BUCKNELL BISON ATHLETICS:

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BUCKNELL BISON ATHLETICS:
Setting the Standard of Excellence
A major element in ensuring Bucknell’s
commitment to athletics excellence is the
Kenneth G. Langone Athletics & Recreation
Center, which opened fully in 2003. One of
the finest collegiate athletics facilities of its
kind, the center includes the 4,000-seat Sojka
Pavilion, the Olympic class Kinney Natatorium, the Krebs Family Fitness Center and
the Berger Family Weight Room. A new Hall
of Fame area, a display of Bucknell’s Medal
of Honor recipients, a sports medicine suite,
modern offices for coaches and staff, and
new locker room and classroom space are
also included in the facility’s layout.
The Kenneth G. Langone
Athletics & Recreation Center
Bucknell has captured the Patriot League Presidents’ Cup, signifying the league’s all-sports champion, 11 times in the 15-year history of the affiliation, including seven straight titles from 1998-2004.
Bucknell finished second in the overall Cup standings in 2004-05 and tied for the women’s all-sports
title. It was the eighth straight year, and 11th time
overall, that the Bison captured the women’s title.
In 2004-05, Bucknell won titles in men’s basketball,
women’s swimming & diving and women’s indoor
and outdoor track & field.
Bucknell has won 11
Patriot League Presidents’ Cups in 15 years
BUCKNELL RANKS
FOURTH IN THE NATION (TO NEBRASKA, NOTRE DAME
AND PENN STATE) IN TOTAL NUMBER OF ESPN THE MAGAZINE ACADEMIC ALLAMERICA SELECTIONS. A TOTAL OF
110 BISON STUDENT ATHLETES HAVE RE-
CEIVED NATIONAL ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA RECOGNITION SINCE 1970.
Bucknell Student-Athletes
Among Nation’s Best
Bucknell takes great pride in its commitment to excellence on and off the playing fields. From Presidents’
Cups to Academic All-Americans to graduation rates
that are ranked annually the national top-10, Bucknell
is clearly at the head of the class when it comes to
upholding the scholar-athlete ideal.
• Bucknell LED THE NATION in graduation rates in
the 2003 survey conducted by the NCAA and the U.S.
Department of Education. Bucknell graduated 100%
of the student-athletes who entered school in 1996.
It was the third time Bucknell has led the nation in
graduation rates, and the Bison have never finished
out of the top 10.
• Bucknell claimed its 100th Patriot League ScholarAthlete of the Year in the spring of 2005. That is more
than twice the next-highest total.
• Bucknell student-athletes comprised nearly onefourth of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in
2004-05. A total of 301 Bison recorded a GPA of 3.2
or better during their sport’s competition season.
Among all BU student-athletes, 227 made the Dean’s
List with GPAs of 3.5 or better in the spring of 2005.
• Twenty-two of Bucknell’s 26 varsity squads posted
team GPAs of 3.0 or better in the spring of 2005, including all 14 women’s programs.
• In addition to the 110 ESPN the Magazine Academic
All-Americans produced since 1970, Bucknell has
also claimed 213 Academic All-District honorees over
the same span, including nine last year.
• With four more Patriot League championships in
2004-05, Bucknell has now earned 50 crowns in 15
years in the league. In addition, Bucknell has had 68
conference players of the year, 65 PL coaches of the
year and a whopping 391 individual league champions from sports such as cross country, track & field,
swimming & diving, tennis and golf.
• Bucknell’s men’s basketball team made history in
2005, writing national headlines with a stirring 64-63
upset of Kansas at the NCAA Tournament. It was the
first NCAA men’s basketball win in school and Patriot
League history. The victory earned Bucknell an ESPY
Award in the “Best Upset” category.
11 PATRIOT LEAGUE PRESIDENTS’ CUPS
110 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS
2006 ROSTER
No.
Name
1
Matt Castele
2 ** Paul Stansik
3 * Mark Lane
4
John Togneri
5 *** Matt Baran
6 *** Michael Abou Jaoude
7 * Steven Cheng
8 * Austin Sanders
9
Matt Antonelli
10 ** Brian Gargan
11 * Andrew Goodhand
12 * Rick Carolan
13 * John Schlicher
14 * Tommy Moore
15 ** Kirk Klett
16
Billy Haire
17
Perry Menzies
18 ** Greg Sowyrda
19 *** Patrick Lenhart
20 * Nick Marks
21
Doug Buckley
22 ** Steve Case
23
Tom Izard
24 * Patrick Krause
25
Michael Cooke
28 *** Chris Carillo
30 * Patrick Keeney
31 * Evan Burns
32
Joe Mele
33 * Tommy Orr
34
Will Pickel
35 ** Danylko Kulczycky
41
Scott Collins
42
Alex Simoes
44
Mike Thon
* letters earned
Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Secondary School
So. A 5-11 138 Medina, Ohio/Medina
Jr. DM 6-4 195 Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer
So. M 6-0 185 Boonton Twp., N.J./Mt. Lakes
Fr.
A 6-0 190 Longmeadow, Mass./Loomis-Chaffee
Sr. G 6-0 160 Wilmington, Del./Tatnall
Sr. D 6-0 204 San Francisco, Calif./St. Ignatius
So. A 5-11 187 Floral Park, N.Y./Floral Park
So. M 6-1 210 Great Falls, Va./Landon
Fr. G 5-11 200 Arnold, Md./Archbishop Spalding
Jr.
A 5-11 175 Baltimore, Md./Mt. St. Joseph’s
So. M 5-10 185 Sandy, Utah/Juan Diego
So. M 6-1 196 Wellesley, Mass./St. Sebastians
So. M 5-11 175 Simsbury, Conn./Simsbury
So. A 5-9 175 Hauppage, N.Y./Hauppage
Jr.
A 5-10 178 Mt. Lebanon, Pa./Mt. Lebanon
Fr. D 6-1 185 Darien, Conn./Darien
Fr. M 6-2 195 Upperco, Md./Hereford
Jr.
D 6-3 205 Hingham, Mass./Hingham
Sr. M 5-10 175 Hingham, Mass./Hingham
So. M 6-0 205 Barrington, Ill./Salisbury School
Fr. M 6-1 172 Wantagh, N.Y./Chaminade
Jr. M 5-10 160 Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W. Baker
Fr. D 6-4 230 West Hartford, Conn./Hotchkiss
So. D 5-9 175 Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Vly
Fr. M 5-8 165 Phoenix, Md./St. Paul’s
Sr. D 6-3 193 Montauk, N.Y./East Hampton
So. M 5-9 170 Baldwin, Md./Loyola Blakefield
So. D 6-4 215 Baltimore, Md./Boys Latin
Fr.
A 5-8 180 Westbury, N.Y./Kellenberg Mem.
So. DM 6-0 205 Medford, Mass./Malden Catholic
Fr. D 6-0 162 South Salem, N.Y./John Jay
Jr.
D 6-3 217 Cazenovia, N.Y./Cazenovia
Fr. D 6-2 215 Potomac, Md./St. John’s
Fr. M 6-1 165 Concord, N.H./Pinkerton Acad.
Fr. M 6-1 192 Rochester, N.Y./Penfield
Head Coach: Frank Fedorjaka (Hobart ’89), 1st year
Assistant Coach: Pat Myers (Ohio State ’03)
BUCKNELL LACROSSE
• 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 PATRIOT LEAGUE
CHAMPION
• 2005 PATRIOT LEAGUE REGULAR-SEASON CO-CHAMPION
• 2001 NCAA TOURNAMENT PARTICIPANT
• 30-6 PATRIOT LEAGUE RECORD OVER LAST SIX SEASONS
QUICK FACTS
University Information
Location: Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 17837
Founded: 1846 as the University at Lewisburg
Enrollment: 3,350
Nickname: Bison
Colors: Orange and Blue
Affiliation: NCAA (Div. I), ECAC
Conference: Patriot League (Army, Bucknell, Colgate,
Holy Cross, Lafayette, and Lehigh)
Stadium: Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium (13,100)
President: Brian C. Mitchell
Director of Athletics: John P. Hardt
Senior Woman Administrator: Amanda Backus
Dir. of Athletic Communications: Jon Terry
Head Athletic Trainer: Mark Keppler
Credits: This book was written and edited by Bucknell’s Office of Athletic
Communications. Photography by Art Foxall, Josh Bowerman and Nancy
Lenhart. Printing by Harmony Press of Easton, Pa. On the Cover: Senior
captains Patrick Lenhart, Michael Abou Jaoude and Matt Baran.
The Bison celebrate their overtime victory over No. 2 Navy last season.
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2006 BUCKNELL MEN’S LACROSSE
WWW.BUCKNELLBISON.COM
Men’s Lacrosse Information
Head Coach: Frank Fedorjaka
Alma Mater: Hobart ‘89
Record at Bucknell: First Season
Career Record: 39-31 (6th Season)
Assistant Coach: Pat Myers (Ohio State ‘03)
2005 Record: 8-5, 5-1 Patriot League
2005 Conference Finish: T-1st
Postseason: Patriot League Tournament semifinals
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 22/12
Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3
2006 Captains: Michael Abou Jaoude, Matt Baran, Patrick
Lenhart
Men’s Lacrosse Phone: (570) 577-3059
Email: fedorjak@bucknell.edu
Web Page: www.BucknellBison.com
Athletic Department FAX Phone: (570) 577-1660
Men’s Lacrosse Address: Men’s Lacrosse Office, Langone Athletics & Recreation Center, Bucknell University,
Lewisburg, PA 17837
Athletic Communications Contact: Jon Terry
Phone: (570) 577-1227
E-Mail: terry@bucknell.edu
Fax: (570) 577-1660
ABOUT BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY
MAJOR FIELDS OF STUDY
ARTS & SCIENCES DEPARTMENTS: Accounting, Animal Behavior, Anthropology, Art & Art History, Biology, Business Administration, Cell Biology & Biochemistry, Chemistry, Classics, East
Asian Studies (Chinese, Japanese), Economics, Education (Early
Childhood Development, Elementary, Secondary, and Educational
Research), English, Environmental Studies, French, Geography,
Geology, German, History, International Relations, Latin American Studies, Management, Mathematics, Music (Music Education, Music History, Music Theory & Composition, Performance),
Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Russian, Sociology, Spanish, Theater & Dance and Women’s Studies.
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTS: Biomedical, Chemical, Civil &
Environmental, Computer Science, Electrical, and Mechanical.
50 PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Among the top liberal arts colleges in the nation, Bucknell
University is a private, non-sectarian, co-educational institution
with 3,350 undergraduate and 150 graduate students. Of the
300 full- and 33 part-time faculty, nearly 95 percent hold doctoral
degrees.
The 100th college chartered in the U.S., Bucknell was founded
by Philadelphia Baptists in 1846 as the University at Lewisburg.
The first class of seven men graduated in 1851. The first woman
received her degree in 1885. The institution was renamed Bucknell University in 1886 in honor of William Bucknell, trustee and
benefactor.
A comprehensive university, students choose from many
academic options, including 53 majors and 64 minors. Students
have the opportunity to conduct research in collaboration with
experienced faculty as well as access to state-of-the-art library,
laboratory, computer, and recreational facilities. The student-faculty
ratio is 11 to 1.
Through the International Focus Semester and Study Abroad
programs and interaction with students and faculty from more 50
foreign countries, students
make global connections.
The university is committed
to diversity and a community
of acceptance.
Located on a 450-acre
campus overlooking the
Susquehanna River, the
university’s physical plant
includes more than 100
facilities. Recent additions
include the Sigfried Weis
Music Building, McDonnell
Hall, the O’Leary Psychology and Geology Center, the
Kenneth Langone Athletics
and Recreation Center, and
the Breakiron Engineering
Building.
Bucknell is accessible
by car on U.S. Route 15,
seven miles south of Interstate 80. The campus is 60 miles north of Harrisburg and 25 miles
south of Williamsport.
Campus tours are offered by the Office of Admissions from the
lobby of Freas Hall. Virtual tours are available at www.bucknell.
edu .
PERENNIAL LEADER IN GRADUATION RATES
THE KENNETH G. LANGONE
ATHLETICS & RECREATION CENTER
The Bucknell University Department of Athletics and Recreation prides itself on
setting the standard of excellence when it comes to success both on the playing fields
and in the classroom. With 11 Patriot League Presidents’ Cups in 15 years, annual top-10
national rankings in graduation rates, 110 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-Americans
in 34 years and 100 Patriot League Scholar-Athletes in 15 years, Bucknell is clearly at
the head of the class in terms of upholding the scholar-athlete model.
