BALTIMORE – Nearly 200 of the nation’s top boys and girls high school lacrosse players have been selected by US Lacrosse to compete in the 2010 Champion® High School Showcase. The showcase events will be held as part of the ESPN RISE Games, presented by Target, from July 17-22 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Players were selected through the US Lacrosse Men’s and Women’s Division Coaches Councils and the vast majority of players have earned US Lacrosse All-America honors during their high school playing careers.
The girls’ event features an opening ceremony on Saturday, July 17 with the game competition beginning on Sunday, July 18. Eighty players from 19 states have been selected to four teams that will compete in three pool play games before a championship game on Monday, July 19. The girls’ consolation games and championship game will be available on the web at www.espn3.com.
The girls’ coaches are Bruce Barker (Regis Jesuit, Colo.), Erin Carroll (Thayer Academy, Mass.), Pete Collins (New Trier High School, Ill.), Dee Cross (Upper Dublin High School, Pa.), Kathryn Davis (John Carroll, Ala.), Mary Hopkins (West Orange High School, Fla.), Jenifer Kish (Emma Willard School, N.Y.) and Wendy Landry (Unionville High School, Pa.).
The boys’ event also features a four-team round robin pool to be followed by championship play on July 22. The boys championship game is slated to appear on ESPNU. Ninety-six players representing 29 states have been selected for the showcase.
The boys’ coaches are: Jack Beaney (Bloomfield-Honeoye High School, N.Y.), John Calabria (Syosset High School, N.Y.), Nick Caruso (Jackson Memorial High School, N.J.), Steve Falconer (Northbridge High School, Mass.), Mark Howard (Arrowhead High School, Wis.), Lane Jaffe (Palos Verde High School, Calif.), Jeff Ransom (Sidwell Friends School, D.C.) and Chris Spaulding (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.)
The girls’ rosters are as follows:
FREEDOM
Name - Pos - High School - Hometown - College
Abigail Ananian - M - Belmont High School - Belmont, MA - Saint Joseph's University
Courtney Campbell - A - Radnor High School - Rosemont, PA - University of Richmond
Samantha Cermack - M - Ridgewood High School - Ridgewood, NJ -Johns Hopkins
Mallory Collins - A - Thayer Academy - Hingham, MA - Loomis Chaffee School
Tara Gerstacker - D - Eastport South Manor - Manorville, NY - Stony Brook University
Natalie Glanell - D - South River - Davidsonville, MD - Syracuse University
Caroline Lamere - A - Lake Brantley - Altamonte Springs, FL - Rollins College
Jennifer Leffew - M - Vero Beach Vero Beach, FL - Harvard University
Teresa Li - M - Amador Valley - Pleasanton, CA - Univ. of California Berkeley
Claire MacDougall - D - Moorestown - Moorestown, NJ - Rutgers University
Allie Martin - M - Radnor High School - Villanova, PA - University of Pennsylvania
Megan McGinnis - G - Colorado Academy - Morrison, CO - Univ. of California Berkeley
Mary Mildenberg - M - Zionsville Community - Zionsville, IN - Claremont McKenna Univ.
