St. Mary's Lax Book

st. mary’s high school lacrosse 1950 - 2014 LACROSSE 1950

st. mary’s high school

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st. mary’s high school

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LACROSSE

DEDICATION When Head Coach Ed Coughlin and C. Mason “Daffy” Russell turned a first-year high school lacrosse team loose in the spring of 1950, a tradition of Excellence and Family was alive at St. Mary’s High School in the heart of Annapolis. Led by Captain Tick Coughlin and future All-Americans Jimmy Keating, Hezzy Howard and Vardie Dyer, the 1950 Saints molded together to win the Private school division of the Maryland Scholastic Association. Cork Kimball and goalie Rudy Beck would lead Coach Russell’s legendary defense by knocking down Gilman and surprising Poly in the championship game by a score of 4-1. “The boys have displayed a fine spirit in cooperation this season in winning the championship, and as it looks now we’ll be back next year with another championship team…” Head Coach Ed Coughlin We dedicate this book to the young men and coaches that started it all – the St. Mary’s Saints of 1950. Their story and their names will live forever. The St. Mary’s Lacrosse Family never forgets where we came from, and our proud tradition continues…

table of contents Saints By The Numbers.................................................................................................6 National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.....................................................................................9 National Lacrosse Award Winners...............................................................................18 St. Mary’s Hall of Fame...............................................................................................20 C. Markland Kelly Award Winners.............................................................................22 Team USA...................................................................................................................24 All Americans..............................................................................................................26 USILA. ..................................................................................................................28 By Position.............................................................................................................32 Academic...............................................................................................................36 High School...........................................................................................................38 All Metro.....................................................................................................................40 All County. .................................................................................................................42 NCAA Champions. ....................................................................................................44 NCAA Final-Four.......................................................................................................50 North South All-Star Game. .......................................................................................58 NCAA Team Captains. ...............................................................................................59 Friends & Family. .......................................................................................................60 Current NCAA Saints.................................................................................................63 Saints in the NCAA. ...................................................................................................64 St. Mary’s Head Coaches.............................................................................................68 1950-2014 Records.....................................................................................................84 Saints Lacrosse by Decades 1950s.....................................................................................................................86 1960s.....................................................................................................................98 1970s...................................................................................................................110 1980s...................................................................................................................122 1990s...................................................................................................................140 2000s...................................................................................................................158 All Time Records St. Mary’s vs. Other Schools.................................................................................178 By Head Coach....................................................................................................180

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1977 The last time St. Mary’s lost to a Public School 229 Wins by Hall of Fame Head Coach Jim Moorhead in 21 seasons 90 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse All-American Selections since 1954

74 43 35 22

Division 1 All-American Selections

Saints winning NCAA Men’s Lacrosse National Championships Consecutive Games Winning Streak Spanning 3 Seasons (1979-1981) Play-Off appearances in the MSA & MIAA “A” Conference since 1988

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1st Team All-American Selections

MSA & MIAA “A” Conference Final Fours

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Saints Enshrined in the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame

U.S. National Men’s Lacrosse Team Members

Consecutive Years Ranked #1 in the State of Maryland (1979-1982) MSA and MIAA “A” Championships (1993 & 1996) Final National Ranking of the Undefeated St. Mary’s Saints in 1996

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John D. “Hezzy” Howard Washington College | Inducted 1978 John “Hezzy” Howard began his lacrosse career on the first St. Mary’s High School lacrosse team in 1950. Hezzy attended Washington College in 1953, where he became a highly skilled attackman and face-off man. Washington College won the Laurie Cox Division in 1954, with Hezzy leading the nation in assists and earning Honorable Mention All-American honors. In 1955, he again led the nation in assists and earned 3rd Team All-American honors. In 1956, Hezzy earned 1st Team All-American honors and won the coveted Jack Turnbull Award as the nation’s outstanding attackman. In the 1956 North/South Collegiate All-Star game, Hezzy scored 5 goals and 6 assists for the victorious South squad. Hezzy became the head lacrosse coach at the University of Maryland in 1966. In his four years as head coach, he compiled a 37-7-1 record. Hezzy’s two most satisfying victories were a 9-4 defeat of a heavily-favored Hopkins team in 1967 that gave Maryland a shared National Championship; and a 5-3 victory over Navy in 1968, which broke an eight-year losing streak to Navy. John D. “Hezzy” Howard was inducted into the St. Mary’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996.

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James H. Keating University of Maryland | Inducted 1981

Jim Keating began his outstanding athletic career at St. Mary’s High School in 1950 where he was a four sport athlete earning 13 letters in football, basketball, wrestling, and lacrosse. He was selected First Team All-State Lacrosse his senior year. At the University of Maryland, he started and lettered four years on the varsity lacrosse team. He led Maryland to the National Championship in 1955 and 1956, earning 1st Team All-America those same two years. After entering the Air Force, he led an active military life that included an assignment at the U.S. Air Force Academy where he served as lacrosse coach and Assistant Director of Athletics. His coaching record at Air Force was 81 wins and 13 losses. He led the 1971 Air Force lacrosse team to the first NCAA playoffs. Jim Keating served two tours of duty in Vietnam where he was awarded The Distinguished Flying Cross and The Air Medal with five oak leaf clusters. Keating was a 1992 Charter Inductee to the St. Mary’s Athletic Hall of Fame.

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Henry A. Ciccarone, Sr . Johns Hopkins University | Inducted 1987 Henry “Chic” Ciccarone, Sr. began his lacrosse career as a varsity midfielder at St. Mary’s High School in 1953. As a midfielder at Johns Hopkins, Ciccarone earned 3rd Team All-American honors in 1960, 2nd Team in 1961, and 1st Team All- American in 1962. He was the Blue Jays’ team captain in 1962, and played for the South in the North/South Collegiate All-Star game. That same year, he won the Hopkins Awards for outstanding athlete, best midfielder, and leadership. He is a member of the All-Time Hopkins Lacrosse Team. Ciccarone is most recognized for his coaching exploits at Hopkins. Coach Ciccarone was the first coach to guide his teams to three consecutive NCAA Division I Championships in 1978, 1979, and 1980. Ciccarone’s teams advanced to the Championship Game seven consecutive years during his nine seasons as head coach. He retired from coaching in 1983 with a 105-16 record. His four sons all played lacrosse at Johns Hopkins.