The addition of the Kenneth G. Langone Athletics and Recreation Center, one of
the finest collegiate athletics and recreation facilities of its kind in the nation, will help
ensure the continuation of that success.
The facility enhances each of Bucknell’s 27 varsity athletics programs and greatly
expands the scope of its growing intramural and recreational sports offerings. A visually
appealing structure located along Moore Avenue on the “downhill” side of campus, the
Langone Athletics and Recreation Center was designed to reach out to all members
of the campus community, including the student body, varsity student-athletes, faculty,
staff and alumni.
Three primary venues lie within the facility: the Arthur D. Kinney Jr. Natatorium, the
4,000-seat Gary A. Sojka Pavilion and the Krebs Family Fitness Center, which includes
the Berger Family Weight Room. Other features include a new location for the Bucknell
Athletics Hall of Fame, a display of Bucknell’s Congressional Medal of Honor recipients,
a sports medicine and athletic training suite, classrooms, modern offices for coaches
and staff and increased locker room space for varsity and recreational athletes.
The building was formally dedicated on Apr. 25, 2003, in honor of noted entrepreneur
and philanthropist Ken Langone, a 1957 Bucknell graduate who, along with his wife
Elaine, pledged $11 million toward the center’s construction. Langone was a member
of the university Board of Trustees from 1980 to 1996.
One of the special qualities of the Langone Athletics and Recreation Center is the
manner in which it supplements the pre-existing facilities. The brand new construction
surrounds Gerhard Fieldhouse and historic Davis Gymnasium, which has been restored
as a competition venue for the Bison volleyball team, as well as intramural, recreation
and other varsity practice activities.
CHRISTY MATHEWSON-MEMORIAL STADIUM: THE
HOME OF BISON LACROSSE
Bucknell plays its home games in a picturesque, 81-year-old stadium
whose name pays tribute to one of its most distinguished alumni and
to its numerous war veterans. The stadium was dedicated in 1924
and renovated in 1989, at which time it was renamed in honor of
Christy Mathewson, a threesport athlete at Bucknell at the
turn of the century. The Bison
lacrosse team began playing in
the facility in 2002, just after a
new FieldTurf playing surface
was installed. The venue also
features a recently resurfaced
all-weather eight-lane track, and
it received a new lighting system
in 2004.
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2006 SEASON PREVIEW
CHANGES IN STORE FOR BISON LAX IN 2006, BUT TITLE HOPES REMAIN THE SAME
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goals. He scored 12 goals and was second to
Cara on the squad with 16 assists. Marks, who
has a cannon of a shot, came on strong late last
season and finished with eight goals.
Sophomores John Schlicher and Rick Carolan are both improved middies and will be pushed
by an outstanding rookie class. Freshman Doug
Buckley was very impressive in the fall and Fedorjaka feels he could be playing with the first
midfield line by opening day. Perry Menzies, Alex
Simoes and Mike Thon also figure to contribute
immediately.
At the faceoff X sophomore Austin Sanders
is the top candidate to replace All-Patriot Leaguer
Ryan Goodman. Goodman handled the bulk of
Bucknell’s draws over the last three years, but
last season Sanders actually posted a better
percentage (.532). Thon is also an excellent
faceoff man and will compete with Sanders at
that critical position.
“Neutralizing the faceoff X can’t be a major
issue for us,” says Fedorjaka. “We have two guys
who we think can do that, and we should have
better wing play this year.”
The Bison defense will be a mix of the old
and the new this spring. The backbone of the
defense will be senior Michael Abou Jaoude, a
First Team All-Patriot League defenseman, and
senior goalie Matt Baran, a Second Team AllPatriot League pick.
Abou Jaoude is one of the Patriot League’s
elite cover men, a big, physical defender who will
almost always mark the opposition’s best attackman. Baran ranked among the national leaders
in both save percentage (.588) and goals-against
average (8.06) while posting an 8-5 record a year
ago. He has developed into a very consistent
backstop while maintaining his flair for making
the spectacular save. Baran is also one of the
fastest players on the team and is very adept in
the clearing game.
Baran will be backed up by freshman Matt
Antonelli, a promising and capable replacement
if needed.
While senior Chris Carillo will be lost for the
season after having heart surgery in February,
junior Greg Sowyrda and sophomore Evan Burns
both have starting experience along with Abou
Jaoude on close defense. Factor in sophomore
Patrick Krause and promising freshmen Scott
Collins and Tom Izard, and this should be one
of the team’s deepest positions.
Both of last year’s top long-stick defensive
midfielders return in junior Paul Stansik and
sophomore Tommy Orr, and both are potential
all-conference players who bring excellent size,
takeaway skills and stickhandling ability.
The short-stick d-middie area is a concern,
as Bucknell graduated four outstanding players
in Goodman, Daryl Seymour, T.J. Wallace and
John Salvesen. Fortunately, the team’s depth in
the offensive midfield and at close defense has
allowed Fedorjaka to shift some veterans over.
Most notable is sophomore Mark Lane, who
earned a starting middie spot as a freshman last
year. While Lane has the speed and craftiness
of an offensive player, he is also a big hitter who
possesses excellent cover skills. Senior Patrick
Lenhart, a co-captain along with Abou Jaoude
and Baran, also moves from the offensive end
Matt Baran will be in his third year as Bucknell’s
starting goalie in 2006.
to defensive midfield.
Junior Danylko Kulczycky will put away the
long pole and play with a short stick this spring,
while sophomore Patrick Keeney is also vying
for playing time.
Freshmen Billy Haire, who can play any
of the defensive positions, and Michael Cooke
are also capable of contributing right away at
SSDM.
“It all starts with the defense,” notes Fedorjaka. “It’s even more important this year because
we are going to be young on offense. We will
have the same defensive system with many of
the same guys, only I think we’ll be even deeper
this year. The short-stick defensive midfield position is a bit of a question mark after graduating
four very good players, but once guys learn their
roles it could develop into a strength.”
The “new-look” Bison will be tested early
against a very difficult schedule. Bucknell opens
the season on Feb. 25 against former Patriot
League rival Hobart. Following non-conference
games against Mount St. Mary’s and Butler, the
Bison travel to San Diego for a First 4 showdown
with defending Patriot League champion Navy
on March 11. The Midshipmen will have revenge
on their minds, as Bucknell knocked off secondranked Navy in Lewisburg last season in one of
the biggest victories in school history. The game
will be televised live on CSTV.
“The Navy game is a great opportunity for
us,” Fedorjaka says. “To play a program like
Navy in California on national television, it is just
great for Bucknell. The guys are really excited
about it, and I think we’ll go out there and play
very loose.”
The Bison return home from California and
immediately face a date with another national
power in Maryland in College Park. Another
western trip looms in mid-April, when Bucknell
travels to Air Force and Denver for two games in
three days. Other non-conference foes include
Penn and Penn State.
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The theme for the 2006 Bucknell men’s lacrosse team could be summed up in a Bob Dylan
tune, for the times they are a-changin’.
For the first time in the history of the program
the Bison have undergone a coaching change,
and on the field they will have to replace an AllAmerican who led the nation in scoring in each
of the last two years, their entire short-stick defensive middie rotation and the player who took
about 90 percent of the team’s faceoffs over the
last two years.
Sounds like a daunting task, but ask new
head coach Frank Fedorjaka about the upcoming season and he will quote another Dylan title:
“I Can’t Wait.”
“We know we graduated an outstanding
senior class,” says Fedorjaka, who was an assistant coach under the legendary Sid Jamieson
for the last seven years and was named his
successor shortly after Jamieson announced his
retirement prior to last season, “but we also see
it as a tremendous opportunity for our younger
talent to step in. This program has competed at a
championship level for many years, and I have no
question that we have the ability to compete for a
Patriot League title this year. We are placing a lot
of emphasis on chemistry and team building, and
as we head into the season the team chemistry is
outstanding. I am so excited to coach this team.
We just seem to get better every day.”
The highest-profile loss is the school’s alltime leading scorer, Chris Cara. A Third Team
All-American, Cara tallied a whopping 249 career
points, including a national-best 78 in 2004 and
66 last spring. While the Bison likely won’t have
an individual post those kinds of eye-popping
numbers, two veteran attackmen return, as well
as what should be a deeper and more experienced midfield unit.
Junior Brian Gargan is expected to take over
Cara’s role as the primary ballcarrying attack.
One of the program’s most improved players
since coming in as a walk-on, Gargan pocketed
13 goals last season playing both attack and
midfield. Another junior, Kirk Klett, is an outstanding crease attackman who tied Cara and the
graduated Patrick Christensen for the team goalscoring lead with 29 last season. Klett is hardly a
one-dimensional finisher, however. He can also
play up top or at the X, and he will be asked to
move around and become a playmaker.
Freshman Joe Mele made a wonderful first
impression during the fall season and is a leading contender for the third attack spot. Another
freshman, John Togneri, is also a potential impact
player, and Fairfield transfer Matt Castele will
also contend for playing time.
“We won’t be as predictable this year,” says
Fedorjaka. “We should be much more balanced
offensively. We can dodge from all different areas
with all different players. Our first two midfield
lines are very good, which should allow us to be
more midfield-oriented than in past years. Last
year we almost always attacked from behind
the goal with Chris Cara. Now we will need to
be more balanced.”
Junior Steve Case and sophomore Nick
Marks are sure to be part of the starting midfield
unit. Case had a breakthrough sophomore season, when he scored or set up a number of big
MEET THE BISON
MICHAEL ABOU JAOUDE • 6
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
6-0 • 204 • SENIOR
DEFENSE • CAPTAIN
In 2005: Enjoyed best season to date and became
one of the league’s top cover defensemen ... Earned
First Team All-Patriot League honors ... Invited to
U.S. National Team tryouts ... Had a terrific game
against Army in the Patriot League Tournament ... Started all 13 games and collected 19 ground balls ... In 2004: Appeared in 13 games in first season as starter
on defense ... Credited with 16 ground balls ... In 2003: Played in nine games as a
freshman defender … Credited with three ground balls ... Personal: Son of George
and Jacqueline Abou Jaoude ... Born March 6, 1984 in San Francisco ... Majoring in
economics ... Graduated from St. Ignatius Prep in San Francisco ... Lettered three
times each in lacrosse and football ... Lax All-American as a senior ... First-team
all-conference ... Team won four straight state titles ... Selected for U-19 Team USA
tryouts ... Three-year starter at linebacker and running back on gridiron ... First-team
all-league in football ... Captained both teams as a senior ... Named S.F. Prep Hall of
Fame “Athlete of the Year” ... Member of California Scholarship Federation ... Brother,
Andrew, played college basketball at Cal-State Monterey Bay.
Frank Fedorjaka on Abou Jaoude: “Michael has come a long way since his freshman year, and now has become our shut-down defenseman. He can cover any
kind of attackman, and we don’t need to slide to him. He has worked very hard on
improving his stickwork and takeaway skills. He has become a very smart player and
is our vocal leader on the field.”
Michael Abou Jaoude
Matt Baran
CHRIS CARILLO • 28
MONTAUK, N.Y.
6-3 • 193 • SENIOR
DEFENSE
MATT BARAN • 5
WILMINGTON, DEL.
6-0 • 160 • SENIOR
GOALIE • CAPTAIN
In 2005: Started every game for the Orange & Blue and
was one of the Patriot League’s top goalies ... Earned
Second Team All-Patriot League honors ... Posted
an 8-5 record, 8.06 GAA and .588 save percentage
... Ranked 12th nationally in GAA and 13th in SV% ... Led Patriot League in SV%
and ranked second in GAA ... Made season-high 17 saves vs. Maryland ... Had 11
stops in OT upset of No. 2 Navy ... In 2004: First-year starter enjoyed a successful
campaign ... Started all 14 games and played 95% of the team’s minutes in the crease
... 172 saves rank tied for ninth on Bucknell single-season list ... Ranked third in the
Patriot League in saves per game (12.3), fifth in goals-against average (9.30) and
fifth in save percentage (.579) ... Recorded double-digit save totals 10 times, with a
high of 17 against Harvard and Army ... Allowed only three goals in the Harvard win
... Made 15 stops in Patriot League Tournament game vs. Hobart ... Credited with
34 ground balls, including high of seven at Navy ... In 2003: Served as backup to
All-America goalie Justin Sussman … Saw time in five games — all Bison victories
— and had a solid .647 save percentage … Made 11 saves while allowing only six
goals in just under 39 minutes of action … Stopped season-high four shots in collegiate debut vs. Butler ... Personal: Son of Jack and Sandy Baran ... Born Aug. 22,
1984 in Wilmington, Del. ... Majoring in biology ... Earned Dean’s List honors in fall
2004 semester ... Graduated from The Tatnall School in Wilmington ... Four-year
letterman in lacrosse and soccer ... Team MVP, first-team all-state and first-team
all-conference in lacrosse ... Named Academic All-American ... Team captain as a
senior ... Second-team all-conference performer in soccer.
