Elevation Lacrosse provides playing opportunities and high-quality instruction through leagues, clinics, and camps to youth and high school age athletes in the Boulder/Denver area.
Raised in the lacrosse hotbed of Westchester, NY, Devlin has been playing and coaching lacrosse for the past 40 years. Coach Devlin spent his high school years at Ravenscroft School in Raleigh, NC and was a standout athlete in lacrosse (4x All-State) and football (2x All-State). After high school, he continued playing both sports at lacrosse powerhouse, Gettysburg College. Playing on the nation's top-ranked team, under legendary coach, Hank Janczyk (2nd all-time NCAA wins; 2x DIII Coach of the Year), Devlin competed in 2 NCAA lacrosse tournaments before moving to Colorado in 1999. He served as an assistant coach at Colorado College for 2 years, helping the team achieve national recognition in Division III lacrosse. In 2009 Devlin joined the Dawson School varsity coaching staff as an assistant, and after 2 years he assumed head coaching responsibilities. In 2011 he took over a 2-13 Dawson varsity team, and 13 seasons later he has amassed a career record of 123-75, leading the team to the 4A State Championship at Mile High Stadium in 2016, 2017, and 2018. He was named the Colorado State Coach of the Year (CO Coaches Association, CHSAA, and NFHS) in 2016 and again in 2023, BoCo Preps Regional Coach of the Year (2013, 2016, 2017, and 2018), 2017 Foothills and 2023 Northern Conference Coach of the Year. Devlin was appointed Head Coach of the 2018 Southwest Region Under Armour All-America Command team and an Assistant Coach of the 2021 U19 Team Colorado team. He currently serves on the Colorado High School Coaches Association Executive Committee. As the founder and director of Elevation Lacrosse Devlin has coached hundreds of young athletes through numerous camps, clinics, and club teams, and continues to compete in various men’s leagues and tournaments. He has a BA in Communications from the University of Colorado, and a Masters degree in Education, specializing in School Counseling from Colorado State University. He currently serves as the Dawson School Associate Athletic Director teaching and mentoring middle school students as they navigate their formative years. He and his wife, Kate, spend much of their time with their daughters Peyton and Quinn, and enjoy skiing, biking, running, and hiking in the beautiful Colorado mountains.