Lydia Miller - M - Georgetown Visitation School - Warrenton, VA - Univ. of Pennsylvania
Kara Mupo - A - Rocky Point Rocky Point, NY - Northwestern University
Chelsey Newman - M - Shoreham Wading River - Wading River, NY - Harvard University
Melanie Raso - M - Farmingdale High School - N Massapequa, NY - Fairfield University
Jamie Redding - A - Victor - Victor, NY - University of Louisville
Adeline Reilly - M - Portledge School - Locust Valley, NY - Fairfield University
Courtney Tomchik - M - Broadneck - Arnold, MD - University of Pennsylvania
Coaches: Bruce Barker & Wendy Landry
LIBERTY
Name - Pos - High School - Hometown - College
Nicole Boltja - M - Medina High School - Medina, OH - University of Louisville
Megan Brown - M - Menlo School - Woodside, CA - Georgetown University
Amy Cross - M - Upper Dublin High School - Oreland , PA - Syracuse University
Taelar Errington - M - Leonardtown Valley Lee, MD - UMBC
Alex Fitzpatrick - G - Lakeland Senior - Yorktown Heights, NY - Lehigh University
Kelyn Freedman - M - Radnor - Newtown Square, PA - Georgetown University
Kaylee Hoover - M - West Orange High School - Winter Garden, FL - McDaniel College
Shea Kusiak - A - Longmeadow High School - Longmeadow, MA - Trinity College
Shannon Mangini - M - Garden City - Garden City, NY - University of Pennsylvania
Monica Negron - D - Patterson Mill High School - Bel Air, MD - University of Louisville
Christine Overholt - G - Vero Beach High School - Vero Beach, FL - Florida State
Sloane Serpe - M - West Essex Regional North Caldwell, NJ - North Carolina
Jenna Slowey - A - Moorestown High School - Moorestown, NJ - Fairfield University
Margaret Smith - M - McDonogh - Westminster, MD - University of Notre Dame
Katherine Sullivan - D - Garden City High School - Garden City, NY - Lehigh University
Abbey Van Horne - D - Ridgewood High School - Ridgewood, NJ - Brown University
Allie Ware - A - Milton - Alpharetta, GA - University of Richmond
Ashlee Warner - M - Corning-Painted Post East School - Corning , NY - Univ. of Virginia
Kathryn Webster - M - Christian Brothers Academy Syracuse, NY - Syracuse University
Michelle Worthington - A - Kentucky Country Day Louisville, KY - Columbia University
Coaches: Pete Collins & Dee Cross
PRIDE
Name - Pos - High School - Hometown - College
Anna Berman - G - North Rockland High - Garnerville, NY - SUNY Albany
Mary Bird - M - The Westminster Schools - Atlanta, GA - Washington and Lee Univ.
Kaitlyn Brosco - M - Shoreham Wading River - Shoreham, NY - University of Notre Dame
Brooke Bullock - M - Amherst Central - Snyder, NY - Binghamton University
Shannon Burns - M - Springfield High School - Springfield, PA - University of Delaware
Christine Donovan - M - Brooks School - Hingham, MA - University of Virginia
Katharine Eddy - M - Cheshire High School - Cheshire, CT - Colby College
Ellen Esterhay - A - Kentucky Country Day Prospect, KY - Hamilton College
Caroline Federighi - G -Amador Valley - Pleasanton, CA - University of Oregon
Krista Grabher - M - Vero Beach High School - Vero Beach, FL - University of Florida
Ellie Hanlon - M - Peters Township - McMurray, PA - University of Florida
Breonna Hudgins - M - West Genesee - Syracuse, NY - Brown University
Kaitlin Mastropieri - A - Collegiate School - Richmond, VA - Vanderbilt University
Erika McCool - D - Moorestown High - Moorestown, NJ - University of Oregon
Courtney McGrath - A - Nanuet Senior High - Nanuet, NY Univ. of Mass. Amherst
Lauren Purvis - M - Hatboro-Horsham High School - Maple Glen, PA - Penn State
Traci Shurtleff - D - Park City High - Park City, UT - University of Utah
Colleen Smith - M - Loyola Academy - Wilmette, IL - Princeton University
Adrienne Tarver - M - The Park School - Pikesville, MD - Yale University
Taylor Virden - D - McDonogh School - Ellicott City, MD - Duke
Coaches: Kathryn Davis & Jenifer Kish
SPIRIT
Name - Pos - High School - Hometown - College
Elizabeth Blue - M - Garrison Forest School Butler, MD University of Virginia
Lauren Boland - A - Nerinx Hall Chesterfield, MO University of Missouri
Dana Boyle - M - Londonderry High Londonderry, NH University of Virginia
Melissa Carelli - M - Columbia - Maplewood, NJ - UMASS
Margaret Corzel - M - Merion Mercy Academy - Berwyn, PA - North Carolina
Mackenzie Cyr - A Winters Mill High Westminster, MD Penn State University
Taylor D'Amore - M - Canandaigua Academy - Canandaigua, NY - Johns Hopkins
Meredith Donaldson - A Saint Andrew's - Delray Beach, FL - Quinnipiac University
Lauren Goerz - M - Monte Vista High - Danville, CA - Univ. of California Berkeley
Amanda Graziano - D - West Orange - Winter Garden, FL - University of Florida
Kendall Guthrie - M - Lake Oswego - Lake Oswego, OR - Indiana Institute of Tech.