Frank Fedorjaka on Baran: “Matt has put it all together and become a top-notch
Division I goalie. He has always been a guy who could have a great game or make
an acrobatic save. He still does those things, but he has also become a much more
consistent performer. Matt is very athletic and active in the goal, and he is very effective clearing the ball. He is one of the fastest players on the team.”
Will miss 2006 season after having heart surgery ...
In 2005: Played in 12 games, starting 10 on close
defense ... Collected 21 ground balls ... Had seasonhigh four GBs against Holy Cross, Lehigh and Mount
St. Mary’s and three GBs against Maryland ... In 2004: Played in all 14 games,
including six starts ... Finished with 19 ground balls ... Career-high five GBs in win
over Lehigh ... In 2003: Played in nine games and showed plenty of promise as a
freshman defender … Credited with two ground balls ... Personal: Son of Vincent and
Diane Carillo ... Born May 7, 1984 in Port Jefferson, N.Y. ... Majoring in economics
... Graduate of East Hampton (N.Y.) H.S. ... Earned three letters in soccer and two in
lacrosse ... Named 2001 Division III Co-Rookie of the Year ... Member of U-17 Team
Long Island ... Team MVP, all-league and all-county selection ... Received President’s
Award for Educational Excellence.
Frank Fedorjaka on Carillo: “Chris is a very athletic and versatile defenseman who
can go up against different types of attackmen. He is an excellent cover guy who is
also good at clearing the ball. He is a smart defender who knows the system after
seeing significant playing time in each of his first three seasons at Bucknell.”
PATRICK LENHART • 19
HINGHAM, MASS.
5-9 • 175 • SENIOR
MIDFIELD • CAPTAIN
In 2005: Saw action in five games at attack ... Registered one goal, one assist and four ground balls ...
Goal came in a victory at Lafayette, while the assist
came in a win over Holy Cross ... In 2004: Played in
seven games and scored one goal ... Lone tally came in win at Holy Cross ... Picked
up two ground balls ... In 2003: Reserve attack saw field time in five games … Collected four ground balls ... Personal: Son of John and Nancy Lenhart ... Majoring in
economics ... Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ... Born Aug. 21, 1983
in Newton, Mass. ... Graduated from Hingham (Mass.) H.S. ... All-league selection in
2000, 2001, 2002 ... Team captain and MVP ... Named team’s top offensive player in
2001 ... Team captured Division 2 state championship in 2001 and 2002.
Frank Fedorjaka on Lenhart: “Patrick has a huge heart, he always plays at full speed
and simply has a tremendous attitude and work ethic. He is well-respected by his
teammates for those characteristics, as evidenced by his election as team co-captain.
He is a good one-on-one defender, which is one reason why we are moving him from
attack to short-stick defensive middie this season. He is a good ground ball guy and
is adept at clearing, and he will be vying for a starting position.”
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STEVE CASE • 22
BALDWINSVILLE, N.Y.
5-10 • 160 • JUNIOR
MIDFIELD
In 2005: Had a breakout season, finishing fourth on
the team in scoring with 28 points ... Scored 12 goals
and finished second to Chris Cara on the team with
16 assists ... Ranked seventh in the Patriot League
in assists and 18th in points ... Scored at least one point in 12 of 13 games ... Had
a five-point game (2G, 3A) in a win over Lehigh ... Logged a goal and three assists
in Bucknell’s 8-7 OT upset of No. 2 Navy ... Fed Patrick Christensen for the suddendeath game-winner ... Also scored two goals against Marist and Colgate ... In 2004:
Appeared in all 14 games at midfield and moved into the starting lineup late in the
season ... Recorded seven points (4G, 3A) ... Scored two goals against Lehigh and
one each against Penn and Hobert (PL Tournament) ... Corralled 17 ground balls ...
Personal: Son of Steve and Yvonne Case ... Born March 7, 1985 in Buffalo, N.Y. ...
Lettered in lacrosse and indoor track at C.W. Baker High School ... 2003 first-team
all-league selection in lax ... Member of sectional champion 4x200 and 4x400 relays
... Helped break school record in the 4x400 ... Majoring in economics.
Frank Fedorjaka on Case: “Steve is coming off a great sophomore year, when
he arrived as a ‘go-to’ guy. He is a very creative player, one who can find shots for
himself as well as set up other people. He is very hard to defend because you don’t
know where he’s going to go, and on top of that he’s probably the fastest player on
the team.”
BRIAN GARGAN • 10
BALTIMORE, MD.
5-11 • 175 • JUNIOR
ATTACK
In 2005: Played both attack and midfield, appearing
in all 13 games while starting 11 ... Team’s fifth-leading scorer with 15 points (13G, 2A) ... Registered first
career hat trick with 3G, 1A in win over Holy Cross ...
Scored two goals in a win over Lehigh and in Patriot League Tournament OT loss to
Army ... Scored with 1:15 left in regulation to send the game into sudden-death ...
Ranked third on team with 27 ground balls ... In 2004: Nice success story ... Walked
on the team and earned starting berth on attack unit ... Finished third on the squad
in goals (14) and fifth in points (17) ... Scored first collegiate goal against Harvard in
second game of season ... Had five two-goal games, including one against Maryland,
and three three-point games ... Eight of 14 goals came against Patriot League foes
... Picked up 22 ground balls ... Personal: Son of Thomas and Helen Gargan ... Born
Jan. 4, 1985 in Annapolis, Md. ... Majoring in management ... Dean’s List student
... 2003 graduate of Mount St. Joseph H.S. in Baltimore ... Lacrosse team’s leader
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Kirk Klett
in goals, assists and points ... 2003 team MVP ... Elected team captain ... Named
to second-team All-Baltimore City/County ... Member of 2002 Freestate Team ...
Sister, Erin, played lacrosse at Mount St. Mary’s ... Father is a former quarterback
at Georgetown.
Frank Fedorjaka on Gargan: “Brian has developed into our most explosive player.
He is a natural lefty who can get shots any time he wants. He will play both attack
and midfield again this year, as we hope to move him around and take advantage
of his craftiness and creativity in getting to the goal. Brian has improved quite a bit
since last season.”
KIRK KLETT • 15
MT. LEBANON, PA.
5-10 • 1782 • JUNIOR
ATTACK
In 2005: Enjoyed an outstanding sophomore year,
finishing second on the team in scoring, behind only
national scoring leader Chris Cara ... Tallied 29 goals
and four assists for 33 points ... Tied Cara and Patrick
Christensen for team goal-scoring lead ... Ranked fourth in Patriot League in goals
per game and seventh in points per game ... Had a five-goal game (Lafayette) and
three four-goal games (Marist, Harvard, Mount St. Mary’s) ... Scored a goal in 12 of
13 games ... Registered two goals in Bucknell’s OT win over No. 2 Navy, including
the tying marker in the fourth quarter that sent the game to OT ... Also had two big
goals in PL Tournament game vs. Army ... Finished third on team with 31 ground
balls ... Scored three man-up goals ... In 2004: Played in all 14 games as a rookie
middie, including one start ... Tallied 11 goals and two assists ... Scored two big
goals against Hobart in the Patriot League Tournament ... Also scored twice against
Villanova ... Had a seven-game goal-scoring streak ... Six of his 11 goals came with
EMO unit ... Logged 10 ground balls ... Personal: Parents are Ed and Jan Klett ...
Born Nov. 20, 1984 in Pittsburgh ... Attended Mt. Lebanon Senior High School ... Lettered four times in lacrosse and twice in football ... Lax team was three-time WPSLA
champs and three-time state runner-up ... Prep All-American in 2003 ... Three-time
First-Team All-WPSLA ... also named First Team All-MSLA ... Team captain in both
sports ... Football team won two section championships and a WPIAL title ... Father
is a 1957 Bucknell graduate and a member of the university’s Board of Trustees ...
Majoring in economics.
Frank Fedorjaka on Klett: “Kirk has played on the crease in each of his first two
years, but this year we plan to move him around. He can make the tough catch in
traffic and knows how to put the ball in the net, but he is also very effective on the
perimeter. We will ask him to dodge if he has the right matchup. Kirk is also a great
ground ball guy and a very good riding attackman.”
FAREWELL TO SID JAMIESON
Sid Jamieson, the only head men’s lacrosse coach
from the program’s inception in 1968 until his retirement
following the 2005 season, was honored with a permanent
monument placed in the south end of Christy MathewsonMemorial Stadium. He retired ranked 10th among all
coaches with 242 career victories, and he led his Bison
teams to seven championships in three different conferences, including four straight Patriot League titles from
2000 to 2003. He was named the USILA National Coach
of the Year in 1996 after directing Bucknell to a perfect
12-0 season, and he led the Bison to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 2001.
In addition to the tremendous on-field success, Jamieson was extremely active in on-campus
issues throughout his four-decade tenure at Bucknell. He won the prestigious Burma-Bucknell
Bowl, given for “outstanding contributions to intercultural and international understanding.” He
was also a dynamic force on the international lacrosse scene through his involvement with the
Iroquois National Team, and he has served as an avid spokesman for the Native American influence on the sport.
From 1983-86 Jamieson served as head coach of the Iroquois Nationals and led the team
to the 1984 World Lacrosse Games. He took the team to the World Lacrosse Championships in
Perth, Australia, in 1990 while serving as the team’s executive director.
Many of lacrosse’s most prominent honors have been bestowed upon him. He won the highly
esteemed Gen. George M. Gelston Award in 1985, as the person who most represents the symbol
of the game of lacrosse. He received the Howdy Myers Memorial Award as college lacrosse’s “Man
of the Year” in 1986 and 1996, and in 2005 was presented the Spirit of Tewaaraton Award.
More important than all of the honors and awards Jamieson received throughout his hallof-fame career is the number of lives he has touched at Bucknell, from campus faculty and fellow
athletic department coaches and staffers to the thousands of student-athletes who have passed
through his lacrosse program.
Steve Case
MEET THE BISON
MEET THE BISON
PAUL STANSIK • 2
CAZENOVIA, N.Y.
6-3 • 217 • JUNIOR
MIDFIELD
ANN ARBOR, MICH.
6-4 • 195 • JUNIOR
LSDM
In 2005: Lone game appearance came against Lafayette ... In 2004: Appeared in three games ... Did not
figure statistically ... Personal: Son of Ted and Olga
Kulczycky ... Born May 29, 1985 in Syracuse, N.Y. ...
Majoring in environmental studies ... 2003 graduate of Cazenovia Central High School
... Earned three varsity letters in lacrosse, two in football and one each in basketball
and indoor track ... Starting long stick for two seasons with the lax squad ... Two-time
first-team all-conference pick ... Named honorable mention All-Central New York ...
League’s defensive player of the year as a senior ... Starter in All-Central New York
senior all-star game ... Played center and linebacker on the football team and was
a two-time first-team all-league selection ... Helped lead team to league and section
titles as a junior ... Competed in shot put and 4x400 relay in track ... Earned U.S.
Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award ... Earned Verizon Scholastic Art Competition Silver Key Award in the area of sculpture ... Was a soloist in high school play
and a member of the school’s Select Chamber Choir ... Brother, Adam, is a member
of the Harvard football team.
Frank Fedorjaka on Kulczycky: “D.K. is a big, strong guy who is working hard to
earn some playing time at short-stick defensive middie. For a guy his size he has
excellent feet and is very athletic. He gets up and down the field very well and brings
a physical presence.”
GREG SOWYRDA • 18
HINGHAM, MASS.
6-3 • 205 • JUNIOR
DEFENSE
In 2005: Played in final 10 games of the season on
defense, including five starts ... Credited with six
ground balls ... In 2004: Appeared in all 14 games as
a freshman, including six starts ... Scored one goal,
against Harvard in second game of season ... Collected 22 ground balls ... Won 1
of 3 faceoffs ... Personal: Son of John and Mary Sowyrda ... Born Nov. 14, 1983
in Danvers, Mass. ... 2002 graduate of Hingham High School and a 2003 alum of
Deerfield Academy ... Earned four letters in lax and three in basketball ... Three-time
lacrosse All-American ... Team captain and MVP ... 2002 Massachusetts Player of
the Year ... 2003 New England Defenseman of the Year ... In basketball was team
captain, team MVP and an all-conference selection ... Majoring in economics.