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C. Mason “Daffy” Russell Annapolis & St. Mary’s High School Coach | Inducted 1989 Daffy, known with affection as the “Father of Anne Arundel County Lacrosse,” co- founded the St. Mary’s High School lacrosse program in 1950 with Ed Coughlin. Although a goalie into his early 40’s, Daffy is best known for his lacrosse coaching career of more than 40 years. Daffy coached for the Annapolis Lacrosse Club, Annapolis High and St. Mary’s High School lacrosse teams. He accumulated over 200 wins with only 2 losing seasons. A decoratedWWII Navy veteran, Daffy received the Annapolis Touchdown Club Award for Excellence in Coaching and Citizenship five times in four decades, as well as the Hero’s Award as the outstanding Maryland high school coach in 1971 and 1972. In 1976, he received the Governor’s Award for distinguished coaching and service, and the Gelston Award for long service and overall contribution to lacrosse. In 1982, Daffy was awarded the USLCA Award for 50 years of service to lacrosse. C. Mason “Daffy” Russell was a 1992 Charter Inductee to the St. Mary’s Athletic Hall of Fame.

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Agostino “Mickey” DiMaggio Washington College | Inducted 1993 Mickey DiMaggio was inducted to the Lacrosse Hall of Fame as a truly great player. His career started at St. Mary’s High School. At Washington College, his athletic history enjoyed two eras: pre-Korean War and post-Korean War. From 1952-1954, Mickey ran cross country, played soccer and lacrosse, and ran track for one season. Scoring 12 goals in the first two games of his freshman year, he went on to help spark Washington College to a Laurie Cox Division Crown the following season. After three years in the military, he came back to Washington College from 1957- 1959. He received 1st Team All-American honors in 1959 and Honorable Mention honors in 1954 and 1958. He starred with Joe Seivold and Dick Callahan on the “60-Minute Midfield” in 1958. Mickey was selected Washington College’s Most Valuable Player in 1959. He is one of a select few to ever be named All-American in two sports – lacrosse and soccer. DiMaggio capped an outstanding college career in the annual North/South game where he tied the score and assisted on the winning goal, finishing with three goals. Mickey played club lacrosse for the legendary Mt. Washington Lacrosse Club where he received All-Club honors in 1961, 1962, and 1963.

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Brian Wood Johns Hopkins University | Inducted 2007

BrianWood is one of the most prolific lacrosse attackmen of his era, and was inducted to the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame as a truly great player. Wood was a four year starter for St. Mary’s High School, where he graduated in 1983. St. Mary’s was the top ranked lacrosse team in the state of Maryland three of his four years as a high scoring attackman. Wood was a four-time All-American at Johns Hopkins University, earning 1st Team honors his final three seasons. He and fellow St. Mary’s teammate Craig Bubier helped lead Hopkins to three National Championships (1984, 1985, and 1987), finishing his career with 100 goals and 78 assists. Wood was a member of the 1986 U.S. National Team that captured the World Championship. Brian Wood was inducted to the St. Mary’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1994.

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Michael L. Burnett University of North Carolina | Inducted 2010

Inducted as a truly great player, Michael “Mole” Burnett was a three-time high school All-American and all-star. During his career at North Carolina, Burnett was a four-time All-American, earning 1st Team honors in 1981 and 1982, 2nd Team in 1983, and Honorable Mention in 1980. He was named ACC Player of the Year (1981) and was a three-time All-ACC selection. He is UNC’s third all-time leading scorer and remains second among UNC’s all-time assist leaders. Burnett helped his team capture two NCAA Division I National Championships (1981, 1982) and two ACC Championships (1981, 1982). North Carolina never lost a game over those two seasons. One of the Top-50 All-Time ACC Players, Burnett was voted into the US Lacrosse Chesapeake Chapter Hall of Fame in 2009, and inducted into the Anne Arundel County Sports Hall of Fame in 2010. Michael Burnett was also proudly inducted into the St. Mary’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.

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St. Mary’s & USILA Men’s Lacrosse NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS

Tillman ohnson niversity of Virginia 2003 Lt. Raymond Enners Award NCAA Division I Most Outstanding Player 2003 Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award NCAA Division I Most Outstanding Goalie 2003 NCAA Division I Final Four Most Valuable Player

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Brian Burlace niversity of Maryland 1992 William C. Schmeisser Award NCAA Division I Most Outstanding Defenseman ack Schofield niversity of Maryland 1964 Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award NCAA Division I Most Outstanding Goalie ohn D. Howard “Hezzy” Washington College 1956 Jack Turnbull Award NCAA’s Most Outstanding Attackman

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Players & Coaches Enshrined in the ST. MARY’S ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME

1959 John Codd Edward Erdelatz

C. Mason “Daffy” Russell, Coach/AD Ed Couglin, Coach James D. Moorhead, Coach Jim McCauley, Coach 1950 James T. “Tick” Coughlin James F. “Corky” Kimball 1951 Dr. Thomas Florestano 1952 James H. Keating John “Hezzy” Howard 1953 Charles W. Dammeyer Joseph Vardie Dyer 1954 Norman H. Finkle 1956 George Engelke 1957 Clifton P. “Reds” Kelly Harry G. Leet Patrick Mahoney 1958 Charles Brown

Mike Mahoney Carl Steiner, Jr. Timothy Vogel 1961 John T. “Jack” Schofield 1963 Rick Steinke 1966 Gregg Carroll William G. Keyworth, III Dave Kiefer 1968 Larry Crutchley Fred Kramer 1969 J. Kurt Kimball William D. Nolan Kenneth Winegrad 1970 David L. Slafkosky 1971 John Anderson Dave Driver Edward F. Mullen

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1972 Paul Hayden Steve Lux Joseph E. Rotellini 1973 George “Buddy” Turner 1974 Paul J. Boyle Joseph F. Devlin 1975 J. Timothy Coughlin Terry Kimball 1976 Nicholas G. Manis 1977 Louis J. Ruland III 1979 Michael “Mole” Burnett 1980 Tony Orsini Charles M. Ruland Andrew R. Smith 1981 Costa J. Alvanos Tim Mealey

1982 Dan Andrews Pat Morrison 1983 Craig Bubier Brian P. Wood 1985 Michael P. Ruland 1986 Tony Morgan Matt Pipkin 1987 Victor Lilly 1988 Brian Burlace 1989 Matt Back Steve Hayes 1991 Robert G. Chomo David A. Jones 1992 Phil MacWilliams Rob Tobin 1993 Kevin Reichardt Steve Schummer 1994

1995 Dan Collins 1996

Daniel Marohl John Horrigan 1997 Brian Kingsbury Jamison Mullen Josh White 1998 Rob Hoffman 1999 Chris Garrity Chris Summers 2000 Tillman Johnson 2003 Brendan Teague

Tony Olmert Steve Voelkel

Matt Clune Joe Keenan

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C. Markland Kelly AWARD WINNER Honors The Best High School Lacrosse Player in the State of Maryland 1996

Dan Marohl 43 Goals 36 Assists Undefeated MIAA Champions National Champions Team MVP

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C. Markland Kelly AWARD WINNER Honors The Best High School Lacrosse Player in the State of Maryland 2002

