Coaches

Cole Churchill joined the Greensboro Men’s Lacrosse staff in August 2023. Cole will serve as a defensive coach and also help with recruiting and other duties.

Churchill come to College Hill after completing 4 years of coaching at the high school level at his alma mater, Cedar Ridge HS, located just outside Chapel Hill, NC. During his time at Cedar Ridge, he led the program to a record 15-win season. He has also been very active in the travel/club lacrosse scene. He has worked with the Carolina Hilltoppers Lacrosse Club in Chapel Hill for the past four years, assisting in player and team development. He is currently the head coach of the 2026 group and is a focal point for the entire program's defensive curriculum.

Churchill is a graduate of Randolph-Macon College, where he was a four-year starter playing as a Long Stick Midfielder and Defensemen. While there he earned several accolades for academics & athletic achievement. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics with a minor in Mathematics.

Outside of his coaching endeavors, Churchill is a local real estate broker in the Chapel Hill area.

“We are very excited to add a person of Cole’s caliber and experience to our staff. I had the privilege to coach him as a high school player and it has been fun to watch him grow into a very good coach. His experience as a tough defensive player in the ODAC, one of the strongest D3 conferences in the nation, will add great value to helping our guys reach that next notch in their individual play. His energy has already been felt in practice and around the program.” – Coach Bates

Frohne enters his third season as a volunteer assistant coach for the Pride. This will be his second season
assisting Coach Bates at Greensboro and third overall together.

During the 2021-22 season Frohne worked primarily with the Goalies and ran the substitution box for a
team that made it to the semifinals of the USA South tournament (11-7, 6-3). Frohne was able to assist
his senior goalkeeper in nabbing a spot on the South team in the annual USILA North-South game.
During the 2020-21 Pride campaign (10-3, 6-2) Frohne worked primarily with the faceoff group and
helped secure 8 USA All Conference Team honors.

Before returning to the Pride Frohne embarked on his first campaign with Bates at William Peace
University. Frohne was the defensive coordinator for the William Peace University Men's Lacrosse
programs 2017-18 inaugural season (5-10, 2-4). During that season, the Pacers earned 3 All-Conference
Team Honors, including USA South Rookie of The Year. Frohnes' defense led the conference in caused
turnovers and was 2nd in overall saves.

Before returning to North Carolina and assisting with the first season in Pacer lacrosse history, Frohne
started his college coaching career at Endicott College. Frohne spent one season as an assistant coach
with the men’s lacrosse program at Endicott College in 2016-17. During that season, Frohne helped the
Gulls to an undefeated regular season CCC championship title (10-8, 8-0) as well as tournament
championship and bid to the NCAA D3 tournament. That season Frohne assisted with slotting 9 CCC All
Conference team players including the CCC Short-Stick Specialist of the Year.

Prior to Endicott, Frohne was the head coach of the men’s lacrosse program at Bishop McGuinness High
School in Kernersville, N.C. for three seasons. In his three seasons (2014-16), Frohne brought the team
from a 4-12 overall to a 9-7 mark in his final season. For his efforts, Frohne was selected to coach the
West All-Star team in the Triad High School Lacrosse Senior All-Star Game in 2016. Prior to becoming
head coach at Bishop McGuinnes, Frohne served as the assistant for the Villain’s in 2013.

Frohne also served as an assistant coach for the Wake Forest Men’s Club lacrosse program for the 2015
and 2016 seasons, and coached for Fleet Lacrosse, a Premier Travel lacrosse program located in the
Triad.

As a student-athlete, Frohne was a two-time captain and two-way midfielder for the Greensboro College
Pride. He graduated in December of 2012 with an Exercise Sports Science degree with a concentration in
coaching. During his time at Greensboro College, Frohne appeared in every game throughout his career
(62 games), finished with 30 career points (23 goals, 7 assists), and recorded 86 career ground balls.

Frohne is a 2008 graduate of Niskayuna High School, in Niskayuna, N.Y. where he was a member of the
2007 and 2008 Section 2 lacrosse championship teams. He resides in Greensboro with his wife Kristin
and two sons, Barrett and Kirby.

“Zach and I go way back. I had the struggle of coaching against him during his playing days and he joined
me in the daunting task of starting a college program from scratch. He is a guy that is trustworthy and
loves GC Lacrosse. He gives his all to the players and pushes them to be great. I’m glad he is on our
staff.” – Coach Bates