Oliver Marti

Oliver began playing box lacrosse at the age of 5 in British Columbia, Canada. He was a member of 4 Provincial Championship teams and two Canadian Junior A Minto Cup box lacrosse finalist teams with the Richmond Outlaws ('90, '91) before being drafted to play Senior A (Canada’s professional league) with the storied New Westminster Salmonbellies in '92, reaching the Canadian Championship Mann Cup finals in that year. Oliver played for the Brown University Bear’s field lacrosse team for 3 years from '91-'93. Despite never playing field lacrosse until attending Brown, Oliver led the Ivy league in goals each of his three years and continues to hold several Brown as well as NCAA Division 1 men's lacrosse records including most goals scored in a NCAA tournament game (9), most goals in a regular season game (11), most points in a regular season game (13) and currently ranks fifth all time in NCAA history in avg goals per game in a career. He was a 2x All-American, All-Ivy, All-New England and Academic All-American and helped the Bear’s win an Ivy League Championship in '91. He was selected to the USILA North/South All-Star team and, as a part of the Bear's '91 team, is a member of the Brown Hall of Fame. Oliver was a member of Team Canada's Field Lacrosse team that participated in the '94 World Lacrosse Championships in England and was named MVP of the Bronze Medal game. Marti was drafted and played two seasons ('94, '95) for the New York Saints of the pro indoor National Lacrosse League (NLL) before focusing on a career as a hedge fund manager. He has been a youth volunteer field lacrosse coach for nearly two decades and is partnered with Roy Colsey's Superstar Box Lacrosse program, one of the largest such development programs in the country, and home of the USBOXLA 2018 Bantam National Champions. Oliver was the Offensive Coach of the 2019 Bronze Medal U20 USA Junior Indoor Team that competed in the 2019 IIJL World Junior Lacrosse Championship in Ontario, Canada in August 2019. Oliver formed 11|88 LLC as a vehicle to invest in the growth and development of lacrosse, investing in the PLL, EPOCH Lacrosse and the CTCBLL. He is a member of the USL Box Lacrosse Committee and on the Advisory Board for the NY Riptide. Oliver lives in New Canaan, CT with wife Michelle, and kids Anna (19), Kailey (14), Max (11) and Nick (11).