Scott Falatach 67 Goals 44 Assists St. Mary’s Single-Season

Scoring Record MIAA Final Four Team MVP

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USA Men’s National TEAM MEMBERS

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Craig Bubier Johns Hopkins (‘87) - 1990 U.S. Men’s National Team - ILF World Champions Brian Wood Johns Hopkins (‘87) - 1986 U.S. Men’s National Team - ILF World Champions Justin Bowman University of North Carolina (‘99) - 1996 U.S. Men’s Under-19 Team - ILF World Champions Eric Zerrlaut Johns Hopkins (‘07) - 2003 U.S. Men’s Under-19 Team - ILF World Champions

Chris Garrity Penn State (‘03) - 2006 U.S. Men’s National Team

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USILA Men’s Lacrosse ALL-AMERICANS NCAA Divisions I, II, III

19 1st Team 14 2nd Team 10 3rd Team 47 Honorable Mention 90 All-American Selections

Schools Represented:

1. Johns Hopkins (13) 2. Maryland (12) 3. Virginia (12) 4. Washington College (11) 5. North Carolina (8)

8. Salisbury (5) 9. Limestone (3) 10. Army (2) 11. Notre Dame (2) 12. UMBC (2) 13. Dartmouth (2) 14. Cornell (1)

15. Penn State (1) 16. Ohio State (1) 17. U. of Baltimore (1) 18. Gettysburg (1) 19. Roanoke (1)

6. Loyola (6) 7. Towson (6)

*St. Mary’s Head Coaches

1954 John “Hezzy” Howard (HM) Washington College Mickey DiMaggio (HM) Washington College 1955 Jim Keating (1st Team) Maryland John “Hezzy” Howard (3rd Team) Washington College 1956 John “Hezzy” Howard (1st Team) Washington College Jim Keating (1st Team) Maryland Joe “Vardie” Dyer (HM) Virginia 1957 Joe “Vardie” Dyer (HM) Virginia

Mickey DiMaggio (HM) Washington College 1959 Mickey DiMaggio (1st Team) Washington College John Keating (HM) Maryland 1960 Henry Ciccarone (3rd Team) Johns Hopkins 1961 Henry Ciccarone (2nd Team) Johns Hopkins 1962 Henry Ciccarone (1st Team) Johns Hopkins Mike Mahoney (HM) Towson St.

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1963 Mike Mahoney (HM) Towson St. 1964 Jack Schofield (HM) Maryland Tim Vogel (HM) Army John Codd (HM) U. of Baltimore 1965 Jack Schofield (1st Team) Maryland Tim Vogel (1st Team) Army 1972 Bill Nolan (2nd Team) Johns Hopkins 1973 Ed Mullen (2nd Team) Maryland 1974 Ed Mullen (3rd Team) Maryland Bill Nolan (HM) Johns Hopkins 1975 *Jim Moorhead (2nd Team) Johns Hopkins 1976 Ed Mullen (1st Team) Maryland *Jim Moorhead (HM) Johns Hopkins 1977 Vince Sandusky (HM) Virginia 1980 Bill Herring (2nd Team) Washington College Mike Burnett (HM) North Carolina 1981 Mike Burnett (1st Team) North Carolina 1982 Mike Burnett (1st Team) North Carolina 1983 Mike Burnett (2nd Team) North Carolina 1984 Brian Wood (2nd Team) Johns Hopkins Tim Mealey (HM) North Carolina

1985 Brian Wood (1st Team) Johns Hopkins Craig Bubier (3rd Team) Johns Hopkins Tim Mealey (3rd Team) North Carolina Chris Walker (HM) Virginia Costa Alvanos (HM) Gettysburg 1986 Brian Wood (1st Team) Johns Hopkins Craig Bubier (1st Team) Johns Hopkins Chris Walker (2nd Team) Virginia 1987 Brian Wood (1st Team) Johns Hopkins Craig Bubier (HM) Johns Hopkins 1988 Mike Ruland (2nd Team) Loyola Tom McClelland (2nd Team) Loyola 1989 Mike Ruland (1st Team) Loyola Greg Lilly (2nd Team) Johns Hopkins 1991 Brian Burlace (2nd Team) Maryland Tony Morgan (HM) Cornell 1992 Brian Burlace (1st Team) Maryland Don Treacy (1st Team) Roanoke 1993 Steve Hayes (HM) Maryland Scott Overend (HM) Washington College 1994 David Jones (HM) Virginia 1995 David Jones (2nd Team) Virginia Rob Chomo (3rd Team) Maryland 1996 Matt Clune (HM) Towson St. Bart Jaeger (1st Team) Washington College 1997 Matt Clune (HM) Towson St. Mike Wilson (HM) Washington College

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1998 Justin Bowman (HM) North Carolina Todd Vizcarrondo (HM) Loyola 1999 Todd Vizcarrondo (2nd Team) Loyola Jimmy Brown (3rd Team) Loyola Justin Bowman (HM) North Carolina Dan Marohl (HM) UMBC 2000 Josh Rudder (HM) Limestone Jon Cline (3rd Team) Salisbury 2002 Tillman Johnson (HM) Virginia Jon Cline (2nd Team) Salisbury 2003 Tillman Johnson (1st Team) Virginia Chris Garrity (HM) Penn St. 2004 Tillman Johnson (3rd Team) Virginia 2006 Nick Bonacci (HM) Dartmouth Max Zarchin (HM) Salisbury *Ben Rubeor (2nd Team) Virginia 2007 Nick Bonacci (HM) Dartmouth Max Zarchin (HM) Salisbury *Ben Rubeor (1st Team) Virginia 2008 *Ben Rubeor (2nd Team) Virginia 2009 Grant Krebs (HM) Notre Dame 2010 Grant Krebs (HM) Notre Dame Christian Pastirik (HM) Towson Dan Marohl (HM) UMBC Josh Rudder (HM) Limestone 2001 John Horrigan (HM) Towson Tillman Johnson (HM) Virginia

2012 Joe Bonanni (3rd Team) Ohio State Peter Stewart (HM) Washington College 2014 Josh Williams (HM) Limestone Rhett DePol (HM) Salisbury

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all americans by position ATTACK

10 1st Team 5 2nd Team 3 3rd Team 15 Honorable Mention 33 All-American Selections

John “Hezzy” Howard Washington College 1st Team 1956 Honorable Mention 1954, 1955 Joe “Vardie” Dyer Virginia Honorable Mention 1956, 1957, 1958 John Keating Maryland Honorable Mention 1959 Bill Nolan Johns Hopkins 1st Team 1976 2nd Team 1973 3rd Team 1974 Mike Burnett North Carolina 1st Team 1981, 1982 2nd Team 1983 Honorable Mention 1980 2nd Team 1972 Ed Mullen Maryland