Lauren Kahn - M - Nanuet High School - Nanuet, NY - Univ. of Connecticut
Julia Koska - D - East Rochester - East Rochester, NY - Edinboro University
Maria Kotas - M - Lancaster High School - Lancaster, NY - Canisius College
Melissa Lloyd - G - Unionville High School - West Chester, PA - Penn State
Camille Richardson - M The Lawrenceville School Berwyn, PA - Columbia Univ.
Lauren Sbrilli - M - Bridgewater Raritan - Martinsville, NJ - Rutgers University
Paige Schlesinger - D - Moorestown - Moorestown, NJ - Colgate University
Mary Shawhan - M - Good Counsel - Fulton, MD - University of Notre Dame
Alexis Stephan - A - Ethel Walker Avon, CT - Gettysburg College
Coaches: Erin Carroll & Mary Hopkins
The boys’ rosters are as follow:
PRIDE
Name - Pos - High School - Hometown - College
Edward “Devin” Acton - A Lincoln Sudbury - Sudbury, MA - UMASS Amherst
Taylor Dean - A - Curtis High School - Fircrest, WA - Whittier College
Nicholas DePaolera - A - Kinnelon - Kinnelon, NJ - Rutgers University
Collin Madsen - A - Olympus - Salt Lake City, UT - Dominican College
Owen Van Arsdale - A - St. Anne's-Belfield - Charlottesville, VA - Univ. of Virginia
Will Wise - A - Cohasset High School - Cohasset, MA - Bowdoin College
Zach Brown - M - Governors Academy - Peabody, MD - Towson University
Dave D'Alessandro - M - Charlotte Country Day - Charlotte, NC - Bucknell Univ.
Victor Farrell - M - Freedom - South Riding, VA - College of William and Mary
Andrew Hodgson - M - West Islip - West Islip, NY - Towson University
Jackson Keeler - M - The Tatnall School - Landenberg, PA - Univ. of Delaware
Vito Massa - M - Saugerties - Saugerties, NY - Coastal Carolina Univ.
Cole Miilican - M - St. Thomas Aquinas - Sunrise, FL - Stony Brook University
Kevin Perk - M - Brebeuf Jesuit - Carmel, IN - Washington College
Joseph Slavik - M - Seton Catholic - Binghamton, NY - SUNY Cortland
Justin Vossen - M - Eastview - Apple Valley, MN - Univ. of Minnesota Duluth
Mark Engle - D - Stephen Decatur High Millsboro, DE - Delaware Tech
John Hardesty - D - Upper Arlington - Upper Arlington, OH - Ohio State Univ.
Peter Macartney - D - Colorado Academy - Evergreen, CO - Bowdoin College
Scott McWilliams - D - Mountain Lakes High - Mountain Lakes, NJ - Univ. of Virginia
Christopher Piccirilli - D - Archbishop Spalding - Davidsonville, MD - Villanova Univ.
Darric White - D - Fairfield Prep Fairfield, CT - Middlebury College
Benjamin Levy - G - St. Stephen's & St. Agnes - Alexandria, VA - Syracuse
Jack Regan - G - Sunset High School - Portland, OR - Colorado State University
Coaches: Steve Falconer & Jack Beaney
FREEDOM
Name - Pos - High School - Hometown - College
Matthew Bellando - A - Saint Andrews - Miami, FL - Stony Brook University
John Daugherty - A - Brooke Point High - Stafford, VA - College of the Holy Cross
Sean Gebhard - A - Marquette Univ. High - Fox Point, WI - Washington and Lee Univ.
Jordan Greenfield - A - The Rivers School - Dover, MA - Fairfield University
William Ward - A - Baldwinsville High - Baldwinsville, NY - Syracuse University
Andrew Zelms -A - Potomac Sr. High - Dumfries, VA - Virginia Wesleyan College
Reed Daniel - M - St. John's School - Houston, TX - Univ. of the South Sewanee
Thomas DeNapoli - M - Lynbrook - East Rockaway, NY - Towson University
Ryan Feuerstein - M - Hamburg High School - Hamburg, NY - SUNY Albany
Greg Kelsic - M - Chatfield Senior High - Littleton, CO - University of Delaware
Troy Kemp - M - McCallie High School - Chattanooga, TN - Univ. of North Carolina
Bryce Kunde - M - Verona Area High - Verona, WI - Aurora University
Cody Newton - M - New Canaan High - New Canaan, CT - Hobart College
Alexander Otero - M - Ridge High School - Basking Ridge, NJ - Yale
Tucker White - M -Mount Mansfield Union - Jericho, VT - Northfield Mt. Hermon
Taylor Wisman - M - Inglemoor High School - Kenmore, WA - Rochester Institute of Tech
Darius Bowling - D - Holy Innocent's Epis. - Atlanta, GA - The Ohio State University
Zachary Burkhardt - D Eastern Technical - Baltimore, MD - Frostburg University
Nicholas Contino - D - St. Joseph - Branchburg, NJ - Rutgers University
Dillon Draper - D - The Calverton School - Prince Frederick, MD - Queens (N.C.) Univ.