Frank Fedorjaka on Sowyrda: “Greg started games as a freshman and sophomore
and brings a lot of experience. He worked very hard this fall on his conditioning and
has really matured physically. He is playing very good lacrosse. Greg has great
stick skills and is a solid takeaway defender. He adds something different to our
defensive unit.”
DANYLKO KULCZYCKY • 35
In 2005: Had an outstanding year as Bucknell’s top
long-stick defensive middie ... Was excellent in transition ... Picked up eight ground balls ... Credited with
one assist, that coming in an 8-7 win over Penn ... In
2004: Played in seven games as a long-stick middie ... Credited with eight ground balls
... Personal: Parents are Jim and Sally Stansik ... Born Apr. 27, 1985 in Ann Arbor ...
2003 graduate of Pioneer High School, where he was a two-time all-state selection
under head coach Bob Stevenson ... Named team’s defensive MVP as a senior ...
Participated in Michigan senior all-star game ... Also lettered twice in golf and once in
swimming ... Father played football at Eastern Michigan and had a short stint in the
professional ranks ... Majoring in management ... Dean’s List student.
Frank Fedorjaka on Stansik: “Paul has really improved since the start of last season.
He has matured physically and really stepped up his game. He has one of the best
sticks on the team and could develop into a dominant long-stick middie. Paul is a
tremendous takeaway defender who is outstanding between the lines, in transition
and riding game. And he simply loves the game of lacrosse. He truly enjoys putting
in the time it takes to improve.”
EVAN BURNS • 31
BALTIMORE, MD.
6-4 • 215 • SOPHOMORE
DEFENSE
In 2005: Made immediate impact with Bison defensive
corps and was one of the Patriot League’s top rookies
... Appeared in 11 games, starting nine while missing
two due to injury ... Picked up 23 ground balls ... Personal: Son of Edward Burns and Molly Gilner ... Born March 14, 1985 in Baltimore
... 2004 graduate of Boys’ Latin High School ... Lettered four times each in football
and basketball and twice in lacrosse ... Captained all three squads ... First-team allconference and second-team all-state selection in lax ... Named to Baltimore Sun
All-Met Team ... Earned school’s C. Markland Kelly Award for contribution to athletics
... Also won Boys’ Latin’s award for effort in three sports ... First-team all-conference
in basketball and football ... Earned football scholar-athlete award ... Dean’s List
student at Bucknell.
Frank Fedorjaka on Burns: “Evan is coming off a great freshman year, when he
proved to be a very smart player who doesn’t make many mistakes. It seems like all
he does is make positive plays. He has an excellent stick but is not flashy, he just
gets the job done. He is an excellent team defender who should be a key player for
us for a long time to come.”
RICK CAROLAN • 12
WELLESLEY, MASS.
MIDFIELD
In 2005: Played in nine games as a reserve middie
and contributed three goals, two of which were gamewinners ... Tallied against Lafayette, Lehigh and Penn
State ... Personal: Son of Richard Carolan and Patricia
Grandieri ... Born Feb. 25, 1985 in Newton, Mass. ... Majoring in management ... 2004
graduate of St. Sebastian’s School ... Lettered four times in lacrosse and twice in
hockey ... Two-year captain in lacrosse ... Two-time All-Independent School League
selection ... All-America pick as a senior ... Played in East-West All-Star game ... Had
39 goals and 15 assists as a senior, leading team to best record in school history
(14-3) ... Helped lead hockey team in 2002-03 to New England Prep School finals
... Majoring in management.
Frank Fedorjaka on Carolan: “Rick is a big, strong player who can turn the corner
and get to the goal. He has a very good shot on the run. He has good quickness and
has the potential to increase his playing time with added aggressiveness.”
Evan Burns
Brian Gargan
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MEET THE BISON
STEVEN CHENG • 7
ANDREW GOODHAND • 11
FLORAL PARK, N.Y.
ATTACK
SANDY, UTAH
MIDFIELD
In 2005: Reserve attackman who appeared in two
contests ... Scored first collegiate goal in victory over
Mount St. Mary’s ... Had eight ground balls in the two
games ... Personal: Son of Archie and Denise Cheng
... Younger brother of Michael Cheng, a three-time All-Patriot League lacrosse player
and a member of Bucknell’s 2001 NCAA Tournament team ... Brother Timothy played
lacrosse at Swarthmore ... Born May 30, 1986 in New York City ... 2004 graduate
of Floral Park Memorial High School ... Earned three letters in lacrosse and two in
soccer ... Captained both teams ... Two-time all-conference selection in lax ... Named
to county all-academic team ... Also an all-conference soccer player ... Dean’s List
student in Bucknell’s economics program.
Frank Fedorjaka on Cheng: “Steven has good lacrosse skills and good vision. He
is very smart and a hard worker. He is the kind of player that helps the team get
better every day.”
BUCKNELL’S STRENGTH &
CONDITIONING PROGRAM
The strength and conditioning program at
Bucknell received a major boost last year with the
completion of a sparking new 15,000-square-foot
fitness center, as well as the hiring of Jerry Shreck
as the athletics program’s first full-time strength
and conditioning coordinator.
A 1996 graduate of East Stroudsburg University with a degree in movement studies and
exercise science, Shreck is charged with implementing detailed daily strength and conditioning
routines for each of Bucknell’s programs.
The general philosophy of the Bison strength
program is year-round periodization with a high-intensity base, supplemented with functional and sport-specific training. Training programs for
most teams will employ explosion techniques with power bands and pliometrics. The ultimate goal of the strength and conditioning program is the
prevention of injuries and training athletes to their peak physical condition
(as opposed to training bodybuilders).
A native of nearby Montgomery, Pa., Shreck had served as the athletic
trainer for the Bucknell men’s basketball and men’s lacrosse teams for
three seasons. He is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning
Association and the National Council of Strength and Fitness.
Shreck is assisted by former Bucknell head football coach Bob Curtis,
second-year assistant Tracy Sibley and interns Terrence O’Neill and Quincy
Bryant.
In 2005: Appeared in six games but did not score ...
Launched five shots and picked up one ground ball
... Personal: Son of Mason and Mary Goodhand ...
Born Nov. 29, 1985 in Belleville, Ill. ... 2004 graduate
of Juan Diego Catholic High School in Draper, Utah ... First-team all-state attackman
... league and team MVP ... Captained both lacrosse and basketball teams ... Uncle
was an All-American lacrosse player at Army.
Frank Fedorjaka on Goodhand: “Andrew can play both attack and midfield and is
an athletic player with a good change of direction. Unfortunately he broke his wrist
in the fall and missed most of the fall season, but we expect him to be healthy in the
spring and competing for playing time. He’s a real smart player.”
PATRICK KEENEY • 30
BALDWIN, MD.
MIDFIELD
In 2005: Appeared in one game (Lafayette) as a
rookie ... Personal: Parents are Michael and Maureen
Keeney ... Brother, Michael, played lacrosse at Loyola
College ... Born Apr. 8, 1986 in Baltimore, Md. ... 2004
graduate of Loyola Blakefield High School in Baltimore ... Participated in lacrosse,
hockey and cross country.
Frank Fedorjaka on Keeney: “Patrick comes from a very good high school program
and is working toward a starting position at short-stick defensive middie. He is very
good between the lines, has a good stick and is smart and instinctive.”
PATRICK KRAUSE • 24
MECHANICSBURG, PA.
DEFENSE
In 2005: Saw game action in three contests ... Played
against Maryland, Lafayette and Mount St. Mary’s and
was credited with one ground ball ... Personal: Son of
Kevin and Pam Krause ... Born Feb. 11, 1986 in Santa
Monica, Calif. ... 2004 graduate of Cumberland Valley High School ... Four-year lacrosse letterman ... High School All-American ... Two-time team captain ... Three-time
first-team all-league selection ... CPSLA Defensive MVP in 2004 ... Earned 2004 Eagle
Award ... Participated in 2003 Keystone State Games and was tournament co-MVP
... Grandfather, Herman Krause, was a sprinter at University of Alabama and broke
the SEC record in the 100-yard dash in 1936.
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Frank Fedorjaka on Krause: “Patrick is a very good cover guy. He is a strong athlete
with good stick skills, and he’s a tough player who works very hard and has a great
attitude. We expect him to be a member of the man-down unit this year while he also
works toward joining our defensive rotation.”
MEET THE BISON
BOONTON TWP., N.J.
MIDFIELD
In 2005: Played in all 13 games at midfield and moved
into the starting lineup late in the year ... Finished with
a goal and three assists, along with 16 ground balls
... Collected first collegiate points with a goal and an
assist in win over Lehigh ... Also had assists in both Army games, including the Patriot
League Tournament semifinal tilt ... Personal: Son of Bob and Diana Lane ... Born
Feb. 1, 1986 in Denville, N.J. ... Two older brothers both played lacrosse at Bucknell
... Rob is a 2003 Bucknell graduate and a former all-conference midfielder ... Nick
graduated in 2005 and served as a team co-captain ... 2004 graduate of Mountain
Lakes High School ... Earned three letters each in football, hockey and lacrosse ...
First-team all-area and all-conference and second-team all-state selection in lax ...
First-team all-conference and second-team all-area in football ... Also earned secondteam all-league honors on the ice.
Frank Fedorjaka on Lane: “Mark started on our first middie line last year, and this year
he moves to short-stick defensive midfield. Mark runs very well and is a tough player.
He was an excellent high school football player, and he is a big hitter on the lacrosse
field as well. He is excellent clearing the ball and will be a weapon in transition. With
his past experience will also be asked to play some offense as well.”
Frank Fedorjaka on Moore: “Tommy is a natural lefty with good field vision and
stick skills. He is a spart player who really understands the game well. Down the
road we would like to see him be a more physical player, but he gained valuable
experience on the man-up unit last year and is a guy who we expect to keep getting
better and better.
TOMMY ORR • 33
MEDFORD, MASS.
LSDM
In 2005: Was one of Bucknell’s top newcomers, playing in all 13 games as a long-stick defensive midfielder
... Credited with 17 ground balls ... Personal: Son of
Daniel and Joan Orr ... Born Oct. 18, 1985 in Boston,
Mass. ... 2004 graduate of Malden Catholic High School ... Played both hockey and
lacrosse ... Served as tri-captain of the lax squad ... Catholic Conference All-Star ...
Named to Boston Herald All-Scholastic Team ... Also elected co-captain in hockey,
where he was also an all-conference pick.
Frank Fedorjaka on Orr: “Tommy is an exceptional player. He is fast and tough,
and we can use him both as a long-stick middie and as a close defenseman, where
he will split time with Paul Stansik. He is very good on ground balls and is an excellent wing man on faceoffs. We expect Tommy to be a force for us in the defensive
end this season.”
NICK MARKS • 20
AUSTIN SANDERS • 8
BARRINGTON, ILL.
MIDFIELD
In 2005: Saw quite a bit of playing time, particularly
late in the season ... Appeared in all 13 games, starting six ... Scored eight goals, six coming in the last
five games of the season ... Had two-goal games
against Mount St. Mary’s and Colgate ... First career tally came against Maryland ...
Scored once with the EMO unit ... Picked up seven groound balls ... Personal: Son
of Randy and Mary Marks ... Born April 8, 1985 in Park Ridge, Ill. ... Father played
football at Wisconsin ... All three sisters were college soccer players — Sarah was
an All-American at Edgewood College, Kate also played at Edgewood and Beth
at Wisconsin-Green Bay ... 2003 graduate of Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Ill. and
2004 graduate of Salisbury School in Salisbury, Conn. ... Played both lacrosse and
football throughout his prep career ... In lax was a member of the 2004 Western New
England championship team ... Scored 82 goals and 84 assists in four years at Loyola
... Member of 2003 and 2003 state championship team ... 2003 team offensive MVP
... Earned all-conference, all-area and all-state honors as well ... Also all-conference
and all-area in 2002 ... On the gridiron was named a Top 10 receiver by Chicago
Tribune ... All-conference pick in 2001.
Frank Fedorjaka on Marks: “Nick is one of the most improved players on the team.
He has the hardest shot on the team and is a very explosive player. He can bench
press over 300 pounds. Nick upped his goal production late last year by improving
the accuracy of his shot. He’s a likely first-line middie, and we’re expecting big things
from him this year.”
MARK LANE • 3
GREAT FALLS, VA.
MIDFIELD
In 2005: Made an immediate contribution as a freshman, primarily as the No. 2 faceoff man ... Won 25 of
47 draws (53.2%), the best percentage on the squad ...
Won 6 of 8 faceoffs against Lafayette and 3 of 5 against
both Maryland and Penn State ... Personal: Son of John and Heather Sanders ...
