Hobart and William Smith Colleges Athletics

Porter returns to his alma mater as an assistant coach after spending the past 11 years teaching and coaching lacrosse in the Chicago area.

In 2015, he founded The Lacrosse School, an elite lacrosse club. Porter helped develop lacrosse talent that went on to play at some of the top NCAA lacrosse programs. His protégés include former Statesmen Peter Ashmore ’17, Alex Love ’15 and Grant Soucy ’17.
 
Before starting The Lacrosse School, Porter was the program director for TeamONE Lacrosse Club for over five years. He also coached boys and girls lacrosse scholastically for eight seasons, including a season as the head coach at Evanston Township High School.
 
Porter played in 30 career games for the Statesmen, scoring three goals and collecting four ground balls. He was a member of the 2004 Hobart team that posted wins over nationally-ranked Army and Cornell and earned an NCAA tournament at-large bid. Porter earned a bachelor’s degree in studio art.
 
Following graduation, Porter moved to England and played for the Heaton Mersey Lacrosse Club in the Premiership. He also played professionally in Major League Lacrosse, winning a championship with the Rochester Rattlers in 2008.
 
When he returned to the States, Porter spent two years as a teacher and assistant coach of football, wrestling and lacrosse at Northfield Mount Hermon School.