BALTIMORE – The induction class for 2009 for the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame has been selected and approved by the US Lacrosse Board of Directors. This year’s class will be inducted in a ceremony, sponsored by Bollinger Insurance, on Nov. 7 at The Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley, Md.

The National Lacrosse Hall of Fame is a component of US Lacrosse. The 2009 induction class consists of Todd Curry, Jeffrey J. Long, Kevin Lowe, Mark Millon, Cherie Greer Brown, Patricia Price Genovese, Jennifer Miller O’Donnell and Jessica Wilk Strosberg.

The National Lacrosse Hall of Fame was established in 1957 to honor men and women, past and present, who by their deeds as players, coaches, officials and/or contributors, and by the example of their lives, personify the great contribution of lacrosse to our way of life. More than 325 lacrosse greats are honored in the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, which is located with the Lacrosse Museum at US Lacrosse Headquarters in Baltimore.

Bios for this year’s inductees follow:

Cherie Greer Brown
Cherie Greer (Virginia ’94) will be inducted as a truly great player. Greer, an All-American, was also the NCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Year (1994) and had her jersey retired at Virginia. During her career, the Cavaliers won two NCAA championships (1991, 1993). Greer was a 14-year club player and received the Beth Allen award at the US Lacrosse Women’s Division National Tournament (2000). She was a member of the 1993, 1997, 2001 and 2005 U.S. Women’s World Cup teams, winning three world championships. She was named the most outstanding player of the championship game in the 1997 and 2001 World Cups. In 2000, she was named a member of the Lacrosse Magazine All-Century Team. Greer was inducted into the US Lacrosse Philadelphia/Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter Lacrosse Hall of Fame (2005).

Jeffrey Long
Jeffrey Long (Naval Academy ‘77) will be inducted as a truly great player. Long played high school lacrosse at Irondequoit (Rochester, N.Y.) where he was a two-time All-American and four-time All-League selectee. At the Naval Academy Long was a three-time All-American (1975, 1976, 1977), and is the school’s career leader in total points (233) and assists (149). He set the school’s single-season assists record with 53 in 1977. Long was an attackman for the 1978 and 1986 U.S. Men’s National Teams, winning a world championship in 1986. He also served as an assistant coach for the 1998 World Champion U.S. Men's National Team. He has been a highly-successful coach at Ithaca College since 1988. Long was inducted into the US Lacrosse Greater Rochester Chapter Hall of Fame (1992) and the United States Naval Academy Hall of Fame (2007).

Jennifer Miller O’Donnell
Jennifer Miller O’Donnell will be inducted as a truly great official. One of the most respected umpires in the country, she received her first rating in 1983 and moved through the ranks quickly, attaining the highest rating available – international- in 1994. In addition to working post-season tournaments for the ACC, CAA, Atlantic 10, Patriot League, Big East & ALC conferences, Jen has worked the NCAA Division I Final Four for the past 19 years. She has been on the NCAA's final game in 11 of those years. In addition to her extensive umpiring schedule, Jen is a collegiate assignor for 43 NCAA colleges & universities. In 1999, she was chosen to umpire the U-19 World Championships in Perth, Australia. She has since worked two World Cup Tournaments, 2001 in England and 2005 in Annapolis, Md.. Over the years, Jen has been a clinician for international rules and umpiring and has umpired international games in the USA involving Japan, Canada, Wales and England. She has been a clinician and evaluator on the local, national and international levels. In addition, she has been a speaker at the US Lacrosse National Convention numerous times. O’Donnell was inducted into the US Lacrosse Philadelphia/Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2009.

Jessica Wilk Strosberg
Jessica Wilk Strosberg (Maryland ’90/U.S. National Team) will be inducted as a truly great Player. Wilk played at the Ellis School (PA) and was an All-American goalie at Maryland. At Maryland, she won an NCAA Division I national championship (1986) and served as team captain in 1990. Wilk went on to a standout career with the U.S. national team, playing on the 1993, 1997, 2001 and 2005 World Cup teams. She served as team captain on the last three of those teams. Wilk won three World Cups with the U.S. team and was named to the All-World team following the 2005 World Cup. In 1998, she won the Beth Allen award at the US Lacrosse Women’s Division National Tournament. Wilk was inducted into the University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame (2005).