Born Dec. 20, 1984 in Fairfax, Va. ... Dean’s List student in first semester at Bucknell
... Brother, Thomas, is an All-America rugby player at Virginia ... 2004 graduate of
Landon School in Bethesda, Md. ... Lettered three times each in wrestling, football
and lacrosse ... Captained Landon lax team that finished 17-3 and was ranked in the
top 10 nationally in 2004 ... All-America wrestler as a junior ... Twice ranked in the
top three in the state ... Football team captain as a senior ... All-league and all-county
selection on the gridiron ... Second-team small-school all-state and honorable mention
All-Met ... Also named team MVP ... Majoring in economics.
Frank Fedorjaka on Sanders: “Austin will be asked to take the majority of our faceoffs
this year. He learned a lot as a freshman, and we hope he can be an impact player
for us. He is very strong and quick off the whistle. He came to Bucknell from a great
program at Landon, one of the best in the country.”
TOMMY MOORE • 14
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.
ATTACK
In 2005: Played in 11 games off the bench, with most of
his time coming with the EMO unit ... Tallied a goal and
four assists ... Had one goal and one assist vs. Holy
Cross ... Also had assists against Harvard, Lafayette
and Army ... Personal: Son of Michael and Patricia Moore ... Born Oct. 10, 1986 in
Manhasset, N.Y. ... 2004 graduate of Hauppage High School ... Lettered three times
each in lacrosse and soccer and twice in basketball ... Captained lacrosse and soccer
teams ... All-county lacrosse selection ... Scholar-Athlete honoree in lax and soccer ...
Academic all-county in basketball ... Also an all-conference soccer player.
Mark Lane
Tommy Orr
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MEET THE BISON
MATT CASTELE • 1
MEDINA, OHIO
ATTACK
Austin Sanders
JOHN SCHLICHER • 13
SIMSBURY, CONN.
MIDFIELD
In 2005: Played in four games and scored a pair
of goals ... Both tallies came in win over Mount St.
Mary’s ... Personal: Son of Rich and Jill Schlicher ...
Born Nov. 17, 1985 in Dallas, Texas ... 2004 graduate of Simsbury High School ... Played lacrosse, soccer and hockey ... Captained
lax squad ... All-league selection ... Helped lead soccer and hockey teams to state
championships.
Frank Fedorjaka on Schlicher: “John is pushing for a starting spot with the first
midfield line. He has a quick first step and can shoot on the run with both hands. He
is a former walk-on, but he has quickly become one of our most improved players.”
NEWCOMERS
MATT ANTONELLI • 9
ARNOLD, MD.
5-11 • 200 • FRESHMAN
GOALIE
Personal: Son of John and Kathleen Antonelli … Born
Nov. 9, 1986 in Washington, D.C. … Father played
lacrosse at Towson … 2005 graduate of Archbishop
Spalding High School … Earned four letters in lacrosse
and three in football … In lax was a two-time team MVP, an all-county selection and
an Academic All-American … Second-team all-county in football … Led 2002 lacrosse
squad to an 18-5 record and a MIAA Class B championship.
WANTAGH, N.Y.
6-1 • 172 • FRESHMAN
MIDFIELD
Personal: Parents are George and Joanne Buckley
… Born March 10, 1987 in Wantagh, N.Y. … 2005
graduate of Chaminade High School … Led team to
28-2 record and a NSCHSAA title as a senior … Team
also won regular-season title in 2004 … Played for head coach Jack Moran.
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SCOTT COLLINS • 41
POTOMAC, MD.
DEFENSE
Personal: Son of Scott Collins and Michelle Gerald
… Born March 8, 1987 in Washington, D.C. … 2005
graduate of St. John’s College High School … Earned
four varsity letters in lacrosse and one in swimming
… First Team All-WCAC selection as a junior and senior … Member of Student
Government and Junior ROTC … Averaged 7 ground balls per game as a defender
as a senior.
MICHAEL COOKE • 25
PHOENIX, MD.
MIDFIELD
Personal: Son of Ray and Terri Schulmeyer … Born
Dec. 11, 1987 in Baltimore … Stepfather, Ray Schulmeyer, played lacrosse at Cornell … 2005 graduate
of St. Paul’s School … Led team to a 17-4 record and
a state championship in 2004 … Team was ranked No. 13 in the country … Earned
two letters each in lacrosse and football.
BILLY HAIRE • 16
DARIEN, CONN.
DEFENSE
Personal: Son of Jack and Kathy Haire … Born Oct. 8,
1986 in Greenwich, Conn. … 2005 graduate of Darien
High School … Earned four varsity letters in wrestling,
three in lacrosse and two in football … Led lax team
to 23-0 record and a state title as a senior ... Named MVP of state tournament as a
defenseman … Team was ranked No. 5 in the nation … Also won three conference
championships … All-conference, all-state and high school All-America selection …
Two-time state champion in wrestling, where he was ranked No. 4 in New England
… In football earned all-league honors as a junior.
DOUG BUCKLEY • 21
In 2005: Transfer from Fairfield University, where he
had 14 goals and eight assists for 22 points last season ... Played in all 16 games, including eight starts,
and was the fifth-leading scorer on a Stags team that
finished 11-5, won the Great Western Lacrosse League title and lost to Duke in the
first round of the NCAA Tournament ... Had two goals and an assist in 12-11 upset
win over No. 11 Notre Dame ... Also had two goals in win over No. 10 Hobart ... Personal: Son of Lynne and Robert Castele ... Born Nov. 8, 1985 ... Has three brothers
and one sister ... Four-year varsity letterwinner at Medina High School ... Served as
team captain as a junior and senior ... Scored 70 goals and registered 24 assists as
a senior ... Posted 224 career goals and 101 career assists ... Led team to a 57-21
record and an Ohio State Championship during his prep career ... Named an All-Ohio
Division II First Team selection as a sophomore and junior ... Selected to the All-Ohio
Division I Second Team as a senior ... Named to the Ohio North All-Star Team as a
junior and senior ... Garnered team’s Most Valuable Attacker award as a sophomore
and junior and the team’s MVP award as a senior.
MEET THE BISON
ALEX SIMOES • 42
WEST HARTFORD, CONN.
DEFENSE
CONCORD, N.H.
MIDFIELD
Personal: Parents are Robert and Susan Izard …
Born Apr. 21, 1986 in North Carolina … Father played
lacrosse at Yale, where he was the team’s freshman
MVP … Uncle, Charlie Izard, played lax at St. Lawrence and was an All-America selection … 2005 graduate of Hotchkiss School …
Lettered four times in lacrosse and three times in football … As a senior was named
First Team All-New England in lacrosse … Team won Founders League Sportsmanship
Award … Earned all-conference honors … Was also an all-league defensive tackle
and kicker in football … Member of school choir and gospel choir.
JOE MELE • 32
WESTBURY, N.Y.
ATTACK
Personal: Son of John and Winnie Mele … Born
Dec. 21, 1986 in Flushing, N.Y. … 2005 graduate of
Kellenberg Memorial High School, where he played
football, basketball and lacrosse … Lax team went 8-4
in the Catholic League in both his junior and senior years … Was league MVP in both
junior and senior years … Also named MVP in football as a senior.
PERRY MENZIES • 17
UPPERCO, MD.
MIDFIELD
Personal: Parents are Scott and Susie Menzies …
Born Jan. 30, 1987 in Baltimore … Father played at
St Lawrence University … 2005 graduate of Hereford
High School … Played both lacrosse and football …
Lax team won state championships in 2002 and 2003 … First-team all-county and
All-America selection.
WILL PICKEL • 34
SOUTH SALEM, N.Y.
DEFENSE
Personal: Son of Bill and Karol Pickel … Born March
6, 1987 in New York City … Has two younger siblings,
Katherine and Jameson … Father played football at
Rutgers and later in the NFL with the New York Jets
and Los Angeles Raiders … Also has four uncles who all played football at Rutgers
… 2005 graduate of John Jay High School … Earned three letters each in football
and lacrosse and also played a year of jayvee basketball … Captained the lacrosse
and football teams as a senior … Named offensive MVP of the football team as a
quarterback as a senior … Earned Journal News honorable mention all-star plaudits
… Selected as QB for Section 1 Exceptional Senior Bowl … Honorable mention allsection in lacrosse … Recipient of John Jay Booster Club Sportsmanship Award.
TOM IZARD • 23
Personal: Parents are Al and Doretta Simoes … Born
March 6, 1987 in Concord, N.H. … 2005 graduate of
Pinkerton Academy … Four-year lacrosse letterman …
Led 2004 team to a 20-1 record and a No. 21 national
ranking … All-state selection as a junior.
MIKE THON • 44
ROCHESTER, N.Y.
MIDFIELD
Personal: Son of Jeff and Nancy Thon … Born May 9,
1987 in Rochester, N.Y. … 2005 graduate of Penfield
High School, where he was a member of the lacrosse
and football teams … Led lax team to Monroe County
championships in 2004 and 2005 … Team went 18-1 during senior year … Team
MVP in both sports … In lax was a first team all-county pick as a junior and an AllAmerica selection as a senior.
JOHN TOGNERI • 4
LONGMEADOW, MASS.
ATTACK
Personal: Son of Bill and Kathy Togneri … Born
Jan. 20, 1986 in Glen Cove, N.Y. … Attended Longmeadow High School and Loomis Chaffee School …
Played both football and lacrosse … Longmeadow
won Western Massachusetts title in 2000 … Loomis Chaffee won Founders League
championship in 2005 … Two-time All-Western Massachusetts selection … All-New
England selection … Captained Longmeadow team as a senior.
CHRIS CARA ETCHES MARK AS ONE OF
BUCKNELL’S ALL-TIME GREATS
When Chris Cara departed Lewisburg following graduation last May, he likely needed an extra vehicle to cart away
all of his honors and records achieved during a brilliant fouryear lacrosse career at Bucknell.
In 2005, Cara was selected as one of 16 nominees for
the Tewaaraton Trophy, which is given each year to the most
outstanding college lacrosse player. The highly skilled attackman was also selected as the Patriot League Offensive
Player of the Year for the second straight season.
Cara led the nation in scoring in both his junior and senior seasons. In 2005 he tallied 66 points on 29 goals and 37
assists in 2005. He piled up 78 points (38G, 40A) in 2004, setting the school single-season assist
record and falling one point shy of the overall scoring record.
Cara and Bucknell Hall of Famer Pete von Hoffmann are the only players in school history to produce four 30-assist seasons. It was von Hoffmann’s 26-year-old career scoring record
that Cara squashed midway through his final season. Cara finished with a whopping 249 career
points, including 138 assists, a total that tied von Hoffmann’s Bison record.
Against Penn State last season Cara broke the Patriot League career scoring record of 238
points by Army’s Tim Pearson from 1999-2002. Cara also ranks in the top-20 on the NCAA’s
career points and assists chart.
An Honorable Mention All-America selection in 2004, Cara earned Third Team All-America
plaudits in 2005, becoming the first Bison to earn All-America recognition above the honorable
mention level since von Hoffmann in 1979.
Cara won the Christy Mathewson Award as the top senior athlete, and he helped Bucknell to
a 19-6 Patriot League record during his career. A strong and durable player who never missed a
start in his career, Cara was named the MVP of the North-South All-Star Game and was selected
in the third round of the Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft by the Long Island Lizards.
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FRANK FEDORJAKA
PAT MYERS
HEAD COACH
1ST SEASON
ASSISTANT COACH
1ST SEASON
New Bucknell head coach Frank
Fedorjaka has tabbed former Ohio
State star Pat Myers as assistant coach.
Myers, who currently plays midfield for
the Boston Cannons of Major League
Lacrosse, was an assistant coach at
Cornell last season and helped lead the
Big Red to an 11-3 record, an Ivy League
championship and the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament.
At Bucknell Myers will serve as offensive coordinator and coach the
EMO unit. Off the field he will be the program’s chief liaison in several important areas, including roles as recruiting coordinator, academic monitor
and strength and conditioning supervisor.
“I am extremely excited to have Pat on board,” said Fedorjaka. “His
expertise on the offensive side of the ball in relation to individual player
development and team offense should pay immediate dividends. He comes
in with lots of fresh ideas, and he has played lacrosse at the highest level.
Not only is he the son of a coach, but he has been an assistant at two
national-caliber programs under very well respected head coaches in Ohio
State’s Joe Breschi and Cornell’s Jeff Tambroni. Pat brings us a tremendous amount of energy and passion for teaching the game, and he was an
outstanding student himself at Ohio State, so he understands and respects
the scholar-athlete model that is so vital to Bucknell’s mission.”
