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SUNY College - Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh, NY 12901
New York Northeast
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Kelly Wall

Kelly Wall begins her third season as the head women's lacrosse coach at Plattsburgh State in 2024.


Wall became the program's all-time wins leader in 2023, helping the Cardinals to a 7-8 overall (3-6 SUNYAC) mark that established the program record for wins in a season. Plattsburgh State went 4-2 in non-conference games and posted its first-ever wins over both Utica University and Buffalo State. The Cardinals fell just shy of qualifying for the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Tournament for the second year in a row, with the difference being an overtime setback to SUNY Oneonta on April 19. At the conclusion of the season, Plattsburgh State earned a program-best three All-SUNYAC selections.


In 2022, Wall coached her team to a 5-9 overall (3-6 SUNYAC) record, as the team finished in seventh place, just missing out on qualifying for the SUNYAC Tournament and finishing with the most wins in the program's short history. During the season, Wall coached the Cardinals to their first wins in program history over Fredonia and New Paltz, as their three conference wins were also a program record.


Wall was an integral part of helping former head coach Julia Decker build the foundation of the Cardinals’ women’s lacrosse program, as she helped guide Plattsburgh State during its inaugural season of competition in 2019 before aiding in the Cardinals’ 4-0 2020 season, which was cut short due to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Wall helped mentor the program’s first-ever All-State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) selection in Frankie Porcaro, who earned Third-Team All-SUNYAC laurels in 2019.


As an undergraduate student-athlete at SUNY Brockport from 2014-17, Wall was the SUNYAC Offensive Player of the Year in 2017 and the SUNYAC Rookie of the Year in 2014 in addition to becoming just the fifth four-time First-Team All-SUNYAC honoree in the history of the conference. Wall also earned Second-Team Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) All-America honors in 2017.


The Clifton Park, N.Y., native led the Golden Eagles all four years in points, accumulating 276 over her career with 184 goals and 92 assists.


Wall graduated from Brockport with a degree in sport management in 2017.

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Darry Thornton

Darry Thornton, who boasts 11 years of collegiate head coaching experience, begins his second season at the head men's lacrosse coach at Plattsburgh State in 2024.


Prior to Plattsburgh State, Thornton spent the 2022 season as the head coach at Marian (Wis.) University, where he coached four All-Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) honorees and the program's first-ever United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Scholar All-American. Prior to Marian, Thornton served as the head coach at Brevard College during the 2021 campaign, where he helped revive the Tornados' men's lacrosse program and mentored two All-Conference student-athletes.


He worked as the head coach at NCAA Division II Lees-McRae College for four years, where he helped the Bobcats earn their most wins in a single season in program history following the 2017 campaign. Thornton coached, mentored and developed Lees-McRae's all-time leading goal scorer, and he also mentored 15 All-Academic All-Conference student-athletes while helping the program achieve its highest GPA in program history on multiple occasions.


Thornton served as the head coach at Mohawk Valley Community College during the 2012 and 2013 seasons, helping five student-athletes earn All-Conference honors. His first head coaching position came at Mount Saint Mary College, where he was the inaugural coach of the Knights' men's lacrosse program from January 2009-August 2011. Prior to becoming a head coach, Thornton worked as an assistant coach at Division II Queen's University of Charlotte and Hartwick College.


Beyond coaching, Thornton spent a three-year period as a consultant for over 25 college lacrosse programs across 11 states. His assistance ranged from NCAA Division II to NJCAA schools where he aided in the evaluation of incoming student-athletes, scouting, video breakdown and player development.


During his undergraduate career, he competed for two years at SUNY Oneonta, helping lead the Red Dragons to a 22-10 record, a No. 11 national ranking and a runner-up finish in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) championship game his senior year. His collegiate career began at Hudson Valley Community College, where he competed for two seasons.


Thornton earned his Bachelor of Science in mass communications from Oneonta in 2003 and his Associate of Science in physical education from Hudson Valley Community College in 2000. He is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in coaching and athletics administration from Concordia (Calif.) University Irvine.

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