Brian Wood Johns Hopkins 1st Team 1985, 1986, 1987 2nd Team 1984 Craig Bubier Johns Hopkins

Mike Wilson Washington College Honorable Mention 1997 Dan Marohl U.M.B.C. Honorable Mention 1999, 2000 Nick Bonacci Dartmouth Honorable Mention 2006, 2007 Rhett DePol Salisbury Honorable Mention 2014 St. Mary’s Head Coach Ben Rubeor Virginia 1st Team 2007 2nd Team 2006, 2008

1st Team 1986 3rd Team 1985 Honorable Mention 1987 Costa Alvanos Gettysburg Honorable Mention 1985 Mike Ruland Loyola

1st Team 1989 2nd Team 1988 Rob Chomo Maryland 3rd Team 1995 Matt Clune Towson St. Honorable Mention 1996, 1997 Bart Jaeger Washington College 1st Team 1996

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all americans by position MIDFIELD

5 1st Team 3 2nd Team 1 3rd Team 14 Honorable Mention 23 All-American Selections

Mickey DiMaggio Washington College 1st Team 1959 Honorable Mention 1954, 1958 Jim Keating Maryland 1st Team 1955, 1956 Henry Ciccarone Johns Hopkins 1st Team 1962 2nd Team 1961 3rd Team 1960 Mike Mahoney Towson State Honorable Mention 1962, 1963 John Codd University of Baltimore Honorable Mention 1964 Bill Nolan Johns Hopkins Honorable Mention 1974 Tony Morgan Cornell Honorable Mention 1991

Don Treacy Roanoke 1st Team 1992 David Jones Virginia 2nd Team 1995 Honorable Mention 1994 Justin Bowman North Carolina Honorable Mention 1998, 1999 Todd Vizcarrondo Loyola 2nd Team Honorable Mention 1998 Grant Krebs Notre Dame Honorable Mention 2009, 2010 Christian Pastirik Towson Honorable Mention 2010 Josh Williams Limestone Honorable Mention 2014

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all americans by position DEFENSE

2 1st Team 5 2nd Team 2 3rd Team 7 Honorable Mention 16 All-American Selections

Tim Vogel Army 1st Team 1965 Honorable Mention 1964 Vince Sandusky Virginia Honorable Mention 1977 Bill Herring Washington College 2nd Team 1980 Chris Walker Virginia 2nd Team 1986 Honorable Mention 1985 Greg Lilly Johns Hopkins 2nd Team 1989 Brian Burlace Maryland 1st Team 1992 2nd Team 1991 Steve Hayes Maryland Honorable Mention 1993

Scott Overend Washington College Honorable Mention 1993 Josh Rudder Limestone Honorable Mention 2000, 2001 Jon Cline Salisbury

2nd Team 2002 3rd Team 2001 Joe Bonanni Ohio State 3rd Team 2012

St. Mary’s Head Coach Jim Moorhead Johns Hopkins 2nd Team 1975 Honorable Mention 1976

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all americans by position GOALIE

2 1st Team 1 2nd Team 3 3rd Team 9 Honorable Mention 15 All-American Selections

Jack Schofield Maryland 1st Team 1965 Honorable Mention 1964

Tillman Johnson Virginia 1st Team 2003 3rd Team 2004 Honorable Mention 2001, 2002 Chris Garrity Penn State Honorable Mention 2003 Max Zarchin Salisbury Honorable Mention 2006, 2007 Peter Stewart Washington College Honorable Mention 2012

Tim Mealey North Carolina 3rd Team 1985

Honorable Mention 1984 Tom McClelland Loyola 2nd Team 1988 Jimmy Brown Loyola 3rd Team 1999 John Horrigan Towson Honorable Mention 2001

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NCAA & USILA Academic/Scholar ALL AMERICANS

2000 Marcus LaChapelle University of Maryland NCAA Academic All-American 1989 Michael Ruland Loyola College 2001 John Horrigan Towson State 2007 Nick Bonacci Dartmouth Colin Finnegan U.S. Naval Academy

2008 *Ben Rubeor University of Virginia 2012 Joe Bonanni Ohio State University Matt Bell Villanova University 2013 Jason Gonos Harvard

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High School All Americans FROM ST. MARY’S

1971 Ed Mullen Jamie Slafkosky 1972 Steve Carroll 1974 Joe Devlin 1975 Greg Schaffner 1976 Nick Manis 1977 Lou Ruland 1978 Mike Burnett Chris Coughlin

1979 Mike Burnett Chris Coughlin 1980 Tony Orsini Andy Smith 1981 Tim Mealey Chris Walker 1982 Brian Wood 1983 Doug Poindexter Brian Wood 1985

1990 Pat Ervin 1991

Rob Chomo David Jones 1994 Todd Vizcarrondo 1996 Jon Cline Dan Marohl 2002 Scott Falatach 2003 Eric Zerrlaut

Greg Lilly Pat Olmert

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Baltimore Sun 1ST TEAM ALL-METRO

1979 Mike Burnett Attack Andy Smith Midfield 1980 Jimmy Ellis Attack Tony Orsini Defense Andy Smith Midfield 1981 Chris Walker Defense Brian Wood Attack 1982

1984 Greg Lilly Defense Tim Andrews Midfield Tom McClelland Goalie 1985 Greg Lilly Defense Michael Ruland Attack 1988 Brian Burlace Defense 1989 Matt Back Goalie Steve Hayes Defense 1990 Pat Ervin Attack 1991

Brian Wood Attack Craig Bubier Attack Dan Andrews Defense Allan McGuckian Midfield 1983 Brian Wood Attack Craig Bubier Attack Doug Poindexter Defense

Chris Brown Goalie Rob Chomo Attack David Jones Midfield

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1993 Jim Moorhead Head Coach (Coach of the Year) Kevin Reichardt Midfield Matt Clune Attack 1994 Jim Brown Goalie Matt Clune Attack Joe Keenan Defense Todd Vizcarrondo Midfield 1996 Jim Moorhead Head Coach (Coach of the Year) Dan Marohl Attack Jon Cline Defense Marcus LaChapelle Midfield 1999 Chris Summers Attack 2000 Tillman Johnson Goalie Matt Passagno Defense 2001 Ted Turnblacer Defense

2002 Scott Falatach Attack 2003 Will Dalton Midfield Eric Zerrlaut Defense 2004 Will Dalton Midfield 2007 Joe Bonanni Defense 2008 Joe Bonanni Defense 2009 Jason Gonos Defense Neill Lewnes Midfield Mark McNeill Midfield 2010 John Hogan Midfield

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Evening Capital & Arundel Sun 1ST TEAM ALL ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY

1974 Jay Trainor Goalie Hugh Coyle Defense Roy Cranford Defense Kevin McConnell Midfield Joe Devlin Attack 1975 Nick Manis Midfield Terry Kimball Midfield Greg Schaffner Attack Tim Coughlin Attack 1976 All-County not Published 1977 All-County not Published 1978 Mike Burnett Attack Chris Coughlin Goalie 1979 Chris Coughlin Goalie Greg Orsini Defense Andy Smith Midfield Mike Burnett Attack

1980 Chuck Ruland Attack Jimmy Ellis Attack Andy Smith Midfield Tony Orsini Defense Tim Mealey Goalie 1981 Brian Wood Attack Tony Olmert Midfield Chris Walker Defense Tim Mealey Goalie 1982 Brian Wood Attack Dan Andrews Defense Tom McClelland Goalie 1983 Tom McClelland Goalie Doug Poindexter Defense Craig Bubier Attack Brian Wood Attack 1984 Tim Andrews Midfield Greg Lilly Defense 1985 Mike Ruland Attack Tom Ervin Attack Pat Olmert Goalie Greg Lilly Defense 1986 Ted Nichols Midfield Tom Dwyer Midfield

1987 Brian Burlace Defense Lou Geiger Midfield Chris Larcher Goalie 1988 Brian Burlace Defense Ray Kamrath Midfield 1989 Matt Back Goalie David Jones Midfield Steve Hayes Defense 1990 Pat Ervin Attack Rob Chomo Attack David Jones Midfield Tom Fichtner Defense 1991 Rob Chomo Attack David Jones Midfield Brad Stevens Defense Mike Murray Defense 1992 Kevin Reichardt Midfield

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1993 Matt Clune Attack Kevin Reichardt Midfield Todd Vizcarrondo Midfield Steve Schummer Defense 1994 Matt Clune Attack Todd Vizcarrondo Midfield Joe Keenan Defense Jim Brown Goalie 1995 Dan Collins Attack Justin Bowman Midfield Miles Conway Midfield Thad Schmidt Defense Jon Cline Defense 1996 Dan Marohl Attack Jamison Mullen Attack Marcus LaChapelle Midfield Jon Cline Defense Zach Burke Defense John Horrigan Goalie 1997 Jamison Mullen Attack Josh White Attack Brian Kingsbury Defense 1998 Chris Summers Att & Mid Ryan Metzbower Midfield Rob Hoffman Defense

1999 Chris Summers Attack Matt Pessagno Defense Chris Garrity Goalie Joe Thompson Midfield 2000 Drew Pfarr Midfield Joe Thompson Midfield Matt Pessagno Defense Tillman Johnson Goalie 2001 Matt White Attack Ted Turnblacer Defense Mike Fretwell Goalie 2002 Scott Falatach Attack Geoff Christhilf Midfield Eric Zerrlaut Defense 2003 Nick Bonacci Attack Will Dalton Midfield Eric Zerrlaut Defense Brendan Teague Defense 2004 Garrett Stanwick Attack Will Dalton Midfield Jason Carter Goalie 2005 Christian Pastirik Attack 2006 Rhett DePol Attack Brian White Defense

2007 Rhett DePol Attack Drew Manley Midfield Joe Bonanni Defense 2008 Matt Lamon Attack Matt Bell Attack Neill Lewnes Midfield Joe Bonanni Defense 2009 Nick Doub Attack Mark McNeill Midfield Neill Lewnes Midfield Jason Gonos Defense 2010 Ryland DePol Attack John Hogan Midfield Mark McNeill Midfield Dom LaMolinara Goalie 2011 Nate Lewnes Attack Logan Connolly Attack Pat Manley Midfield KC Beard Midfield 2012 Nate Lewnes Attack Mike Bonacci Attack John Kluh Midfield 2013 Spencer Coyle Midfield 2014 Cole Robinson Midfield Alex Woodall Faceoffs Timmy Hardy Attack

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NCAA CHAMPIONS

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NCAA division i, ii, iii NATIONAL CHAMPIONS from St. Mary’s High School

43 St. Mary’s High School lacrosse players have gone on to win 26 NCAA National Championships since 1973.

1973 Maryland Ed Mullen Fred Kramer 1974 Johns Hopkins Bill Nolan Dave Slafkosky 1975 Maryland Ed Mullen 1978 Johns Hopkins Joe Devlin 1981 North Carolina Mike Burnett

1982 North Carolina Mike Burnett Ray Crosby Andy Smith Tim Mealey 1984 Johns Hopkins Brian Wood Craig Bubier Lee Davidson 1985 Johns Hopkins Brian Wood Craig Bubier 1986 North Carolina Pat Olmert

Ray Crosby Andy Smith

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1987 Johns Hopkins Brian Wood Craig Bubier Greg Lilly 1994 Salisbury Fran McAndrews 1995 Salisbury Fran McAndrews 1998 Washington

2001 Princeton Josh White 2003 Virginia Tillman Johnson Justin Mullen 2004

2007 Johns Hopkins Garrett Stanwick Eric Zerrlaut 2012

Loyola J.P. Dalton 2012 Salisbury Rhett DePol 2013 Stevenson Warren Pumphrey Mike Richardson 2014 Limestone Josh Williams

Syracuse Scott Wallace 2005 Johns Hopkins Garrett Stanwick Eric Zerrlaut 2005

College Mike Wilson 1999 Virginia Jamison Mullen 2000 Limestone Dylan Hooker Josh Rudder

Salisbury Max Zarchin 2007 Salisbury Max Zarchin

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NCAA Division I FINAL FOUR

Since the beginning of the NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Tournament in 1971 , Saints have participated in 42 Final Fours. There have only been 3 years (1992, 1993, 2011) in which the NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Final Four was played without a player from St. Mary’s High School. 74 Saints have played in the NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse National Championship Final. *Assistant Coaches from St. Mary’s High School **Head Lacrosse Coaches at St. Mary’s High School

1971 Fred Kramer - Maryland National Runner-up 1972 Bill Nolan - Johns Hopkins National Runner-up (4 goals); Semi-Final (2 goals)

1974 Bill Nolan - Johns Hopkins National Champion (2 goals); Semi-Final (1 goal) Dave Slafkosky - Johns Hopkins National Champion **Jim Moorhead - Johns Hopkins National Champion

Ken Winegrad - Johns Hopkins National Runner-up; Semi-Final (1 goal) Dave Slafkosky - Johns Hopkins National Runner-up Ed Mullen - Maryland Semi-Final 1973 Ed Mullen - Maryland National Champion; Semi-Final (3 goals) Fred Kramer - Maryland National Champion *Rennie Smith - Maryland National Champion (Assistant Coach) Ken Winegrad - Johns Hopkins National Runner-up (2 goals); Semi-Final (1 goal) Bill Nolan - Johns Hopkins National Runner-up; Semi-Final (1 goal) Dave Slafkosky - Johns Hopkins National Runner-up