At Cornell Myers worked with an offense that ranked fifth nationally in
scoring at 11.8 goals per game. At one point this past season the Big Red
were ranked third in the national polls, their highest listing since 1987. Myers
assisted in all facets of practice planning, scouting, game plan development
and recruiting. He also coordinated a position-specific lacrosse clinic for
players in Upstate New York.
A 2003 graduate of Ohio State, Myers was a four-year letterman on
the Buckeyes lacrosse team. He was the Great Western Lacrosse League
Rookie of the Year in 2000 and was an all-conference selection in 2002 and
2003. A three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree and four-time Ohio State
Scholar-Athlete, Myers played in the 2003 North-South All-Star Game and
he ended his Buckeye career with 61 goals, 28 assists and 89 points.
Myers was selected in the 2004 MLL Supplemental Draft and made
his pro debut on May 22, 2004 against the Baltimore Bayhawks. Myers is
entering his third season with the Boston Cannons.
After graduation Myers served as a volunteer assistant under head
coach Breschi at Ohio State, helping the 2004 Buckeyes earn their highest
ranking in school history (sixth). The squad posted an overall record of
12-4 and finished it’s a perfect 5-0 in the GWLL to claim the conference’s
automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
A native of Kennebunk, Maine, Myers was a two-time prep All-American at Kennebunk High School. He later coached the Maine U-19 Select
All-Star Team.
• SEASON PREVIEW, from p. 4
In addition to the Navy game in San Diego, another Patriot
League tilt to circle on the schedule is the Apr. 7 home game with
Army. The Bison and Black Knights have engaged in some classics
in recent years, and the Orange and Blue will look to return the favor
after suffering not one but two excruciating one-goal losses to Army
last season. The Cadets won the regular-season meeting 7-6 on a
goal with 20 seconds remaining in regulation, then they captured a
9-8 overtime decision in the Patriot League Tournament semifinals.
“We try to put together a non-conference schedule that will help
prepare us for the Patriot League Tournament,” says Fedorjaka,
who will be assisted this year by former Ohio State All-American Pat
Myers. “Teams like Hobart, Maryland, Penn and Penn State are all
tremendous programs, and we are looking forward to playing two
rapidly improving teams in Air Force and Denver in a Friday-Sunday
trip, which simulates our league tournament format.”
If the Bison can successfully wade through that challenging
schedule, Fedorjaka will be whistling a happy tune next May.
Veteran Bucknell coach Frank
Fedorjaka has shedded the “assistant”
tag in 2006, taking over the head coaching duties of a program in which he
has played a major role over the last
decade.
Prior to the 2005 season, the seventh season of his second stint as an
assistant coach with the Bison, director of athletics John Hardt announced
that Fedorjaka would succeed the retiring Sid Jamieson as head coach.
Fedorjaka becomes only the second head coach in Bucknell lacrosse
history, following in the footsteps of Jamieson, Bucknell Hall of Famer who
founded the varsity lacrosse program in 1968.
Fedorjaka, who was named associate head coach prior to the 2004
season, rejoined the Bucknell lacrosse family after serving as head coach at
Franklin & Marshall for five years. Fedorjaka served as an assistant coach
at Bucknell for the 1992 and 1993 seasons before going to F&M.
In Fedorjaka’s five seasons at F&M, the Diplomats compiled a 39-31
record. His 39 wins placed him in second on the school’s all-time lacrosse
win’s list. In 1995 Fedorjaka was named the United States Intercollegiate
Lacrosse Association’s Division III Coach of the Year, after leading the
Diplomats to a 12-3 record and an NCAA playoff berth. In addition to his
responsibilities as men’s lacrosse coach, Fedorjaka also served as an assistant coach in football and women’s soccer during his tenure at F&M.
Also while at F&M Fedorjaka served as the Chair to the Southern
ECAC Lacrosse Committee in 1997 and 1998. He served on the USILA
National Ranking Committee and NCAA Advisory Committee for Division
III lacrosse.
As an assistant coach at Bucknell, Fedorjaka’s primary responsibilities
included coordinating the team’s national recruiting effort, overseeing the
strength and conditioning program as
well as serving as academic monitor
and defensive coordinator. In 2000,
the Bison defense finished No. 2 in
the nation in goals against and No. 1
in the nation for man down defense,
and they were among the nation’s
best again in 2003, ranking fourth
and second.
Under Fedorjaka’s direction
Bucknell ranked in the top 20 nationally in scoring defense in each of the
last seven years, and in man-down
defense in six of the last seven. During his second stint as an assistant at
Bucknell, the Bison posted a 54-38
overall record, a 33-8 Patriot League
record and they have been nationally
ranked in 6 of 7 years. Fedorjaka
served as an assistant coach under
Jamieson in his first stint with the
Bison program, working primarily with
the defense and weight-training, while also assisting in recruiting. Fedorjaka
was also active in the Academic Enhancement Program, which monitors
the academic progress of Bucknell’s student-athletes.
A 1989 graduate of Hobart College, Fedorjaka was a starting longstick midfielder on three NCAA Division III national championship teams.
He was also a three-year starter at wide receiver for the Statesman football
team, earning All-America honors in 1988. The Rochester, N.Y., native was
named Hobart’s Athlete of the Year in 1989. During his career at Hobart,
he held all reception records and remained the school’s all-time leading
receiver until 2004. Fedorjaka began his coaching career as a graduate
assistant for two years at Springfield College (Mass.).
Fedorjaka and his wife, Kathy, who is Bucknell’s head women’s basketball coach, live in Winfield, Pa., with their eight-year-old son Matthew
and four-year-old daughter Jamie.
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BUCKNELL COACHING STAFF
THE RECORD BOOK
Year
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
Overall
Rec.
8-5
6-8
9-4
6-7
10-4
8-4
7-6
6-8
3-10
12-0
7-6
6-7
6-9
7-6
6-7
5-9
7-7
4-10
7-7
4-7
8-5
Conf.
Rec.
5-1
4-2
5-1
5-1
6-0
5-1
3-2
2-3
2-3
5-0
2-3
3-1
1-4
3-2
3-2
3-3
3-3
2-4
4-2
1-4
4-1
Place
Tie-First
Third
Tie-First
Tie-First
First
Tie-First
Third
Fourth
Fourth
First
Fourth
Third
Fifth
Second
Third
Fourth
Fourth
Fourth
Third
Fifth
First
Lge.
PL
PL
PL
PL
PL
PL
PL
PL
PL
PL
PL
PL
PL
PL
PL
ECC
ECC
ECC
ECC
ECC
ECC
Overall Conf.
Year Rec.
Rec. Place
1984 6-6
2-3
Fourth
1983 6-8
2-3
Fourth
1982 3-9
3-1
Second
1981 3-10
1-3
Fourth
1980 7-5
3-1
Second
1979 7-4
3-1
Second
1978 7-4
3-1
First
1977 6-6
3-1
Second
1976 6-5
3-1
Second
1975 5-6
3-1
Second
1974 6-6
5-2
Fifth
1973 5-8
5-8
Sixth
1972 4-7
4-3
Seventh
1971 6-5
6-2
Fourth
1970 7-3
4-2
Fourth
1969 10-1
7-0
First
1968 6-3
4-0
Not eligible
Mid-Atlantic Conf. - MAC
East Coast Conf. - ECC
Patriot League - PL
Lge.
ECC
ECC
ECC
ECC
ECC
ECC
ECC
ECC
ECC
ECC
MAC
MAC
MAC
MAC
MAC
MAC
MAC
PATRIOT LEAGUE ACADEMIC
HONOR ROLL SELECTIONS
200520042003200220012000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 -
1993 1992 1991 -
Ross Albers, Matt Baran, Chris Cara, Steven Cheng, Patrick Christensen,
Brian Gargan, Ryan Goodman, Ned Hare, Patrick Lenhart, John Salvesen,
Paul Stansik
Ross Albers, Patrick Christensen, Brendan Fitzgibbons, Craig Fleishman,
Brian Gargan, Ryan Goodman, Eric Hannon, Patrick Lenhart, Patrick
O’Hearn, John Salvesen, T.J. Wallace
Andrew Copelan, Craig Fleishman, Blaise Fletcher, Ryan Goodman, Ned
Hare, Patrick O’Hearn, Reece Pacheco, John Salvesen, Worthy Sanders,
Justin Slama, Justin Sussman, John Terracciano, T.J. Wallace
Andrew Copelan, Matt Ewalt, Craig Fleishman, Dennis Geraghty, Ryan
Goodman, Kelly Hogue, Rob Lane, Justin Slama, Kevin Smithies, Justin
Sussman, John Terracciano, T.J. Wallace
Crager Boardman, Andrew Copelan, Chris Cutillo, Matt Ewalt, Brendan
Fitzgibbons, Steve Kelly, Sean Joffe, Mark Juelis, Kevin Smithies, Justin
Sussman, John Terracciano
Steve Burman, Ed Costello, Jim, Egan, Brad Eyre, Dennis Geraghty, Brad
Grantz, Keith Poisella, Alex Rudis, Michael Sala, Brian Treacher, Brad Van
Nostrand
Ed Costello, Christopher Cox, John Golaszewski, Mark Juelis, Alex Rudis,
Brian Treacher, Brad Van Nostrand
Stephen Burman, Brad Eyre, John Golaszewski, Alex Rudis, Brian Treacher, Paul Van Dillen, Andrew Wenner, Taro Yoshitome
Ed Costello, Brad Eyre, John Golaszewski, Andrew Pacinelli, Alex Rudis,
Eric Stewart, Brad Van Nostrand, Taro Yoshitome
Noah Fink, David Hogan, Dan Kelley, Jon Methven, Chris Savinelli, John
Siris, Ted Thoma, Andrew Trietley, Todd Zackey
Mike Altshuler, Chris DiMenna, Jeremy Hamblin, Jeff Lundstrom, Brad
Seyffer, Eric Stewart, Ted Thoma, Andrew Trietley
Mike Altshuler, Colin Barker, Chris DiMenna, Jeff Kangas, Graham Officer,
Chris Pemberton, Brad Seyffer, Andy Trietley, Jon Warner, Justin Zackey
Chris DiMenna, Scott Jacobia, Jeff Kangas, Baird McIlvain, Brad Seyffer,
Todd Streelman, Justin Zackey
Greg Brown, Matt Comyns, Pat Hatcher, Matt Hudson, Jeff Kangas, Andy
Linden, Mark Manigan, Kevin Roth, Todd Streelman, Justin Zackey
Jeff Chaiken, Todd Streelman
ALL-AMERICANS
Year
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
1996
1994
1993
1986
1983
1979
Name
Chris Cara
Chris Cara
Justin Sussman
Kevin Smithies
Mark Juelis
Hugh Donovan
Jon Methven
Justin Zackey
Justin Zackey
Tom Cusick
Rodney Brown
Peter von Hoffman
Tom Sanders
Division
Division I
Division I
Division I
Division I
Division I
Division I
Division I
Division I
Division I
Division I
Division I
Division I
Division I
Division I
College
College
College
College
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Third
First
Second
PATRIOT LEAGUE HONORS
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
shuler
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
1999
1996
1992
First Team:
Second Team:
First Team:
First Team:
Second Team:
First Team:
Second Team:
First Team:
Second Team:
Second Team:
First Team:
Second Team:
First Team:
Second Team:
Second Team:
First Team:
Second Team:
First Team:
Second Team:
First Team:
Second Team:
First Team:
First Team:
First Team:
Offensive:
Offensive:
Defensive:
Defensive:
Defensive:
Rookie:
Rookie:
Offensive:
Defensive:
Offensive:
Rookie:
Player:
2005, 2001, 1996
ALL-LEAGUE
Chris Cara, Michael Abou Jaoude
Ryan Goodman, Patrick Christensen, Matt Baran
Chris Cara, Blaise Fletcher
Chris Cara, Blaise Fletcher, Justin Sussman
Worthy Sanders, Andrew Copelan,
Dennis Geraghty, Kevin Smithies, Justin Sussman
Chris Cara, Rob Lane, Blaise Fletcher
Dennis Geraghty, Michael Cheng, Mark Juelis, J.C.
