2006 U.S. Men's National Team Staff Announced

BALTIMORE — US Lacrosse has announced the assistant coaches and support staff for the 2006 U.S. Men’s Lacrosse Team. Syracuse head coach John Desko was named as the U.S. team’s head coach in December. The U.S. will compete in the 2006 International Lacrosse Federation World Championship in Canada.

Dave Urick, chair of the coaches selection committee, named Mike Caravana, Matt Kerwick and Scott Marr as assistant coaches. Chris Hupfeldt, general manager of the 2006 U.S. Men’s Team, named the following individuals to support staff positions: Billy Rebman, Baldwin, N.Y. (assistant general manager); Charlie Shoulberg, Morristown, N.J. (assistant general manager); Jimmy Butler, E. Patchogue, N.Y. (equipment manager); John Jez, Ossining, N.Y. (equipment manager); Bill Mills, Glenolden, Pa. (trainer); Anthony Ortolano, East Nassau, N.Y. (trainer); Dr. Vito Perriello, Charlottesville, Va. (physician); and Dr. Thomas L. Schildwachter, Charlottesville, Va. (physician).

Caravana is the head coach at Denison University where he has compiled a record of 130-61 in 14 seasons. Caravana, a four-time All-American as a player at Virginia, has led the Big Red to seven NCAA Division III tournament appearances, including semifinal trips in 1999 and 2001. Seven different times Caravana has led the Big Red to at least 10 victories.

Kerwick is entering his fourth season as the head coach at Hobart College. Kerwick has led the Statesmen to two NCAA Division I tournament berths. Previously the head coach at Alfred University and Randolph-Macon College, Kerwick has a career record of 72-54. Kerwick was a two-time All-American at Hobart, helping the Statesmen to four consecutive NCAA Division III championships.

Marr has been the head coach at the University at Albany since the 2001 season and has led the Great Danes to consecutive NCAA Division I tournament appearances and America East championships. Marr was an assistant coach at Maryland for six seasons, helping the Terrapins to three NCAA championship games. As a player, Marr was a member of Johns Hopkins’ 1987 national championship team and the 1989 NCAA runner-up squad.

Rebman was an assistant general manager for the 2002 U.S. Men’s Team and has served as the president/general manager of the DUKE/TOBAY Lacrosse Club in the United States Club Lacrosse Association since 1982. He served on the executive board of the USCLA from 1991 to 1999.

Shoulberg is currently director of marketing and lacrosse programs for the Indoor Sports Pavilion in Randolph, N.J. He also serves as president of S.T.E.P.S. Lacrosse. The former All-American from Ithaca spent two years as the assistant general manager for the New Jersey Pride of Major League Lacrosse.

Butler was an equipment manager for the 2002 U.S. Men’s Team and since 1990 has served as general manager and coach of the Suffolk Lacrosse Club in the USCLA. Butler, the owner of Lacrosse Unlimited of Manhasset, currently serves as president of the USCLA.

Jez was the equipment manager at Pace University from 1997 to 2004, serving as head men’s lacrosse coach at the school for the 2003 and 2004 seasons. Pace finished in the top 10 in NCAA Division II both years and led the nation in scoring in 2003. He was an assistant at Pace and Fairfield before taking the head coaching job at Pace.

Mills was a trainer for the 2002 U.S. Men’s Team and has worked with a variety of professional sports teams, including the Philadelphia Wings and the Philadelphia Eagles. He has served as the head athletic trainer at Malvern Prep since 1987 and is the owner of Keystone Sports Medicine, LLC.

Ortolano has served as the head athletic trainer at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute since 1985 and was previously the head trainer at SUNY-Plattsburgh and Union College. Ortolano has served as a trainer at numerous other events, including the Empire State Games and since 1994 has served as the head athletic trainer for the Summit Lacrosse Tournament in Lake Placid, N.Y.

Dr. Perriello has worked as part of the Pediatric Associates of Charlottesville, LLC practice since 1971. He is currently a member of the Executive Committee of the US Lacrosse Sports Science and Safety Committee and is the chair of the Sports Medical Advisory Committee for the National Federation of State High School Associations. He has been affiliated with Martha Jefferson Hospital since 1971, serving on the hospital’s Board of Directors and Chief of Pediatrics.

Dr. Schildwachter has worked as a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Family Practice at the University of Virginia Medical Center since 1984. He was the Team Physician for the U.S. Men's Under-19 National Team in 1988. He was inducted into the Virginia Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2000. He has been affiliated with Martha Jefferson Hospital as an Orthopedic Surgeon since 1981.

Player tryouts will be held June 13-16, 2005 at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC). Information concerning player applications will be posted here on the US Lacrosse web site (www.uslacrosse.org) in the near future.

The 2006 ILF World Championship will be held in London, Ontario from July 13-22. The U.S. has won six consecutive world championships and eight of the nine ILF championships held since 1967. The only time the U.S. has lost in ILF outdoor championship play was the 1978 final against Canada.

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