Ed Mullen - Maryland National Runner-up (2 goals); Semi-Final (3 goals)

Henry Ciccarone - Johns Hopkins National Champion (Assistant Coach) 1975 Ed Mullen - Maryland National Champion *Kurt Kimball & Rennie Smith (Assistant Coaches) 1976 Ed Mullen - Maryland National Runner-up (2 goals); Semi-Final (12 points) *NCAA Playoff Record Terry Kimball - Maryland National Runner-up (1 goal); Semi-Final (1 goal) Joe Devlin - Johns Hopkins Semi-Final Jay Trainor - Johns Hopkins Semi-Final

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**Jim Moorhead - Johns Hopkins Semi-Final Henry Ciccarone - Johns Hopkins (Head Coach) 1977 Joe Devlin - Johns Hopkins National Runner-up (1 goal) Jay Trainor - Johns Hopkins National Runner-up Henry Ciccarone - Johns Hopkins (Head Coach) Terry Kimball - Maryland Semi-Final Nick Manis - Maryland Semi-Final 1978 Joe Devlin - Johns Hopkins National Champion (1 goal); Semi-Final (3 goals) Henry Ciccarone - Johns Hopkins (Head Coach) Terry Kimball - Maryland Semi-Final (2 goals) Nick Manis - Maryland Semi-Final 1979 Henry Ciccarone - Johns Hopkins National Champion (Head Coach) Terry Kimball - Maryland National Runner-up (2 goals); Semi-Final (3 goals) Nick Manis - Maryland National Runner-up 1980 Henry Ciccarone - Johns Hopkins National Champion (Head Coach) Lou Ruland - Virginia National Runner-up (1 goal); Semi-Final (1 goal) Mike Burnett - North Carolina Semi-Finals (3 goals)

1981 Mike Burnett - North Carolina National Champion (4 goals); Semi-Final (3 goals) Andy Smith - North Carolina National Champion; Semi-Final (1 goal) Ray Crosby - North Carolina National Champion Henry Ciccarone - Johns Hopkins National Runner-up (Head Coach) Lou Ruland - Virginia Semi-Final (1 goal) 1982 Mike Burnett - North Carolina National Champion; Semi-Final (3 goals) Andy Smith - North Carolina National Champion; Semi-Final (1 goal) Ray Crosby - North Carolina National Champion Tim Mealey - North Carolina National Champion Lee Davidson - Johns Hopkins National Runner-up Henry Ciccarone - Johns Hopkins (Head Coach) 1983 Lee Davidson - Johns Hopkins National Runner-up Henry Ciccarone - Johns Hopkins (Head Coach) Mike Burnett - North Carolina Semi-Final (1 goal) Andy Smith - North Carolina Semi-Final Ray Crosby - North Carolina Semi-Final Tim Mealey - North Carolina Semi-Final Tony Olmert - Maryland Semi-Final (1 goal) Allen McGuckian - Maryland Semi-Final

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Greg Lilly - Johns Hopkins National Champion John Heil - Cornell National Runner-up Tony Morgan - Cornell National Runner-up Chris Bullen - Maryland Semi-Final Doug Poindexter - Maryland Semi-Final Dave Slafkosky - Maryland Semi-Final (Assistant Coach) 1988 Tony Morgan - Cornell National Runner-up; Semi-Final (2 goals) John Heil - Cornell National Runner-up; Semi-Final (1 goal) Jamie Hutchinson - Pennsylvania Semi-Final 1989 Greg Lilly - Johns Hopkins National Runner-up Brian Burlace - Maryland Semi-Final (1 goal) Jamie Dodwell - Maryland Semi-Final Lou Geiger - Maryland Semi-Final Pat Olmert - North Carolina Semi-Final (8 saves) Dave Slafkosky - Maryland Semi-Final (Assistant Coach) 1990 Ted Nichols - Loyola National Runner-up (1 goal); Semi-Final (1 goal) Alex Frisch - Loyola National Runner-up *Pat Olmert - North Carolina Semi-Final (Assistant Coach) 1991 Kevin Krupinsky - Towson State National Runner-up

1984 Brian Wood - Johns Hopkins National Champion (3 goals); Semi-Final (2 goals) Craig Bubier - Johns Hopkins National Champion (1 goal) Lee Davidson - Johns Hopkins National Champion; Semi-Final (2 goals) Andy Smith - North Carolina Semi-Final Ray Crosby - North Carolina Semi-Final Tim Mealey - North Carolina Semi-Final (17 saves) Tony Orsini - Army Semi-Final 1985 Craig Bubier - Johns Hopkins National Champion (2 goals); Semi-Final (3 goals) Brian Wood - Johns Hopkins National Champion (2 goals Tim Mealey - North Carolina Semi-Final (12 saves) Chris Walker - Virginia Semi-Final 1986 Pat Olmert - North Carolina National Champion Chris Walker - Virginia National Runner-up Craig Bubier - Johns Hopkins Semi-Final (2 goals) Brian Wood - Johns Hopkins Semi-Final (1 goal) Greg Lilly - Johns Hopkins Semi-Final 1987 Craig Bubier - Johns Hopkins National Champion (4 goals); Semi-Final (1 goal) Brian Wood - Johns Hopkins National Champion (2 goals); Semi-Final (5 goals)

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CJ Tamulevich - Towson State National Runner-up Brian Burlace - Maryland Semi-Final Jamie Dodwell - Maryland Semi-Final Matt Back - Maryland Semi-Final Neal Dupcak - Maryland Semi-Final Steve Hayes - Maryland Semi-Final Tom Fichtner - Maryland Semi-Final Dave Slafkosky - Maryland Semi-Final (Assistant Coach Tom McClelland - Maryland Semi-Final (Assistant Coach) 1994 Dave Jones - Virginia National Runner-up (1 goal); Semi-Final (4 goals) 1995 Rob Chomo - Maryland National Runner-up (1 goal); Semi-Final (2 goals) Ryan Hughes - Maryland National Runner-up *Neal Dupcak - Maryland (Assistant Coach) Dave Jones - Virginia Semi-Final (2 goals) Dave Slafkosky - Maryland National Runner-up (Assistant Coach) 1996 Kip Gendell - Virginia National Runner-up Dan Collins - Johns Hopkins Semi-Final 1997 Brian LaChapelle - Maryland National Runner-up Marcus LaChapelle - Maryland National Runner-up

