Elite 2024

Mac Pons

Defensive Instructor/ Coach

Coach Pons grew up in Bel Air, Maryland where he lettered four-years for Boy’s Latin. He helped lead the Lakers to the 2013 MIAA “A” Championship game and finished his senior season with 43 ground balls. At Maryland, he helped lead the Terps to one national title, three title game appearances, and four semifinal appearances. His senior class had an overall record of 61-14 (.813). Appeared in 64 games with 21 GBs and 18 CT.

Andy Pons

President

Andy serves as the Director of Lacrosse Operations for Thunder lacrosse. In this capacity, Coach Pons assists our coaching staff and Board of Directors as he oversees and organizes our camps, clinics, annual evaluations and acts as recruiting coordinator in support of our high school coaches and players. Andrew is also the head coach at Woodward Academy. Andy was named Atlanta Metro South Coach of the Year in 2015. He has an extensive background in lacrosse being born and raised in Baltimore, MD. He graduated in 1998 with a degree in physical education from McDaniel College, where he was a three-sport athlete. (Soccer, Basketball, Lacrosse) He won the Athlete of the Year in 1988. He also was a three-sport All-Metro athlete at John Carroll and is a member of his high school Hall of Fame in three sports. Andy spent two years as an assistant coach under Hall of Famer, John Tucker, with the Boston Cannons of the MLL. He has spoken at numerous coach’s conventions and clinics around the country having recently presented at the US Lacrosse Georgia coaches clinic in January. Coach Pons has been married to his high school sweetheart Chrissy for twenty-seven years and has three children. His middle son, Mac, played lacrosse at the University of Maryland, where he and the Terps won the 2017 National Championship. Fear the Turtle!!!!

Ben Corrigan

Coach

Coach Corrigan is a Thunder Lacrosse alum (Class of 2014) and played midfielder for four years at Lenoir-Rhyne. He led the Bears in assists with 36 and finished second on the team in goals scored (45) and total points (81) this season. Corrigan, a three-time All-SAC honoree (2016-18), was especially impressive in this year’s two playoff games as he totaled six goals and eight assists. The Alpharetta native was the first athlete in the club’s history to sign with a Major League Lacrosse Professional team (signed with the Atlanta Blaze).

Mike Hart

Coach

Tim Pritts

Coach

Coach Pritts, born and raised in NJ, played lacrosse and football for Bridgewater Raritan high school East and was captain of both teams. Coach Pritts was a highly decorated player at Bridgewater East playing for Hall of Fame Coach Chuck Apel (2008 U19 World Team Gold Medal Coach) earning two First Team All-League, two All-State and All-American Honors while leading his team to the state championship game his senior year. Tim was one of three NJ players who played for the National North-South high school All-Star team at Johns Hopkins University. He attended Rutgers University and was a four-year Varsity player and starting defenseman for three seasons. His senior year Tim was team captain of a squad that qualified for the NCAA tournament with big regular season wins over Navy, Johns Hopkins, Penn State and Army in and a first round NCAA tournament win over University of Virginia. During his senior year Tim’s team reached as high as a No. 2 regular season national ranking. Tim started his coaching career as a volunteer coach at Lovett where he was on staff for two State Championship seasons with Coach Dave Feroleto later came to Walton in 2006 as one of the Varsity Boy’s coaches. Tim helped Walton make its first appearance in the state playoffs in his first season with the team and won a State Championship in 2011. Tim has also coached at the Jr level in addition to coaching girls lacrosse at the Jr level and Varsity high school level having coached his daughter when she played at Wheeler high school. Coach Pritts started the first U11 team for Thunder and has been part of the staff since 2010. Coach Pritts and his wife Vivian live in East Cobb and have three children Vivie, Zac and Drew.

Hank Morgan

Coach