Matthew Harris - D - Stevenson School - Buffalo Grove, IL - Syracuse University
Cooper Sturr - D - Rockford High School - Rockford, MI - Roanoke College
William Anderson - G - Charlotte Country Day Charlotte, NC - University of Georgia
Nathan Roy - G - The Williams School Essex, CT - Hofstra University
Coaches: Jeff Ransom & Chris Spaulding
LIBERTY
Name - Pos - High School - Hometown - College
Tyler Carson - A - James M. Bennett High - Salisbury, MD - York (Pa.) College
Alex Eaton - A - Bridgewater Raritan - Bridgewater, NJ - Univ. of Notre Dame
Christopher MacKay - A - Pomfret School - Dover, MA - Hobart College
Brendan Mangan - A - Wantagh High School - Wantagh, NY - Yale
Ryan Mix - A - Corona del Mar - Newport Beach, CA - Univ. of Notre Dame
Peter Murphy - A - St. Xavier High School - Louisville, KY - Providence College
Nathan Brooks - M - Longmeadow - Longmeadow, MA - Villanova University
Patrick Dougherty - M - St. Albans - Kensington, MD - U.S. Naval Academy
Luke Driscoll - M - Loudoun County - Leesburg, VA - Centre College
Ryan Izzo - M - Walpole High School - E. Walpole, MA - UMASS Amherst
Ryan Johnston - M - Huntingtown - Huntingtown, MD - UMBC
Matthew Matsko - M - Caesar Rodney - Dover, DE - University of Delaware
JoJo Milosevic - M - Palo Verde High School - Las Vegas, NV - Mesa State
Brock Newell - M - Ponte Vedra High - Ponte Vedra, FL - Mercer University
Tyler Parkinson - M - Episcopal of Jacksonville - Ponte Vedra, FL - Univ. of Florida
Douglas Tesoriero - M - Syosset High School - Syosset, NY - Cornell University
Ryan Alden - D - Niskayuna High School - Niskayuna, NY - Harvard University
Steven Bogert - D - La Costa Canyon - Carlsbad, CA - Hofstra University
Mark Cyron - D - Salesianum School - Lincoln University, PA - Merrimack College
Thomas Meyer - D - East Chapel Hill - Chapel Hill, NC - University of Notre Dame
Andrew Newbold - D - Loveland - Loveland, OH - Sacred Heart University
Seth Richard - D - Pinkerton Academy - Derry, NH - Sacred Heart University
Brian Feeney - G - Summit - Summit, NJ - University of Pennsylvania
Steaven Meister - G - Harvard-Westlake - Pacific Palisades, CA - Hamilton College
Coaches: Nick Caruso & John Calabria
SPIRIT
Name - Pos - High School - Hometown - College
David Andrew - A - Bishop Moore - Oviedo, FL - Florida State
Chad Ellis - A - St. Charles North - South Elgin, IL - Carthage College
Nicholas Galasso - A - West Islip West Islip, NY - Univ. of North Carolina
Jake McAndrew - A - Seneca Valley - Cranberry Twp, PA - Mercyhurst College
Connor Mooney - A - Avon Old Farms - Wilbraham, MA - UMASS
Kyle Rebman - A - Baldwin - Baldwin, NY - Jacksonville University
Robert Abbott - M - Bullis School - Chevy Chase, MD - St. Joseph's Univ.
