Bio

Billy LeClair enters his sixth season as head coach of the Gents in 2026 after he was promoted to Associate Head Coach in June, 2021.

The Gents capped their 2025 season with a flourish with a 27-9 victory over Northland College on Senior Day at Atkins Field as they exploded for a program record number of goals against Northland on April 19 and scored 20+ goals for the third time during the season.

Centenary finished its season at 5-6 and flexed its offensive muscles all season long as the Maroon and White scored 161 goals, averaging 14.6 goals per game, and added 90 assists for 251 total points.

Freshman A Gamble Harvill (Bossier City, La.) scored a team-leading 38 goals to set a new single-season program record and scored eight in the win over Northland. Senior A G'Colby Spivey (Dallas, Texas) was second on the team in goals (29), senior M Jordan Cook (Bryant, Ark.) and Sophomore M Ethan Hewett (Bossier City, La.) were tied for third place with 28 each, and sophomore A Gibson Harvill (Bossier, City, La.) was fifth with 26.

Gibson Harvill matched his younger brother with eight goals of his own on in the regular-season finale, Cook and Spivey each scored four, Hewett had two, and freshman MF Travis Davis (Shreveport, La.) scored one. Senior GK Dylan Miller (Shreveport, La.) made five saves against Northland and recorded 166 for the season.

Centenary honored its 2025 season class - D Kaleb Coates (Shreveport, La.) Jordan Cook, Dylan Miller, and G'Colby Spivey in a pregame ceremony before the regular-season finale. LeClair was chosen as Centenary Athletics' Head Coach of the Year at the annual end of season banquet in April.

The Gents finished 1-12 in 2024 but three games were decided by three goals or less which included a pair of losses by one goal. Centenary was strong on offense as the Maroon and White scored 93 goals for an average of 7.15 per game and tallied 50 assists. The Gents scored 10+ goals in a game three times and scored a season-high 16 in a 16-2 victory at Spalding.

Four players scored 18 or more goals last season – Senior A/MF Mark Temple, Freshman M Ethan Hewett, sophomore A G'Colby Spivey, and Senior M Jordan Cook as they combined to score 84 goals. Junior GK Dylan Miller (Shreveport, La.) started 11 games and set a program single-game record with 30 saves in Centenary's game against Hendrix on March 13 at home.

The Gents finished 2-10 overall and 0-2 in Heartland Collegiate Lacrosse Conference (HCLC) play in 2023. The Maroon and White scored 95 goals, an average of 7.9 per game, and tallied 41 assists. Centenary had five players score 10+ goals each and placed one player on the all-conference team as junior D Matthew Lulich (New Orleans, La.) was named to the second team. Lulich, a standout defender, earned Second-Team honors for the second-straight season. Lulich played in all 12 of the Gents' games, starting 10, and finished with 29 ground balls (fourth on team) and a team-high 21 caused turnovers.

Senior D Chris Dant (Bossier City, La.) was named to the 2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® Men's At-Large Team, which recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in the athletic realm and in the classroom.

The Gents set a program record for goals in a game in their dominant 23-2 victory over Spalding University at Mayo Field on March 17, 2023. Centenary topped 20 goals for the first time in program history as its previous single-game record was 18 in a win at Dallas on April 24, 2021.

LeClair, a native of Gurnee, Ill., was an integral part of Centenary's success in 2022, as the Gents finished their regular season with a flourish on April 24 as the Maroon and White scored a program record number of goals in an impressive 18-8 rout of Dallas on the road.

Centenary previously defeated the Crusaders, 7-4, at home on March 7 as the Gents won for the first time since reestablishing as a varsity program. The Gents also made their postseason debut as a program on April 30 as they faced Southwestern in the semifinals of the 2021 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship in Colorado Springs, Colo.

LeClair played lacrosse at Defiance College for three years and served as team captain his sophomore and junior year. His previous coaching experience includes serving as head coach for the Lake County Select 14U summer team in 2014, 2015, and 2018. LeClair also coached at Highland Park High School in Highland Park, Ill. for a year as the Head JV Coach and Assistant Varsity Coach, and then served as Head JV and Assistant Varsity Coach for Warren Township High School in Gurnee, Ill. for a year.

During his time at Warren Township, the team was runner-up for the 2019 State Championship, a first in school history. LeClair was also the head of lacrosse at Camp Starlight located in Starlight, Penn., in the summer of 2019. 

LeClair is married to the former Ellen Reid, a former Centenary Athletics employee who started the cheer and dance program in 2019. They have a son, Reid, who was born on Nov. 3, 2023.