Metivier, Brian Treacher
Kevin Smithies, Justin Sussman
Steve Burman, Michael Cheng, Mark Juelis
John Golaszewski, Taro Yoshitome
Michael Kennedy, Brad Van Nostrand
John Golaszewski, Taro Yoshitome
Michael Cheng
Ed Joffe
Hugh Donovan, Jon Methven, Allan Donnelly, Mike AltMatt Rosolen, Chris Nippes, Ed Joffe,
Hugh Donovan
Allan Donnelly, Dan Kelley
Justin Zackey
Jeff Kangas, Hugh Donovan
Jeff Kangas, Ricky Herrema, Justin Zackey
Michael Conway, Jeff Kangas
Michael Conway, Tom Davis
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Chris Cara
Chris Cara
Blaise Fletcher
Justin Sussman
Justin Sussman
Chris Cara
Wes Fetchet
John Golaszewski
Hugh Donovan
Jon Methven
Ed Joffe
Michael Conway
COACH OF THE YEAR
Sid Jamieson
EAST COAST CONFERENCE HONORS
1990
1989
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
1979
1978
1977
1976
1975
Team
Third
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Third
Honorable Mention
Peter von Hoffman
Lou Kissling
Lou Kissling
Ed Farver
Jim McKee
1977
1971
1970
1969
ALL-TIME RESULTS
ALL-LEAGUE
Jon Romm, Norm Wilde
Norm Wilde
Tom Cusick, David Ferrara
Tom Cusick
Bob Rhein, Mark Pearce, Tom Cusick, Mike Kelly
Bob Rhein
George Cusick, Rodney Brown
Rob Mathai, John Morris, George Cusick, Rodney Brown
John Morris, Jim Gilbert, George Cusick
Stu Berger, Matt Fraser, John Morris, Larry Fletcher
Tom Sanders, Peter von Hoffmann, Chuck Abt
Peter von Hoffmann, John Miller, Ward Rafferty
Don Shassian, Steve Blum, John Miller, Peter von Hoffmann
Mike Faraldo, Don Shassian, Jim Nesbitt, Jay Paterno, Peter
von Hoffmann
Rick Lotze, Jim Nesbitt, Ralph Turri, Kevin Cooke, Scott Johnson
MIDDLE ATLANTIC CONFERENCE HONORS
1974
1973
1972
1971
1969
1971
1969
First Team:
Hon. Mention:
Second Team:
Second Team:
Hon. Mention:
First Team:
Hon. Mention:
First Team:
Second Team:
MVP:
MVP:
Kevin Cooke
Kevin McCabe
Randy Goat, James Kirkley
Randy Goat
Steve Prasinos, Kirk Bishop, Richard Lotze, Dan Nourse
Lou Kissling
Charles Sowka, Randy Harris
Ed Farver, Jim McKee, Jim Morris, Lou Kissling
John Gazley, Jim Reese
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Lou Kissling
Ed Farver
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THE RECORD BOOK
TEAM
INDIVIDUAL SEASON
Goals
63
Assists
40
Points
79
Saves
205
Justin Zackey
BUCKNELL ALL-TIME TOP 10 LISTS
SEASON MARKS
1993
Chris Cara
2004
Justin Zackey
1993
Stu Berger
Ken Mangano
1981
1987
Save Pct.
.759
Bill Jenkins
63
45
44
41
39
38
1970
37
Goals
8
Jim Ball vs. Penn State
Assists
9
Matt Fraser vs. Lafayette
Points
11 Peter von Hoffmann vs. Penn St.
Matt Fraser vs. Lafayette
Chris Cara vs. Lafayette
Saves
34 Tom Sanders vs. Penn State
12
12
13
6
177
13.5
184
74
4.27
47
105
282
226
1993
1990
1979
1994
1998
2001
1992
2004
2004
1986
138
117
111
98
97
88
87
86
84
1979
40
37
1980
33
1979
1980
2004
31
30
1977
1996
1996
1981 & 1997
1997
1993
1979
1997
1970
1969
1969 & 1970
1993
1993
1991 & 1993
TEAM GAME
2004
1979
1977
2005
1978
1971
1976
1990
2002
1980
1993
2003
POINTS
79
78
76
66
61
58
57
56
53
Justin Zackey (63-16)
Chris Cara (38-40)
Jon Romm (45-31)
Pete von Hoffmann (29-37)
Chris Cara (29-37)
Justin Zackey, (44-17)
Jim Ball (44-13)
Chris Cara (25-31)
Matt Fraser (23-30)
Bill Jenkins
Jim Reese
Jim Reese
Scott Johnson
Tom Sanders
Justin Sussman
Scott Johnson
Paul Bruccoleri
Andy Smith
Bryan McAdam
Stu Berger
Ken Mangano
Tom Sanders
Tom Sanders
Scott Johnson
Bryan McAdam
Ken Mangano
Ken Mangano
Bryan McAdam
Matt Baran
82
74
69
65
59
58
53
52
Pete von Hoffmann
Chris Cara
Jon Romm
Todd Streelman
Jim Morris
Tom Walther
Pete Keblish
Justin Zackey
Rob Mathai
Michael Cheng
1976-79
2002-05
1987-90
1990-93
1968-70
1985-88
1987-90
1991-94
1979-82
1998-01
249
220
196
179
143
136
125
123
Chris Cara (111-138)
Justin Zackey (138-58)
Jon Romm (97-82)
Tom Cusick (117-26)
Tom Walther (78-65)
Pete Keblish (84-59)
Jim Ball (98-38)
Todd Streelman (51-74)
Rink Smith (76-47)
2002-05
1976-79
1991-94
1987-90
1984-87
1985-88
1987-90
1976-79
1990-93
1980-83
SAVE PERCENTAGE
1970
1969
1968
1973
1979
2003
1974
1996
2000
1984
SAVES
205
205
201
199
197
190
180
173
172
138
POINTS
1993
2004
1990
1979
2005
1994
1977
1979
2002
1980
SAVE PERCENTAGE
.759
.712
.693
.676
.667
.664
.652
.649
.636
.625
1991-94
1984-87
2002-05
1976-79
1987-90
1993-96
1977-80
1996-99
1979-82
1987-90
1976-79
.756
.700
.635
.628
.616
.609
.591
.588
.579
.573
Bill Jenkins
Jim Reese
Scott Johnson
Justin Sussman
Bob McLewee
Tom Sanders
Jim Tonges
Bryan McAdam
Paul Bruccoleri
Ken Mangano
1970
1968-69
1973-76
2000-03
1972-73
1976-79
1971-72
1982-84,86
1994-98
1987-90
SAVES
1981
1987
1979
1977
1974
1984
1989
1990
1986
2004
703
664
572
531
501
431
378
327
287
253
Ken Mangano
Tom Sanders
Justin Sussman
Bryan McAdam
Colin Barker
Scott Johnson
Stu Berger
Matt Baran
Matt Wojnovich
Adam Smith
1987-90
1976-79
2000-03
1982-84, 86
1991-94
1973-76
1978-81
2003-pres.
1991-94
1997-00
Margin of Victory
20
vs. Wilkes (23-3)
1980
Margin of Defeat
22
vs. Virginia (27-5)
1998
Goals
26
vs. Denver
1992
Goals in a quarter
11
vs. Denver
1992
Fewest Goals
1
vs. Delaware
1970
vs. Rutgers
1973 & 1974
vs. Princeton
1991
Fewest Goals Allowed
0
vs. Gettysburg
1972
vs. Franklin & Marshall
1968
Goals Against
28
vs. Hobart
1978
Chris Cara
Pete von Hoffmann
Pete von Hoffmann
Chris Cara
Pete von Hoffmann
Lou Kissling
Pete von Hoffmann
Jon Romm
Chris Cara
Matt Fraser
Todd Streelman
Chris Cara
Justin Zackey
Tom Cusick
Chris Cara
Jim Ball
Jon Romm
Jon Methven
Tim Ainslie
John Golaszewski
John Morris
Pete Keblish
Pete von Hoffmann
ASSISTS
ASSISTS
TEAM SEASON
Wins
Concecutive Wins
Losses
Consecutive Losses
Goals
Goal Average
Goals Against
Fewest Goals
Lowest Goals/Game
Fewest Goals Against
Assists
Points
Saves
Justin Zackey
Jon Romm
Jim Ball
Justin Zackey
John Golaszewski
Dennis Geraghty
Kevin Roth
Chris Cara
Patrick Christensen
Tom Cusick
GOALS
82
INDIVIDUAL GAME
14
CAREER MARKS
GOALS
2005 RESULTS/LACROSSE AT BUCKNELL
2005 RESULTS
THE TRADITION
8-5, 5-1 Patriot League
Bucknell has established a tradition of outstanding lacrosse over
the last 38 years, a heritage that includes a trip to the NCAA Division I
Tournament and five Patriot League championships. The Bison made their
first-ever NCAA appearance in 2001, facing Notre Dame in the opening
round at West Point’s Michie Stadium. Despite a competitive 12-7 loss,
Bucknell has firmly entrenched itself on the national lacrosse landscape,
routinely achieving top-20 national rankings in recent years.
Perhaps no season has defined the level at which the program has
soared more than the 1996 season. In 1996 the Bison went 12-0, winning
the Patriot League title and sweeping every league postseason honor. That
year Bucknell finished ninth in the national coaches’ poll as well as ranking
in the top 20 nationally in eight statistical categories.
Despite such success, Bucknell was not invited to participate in the
1996 NCAA Tournament. However the immense support shown for the
program by the fans, alumni and those involved directly in Bucknell athletics, was proof to the NCAA that Patriot League lacrosse deserved to
be recognized.
As a result, the NCAA awarded an automatic bid to the national tournament to the Patriot League champion, and the Bison claimed that bid in
2001 by going a perfect 6-0 in league play.
Bucknell has claimed eight conference championships in the three
conferences it has been a part of, the Mid-Atlantic Conference, the East
Coast Conference and the Patriot League. The Bison are 30-6 in Patriot
League play over the last six years and captured the conference crown
either outright or as co-champions each year from 2000-03. In 2005,
Bucknell shared the regular-season title before falling to Army in overtime
in the Patriot League Tournament semifinals.
One of Bucknell’s eight wins last season was an 8-7 overtime decision over second-ranked Navy. It was the highest-ranked team the Bison
have ever beaten.
Bucknell annually plays a schedule that includes top-10 and top-20
teams. Five of the Herd’s 2005 opponents are ranked in the preseason
top-25 — No. 4 Maryland, No. 7 Navy, No. 13 Penn State, No. 15 Army
and No. 22 Denver. Five others (Colgate, Lehigh, Penn, Hobart and Air
Force) received votes in the preseason poll. Bucknell, which finished last
season ranked 14th, is listed 25th in the 2005 preseason poll.
In 2002 the Bison made 13,100-seat Christy Mathewson-Memorial
Stadium their permanent home, giving them one of the finest lax facilities
in the nation.
Winning championships and competing against the nation’s best is but
a part of the special tradition that Bucknell Lacrosse offers.
Opponent
MARIST
ay Harvard
NAVY* (OT)
MARYLAND
HOLY CROSS*
at Penn
at Lafayette*
LEHIGH*
at Army*
at Mount St. Mary’s
PENN STATE
at Colgate*
vs. Army^ (OT)
BU
11
9
8
10
12
8
14
12
6
17
10
10
8
OPP
3
12
7
14
5
7
2
7
7
11
11
8
9
Record
1-0
1-1
2-1 (1-0)
2-2
3-2 (2-0)
4-2
5-2 (3-0)
6-2 (4-0)
6-3 (4-1)
7-3
7-4
8-4 (5-1)
8-5
* Patriot League contest
^ Patriot League Tournament (at Navy)
Home games in BOLD
2005 GPSTATISTICAL
LEADERS
G
A
P
GB
FOW
Player
Chris Cara
Kirk Klett
Patrick Christensen
Steve Case
Nick Marks
John Salvesen
Tommy Moore
Mark Lane
Rick Carolan
John Schlicher
Patrick Lenhart
Ross Albers
T.J. Wallace
Jon Schneider
Steven Cheng
Paul Stansik
Ryan Goodman
Nick Lane
Matt Baran
Andrew Goodhand
Austin Sanders
Chris Carillo
Patrick Keeney
Patrick Krause
Danylko Kulczycky
Tommy Orr
Evan Burns
Grant Kemmerer
Greg Sowyrda
Ned Hare
Daryl Seymour
Michael Abou Jaoude
Mark Davis
BUCKNELL
OPPONENTS
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
13
9
4
5
10
12
2
2
11
13
2
13
6
12
12
1
3
1
13
11
6
10
2
13
13
3
13
13
29
29
29
12
8
3
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
135
103
Goalie
Matt Baran
Mark Davis
BUCKNELL
OPPONENTS
GP
13
3
13
13
SV
144
5
150
142
37
4
2
16
0
4
4
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
77
60
66
33
31
28
8
7
5
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
212
163
26
31
24
13
7
22
1
16
1
2
4
4
19
0
8
8
57
1
38
1
7
21
0
1
0
17
23
2
6
1
9
19
1
419
414
GA GAA
101 8.06
2 3.75
103 7.89
135 10.34
SV%
588
.714
.593
.513
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
92
0
0
0
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
118
139
FOAtt
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
209
0
0
0
47
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
257
257
Date
3/2
3/5
3/12
3/15
3/19
3/22
3/26
4/2
4/9
4/15
4/19
4/23
4/29
ACADEMICS
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
The best academic team credentials in the Patriot League
Athletic Department Academic Enhancement Program
Strong personal and individual opportunities with faculty
Outstanding team academic environment
Tutorial programs
Writing Center
Career Development Center
Faculty Advisor system
Faculty Mentoring Program
Faculty Sideline Program
Classwork is No. 1 priority
College Deans
Coaching Staff
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HALL OF FAME/CAPTAINS ROSTER
HALL OF FAME
Thomas E. Cusick ’87
A three-time All-East Coast Conference selection in men’s
lacrosse, Cusick earned honorable mention All-America
honors as a junior and was selected for the North-South Senior
All-Star game in 1987. He ranked in the top five in the nation
in scoring as a junior and senior, and was Bucknell’s all-time
leading scorer when he graduated.
