
Photo courtesy of Gil Talbot.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Chris Wojcik, the
Frisbie Family Head Coach for Harvard Men’s Lacrosse, has
announced that 10 student-athletes will be joining the Crimson for
the 2011 season.
Wojcik, who is entering his first season at the helm, will welcome
four midfielders, three defenders, two attackmen and one goalkeeper
to the fold, including seven student-athletes who earned US
Lacrosse All-America honors. The newcomers also represent
five states, most notably New York (five) and Massachusetts
(three). One student-athlete hails from Minnesota, while
another is a native of New Jersey.
Ryan Alden/Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna/Defenseman
Four-time letterwinner in lacrosse and three-time
letterwinner in football at Niskayuna High School … Two-time
captain of lacrosse team and captained football squad as a senior
… US Lacrosse All-American … Three-time NYS Suburban
Council first team in lacrosse … Two-time member of
Adirondack Empire State Games … Attended Nike Blue Chip
Lacrosse camps in 2008-09 … Two-time team defensive most
valuable player … Selected for US Lacrosse High School
Senior Showcase in Orlando in July 2010 … Four-time NYS
Scholar-Athlete … US Lacrosse Scholastic All-American in
2010 … Holds Niskayuna single-season ground ball record with
198 … NYS Class A Section II All-Purpose Player of the Year
in football in 2009, playing quarterback, wide receiver and
defensive back … NYS High School Football Association Class
A Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2010 … National Football
Foundation Capital District Chapter Scholar-Athlete Award recipient
… NYS Suburban Council first team wide receiver in 2009 and
second team defensive back in 20008 … Selected to NYS
Section II Exceptional Senior Game … National All-Scholastic
Football Team in 2010 … Scored 19 touchdowns as a senior
… National Merit Scholarship Commended Student
… National Honor Society … National Merit Scholarship
Commended Student … Earned Frederick Douglass and Susan B.
Anthony Award in Humanities and Social Sciences … AATSP
National Spanish Exam Award.
Garrett Campbell/Beverly, Mass./St. John’s Preparatory School/Attackman
Earned four letters in lacrosse and three in hockey at St. John’s Preparatory School … Captained the lacrosse team in 2010, helping the squad win the Massachusetts Division I state title … Earned All-American honors as an attackman in 2009 … Set school’s all-time scoring record with 374 points, as well as single season mark (124 points ) … Two-time All-Catholic Conference first-team selection and led the conference in scoring as a junior and senior … Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic … Two-time Salem Evening News All-Scholastic … Member of the Top Gun Fighting Clams Club lacrosse team … Led the team in scoring in 2008 and 2009, helping club win The King of the Hill Tournament and the Bucknell Bison Brawl … Attended Nike Blue Chip Lacrosse Camp … Member of the Brother Benjamin Chapter of the National Honor Society.
Daniel Eipp/Groton, Mass./Groton
Dunstable/Midfielder
Played varsity lacrosse, basketball and football as a senior at
Groton Dunstable High School after transferring from Westhill High
School … Captain of Groton Dunstable lacrosse team in 2010,
playing midfield and attack … Earned US Lacrosse All-America
accolades as a senior … Received Mid Wach A conference and
Worcester Telegram & Gazette most valuable player
honors in 2010 … Lowell Sun All-Star in lacrosse
and was named to the publication’s second team in basketball,
while playing shooting guard … Also played tailback and
defensive back at Groton Dunstable … Two-time all-league
midfielder at Westhill … Member of the National Honor
Society.
Earned two varsity letters in lacrosse and two in soccer at The Blake School … Also received two varsity letters in lacrosse and wrestling at Wissahickon High School before transferring to The Blake School … Earned US Lacrosse All-America honors and all-state honors as a goalie in 2010 … 2010 Mr. Lacrosse Goalie … Earned all-conference accolades in soccer as a senior, helping the team win the Minnesota Class A state championship … National Merit Finalist … Earned first place at the 2009 PJAS state science competition.
Gabriel Mendola/Ithaca, N.Y./Ithaca/Midfielder
Was a four-year starter in lacrosse at midfield and
three-year starter in hockey at defense at Ithaca High School
… Captained lacrosse and hockey squads as a senior …
Two-time All-New York State Public High School Association honoree
in lacrosse … Earned Faceoff Man of the Year honors, as well
as all-tournament honors in 2008 … Won 84 percent of
faceoffs as a senior … Wendy’s Heisman Award recipient
… Academic All-American … Three-time all-conference
selection in hockey and was a member of the squad’s state
championship team in 2007 … Earned Princeton Book Award.
