Biography:

Ellie Hansen enters her 2nd season with Yorktown's Girls Lacrosse Program and her first year as JV Head Coach. 

Ellie grew up in Sterling where she played lacrosse at Dominion High School and was a Senior Captain in 2016. Ellie was recognized as a Brine All American selection for Washington D.C and played club lacrosse for Future Elite in Northern Va. 

She played on the collegiate level at Christopher Newport University as a Midfielder and Defender. Ellie played until her junior year and graduated in 2020. While at CNU, She double majored in Psychology and Sociology with a concentration in Criminology. In 2022 she graduated from Seattle University with a Master of Arts in Criminal Justice. 

Ellie has coached for 5 years with Pride and is currently the Head Coach of the 2025 White team. In addition to coaching at Pride, She also served as the Head Varsity Lacrosse Coach at the Madeira School in McLean in 2021. 

Ellie lives in Alexandria and works as a project coordinator at the National Policing Institute which is a nonprofit focused on the pursuit of excellence in policing through science and innovation. 

Biography:

Morgan grew up in Arlington where she started playing lacrosse in 3^rd grade with Arlington Youth Lacrosse Club. She played 5 years for Washington-Liberty high school and was a senior captain in 2013. During that time, she also played club for SuperNoVa in Northern Virginia.

After high school, she played club level at Old Dominion University for 2 years as a defender. Morgan graduated from ODU with a B.S. Interdisciplinary Studies – Special Education in 2018 and began teaching in Arlington County. She later completed a master’s in curriculum & instruction and a master’s in special education from Radford University.

Currently, she is a kindergarten and 1^st grade special education teacher at Campbell Elementary school. We are thrilled for Morgan to join our coaching staff in her first season at Yorktown this Spring 2024.