Kevin Lowe
Kevin Lowe (Princeton ’94) will be inducted as a truly great player. An All-American high school lacrosse player from Mineola, N.Y., Lowe captured spots in the National High School North/South All-Star Game (1990), Nassau County All-Star Game (1990) and Empire State Games (1989). At Princeton, Lowe was an All-American (1992-94) and team captain (1993-94). He holds the school records for career points (247), career assists (174) and assists in a game (9). In 1994, Lowe received the USILA Turnbull Award (Attackman-of-the-Year). In his tenure, Princeton won two NCAA national championships (1992, 1994) and he was All-Ivy League all four years, including Ivy League Player of the Year in 1994. Lowe was a member of the 2002 U.S. Men’s National Team that won a world championship and he played professionally in the NLL from 1995 through 2003 and in the MLL in 2003. Additionally, he played with the Long Island-Hofstra lacrosse club from 1996-2002. Last year, Lowe was inducted into the US Lacrosse Long Island Metro Chapter Hall of Fame. His father, Alan, and brother, Darren, are also members of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.

Mark Millon
Mark Millon (Massachusetts ’93/Team USA) will be inducted as a truly great player. Millon was a two-time first team All-American in college and was the New England Player of the Year (1993). He was voted the MVP of the North/South All-Star Game following his senior year. Professionally, Millon received numerous honors playing both the NLL and MLL. In the MLL he was voted the league co-MVP in 2005 and the Offensive Player of the Year in 2002 and 2003. In 2002 he led the Baltimore Bayhawks to the MLL Championship garnering MVP honors in the championship game. He retired as the game's all-time leading scorer with 356 points and with multiple game records including points in a game (9G, 5A). In the NLL, Millon was a two-time, first team All-Pro and helped the Philadelphia Wings to the league title in 2001. Millon was a member of the 1994 and 1998 U.S. Men’s National Teams, where he won All-World and Tournament MVP honors in 1994 and All-World and Best Attackmen in 1998. He helped the U.S. win two world championships. Millon was USCLA Player of the Year (1994, 1995, 1998) during his playing time for Long Island Lacrosse Club and Mt. Washington Club. Millon was inducted into the US Lacrosse Long Island Metro Chapter Lacrosse Hall of Fame (2009) and the University of Massachusetts Hall of Fame (2004).

Patricia Price Genovese
Pat Genovese will be inducted as a truly great coach. Genovese has had a prolific career as coach at William Smith since 1972 She boasts a 362-133-1 career record with 16 NCAA Division III Tournament appearances. She has also tutored over 90 All-American players. She was the first collegiate coach, male or female, to secure 350 wins and her 362 career wins ranks second in NCAA history among women’s lacrosse coaches. Genovese is a three-time Division III Coach of the Year, three-time Regional Coach of the Year, three-time NYSWCAA Coach of the Year and three-time North/South All-Star Game head coach. She was also an assistant coach for the U.S. women’s national team program. Genovese was inducted into the US Lacrosse Greater Rochester Chapter Lacrosse Hall of Fame (1998) as well as the SUNY Cortland Hall of Fame, the William Smith Hall of Honor, and the Green Mountain Hall of Fame. Additionally, Pat and her husband’s four children - Meghan, Lisa, Tracy and Rob - all graduated from Hobart and William Smith Colleges, with Meghan and Tracy having both played lacrosse in college under their mother's leadership.

Todd Curry
Todd Curry (Syracuse ‘87) will be inducted as a truly great player. Curry was a three-year player for West Genesee High School (Syracuse, N.Y.), three-time New York State lacrosse champion, two-time All-League (1982, 1983) selectee and honored as a high school All-American (1983). He was the MVP in the 1983 North/South High School All-Star Game. A four-year starter at Syracuse, he earned first team All-America honors in 1986 and 1987, and second team honors in 1985. He also received the USILA's MacLaughlin Award (Midfielder-of-the-Year) in 1987. Curry was a midfielder for the 1986 and 1994 U.S. Men’s National Teams that won world championships. He also played 10 years of professional indoor lacrosse in Washington (1 year), Philadelphia (3 years) and Baltimore (6 years). He was a member of 1990 NLL champion Philadelphia Wings. Curry was inducted into the US Lacrosse Upstate New York Chapter Hall of Fame (2004) and the US Lacrosse Greater Baltimore Chapter Hall of Fame (2008).

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