Born in 2007, the Chatfield Senior High School men’s lacrosse team continues to work hard to establish itself as a strong and competitive program. The coaches and players—along with the support of a strong Booster Club, dedicated families, and a generous community—dedicate themselves to developing one of the most promising high school programs in the state.
Our program centers itself around the belief that each member of the team is a part of the Chatfield Lacrosse family.
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Coach Spangler has coached youth, high school, collegiate, and professional lacrosse teams throughout Colorado. He is also the Director of the Champions Lacrosse Academy. As a player, Coach Spangler won a high school Colorado state championship with East-Manual (1990); as a coach, with Arapahoe (2009) and Cherry Creek (2019). During his tenure at Chatfield, he has coached two First Team All-State, four First Team All-Conference, nine Second Team All-Conference, and eight All-Conference Honorable Mention selections. He was also a Major League Lacrosse champion with the Denver Outlaws (2014, 2016, and 2018), coached 13 collegiate All Americans, six high school All Americans, and more than 50 All Conference players. Defensive Coordinator for the University of Denver during their transition to Division I. He was a Second Team All-State selection in 1991 for East Manual High School. Coach Spangler qualified for national tournament all three years while Head Coach at the University of Colorado and was a top 10 national coach for CoachUp (2020) RMILL Coach of the Year while at CU (1999). He is a proud dad to Maddie, John, and Nola.
Coach Kelsic graduated from Chatfield in 2010, where he played football and lacrosse. Greg was in the first freshman class of the Chatfield lacrosse program. He is still the all-time leading points scorer for Chatfield Boys Lacrosse. Coach Kelsic attended the University of Colorado, where he played for the men's MCLA lacrosse team and won the 2014 MCLA National Championship.
Coach Post has played and coached lacrosse for more than 25 years. He attended Heritage High School in Littleton, Colorado, where he was team captain his senior year, a three-year varsity starter, First Team All-Conference (2009 and 2010), and All-State Honorable Mention (2010) selection. Coach Post attended Ferrum College in Virginia (NCAA DIII) for two years and then transferred to Adams State University in Alamosa, Colorado (NCAA DII) , where he was selected All Conference two times.
Coach Cunningham is from Littleton, where he lives with his wife and two daughters. Chris has played lacrosse since second grade, and was a three-year varsity starter at Heritage High School, where he was an all-conference honorable mention, second team all-conference, and first team all-conference selection. After high school, he followed his dream of playing NCAA lacrosse at Adams State University in Alamosa, where he played for three years. Coach Cunningham ended his college career playing MCLA lacrosse at Metropolitan State University, where he was a captain and finished in the Top 20 for points two years in a row. He has coached many different levels of lacrosse over the years from Douglas County youth teams, Douglas County High School, and the University of Colorado–Denver club team.
Coach Mahlik is a native of Littleton and was an All-State and All-Colorado defenseman at Heritage High School. He played for the University of Iowa during law school. After returning to Colorado in 2002, he married his wife Anne, who also attended Heritage, and they have a son and a daughter. Coach Mahlik plays in local men’s lacrosse leagues with Coach Spangler.
Over the last 15 years, Coach Simons coached boys and girls lacrosse as an assistant and head coach for field and box lacrosse. He began his lacrosse coaching career in 2009 as an assistant coach for his oldest son's second-grade Coyotes lacrosse team; he started as an assistant coach for his daughter's lacrosse team the following year. He has coached Coyote (South Jeffco) youth lacrosse, Columbine High School girls lacrosse, and Chatfield Senior High boys lacrosse. He has been a coach at Chatfield for the past two years. Ryan is husband to lovely wife Tammy and dad to Teagan, Jaxynn, Kenna, Maren, and Wyatt.
The Chatfield Boys Lacrosse Booster Club (CBLBC) is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation created to broaden the involvement of students, student families, the school and the community in the sport of lacrosse; to facilitate activity to raise funds to support the boys’ lacrosse programs at Chatfield Senior High School; and to organize volunteer support for program activities in coordination with the Chatfield Senior High School Athletic Department and coaching staff.
The Booster Club holds two mandatory meetings for all players and parents: one in October and one in January. Additional Booster Club meetings are held at the discretion of the Board of Directors and are scheduled during the school year (see our calendar for all scheduled meetings).
The CBLBC Board meets once a month from August through May. Meeting minutes are available upon request.
If you have questions regarding Booster Club or Booster Club Board of Directors meetings, please contact a board member (contact information is below).
Questions regarding the Booster Club should be directed below; all team management questions and concerns should be directed to Coach Spangler.
This is Danielle's first year on the Board. Her son is a freshman at Chatfield.
Jill has served on the Board in different capacities since 2021. She currently serves as the Board Secretary and is responsible for all communications (email, social media, and website). Jill's son is a senior at Chatfield.
Shelley has been on the Board since 2021 and has served as Treasurer since 2022. Her son is a senior at Chatfield. All questions regarding finances, registration, payments, and Lax Cash funds should be directed to Shelley at treasurer@chatfieldlacrosse.com.
Sena has been involved with the Chatfield Lacrosse Booster Club since 2017, when her oldest son was a freshman. Sena's youngest is now a senior at Chatfield.
Stephanie's son is a senior at Chatfield. She has served on the Board in different capacities for two years.
Tammy has been on the Board since 2023. Her son is a sophomore at Chatfield.
This will be Christine's first year on the Board. Her son is a sophomore at Chatfield.
To be determined