CAPTAINS ROSTER
Year
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
C. Edwin Farver ’69
Co-captain of Bucknell’s first two varsity lacrosse teams and
the 1968-69 basketball team, Farver was a first team Little
All-America and MVP in the Middle Atlantic Conference
in lacrosse in 1969. He played in the North-South All-Star
Game.
1974
1975
1976
1977
Sidney I. Jamieson
The head coach of the Bison lacrosse program from its varsity
inception in 1968 until his retirement after the 2005 season,
Jamieson is one of the legends of college lacrosse. He led
the Bison to seven league titles in three different conferences
and ranked 10th all-time with 242 wins. He coached 17 AllAmericans and was named USILA Coach of the Year after
guiding Bucknell to a 12-0 record in 1996. In 2005 he received
the prestigious Spirit of Tewaaraton Award.
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
Louis L. Kissling, Jr. ’71
Twice an All-American in lacrosse, Kissling co-captained his
senior team, set season and career scoring records, was Most
Valuable Player in the Middle Atlantic Conference in 1971, and
was selected for the North-South All-Star Game.
1983
1984
1985
James W. McKee ’69
1986
One of the founding members of the varsity lacrosse program
at Bucknell. McKee was honored as a second team College
Division All-American and All-Mid-Atlantic Conference
selection. He was a co-captain as a senior and graduated as
the leading goal-scorer at Bucknell.
1987
1988
1989
1990
Thomas H. Sanders ’79
Starting goalie for the lacrosse team for four straight years.
He had a terrific senior campaign, earning All-ECC First Team
and HM All-America honors. Sanders turned in several stellar
performances in goal, including a 29-save outing vs. Army
and 22 vs. Delaware that season. He held Bucknell records
for saves in season (201) and a career (664), and still owns
the mark for saves in a game (34).
A four-time All-East Coast Conference lacrosse player and
twice an All-America selection, vonHoffman set numerous
school scoring records, was twice co-captain, was ECC Most
Valuable Player in 1979 and was selected for the North-South
Game.
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Justin W. Zackey ’94
One of the most prolific scorers in Bison annals, Zackey still
holds the Bucknell records for goals in a season (63) and
career (138) and points in a season (79 in 1993). A two-time
Honorable Mention All-American who led the nation in goals
per game (4.20) in 1993, Zackey was a First Team All-Patriot
League pick in 1993 and 1994 and was a two-time Academic
All-American.
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2002
2003
2004
2005
Hometown/Sec. School
Middletown, N.J./Dulaney
Middletown, N.J./Dulaney
Timonium, Md./Dulaney
Baltimore, Md./Gilman School
Pottstown, Pa./Hill School
Baltimore, Md./Woodlawn
Planedome, N.Y./Williston Acad.
Champion, Pa./Hampton Twp
Needham, Mass./Needham
Ridgewood, N.J./Trinity Pawling
Stewart Manor, N.Y./Garden City
Rochester, N.Y./R.L. Thomas
Stewart Manor, N.Y./Garden City
Baltimore, Md./Parkville
West Islip, N.Y./West Islip
Binghamton, N.Y./Vestal
Plainview, N.Y./J.F. Kennedy
Pawling, N.Y./Kent School
Melville, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills
Havertown, Pa./ Haverford Twp
Rye, N.Y./Deerfield Academy
Baltimore, Md./St. Paul’s
Montclair, N.J./Montclair
New Canaan, Conn./Hotchkiss
Dobbs Ferry, N.Y./Hackley School
Freehold, N.J./W. Tresper Clarke
Ithaca, N.Y./Ithaca
West Chester, Pa./Henderson
Baltimore, Md./The Park School
Princeton, N.J./Princeton
Concord, Mass./Concord-Carlisle
Princeton, N.J./Princeton
Dundalk, Md./Dundalk
Abington, Pa./Abington
Baltimore, Md./Boys’ Latin
Malvern, Pa./Haverford School
Baltimore, Md./Calvert Hall
Parkton, Md./Hereford
Simsbury, Conn./Sinsbury
Henrietta, N.Y./Roth
Northport, N.Y./St. Anthony’s
Mt. Lebanon, Pa./Mercersburg Acad.
Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst
Baltimore, Md./Towson
Northport, N.Y./St. Anthony’s
Montclair, N.J./Montclair Kimberley
Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle
New Canaan, Conn./Kent School
Garden City, N.Y./Garden City
Garden City, N.Y./Garden City
Waban, Mass./Avon Old Farms
Haverford, Pa./Haverford School
Manhasset, N.Y./Manhassett
Hudson, Ohio/Western Res. Acad.
Hicksville, N.Y./Bethpage
Rochester, N.Y./Irondequoit
Brentwood, N.Y./Brentwood
Chestertown, Md./Kent
New Canaan, Conn./New Canaan
Ivoryton, Conn./Canterbury School
Ivoryton, Conn./Canterbury School
Haverford, Pa./Wm Penn Charter
Corning, N.Y./Corning East
Great Falls, Va./Episcopal
Glen Head, N.Y./Friends School
Lynbrook, N.Y./Lynbrook
Westfield, N.J./Westfield
Wilton, Conn./Wilton
Lynbrook, N.Y./Lynbrook
Hicksville, N.Y./Choate Rosemary Hall
Portland, Maine/Salisbury School
Westfield, N.J./Westfield
Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa
Baldwin, N.Y./Kellenberg
Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Yorktown
West Chester, Pa./West Chester East
Towson, Md./Friends School
Dallas, Texas/Hillcrest
Glen Mills, Pa./Archmere Academy
Medford, N.Y./Patchogue-Medford
Boonton Twp., N.J./Mt. Lakes
Penfield, N.Y./McQuaid Jesuit
Peter W. von Hoffman ’79
1991
Name
Ed Farver
Ed Farver
Jim McKee
Jim Morris
Roger Waltmyer
Kent Kisenbauer
Lou Kissling
Kirk Bishop
Dan Nourse
Randy Goat
Kevin McCabe
Rick Lotze
Kevin McCabe
Kevin Cooke
Ralph Turri
Mark Faraldo
Robert Lane
Jay Paterno
Bill Citterbart
Don Shassian
Ward Rafferty
Bill Sunderland
Peter von Hoffmann
Trip Overholt
Tom Sanders
Peter von Hoffmann
Chuck Abt
Tim Ainslie
Lance Lauletta
Stu Berger
John Morris
James Gilbert
John Morris
Robert Mathai
George Cusick
Rink Smith
Rodney Brown
Chet Simmons
Geoff Chenworth
Mark Pearce
Todd Matthew
Scott Clegg
Mike Kelly
Mark Pearce
Doug Klaber
Bryan McAdam
Tom Cusick
David Ferrara
Bill Kelly
David Fehnel
Tom Walther
Scott Willoughby
Kurt Kuehner
Ken Mangano
Ken Mangano
Jon Romm
Tim O’Mara
Patrick Sheridan
Tom Davis
Mark Pearce
Michael Conway
Rick Herrema
Gabe Portuondo
Todd Streelman
Jeff Kangas
Hugh Donovan
Hugh Donovan
Dan Kelley
John Methven
Luke David
John Siris
John Golaszewski
Ed Joffe
Chris Savinelli
John Golaszewski
Alex Rudis
J.C. Metivier
Mark Juelis
Brian Treacher
Brian Loesch
Kevin Smithies
Worthy Sanders
Justin Sussman
Brendan Fitzgibbons
Blaise Fletcher
Chris Cara
Nick Lane
T.J. Wallace
BISON LACROSSE
ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENT
The Department of Athletics and Recreation strives to set the standard of
excellence for intercollegiate and intramural programs in higher education, thereby
advancing and drawing attention to the mission, core values, and educational
goals of Bucknell University.
The Department believes that student-athletes’ academic programs must
be their first priority. It is therefore committed to maintaining Bucknell’s high national ranking for student-athletes’ graduation rates and for producing Academic
All-Americans, and to continued leadership of the Patriot League in Academic
Honor Roll nominations, based on grade-point averages. The coaches’ and staff’s
paramount responsibility is maintaining academic priorities and supporting studentathletes’ education, even while providing the rigorous and serious NCAA Division
I athletic opportunities Bucknell student-athletes seek.
Further, the Department promotes the personal growth of student-athletes
and the general student body by encouraging personal health, development, and
balance among intellectual, social, civic, and physical pursuits; by celebrating
challenge and competition; and by preparing participants for service and leadership in the world. Coaches and staff direct a rich array of athletic programs and
recreational opportunities aimed at increasing student engagement, as well as
strengthening character, healthy living, teamwork, sportsmanship, and spirit. In
creating shared experiences for students, faculty, and staff, as well as alumni,
family, and friends, the Department’s programs add substantially to Bucknell’s
sense of community and foster life-long relationships with Bucknell.
The Department embraces the University’s decision to compete at the highest
extramural level, in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
Division I membership is valuable not only because this level of competition maximally challenges student-athletes, but also because it signals clearly Bucknell’s
high standards and seriousness of purpose in all extracurricular endeavors and it
helps position Bucknell apart from other National Liberal Arts Colleges. Likewise,
the competitive success the Department seeks, measured in part by consistent
contention for the Patriot League’s student-athletes and the University alike, and
it brings distinction and national recognition to Bucknell.
A student-centered operation, the Department is committed to providing
equitable opportunities to women and men, as well as members of minority and
majority groups of all kinds. The Department subscribes to, and complies with,
all principles and regulations of the Patriot League, the Eastern College Athletic
Conference, and the NCAA.
The department is proud that so many of today’s exemplary Bison scholarathletes will be tomorrow’s outstanding leaders.
v
2006 BISON LACROSSE TEAM CAMP
When: June 22-25, 2006
Where: On the campus of Bucknell University
Cost: $450 for Resident Campers; $300 for Day Campers
Camp Director: Frank Fedorjaka
Camp Co-Director: Pat Myers
The Bison Team Camp provides an opportunity to showcase individual ability while playing with members of one’s own high school and/or club program.
Individuals attending without a team will be assigned to an independent team prior
to registration. All prospects are encouraged to attend. Teams should consist of a
minimum of 18 players, including a goalie. Each player is required to bring both
turf shoes and cleats. Teams are afforded one practice session and one game on
the opening day of camp, followed by a three-game schedule each day thereafter.
The games are 30-minute running time halves, including a five-minute halftime.
Additional practice time may be available on request. The top eight teams will be
seeded for a tournament-style playoff format on the final day of camp.
The Bison Team Camp is held on Bucknell University’s 300-acre campus in
the heart of the beautiful Susquehanna River Valley in Lewisburg, Pa. Bucknell’s
campus is located adjacent to Rt. 15, just six miles south of I-80 and 55 miles
north of Harrisburg, Pa.
Campers compete in the 13,100-seat Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium.
With its recently-installed FieldTurf, it is one of the finest venues in all of college
lacrosse. The Bison Team Camp also utilizes the newly renovated West Fields
complex, which also offers a first-class atmosphere for lacrosse at any level.
The Bison Team Camp provides state-of-the-art facilities and accommodations for a competitive lacrosse atmosphere. All teams will have a chance to work
on team concepts and various aspects of team play as the week progresses. Camp
staff and referees help provide the most realistic, game-like experience possible.
This is a unique chance to grow and learn as a team while continuing to develop
all the important individual skills necessary to play at the college level.
For more information, contact Pat Myers at 570-577-3059 or
pjm033@bucknell.edu
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