Dave Slafkosky - Maryland National Runner-up (Assistant Coach) 1998 Brian LaChapelle - Maryland National Runner-up Marcus LaChapelle - Maryland National Runner-up Dave Slafkosky - Maryland National Runner-up (Assistant Coach) 1999 Jamison Mullen - Virginia National Champion 2000 Josh White - Princeton National Runner-up Jamison Mullen - Virginia Semi-Final 2001 Josh White - Princeton National Champion John Horrigan - Towson Semi-Final (14 saves) Drew Pfarr - Towson Semi-Final 2002 Josh White - Princeton National Runner-up (1 goal); Semi-Final (1 goal) Tillman Johnson - Virginia Semi-Final (18 saves) Justin Mullen - Virginia Semi-Final Joe Thompson - Virginia Semi-Final 2003 Tillman Johnson - Virginia National Champion (13 saves); Semi-Final (18 saves) Justin Mullen - Virginia National Champion; Semi-Final (1 goal)

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2004 Scott Wallace - Syracuse National Champion Colin Finnegan - Navy National Runner-up Eric Zerrlaut - Johns Hopkins Semi-Final 2005 Eric Zerrlaut - Johns Hopkins National Champion Garrett Stanwick - Johns Hopkins National Champion Jason Carter - Maryland Semi-Final Will Dalton - Maryland Semi-Final Joe Thompson - Virginia Semi-Final **Ben Rubeor - Virginia Semi-Final 2006 **Ben Rubeor - Virginia National Champion (2 goals) *Joe Thompson - Virginia National Champion (Assistant Coach) Jason Carter - Maryland Semi-Final Will Dalton - Maryland Semi-Final 2007 Eric Zerrlaut - Johns Hopkins National Champion Garrett Stanwick- Johns Hopkins National Champion Christian Pastirik - Cornell Semi-Final (1 goal) 2008 Eric Zerrlaut - Johns Hopkins National Runner-up Garrett Stanwick Johns Hopkins National Runner-up **Ben Rubeor - Virginia Semi-Final

2009 Christian Pastirik - Cornell National Runner-up 2010 Grant Krebs - Notre Dame National Runner-up; Semi-Final (1 goal) 2012 J.P. Dalton - Loyola National Champion Riley Hansen - Maryland National Runner-up Logan Connolly - Notre Dame Semi-Final 2013 John Hogan - Cornell Semi-Final 2014 Logan Connolly - Notre Dame National Runner-up

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USILA NORTH SOUTH GAME

The first North-South All-Star Game was played in 1940 at Municipal Stadium in Baltimore, MD. 66 total games have been played. The game was not played during the WWII years of 1944 and 1945. 43 Saints have proudly finished their college playing careers representing the North and South since 1956 .

1956 Jim Keating Maryland South Hezzy Howard Washington College South 1958 Joe “Vardie” Dyer Virginia South Jim Ramsden Army North 1959

1984 Chuck Ruland William & Mary South 1985 Tony Olmert Maryland South 1987 Brian Wood Johns Hopkins South Craig Bubier Johns Hopkins South 1988 Tom McClelland Loyola South 1989 Michael Ruland Loyola South Pat Olmert North Carolina South 1991 Tony Morgan Cornell North 1992 Brian Burlace Maryland South 1993 Ray Kamrath Virginia South 1994 Steve Hayes Maryland South 1995 Rob Chomo Maryland South David Jones Virginia South Will Sutton Notre Dame North Tony Souza Lehigh South 1996 Bart Jaeger Washington College South

1998 Matt Clune Towson St. South 1999 Justin Bowman North Carolina South Todd Vizcorrando Loyola South 2000 Dan Marohl UMBC South 2002 Jon Harasym UMBC South Jon Cline Salisbury South 2003 Chris Summers Loyola South 2004 Ryan Metzbower Delaware South Matt Passagno North Carolina South Tillman Johnson Virginia South 2006 Ted Turnblacer Towson St. North 2007 Nick Bonacci Dartmouth North Colin Finnegan Navy South 2008 Will Dalton Maryland South 2011 Drew Manley Roanoke South

Mickey DiMaggio Washington College South 1962 Henry Ciccarone Johns Hopkins South 1963 Mike Mahoney Towson St. South 1964 John Codd U. of Baltimore North 1965 Jack Schofield Maryland South Tim Vogel Army North 1976 *Jim Moorhead Johns Hopkins South 1977 Vince Sandusky Virginia South

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NCAA TEAM CAPTAINS

1956 Jim Keating Maryland (National Champions) John “Hezzy” Howard Washington College 1958 Joe “Vardie” Dyer Virginia 1959 Mickey DiMaggio Washington College 1962 Henry Ciccarone Johns Hopkins 1965 Jack Schofield Maryland 1975 Ed Mullen Maryland (National Champions) 1976 *Jim Moorhead Johns Hopkins 1980 Nick Manis Maryland 1982 Lou Ruland Virginia 1984 Chuck Ruland William & Mary 1985 Costa Alvanos Gettysburg Steve Voelkel Harvard 1986 Chris Walker Virginia 1987 Craig Bubier Johns Hopkins (National Champions) 1988 Doug Poindexter Maryland Tom McClelland Loyola

1989 Michael Ruland Loyola Ed Brady Delaware 1990 Tom Dwyer Brown Dave Waynick Penn State 1991 Tony Morgan Cornell Brian Burlace Maryland 1992 Brian Burlace Maryland Scott Overand Washington College 1993 Ray Kamrath Virginia Scott Overand Washington College 1994 Matt Back Maryland Will Sutton Notre Dame Mark Murphy Loyola Pat Ervin Loyola 1995 Pat Ervin Loyola Tony Souza Lehigh 1996 Eamon McCormick Loyola 1997 Dominic Souza Lehigh 1998 Matt Callaghan Fairfield Kevin Gattie Delaware 2000 Dan Marohl UMBC Zack Burke UMBC 2003 Chris Garrity Penn State 2004 Tillman Johnson Virginia Justin Mullen Virginia Ryan Metzbower Delaware

2005 Joe Thompson Virginia 2006 T.J. Liberto Gettysburg 2007 Nick Bonacci Dartmouth 2008 Will Dalton Maryland Eric Zerrlaut Johns Hopkins 2008 *Ben Rubeor Virginia 2009 Jason Carter Maryland 2012 J.P. Dalton Loyola (National Champions) Matt Bell Villanova Joe Bonanni Ohio State Peter Stewart Washington College 2013 Neill Lewnes UMBC Jason Gonos Harvard 2014 Charlie Whiteley Gettysburg Rhett DePol Salisbury Josh Williams Limestone (DII National Champions) 2015 John Kluh Villanova K.C. Beard Dartmouth Braedon Graham Mt. St. Mary’s

