US Lacrosse Announces 2003 U.S. Men’s Under-19 Lacrosse Team Players and Officials

BALTIMORE — US Lacrosse today announces the names of the 23 players who will represent the U.S. in the 2003 International Lacrosse Federation (ILF) Under-19 World Championship. A 24-person player selection committee named the 2003 U.S. Men’s Under-19 Team, listed below, after a four-day tryout at UMBC featuring 120 of the best players in the nation.

Also following the tryout, a four-person selection committee named the U.S.’s three officials that will participate in the tournament: Mike Infantino (Burlington, Conn.), Steve Miller (Cazenovia, N.Y.) and Matt Palumb (Sunderland, Mass.).

"We’re very happy with the team we’ve picked to represent the United States," said Bob Shriver, head coach of the 2003 U.S. Men’s U-19 Team. "The best overall unit may be the midfield, where we have 10 very good athletes. We also have 10 players who have another year of high school left, which is amazing. We’ll have a good mix of guys who will be heading into college and those that will have just finished their first year of college.

"The weekend went very smoothly. Everyone from the selection committee to the coaching staff to the support staff worked very hard. The process was fair and equitable—the players were selected based on their weekend tryout."

The 2003 U.S. Men’s U-19 Team includes players from Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Washington, D.C. The player selection committee named five attackmen, 10 midfielders, six defensemen and two goalies to the team. Thirteen of the players have graduated high school and will play Division I college lacrosse next spring, while 10 are rising seniors.

US Lacrosse is hosting the joint ILF and International Federation of Women’s Lacrosse Associations (IFWLA) Under-19 World Championships June 26-July 6, 2003, at Towson (Md.) University. Tryouts for the 2003 U.S. Women’s Under-19 Team will be held Aug. 12-14, 2002, at the United Sports Training Center in Downingtown, Pa.

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The 2003 U.S. Men’s Under-19 Lacrosse Team:

Name Pos. Hometown High School College

Harry Alford G Washington, D.C. St. Alban's '03 Maryland

Joseph Boulukos M Huntington, N.Y. Cold Spring Harbor '02 Cornell

Gregory Cohen A Syosset, N.Y. Syosset '03 Harvard

Michael Culver D Ridgewood, N.J. Ridgewood '02
Virginia

Matthew Danowski A Farmingdale, N.Y. Farmingdale '03 Duke

Michael DeSantis M Sudbury, Mass. Lincoln Sudbury '03 Princeton

Kyle Dowd M East Northport, N.Y. Northport '02 Johns Hopkins

Bobby Griebe A Bel Air, Md. Boys' Latin '02 Towson

Peter Lamade M Chevy Chase, Md. Landon '03 Duke

Bill McGlone M Swarthmore, Pa. Ridley '02 Maryland

Brett Moyer D Ridley Park, Pa. Ridley '02 Hofstra

Glenn Nick D Garden City, N.Y. Garden City '02 Duke

Craig Nolan A Plano, Texas Jesuit College Prep '02 Ohio State

Steven Panarelli D Massapequa, N.Y. Farmingdale '03 Syracuse

Mike Petit G Midlothian, Va. Collegiate '03 Virginia

Gregory Peyser M Lloyd Harbor, N.Y. Cold Spring Harbor '02 Johns Hopkins

Matthew Pinto D Baltimore, Md. Loyola Blakefield '02 Johns Hopkins

Bret Thompson M Chevy Chase, Md. Georgetown Prep '02 Duke

Drew Thompson M Northport, N.Y. Northport '03 Virginia

Patrick Walsh A Wantagh, N.Y. Wantagh '02 Notre Dame

Nick Williams M Baltimore, Md. Calvert Hall '03 Navy

Matthew Zash M Massapequa Park, N.Y. Massapequa '02 Duke

Eric Zerrlaut D Gambrills, Md. St. Mary's '03 Johns Hopkins

Head Coach: Bob Shriver, Boys’ Latin (Md.) School
Assistant Coaches: Sam Carpenter, East Chapel Hill (N.C.) High School; John Kenney, Detroit Country Day School; John Tucker, Loyola Blakefield (Md.)

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