Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 1/27/16
From Press Release
Following a series of four training camps over eight months, US Lacrosse and head coach Nick Myers have announced the 25-man final roster for the 2016 U.S. Men’s National Under-19 Team that will travel to the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championship, July 7-16 in Coquitlam, British Columbia.
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Defenseman Noah Lejman (Haverford School) is seen here in action with Team USA (Photo for Phillylacrosse.com)
The 25 players were selected from a 30-man squad that attended Team USA training camps in November (Columbus, Ohio) and January (Bradenton, Fla.). The 30 players were originally narrowed from a pool of 51 athletes that attended an August training camp in Baltimore, Md., following a 105-player tryout in June, also in Baltimore. Two of the 25 will be named alternates in the lead-up to the World Championship, at which point 23 players will be eligible to compete for Team USA.
Five from Philly made the team: attackman Michael Sowers (Upper Dublin, Princeton commit), midfielders Drew Supinski (Haverford School, Johns Hopkins freshman) and Dox Aitken (Haverford School, Virginia signee), face-off specialist Christian Feliziani (Episcopal Academy, Ohio State signee) and defenseman Noah Lejman (Haverford School, Penn freshman).
The 2016 U.S. men’s under-19 team will convene for training June 4-5 in the Baltimore area, followed by another training camp July 2-5 in Seattle before crossing the border for Canada and the FIL World Championship.
“This was certainly the most challenging part of the process so far,” said Team USA Head Coach Nick Myers. “We are very grateful for the effort that we received from all involved in the process. Calls were made this week and we have selected a special group of young men to represent Team USA this summer. I am certain they have an understanding of the responsibility and challenge that lies ahead of us. We are all looking forward to the opportunity that awaits us in Coquitlam this July.”
The 25-man roster, by position with high school, high school graduation year and college noted:
Attack
Timmy Kelly, Calvert Hall (Md.) 2015, North Carolina
Mac O’Keefe, Syosset (N.Y.) 2016, Penn State *
Alex Roesner, Loyola Blakefield (Md.) 2015, Penn
Michael Sowers, Upper Dublin (Pa.) 2016, Princeton *
Midfield
Dox Aitken, Haverford (Pa.) 2016, Virginia *
Jared Bernhardt, Lake Brantley (Fla.) 2016, Maryland *
Ryan Conrad, Loyola Blakefield (Md.) 2015, Virginia
Bryan Costabile, Mount St. Joseph (Md.) 2016, Notre Dame *
Tyler Dunn, Manhasset (N.Y.) 2015, Penn
Terry Lindsay, Georgetown Prep (Md.) 2016, Duke *
Austin Sims, Fairfield Prep (Conn.) 2014, Princeton
Brad Smith, Mountain Lakes (N.J.) 2015, Duke
Drew Supinski, Haverford (Pa.) 2015, Johns Hopkins
Defense
Matt Borges, Garden City (N.Y.) 2015, Ohio State
Hugh Crance, Corona Del Mar (Calif.) 2015, Notre Dame
Patrick Foley, St. John’s Prep (Mass.) 2015, Johns Hopkins
Noah Lejman, Haverford (Pa.) 2015, Penn
Jack Rowlett, Robinson (Va.) 2015, North Carolina
Thomas Wright, Garden City (N.Y.) 2015, Penn State
Goalie
Phil Goss, Deerfield Academy (Mass.) 2016, Brown *
Willie Klan, Penfield (N.Y.) 2015, Ohio State
Jack Pezzulla, Boys’ Latin (Md.) 2016, North Carolina *
Faceoff
Gerard Arceri, Smithtown East (N.Y.) 2016, Penn State *
Christian Feliziani, Episcopal Academy (Pa.) 2016, Ohio State *
Austin Henningsen, Northport (N.Y.) 2015, Maryland
* Committed
The U.S. Men’s U19 team has amassed a 41-2 all-time record in international play, claiming gold in each of the seven U19 World Championship events to date (1988, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2008, 2012). Team USA defeated Canada 10-8 in the gold medal game to capture the 2012 FIL World Championship in Turku, Finland.