Conner Graves, Sam St. Croix named assistant Men’s Lacrosse coaches at Ohio Northern

By Wes Mayberry

ADA — Conner Graves and Sam St. Croix have been named assistant men's lacrosse coaches at Ohio Northern University under ninth-year head coach Nat St. Laurent.

Graves joins the Polar Bears after serving as the head varsity lacrosse coach at Grandview High School in Aurora, Colo., for one season from September 2022 to July 2023.

At GHS, Graves coached one USILA All-American and one Adrenaline All-American, three Academic All-Americans and two First Team and two Second Team All-State selections as well as five First Team, nine Second Team and two Honorable Mention All-Conference honorees.

Prior to that, Graves served as an assistant lacrosse coach at GHS from July 2021 to September 2022.

His coaching experience also includes stops at Team 91 Colorado Lacrosse Club, Cutthroat Lacrosse Club and Eaglecrest High School.

Graves graduated from Colorado State University in 2016 with a bachelor's degree in sociology and earned a master's degree in sports management from West Virginia University in 2023.

St. Croix comes to Ada after serving as an intermediate literacy teacher and junior varsity lacrosse and football coach at Lowville Central School in Lowville, N.Y.

St. Croix played lacrosse for four years at Alvernia University and held a leadership position on the team during his senior season.

A 2020 graduate of Alvernia with a bachelor's degree in marketing, St. Croix is currently enrolled at SUNY Potsdam pursuing a master's degree in early childhood education.