. Starting defenseman for three years at Colgate University ('95). All-Patriot League as a senior. Still playing as much as I can. Have coached everything from youth to college, mainly around Boston and Portland.

Luke Mendola

Assistant Coach

Proudly born and bred in Upstate, NY. As a defenseman played 4 years of varsity lacrosse at Harvard University (athlete advising fellow, community service chair, NCAA tournament 2014). Postgrad established a community center and emergency response clinic in Kenya. New to Bend working in the public service world. Abnormally enthusiastic about food, avid rock climber, really, really loves summer camp.

Max Wilson

Assistant Coach

Grew up in Menlo Park California and played 4 years of lacrosse at Alfred University (’12-’16) while studying mechanical engineering. Moved to Antelope Oregon after graduation, obtained a Master’s degree from Texas Tech in 2019 and is now transitioning to Bend with his wife Jessi. While at Alfred he was awarded multiple athletic and academic league honors. He has coached regularly throughout his playing career from elementary to high school age groups.

Scott Heberer

Assistant Coach

Grew up in San Diego and played at Poway High School. Continued his playing career at the MCLA level at Cal Poly SLO ('08-'12) where Scott earned a civil engineering degree, All-American honors, and ultimately inducted into the Cal Poly Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2018.

Zach Baumann

Assistant Coach

Started learning lacrosse in 2003 and officially started playing at Southern Oregon University in their first season in 2005. After my playing days in 2009, I have coached at various levels (youth to college) over the last ten years. Still playing lacrosse in the occasional tournament.

7/8 Grade Team

Austin Miller

7/8 Head Coach

Grew up in Bend, Oregon! Started playing lacrosse in 7^th grade when park and rec first started their lacrosse program in Bend. Started on Bend's varsity team for two years. Four year starter at Marymount University right outside of Washington, D.C. Coached several teams since college and excited to get the opportunity to give back to the Bend lacrosse community.

Joe DeLuca

5/6 Head Coach

Grew up and played lacrosse in Glastonbury, CT. Moved to Central OR in 1998. Lieutenant with Deschutes County Sheriff's office. Father of one boy, one girl. Enjoy being active with the kids' sports, camping, fishing, traveling and spending time with the wife and kids. Spend much of the year coaching football and wrestling.

Joe Albano

7/8 Assistant Coach

Father of Sal and Lucia. School Counselor and Varsity Football Coach for the past 18 years. Recently moved to Bend from San Francisco, CA. Grew up playing Lacrosse in Bedford, NY. Played collegiate Lacrosse at Adelphi University (Division II National Champions '93 &'95). In my free time I enjoy Skiing and Mountain Biking.

5/6 Grade Team

Michael Selkirk

5/6 Head Coach

Born and raised in Portland. Played middie at Lincoln High School ('02-04) and in various indoor/outdoor leagues across the country. Second-year Bend Lacrosse coach. Enjoy skiing, hiking, mountain biking, and traveling.

Jacob Paviol

5/6 Assistant Coach

Born and raised in Falls Village, CT. A four-year starter at Thiel College and played in the Berlin Open for Team USA Athletes International. Assistant coach at Thiel College (11-3) the year after graduation. I've traveled all over the country playing/coaching when I can. I moved to Bend to pursue my career in environmental science and spread my knowledge of lacrosse!