2028 Black

Coach Jess Onheiser

Jess Onheiser
Current Team
2028 Black
Commit
2024 Black

Jess Onheiser graduated from Vanderbilt University, where she was a two-time All-American Lacrosse Conference member, a two-time IWLCA All-South Region First Team honoree, a two-time Academic All-American, and three-time member of the Southeastern Conference Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. From 2004 to 2008, Jess was a member of the United States National Developmental and Elite team. Jess was inducted into the Vanderbilt Hall of Fame in 2013 and the Greater Baltimore Hall of Fame in 2017. She is also the founder and owner of Recruit-Her LLC, offering services to improve individual and team skills through personal training sessions and recruiting consulting in order to educate players and parents about the multifaceted recruiting process.

Jess joined Check-Hers in 2013 and is on the Board of Directors. Previous coaching experience includes being the Varsity Head Coach at Garrison Forest School, and Division I lacrosse at the Ohio University and Loyola University Maryland.


Assistant Coach Cara Loudin

Current Team
2028 Black

Cara started her career with Westminster area lacrosse (WAX) and went on to help establish a division II team at Shepherd University where she played for three years while studying nursing.  Cara has coached for WAX for 10 years and loves helping girls grow in the game of lacrosse. 


Goalie Coach Heather Burnham

Current Team
2028 Black, Goalie

Heather graduated from Messiah University where she played for the women’s lacrosse team as a goalie. Heather grew up in Westminster, Maryland and played for the recreational league Westminster Area Lacrosse (WAX) and continued her lacrosse career playing for the Winters Mill High School JV and Varsity teams. Throughout high school she helped coach goalie clinics and further developed her skills in private sessions. She also assisted in coaching clinics through Carroll County Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and has experience working with athletes from third grade- high school.

During her college career, Heather was third in the Mid-Atlantic Conference (MAC) in number of saves and led her team in groundballs prior to the season being shortened by Covid-19. As a junior her team won the conference championship with an undefeated record which qualified them to compete in the NCAA Division 3 tournament where they made it to the Elite 8. In the Elite 8 match Heather made a season high of 12 saves and ended the game with a save percentage of over 50%. 

 Heather will be joining our 2028 Black team coaching staff as well as assisting with position specific training for the goalies of CheckHers Elite.


Assistant Coach Sophie Fischer

Current Team
2028 Black
Commit
2020 Black, 2023 Black

2028 Black

Tournament Schedule

FALL – 2024

National Fall Fest

Prime Time

Rivalry

Summer -2025

Impulse

Live Love Lax-6/14&6/15

Champions Cup

Mid Atlantic

 

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Upcoming Events › 2028 Black

October 2024

National Fall Laxfest

October 20
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November 2024

Prime Time

November 9 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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The Rivalry

November 10 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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June 2025

Impulse

June 8, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Live, Love, Lax

June 14, 2025 @ 8:00 am - June 15, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
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Champions Cup

June 21, 2025 @ 8:00 am - June 22, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
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