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Connor Cerniglia Defense Bates John Hogan Midfield Cornell K.C. Beard Midfield (Captain) Dartmouth Jake Ellis Attack Denison Michael Wagner LSM Lycoming Colin McGuire Attack Lynchburg Michael Pomponio Goalie McDaniel Neil Ruppert Midfield Monmouth Kyle O’Brien Defense Mount St. Mary’s Braedon Graham Midfield Mount St. Mary’s Kyle Maxey Defense Mount St. Mary’s Spencer Coyle Midfield Navy Logan Connolly Attack Notre Dame Pat Manley Attack Penn State Devin Lapole-Adams Defense Post University

Nolan Clark Midfield Randolph-Macon J.P. Coombe Attack Stevenson Cole Robertson Midfield Towson Collin Kennedy Defense Towson Nate Lewnes Attack U.M.B.C. John Kluh Midfield (Captain) Villanova Reed Carlson Goalie Villanova Jake Berger Midfield Wagner Kellen McMahon Goalie Wheeling Jesuit Michael Bonacci Midfield Yale Liam Kelly LSM Yale Jamie Lilly Attack York Mac Godlewski Midfield York Evan Godlewski Midfield York

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st. mary’s HEAD COACHES

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Wins

Losses

Ties

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Ed Couglin

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TJ Dorsey

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Bobby Russell ‘51 Eddie Basil ‘62

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Daffy Russell

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Ken Winegrad ‘69 Jim Moorhead Mike Burnett ‘79 Matt Hogan Rob Chomo ‘91

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20 82 22 17

Ben Rubeor

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C. Mason “Daffy” Russell 1965 - 1976 St. Mary’s Lacrosse at the Brink The Story of the 1965 Saints and Coach Daffy Russell By Albert “Buz” Winchester III ‘65 - 1965 Saints’ Captain and MVP The autumn of 1964 was a pivotal point for the St. Mary’s lacrosse program. There were only two seniors from the 1964 team, and the coach from the previous season had departed. Sister Grace Marie, the high school principal, called me into her office a few days following the “academic cuts” from the football team, of which I was one of those athletes, and informed me that I would be unable to play lacrosse in the spring unless we could find a new coach and raise money to support the lacrosse program. The 1965 lacrosse season would be cancelled. I was stunned. I told Sister Grace Marie that given my most recent academic performance, lacrosse was the only way I was going to be able to get into college. The savvy good Sister Grace Marie didn’t miss a beat and said, “Well, it looks like you’ve got a lot of work to do young man. Now get back to English class!” Improving my grades was no problem. I was the classic underachiever. I hadn’t cracked a book since the last day of classes the previous academic year. By the next marking period, I had raised all of my grades to “A” except for typing (I still can only type using my two index fingers). The problems of finding a coach and raising money to fund the team posed a more difficult dilemma. The city of Annapolis in those days was a different place than it is today. The population was so small that everyone either knew everyone else or knew someone who knew everyone else. If you knew a Greek, he or she knew all of the other Greeks. The same went for the Jews, the Italians, the Blacks, and all of the other ethnic groups. Scout troops and youth teams were the mixing bowls for these children and their parents, and while Blacks were still not permitted to be a part of these organizations, St. Mary’s stood out as the only (at least partially) integrated school in Anne Arundel County. One of my youth football coaches was Eggy Russell and his brother Daffy Russell. Both of them had proper legal names, but back then just about everyone around Annapolis had a nickname and the required formalities to recognize differences in age were more relaxed. Everyone who had known my father had called him Dubby. I was and still am called Buzzy by my schoolmates, and the Russell brothers will always be known as Eggy and Daffy. I talked to Eggy about the St. Mary’s coaching problem. Eggy told me to talk with Daffy and said, “I know football, but my brother Daffy knows lacrosse.” A few days later on a Saturday afternoon, I met with Daffy along with my best friend Willy Keyworth who shared my love of lacrosse and also was a disappointing failure in meeting academic expectations. We told Daffy of the impending threat to the St. Mary’s lacrosse program. He told us that his job would not permit him to leave work earlier than 4:30 in the afternoon. He must have recognized our disappointment because by the time that meeting ended we had worked out a compromise. Willy and I would “coach” the team for the first half of practice, after which Daffy would join us, and he would use some of his vacation time to coach us during the games. I met with Sister Grace Marie the following Monday. She complimented me on my academic improvement, warning me to keep up the same level of enthusiasm for my grades as I did for 70

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finding a lacrosse coach, and she would call Mr. Russell to confirm his availability to coach the lacrosse team. She warned me that money was still a problem. Transportation to and from games could be covered, but the limited equipment and uniforms from previous years “had gone missing.” Maybe those weren’t her exact words, but I knew what she meant. The lacrosse cupboard was bare. If we wanted a team, we would have to fund it. Lacrosse sticks prior to the 1970’s were treasures – very personalized and unique possessions. Each player’s “crosse” was different from every other stick. The quality of the leather, the weight and balance of the wood, and the flexibility of the “gut” had to be just right for each and every player. Some sticks had a “whip” in the pocket, but it was your “whip” and woe to another person using your stick who tried to excel in throwing without several practice tries and tightening or loosening the strings. A broken stick provoked mourning, and maybe even a few tears, as the player faced the task of replacing a trusted friend. Few players had backup sticks, and the only sporting goods store in the Annapolis area was Eddie Leonard’s where they had a limited number of sticks for purchase. And the decades old tradition of “borrowing” sticks from the Naval Academy was always a risky proposition. Willy Keyworth and I talked with some of the players from the previous year’s team. We organized a couple of trips up to Bacharach Rasin on Howard Street in Baltimore and used our own money or cash donated from parents to buy what we could afford. To pay for uniforms we enlisted the help of the booster club and organized a Friday Night dance fundraiser at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Compromise Street. We raised enough money to purchase jerseys, shorts, and some really cheesy knee-high socks. A few of us managed to acquire gloves, arm pads and a helmet or two with the telltale NAAA (Naval Academy Athletic Association) markings either removed or camouflaged. Somehow, and I’m not completely sure, we managed to piece it all together. We played out the season with 6 wins, 2 losses and what may be one of the most dramatic games in St. Mary’s lacrosse history. The “overmanned” and on paper “out-matched” 17-member Saints’ lacrosse team broke Annapolis High’s 38 game winning streak spanning the first half of the decade with a 13-13 double overtime tie. Daffy Russell continued coaching at St. Mary’s for the next decade plus and became a beloved legend to all who knew him. As far as I know, none of the players on the 1965 team, whether because of injuries, service in the military during the war in Vietnam, or changes in their priorities ever won any awards for lacrosse excellence in college. In my imagination I see Sister Grace Marie smiling, satisfied that she gave us a challenge that we met. We all learned some lessons that have benefitted us throughout our lives. Oh, and one final note: There were no “academic cuts” during the St. Mary’s Saints’ 1965 lacrosse season. Buz Winchester ‘65

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