Former Rutgers University standout Katrina Martinelli is in her second year as a member of the Wagner women’s lacrosse coaching staff, with recruiting coordinator duties added to her title.
"I am thrilled that Katrina Martinelli will be returning to our program as assistant coach and that she will be taking on a new role as recruiting coordinator,” said Rowan. “Katrina’s enthusiasm for the program is inspiring and she will be essential to this team’s success. Katrina already has great rapport with the team members, has an extensive lacrosse background, and is a great teacher of the game. She has worked relentlessly this summer recruiting for the future and stabilizing the program during transition."
In addition to her exceptional credentials as a former top collegiate and scholastic player, Martinelli also brought a coaching pedigree to Grymes Hill, having served as a coach for the South Jersey Select Lacrosse Club and at many levels, ranging from grades 4-12.
A highlight of her stellar playing career at Rutgers came as junior in 2013 when she earned All-BIG EAST Second-Team honors following a season that saw her record 45 points on 35 goals and 10 assists. During her 49-game career, the former attacker scored 70 points on the strength of 52 goals and 18 assists for the Scarlet Knights. She capped her outstanding collegiate career by being selected to the prestigious IWLCA North-South All-Star Team where she competed on the North squad.
Martinelli is a native of Moorestown, NJ were she starred at Moorestown High School, one of the Garden State’s perennial high school powers. At Moorestown, she was a member of Quaker squads that won three State Championships, three Group III Championships, three Group III Central Sectional Championships and three Burlington County Division Championships from 2007-2009.
She was a two-time All-American, in 2009 and 2010, and was the Quakers’ leading goal-scorer in 2009 when she found the back of the next 61 times. A First-Team All-State and All-South Jersey selection in 2009 and 2010, Martinelli was named Midfielder of the Year as a senior by the Women’s Lacrosse Club of South Jersey (WLCSJ).
In addition to her duties with the Seahawk coaching staff, Martinelli is pursuing a masters of business administration.