Daniel Eipp - M - Groton-Dunstable Reg. Groton, MA - Harvard University
Kevin Freeman - M - Minisink Valley - Middletown, NY - Springfield College
Devin Grimaldi - M - Corning East - Corning, NY - Towson University
Nick Hart - M - Champlain Valley Union Hinesburg, VT - St. Lawrence
Zachary Losco - M - Hauppauge - Smithtown, NY Univ. of Pennsylvania
Andrew Mower - M - Chaminade - St. Louis, MO - Lehigh University
Edward Redpath - M - The Taft School - Norwich, VT - Bryant University
Chris Sweitzer - M - New Trier - Wilmette, IL - Trinity College
Ryan Albright - D - Olathe East - Overland Park, KS - Lindenwood University
Ryan Everson - D - Culver Academy - Greenfield, WI - Naval Academy Prep
Logan Hansen - D - Ponte Vedra - Ponte Vedra, FL - Lenoir Rhyne University
John LoCascio - D - West Essex Regional - Fairfield, NJ - Villanova University
Maxx Meyer - D - Half Hills High - East Melville, NY - University of Pennsylvania
Breck Merritt - D - Brewster Academy Weston, MA - UMBC
Kyle Pratte - D - Manchester High - Central Manchester, NH - Hofstra Univ.
Max Pawk - G - Sewickley Academy - Sewickley, PA - Dickinson College
Daniel Zenevitch - G - St. Peter Marian - Worcester, MA - Univ. of Hartford
Coaches: Mark Howard & Lane Jaffe
The ESPN RISE Games Presented by Target is a two-week-long elite and competitive level student-athlete focused event, anchored by four elite high school sports events: the Champion High School Showcase, a US Lacrosse boys and girls event, the AAU 17-under Boys Basketball Super Showcase presented by Champion®, the Under Armour High School Softball All-America game and the elite 7-on-7 high school football event Champion® Gridiron Kings. The ESPN RISE Games’ competitive channel youth sports include boys and girls lacrosse, softball, football, baseball, basketball, field hockey and track & field. The ESPN RISE Games Presented by Target expects to host more than 13,000 student athletes during the 2010 event.
Under Armour High School Softball All-American, Champion Gridiron Kings, AAU 17-under Boys Basketball Super Showcase presented by Champion® and Champion® High School Senior Showcase, a US Lacrosse Event (boys’ event) event, will be presented on ESPNU live and pre-recorded; ESPN3.com will air some of the live competitive events.
About US Lacrosse:
US Lacrosse, a 501(c)(3) corporation, is the national governing body of men’s and women’s lacrosse. US Lacrosse has more than 300,000 members around the country. To learn more about the organization, please visit its website at www.uslacrosse.org.
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About ESPN RISE:
ESPN RISE represents ESPN’s commitment to engage and elevate high school athletes by providing them with recognition, resources, information and inspiration that can motivate them to improve their skills and achieve their goals to be the best athletes they can. ESPN RISE assets include ESPN RISE, GIRL, Hardwood and Gridiron magazines; ESPNRISE.com, and more than 160 high school events including Elite 11, Elite 24, ESPN RISE Games, ESPN RISE National High School Invitational, Faster to First, Area Code Baseball and Nike Combines/Nike SPARQ Mini Camps. ESPN RISE is uniquely positioned to provide high school athletes and the company’s core fans with compelling high school sports content across all ESPN platforms.
About ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex:
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, which hosts more than 300 events a year, is the leading multi-sport venue for amateur and professional sports in the United States, accommodating 60 different sports and athletes from more than 70 countries. Designed to take youth sports to the next level, the 220-acre facility features: The Fieldhouse, a 165,000-square-foot field house which seats 5,500 for basketball; Champion Stadium ballpark (cap. 11,500); Hess Sports Fields, which include multiple baseball, softball and soccer fields; Jostens Center, an 80,000-square-foot multi-sport fieldhouse; and the Innovation Lab, a real-world testing ground for the ESPN Emerging Technology group to develop ground-breaking on-air products like Ball Track and ESPN Snap Zoom. In addition, the complex features 56 high-definition cameras (42 robotic, 10 handheld and four studio) and 40 high-definition video screens, including three jumbo screens, that can capture and display footage from any event taking place at the complex. The camera and video screens, as well as a 20-zone audio system, are controlled through the state-of-the-art Production Center that features eight edit bays and links to ESPN facilities in Bristol, Conn., New York and Los Angeles. For more information, visit www.wdwnews.com for releases, photos and videos. Follow us on Twitter at @DisneySports.
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