Megan Cersosimo, a West Hartford resident and coach at Conard High School, was inducted on Nov. 1.

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On Nov. 1, 2026, Conard Coach Megan Campbell Cersosimo was inducted into the New Agenda-Northeast Hall of Fame which recognizes women in New England who have advanced the role of girls and women in sport. Far more than the coach of the Conard girls’ lacrosse team since 2010, Cersosimo is a prominent leader and coach in girls’ lacrosse who has devoted 25 years of service to promoting and advancing women’s sports.

A graduate of the University of Connecticut, Cersosimo played for the Huskies from 1997 to 2001, earning All-Big East honors and Regional All-American selection. She transitioned from player directly into coaching at her alma mater, serving as an assistant lacrosse coach from 2001 to 2006 and taking over as head coach from 2006 to 2008.

After seven years coaching at UConn, she stepped away and took a pause to raise her young family with her husband, Matt, who was coaching football at UConn at the time. But, in a short two years when the girls lacrosse position opened up in 2010 at Conard, the time was right to get back onto the sidelines.

From left: Megan Cersosimo’s son Brady Cersosimo, John and Maureen Campbell (Megan’s parents from Pennsylvania), Meg and Matt Cersosimo, daughters Maggie and Caroline, Deb McKee Cersosimo and Rob Cersosimo (Matt’s parents). Courtesy photo

Once her children (Brady, Caroline, and Maggie) were age-eligible to play youth sports, she volunteered to coach every single youth sport team that they were on: field hockey, soccer, basketball, lacrosse and even Brady’s tackle youth football team through eighth grade.

Cersosimo said in her acceptance speech, “Coaching my children and their friends have created some of the best moments of my life.  Somewhere along the way of my ‘over-volunteering,’ I also realized there was a bigger purpose. Often on the sidelines in youth sports, I would look left and right and be surrounded by dads who stepped up to volunteer to coach (for which I am grateful because we need lots of volunteers!). But I continued to say yes so our next generation of both boys and girls could see a woman in the coaching position and a leadership role in sport.”

At Conard, Cersosimo has built a dominant high school program, amassing an impressive career coach record (186-92). Her recent teams have achieved remarkable success with a 48-5 three year stretch, CCC Championships, and development of three USA All- Americans and dozens of All-State and All-Conference selections. Her extraordinary leadership on the sidelines has earned her two USA Lacrosse Coach of the Year honors and three Connecticut Class LL Coach of the Year Awards.

Conard coaches Matt and Megan Cersosimo. Courtesy photo

Cersosimo’s influence spans every level of the sport, from grassroots youth development to state and national committee leadership.  Since 2010, she has served as president of the Connecticut High School Coaching Association (CHSCA) Girls’ Lacrosse. Nationally, she joined the USA Lacrosse All-American Committee in 2012, taking over as chair in 2015. Locally, she coaches in the West Hartford Youth Lacrosse League, runs year round clinics for grades 1-8, and serves as youth director for Nor’easter Lacrosse Club to ensure young athletes across Connecticut have access to quality coaching.

When asked why she commits so much energy to the sport, her answer remains centered on giving back to the game that shaped her and making a positive, lasting impact on the lives of those young people she coaches. She said, “I have coached lacrosse at every level for over 25 years, but in my opinion, coaching youth sport has been my biggest contribution and promotion of women in sport. I want my lasting impact to be, long after I hang up my whistle, that the ones that I coached, the ones I believed in, the ones I have inspired … that when it is their time to step up, they will always say yes and continue to promote girls and women in sport.”

Women’s sports pioneer, former coach and athletic director, Suzi D’Annolfo, who nominated Cersosimo for this recognition, stated, “Megan Cersosimo’s induction into the New Agenda-Northeast Hall of Fame celebrates a quarter century of tireless advocacy, mentorship, and excellence of women’s athletics. Megan epitomizes the best qualities and attributes of a coach; her eye is always on ‘what is best for her players.’ She loves them all like they were her own. Megan enthusiastically, and with honor, continues to carry the torch that was passed on by those who came before her in West Hartford.”

She joins previous members of the New Agenda Hall of Fame from West Hartford: Suzi D’Annolfo (1994), Kathy Walling (2002), Pam Moffo (2012), Anne McKernan (2015), Carol Ciotto (2018), Kristen Mullady (2021), and Janice Reilly (2024).

Suzi D’Annolfo (HOF Class of 1994) and Megan Cersosimo (HOF Class of 2026). Courtesy photo

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