Staff

Paul Jepsen

Head Coach

Stanford Men's Lacrosse is proud to welcome Paul Jepsen as the 2018-2019 head coach. Paul is a 2004 graduate of Duke University where he was a three-year starter on defense and co-captain during his senior year. He led the Blue Devils to consecutive ACC Championship Titles in 2001 and 2002.

Jepsen grew up in Connecticut where he graduated from New Canaan High School and played under Howard Benedict. He garnered All-American honors and was selected as the 2000 Connecticut High School Lacrosse Player of the Year.

Prior to joining the Stanford coaching staff, Jepsen served two years as the Defensive Coordinator at Greenwich H.S. in CT and five years as the Defensive Coordinator at the University of California. Jepsen was also the Head Coach at South Elgin High School boys lacrosse team in Illinois, leading the Storm during their inaugural season in 2012. Prior to his stint at South Elgin, he was an assistant coach in Loyola Academy’s youth lacrosse program.

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Tyler Simmons

Assistant Coach

Tyler played attack and midfield at the University of Denver for the hall of fame coach Bill Tierney, making two final fours. He is a local product from Redwood HS scoring over 300 points in his high school career. He was the MCAL player of the year in his senior year while being ranked the #19 college recruit west of the Mississippi. Tyler was the head coach at Novato High School for the 2017-2018 season and he has coached some of the top travel teams in the bay area for Booth Lacrosse over the past 10 years.

Dev Bala

Assistant Coach

Dev Bala has been a member of the Stanford Men's Lacrosse coaching staff since 2011. In that time he's served as the Defensive Coordinator and helped to build the program into an annual contender, winning the WCLL championship in 2013 and 2015. Prior to Stanford, Dev coached HS lacrosse in Redmond, WA where he helped many young players develop a love of the game and go on to play in college at all levels.

Dev grew up in St. Louis, MO, and played defense at Washington University in St. Louis, where he was a 3x Team Captain and earned various MCLA honors. He has worked in the tech industry for nearly 20 years and enjoys mentoring players off the field to prepare for their careers and life after college. He lives near campus with his wife and two kids.

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Pat Franks

Assistant Coach

Patrick Franks is a club sports veteran, having played both lacrosse and hockey at Northwestern University and Carnegie Mellon University. Now a PhD candidate in mechanical engineering at Stanford, Patrick has joined the coaching staff with a focus on player development both on the field and in the classroom. Patrick also coaches with the local youth program, the Coyotes

Deke Jackson

Assistant Coach

Deke played midfield at University of Denver from 2006-2010. He was a senior Co-Captain under Bill Tierney. He currently plays for The Olympic Club lacrosse team which has won 6 of the last 7 California men’s club championship. He now works in Private Wealth Management at Morgan Stanley. He lives in San Francisco. When he’s not coaching or working he enjoys the outdoors especially skiing.