At Triple Threat Lacrosse, our aim is simple. We are providing our student-athletes聽with the tools to help them become the ultimate 'triple threat.' We combine (1) skill and lacrosse IQ enhancement with (2) character and leadership building,聽along with (3) mental and physical聽wellness education, to empower the complete athlete鈥攂oth on and off the field.聽
A little bit about us...
Ciara Thurlow and Halley Quillinan Griggs are the co-founders of Triple Threat Lacrosse.
The duo launched Triple Threat Lacrosse in Fall 2018.
CIARA THURLOW, CO-FOUNDER
Thurlow is currently the Head Coach at Greens Farms Academy and the Vice President of Darien Youth Lacrosse, where she serves as the Head Coach for Darien's U14 Team, hing won 11 of the last 13 CONNY Championships. Formerly the Head Co-Coach at Wilton High School (2002-10), Thurlow led the Warriors to four FCIAC Championships and a pair of Connecticut State Championships. In 2006, she was named the Connecticut Coach of the Year; three years later, she was inducted into the Wilton Hall of Fame. In 2013, she was honored as a YMCA Woman of Distinction. Thurlow was a four-year letter winner at Villanova University.
HALLEY QUILLINAN GRIGGS, CO-FOUNDER
A former four-time All-American at Syracuse University and U.S. National Team midfielder, Griggs helped guide the Orange to two NCAA semifinal and two NCAA quarterfinal appearances, capturing a pair of BIG EAST Championships along the way. Griggs currently ranks in Syracuse's top ten for career points (246), goals (207), draws (166) and caused turnovers (96). Hing spent nearly a decade of her life at Inside Lacrosse, Griggs held the position of聽Women's Director until she stepped down in December 2021; but remains an Editor-at-Large for the publication.聽She also served as a women's color analyst and reporter for ESPN during her time with IL. Most recently, Griggs was the Head Coach at Greenwich Academy from 2022-2024. From 2019-2021, Griggs was the Associate Head Coach at Greens Farms Academy.聽
Additional TTL F/W '25-'26 Coaches:
We're thrilled to boast some of the top coaches in the nation during our Fall/Winter H.S. and M.S. training seasons, including:
Madison Ahern (Notre Dame '23, G '24)
Maddie Burns (Michigan '24)
Kory Brown (Loyola '00)
Kasey Choma (Notre Dame '23, G '24)
Liz Geiger (Stanford '03)
Scott Hapgood (Dartmouth '97)
Katie Johnson (Princeton '92)
Tim Kennedy (Dartmouth '96)
Tee Ladouceur (Syracuse '11)聽
Amanda Orvis (Skidmore '20)
Goalie Coaches:
Tate Paulson (Syracuse '24)
Caylee Waters (North Carolina '17)
Mindset Coach:
Spencer Hempleman (Tufts '97)