Elite 2026

Bryan Wallace

Senior Director

Coach Wallace grew up in Western Massachusetts where he was a 3-sport athlete at Minnechaug Regional HS in Soccer, Basketball, and Lacrosse. As a Lacrosse player, he was a 3-year starting Attackman, he helped guide his team to 3 Western Mass State Finals appearances was named 3x All-League, 3x All-Region, 3x All-State, 2x time team captain is the number 4 All-time leading scorer with 291 career points. Coach Wallace attended D-III the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth where he was a 4-year starter and scored 98 career points being named 2nd Team All-Conference in his senior year. Coach Wallace entered into coaching upon graduation at DIII Massachusetts Maritime Academy where he was the Offensive Assistant Coach. Coach Bwall continued his education and coaching career at DIII Springfield College as Graduate Assistant helping guide the Pride SC back-to-back NEWMAC titles and placed 14 players on the All-Conference team while earning his Master’s Degree in Higher Education. Coach Wallace moved to South Florida and was named Associate Head Coach at Gulliver Prep in Miami, FL. While at Gulliver, he posted 4 FHSAA Final Four Appearances, 4 District Titles, coaching 8 US Lacrosse All-Americans, 66 All-State players, 72 All-County players. Wallace moved to Marietta GA and was named HC at Lassiter HS. In one season at Lassiter HS, he earned the Region Coach of the Year, won the Region 2 Championship, GHSA State Quarter Finalist, 4 players named All-State, 6 players named All-County. Coach Wallace was named Director of Lacrosse at Centennial HS in Roswell GA in 2012. As Head Community Coach for the Knights he lead Centennial to 141-33 (.833%) record in 8 seasons. Reaching 6 straight GHSA State playoff appearances, 2019, 2018, 2017 GHSA Semi-Finalist, 2016, 2015, 2014 GHSA Quarter Finalist, Winning the 2013 State Championship. 3x Region Championships, 3x Region Coach of the Year. Under the guidance of Coach Wallace, 24 players named US Lacrosse All-Americans, 57 players named All-State, 64 players named All-Conference, 2 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Players of the Year. 2 Under Armour All-Americans (Senior Game), 1 Under Armour All-American MVP, 1 Warrior/US Lacrosse South Player of the Year, 1 Lax Records Player of the Year, 116 Scholar Athlete Award winners, 15 Senior Student Athlete Award winners, Pro Alumni; Nate Solomon.   In 2019 Coach Wallace was announced as the Assistant Varsity Coach/Offensive Coordinator at Roswell High School. He joins the Hornets from Crosstown rival Centennial.  Coach Bwall has been coaching club with Thunder in the metro Atlanta area  for 10 years and is currently the Senior Director, as well as an Elite and National  team coach. He resides in Roswell, with his wife Tara their daughter Greer and dog Luna.  

Brian Michalec

Defensive Instructor/ Coach

Playing Experience: 8+ years

Coach Brian Michalec was a standout defenseman at Comsewogue high school. He went on to play NCAA Division II at Dowling College where he was a starter on the NCAA National Championship team in 2012.

Coaching Experience: 3 years

Comsewogue Varsity Boys Lacrosse Assistant Coach/ Defensive Coordinator- (2017-2018)

Suffolk County Assistant Coach of the Year- 2018

Pat Luckhurst

Coach

Coach Pat Luckhurst, brings 8 years experience coaching at camps, high school and doing private sessions.  Currently the head coach at Milton High School, Luckhurst is a native of Connecticut who moved to Georgia as a high school student-athlete and became a two-time All-State lacrosse player at the Wesleyan School. He went on to captain the men’s lacrosse team at Lynchburg, earning All-ODAC honorable mention accolades and earning Academic All-American honors for three years. He graduated in 2011 and quickly began his coaching career.

Zach Czulada

Coach

Zach Czulada is currently in his first year as Head Coach at North Gwinnett High School. Czulada arrives to the Atlanta area after coaching the past 2 years at Lynn University in Boca Raton, FL as Defensive Coordinator. Prior to his time at Lynn, Czulada was the Defensive Coordinator for a year and a half at North Greenville university. Before getting into coaching, Czulada was a 5-year starting goalie at Piedmont University, where he was named All-Conference 3 times, was awarded USA South Defensive Player of the Year and capped his career being named to the USILA Senior All-Star Game.