Brian O’Toole/Long Beach, N.Y./Salisbury
School/Midfielder
Attended the Salisbury School for one year after
graduating from Long Beach High School in 2009 … Earned five
varsity letters in lacrosse as a midfielder, five in basketball as
a point guard and three in football as a running back …
Captained all three teams as a senior at Long Beach … Ranked
No. 3 incoming college freshmen in 2010 Inside Lacrosse
Supplemental Rankings … Received the Richard T. Flood
Athletic Medal as best overall athlete at Salisbury School …
All-American finalist as a senior at Long Beach … Three-time
All-Nassau County in lacrosse … Member of the gold-medal
winning Empire State lacrosse team representing Long Island in 2008
… Recipient of the Career Achievement Award for most
outstanding achievement on an interscholastic team at Long Beach
… Sherman Brown Memorial Award winner for demonstrating
ability to be a team leader on and off the field … Won the
Spartan Ideal at the 23rd annual “Bunky” Reid Robeson
Classic for academic and athletic excellence … Winner of the
Bowler Lacrosse Award at Salisbury and earned All-New England
honors as a point guard in 2010 … Helped Salisbury win the
New England championship by going undefeated in league play and
earn a No. 7 national ranking by Inside Lacrosse …
Two-time Academic all-county in lacrosse at Long Beach, as well as
academic all-conference in basketball as a senior.
Joe Petrucci/Far Hills, N.J./Delbarton
School/Defenseman
Earned two varsity letters in lacrosse and three in
football at Delbarton School … Captain both squads as a
senior … Received US Lacrosse All-America honors …
All-Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference and All-Morris County
first team as a defender … Earned first team all-state
honors, as well as The Star Ledger all-state third team
accolades … Named Morris County All-Scholar Athlete …
Helped lacrosse team reach state finals as a junior and win
conference championships in 2009 and 2010 … Received
all-state, all-league and all-county first team honors in football
as a running back and free safety … Two-time Commitment
Award recipient … Named National Football Foundation Morris
County Scholar Athlete in football … Led team in tackles,
rushing yards, receiving yards and interceptions as a senior
… AP Scholar with honors … Awarded Delbarton Medal
for Achievement in classics.
John Rose/Locust Valley, N.Y./Deerfield Academy
(Mass.)/Defenseman
Played four years of varsity lacrosse, hockey and soccer
at Deerfield Academy … Captained lacrosse and soccer teams
during senior season … Three-time All-New England in
lacrosse … Competed in Senior East/West All-Star Game
… Under Armor and US Lacrosse All-American as a senior
… Helped Deerfield compile a 65-3 record during lacrosse
career, as well as win three New England titles … All-New
England selection in soccer in 2009 … Two-time All-Western
New England choice in soccer.
Eric Slingerland/Beverly, Mass./Phillips Exeter Academy
(N.H.)/Midfielder
Earned four varsity letters in lacrosse as a midfielder
and four in soccer as a forward at Phillips Exeter Academy …
Captained both teams as a senior … Two-time US Lacrosse
All-American … Under Armor All-American in 2010 …
Three-time Eastern All-New England selection … Recipient of
the Robert W. Kesler Award in 2008 and 2009 for most spirit and
dedication … Team’s Offensive Player of the Year as a
junior and senior … Selected to the New England Senior
All-Star Game … Holds Phillips Exeter Academy career record
for most points by a midfielder (154) … Ranks fourth
all-time in career points, as well as holding the single season
record for most points by a midfielder (61) … New England
Prep School Athletic Council Most Valuable Player in soccer in 2009
… New Hampshire Prep All-Star first team in 2009 and 2010
… Boston Globe All-Scholastic in 2010 …
Selected to the Olympic Development Regional Pool in 2007 …
Owns school record for most career goals (44) and single season
record for goals (16) … Recipient of the Harvard Book
Prize.
Carl Zimmerman/Homer, N.Y./Homer/Attackman
Earned three varsity letters in lacrosse as an attackman
and midfielder, four in hockey as a forward and two in soccer as a
defender at Homer High School … Captained all three squads
as a senior … US Lacrosse All-American … Three-time
All-Onadaga High School League selection in lacrosse …
Two-time team MVP … Owns school’s all-time scoring
record with 188 goals and 267 points … Set school’s
single-season record with 73 goals in 2008 … Earned
all-league honors in hockey in 2009-10 … Class valedictorian
… Member of the National Honor Society.