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Ralph "RJ" Rossi

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Ralph "RJ" Rossi grew up in Wilton, New Jersey, and played D3 lacrosse at Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina, from 1986 to 1987, before transferring to Syracuse University, where he attended school from 1988 to 1990. Rossi was a member of the Syracuse Lacrosse team during 1988, the year the team went undefeated. Rossi coached boys’ varsity lacrosse at Ridgefield High School, from 2003 to 2006
and from 2006 to 2010 he was the men's defensive lacrosse coordinator at Western Connecticut State University. Rossi then became Head Coach for boys' lacrosse at Rollins College from 
2010 to 2015, and the Assistant Boys Coach at the American Heritage School. In September 2024, Rossi arrived in Missoula to coach the Griz Men's Lacrosse team alongside Head Coach Tucker Sargent.

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Click here to read about Rossi's career as Head Coach at Rollins College
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