About: Richie Hurley is a native of Setauket, Long Island and a 2010 graduate of Ward Melville High School. He played Division 1 lacrosse at Siena College, where he was a 3-year starter at attack, a two-time captain and won two MAAC Conference Championship’s during his career. Hurley was also a 2x first team all MAAC conference player, 2014 MAAC Conference Player of the Year, 2014 USILA All-American, 2014 Siena College Student Athlete of the Year and a finalist for the Lowe’s Senior Class Award. Hurley spent the past 8 years working for Harlem Lacrosse as the Managing Director of Programs and coach of the Harlem Elite 2021 & 2023 teams. Players from these teams have gone on to play college lacrosse at top schools such as Johns Hopkins, Hobart, UAlbany, Siena, Hofstra, Boston University, Brown, Bryant, Tufts, Colby, Bates, Haverford, and more. He is now the Community Engagement Manager for The HEADstrong Foundation.
SJ Boys Team: 2029/2030
What does HEADstrong mean to you? Being a coach for HEADstrong allows me to share my love and passion for the game of lacrosse with the next generation of student-athletes. This sport has given me so much — a college education, friends, a career and even allowed me to meet my wife. I’m grateful the opportunity to pay it forward and help open doors for kids to find those same opportunities I did.