Crabs 2029
Practice Schedule:
TBA
Tournament Schedule
Fall Events: TBA
COACHES
John Harkins
Crabs 2029
Bio
- John Harkins grew up in Oregon and began playing lacrosse in 5th grade. He went to Lake Oswego High School where he also played Football and Basketball. From there he went on to play at Aurora University where he was a part of the programs 2nd and 3rd year existence. After that he transferred to Salisbury University where he played for the 2015-16 seasons and won the DIII National Championship in 2016. In the spring of 2017 he was the varsity defensive coordinator for West Linn High School. He moved to Baltimore in 2018 and has been coaching for Crabs since. John lives in Millersville with his wife Laura and 2 children, son Jameson (3) and daughter Blake (2).
Coaching Experience
- 2012/13 – True Ill. Club.
- 2014 – Lake Oswego JV Defensive Coordinator.
- 2017 – West Linn Varsity Defensive Coordinator.
- 2018-present – Crabs ’23, ’24, ’26 Defensive Coordinator. ’28 Head Coach.
Playing Experience
- Lake Oswego High School – 2007-11, 4 year letter winner, Senior Captain, All conference Sophomore/Junior/Senior Year, All State Junior/Senior Year.
- Aurora University – 2012-13, Captain as Freshman, 2nd team All-Conference Freshman year, Unanimous All Conference Sophomore year.
- Salisbury University – 2015-16, DIII National Champion 2016.
Luke Shilling
Grew up playing club ball for CRABS throughout middle school and highschool. Played soccer and lacrosse locally at Boys' Latin, graduating in 2017. Following graduation, attended Johns Hopkins University playing lacrosse for four years, graduating in 2021. Used 5th year of eligibility at Towson University playing for longtime CRABS coach Andy Shilling. Started coaching for CRABS throughout college during the summer time, and coached the 2027 CRABS last year full time. Have been in and around the program helping out for 10+ years.
Tucker Almany
Crabs 2029
Coach Almany is a 2022 graduate of Saint Joe’s where he played goalie for the Hawks. During his time on Hawk Hill they were 3x NEC regular season champs and 1x NEC tournament champs, earning their program’s first NCAA tournament appearance. He was 13-3 as a starter over his final two years. He now lives in Baltimore and works for Abbott’s Cardiac Rhythm Management division. A Maryland native he loves spending time outside, especially at the beach and on the river. He is stoked to coach the defense and the goalies for Crabs 2030!
Brandon Shure
Crabs 2029
Played for Crabs (2012-2017)
McDonogh (2013-2017)
Johns Hopkins (2018-2022)
Coached for Crabs as defensive coordinator from 2019-Present.