After nine seasons off and on as an assistant coach on the
Logan High varsity men’s lacrosse team, Clay Christoffersen has now taken over
as the new head coach.
The change follows the retirement of former head coach Doug
Ringle.
Ringle, who was the head coach from 2002 until 2014, stepped
down this past summer for personal reasons. That opened the door for Christoffersen
to take the team.
“I respect the time and effort that coach Ringle put into
Logan High lacrosse, but I am very grateful for the opportunity that I have now
to be the head coach,” Christoffersen said. “I won’t let the Logan High lacrosse
alumni down.”
Christoffersen said that he has been around the game for a
long time, which has prepared him to be successful as the new head coach.
“My experience with Coach Clay has been excellent,” said
Logan senior Jorden Hansen. “He has prepared us well for the season.”
Christoffersen played for Logan from 1979 to 1981 and also
at Utah State University from 1984 to 1986. He has also introduced a
competitive lacrosse league in the summer for Cache Valley players called the
Northern Utah Thunder.
“I have seen all the ups and downs of lacrosse in my
lifetime and I am prepared to step up to the next level and see what I can do
as a head coach,” Christoffersen said. “I don’t think you can ever be fully
prepared to take over a program as the head guy, but you learn as you go and
some tend to learn quicker than others. I aspire to be one of those guys.”
Christoffersen and the Grizzlies have started off the season
with a 4-1 record. Logan has won against Idaho Falls, Timpanogos, Northridge
and Roy.
Logan now enters into the tougher part of its schedule with
Syracuse and Bonneville high schools up next. Both schools have winning records
to start the season and combined have a total of seven wins, compared to the
combined win total of just three for the four opponents that Logan has already
beaten this season.
I wanted to thank Coach Ringle for the good times and the state championship! Good luck Coach Clay.
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