Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. Last night, Lax Sports Network began revealing the Top 25 players in Major League Lacrosse, as voted on by the league's players, and the list includes a pair of players on the U.S. Men's National Training Team with Rochester's John Galloway (#24) and Charlotte's John Haus (#25). Galloway and Haus will be in action at US Lacrosse for the Team USA Fall Classic on October 7-8 when the U.S. national team takes on Maryland and Towson. Tickets are $10 each day.
Also on the first segment of a series that runs through October were Ohio's Brian Karalunas (#21), Florida's Austin Kaut (#22) and Chesapeake's Josh Byrne (#23).
2. Pull up the Twitter feed of the nation's best college coaches and you're likely to find them quoting former Cornell lacrosse player and best-selling author Jon Gordon. The popular motivator was announced as the keynote speaker for the 2018 US Lacrosse Convetion. Registration for LaxCon, set for Jan. 19-21 in Baltimore, is open.
I am thrilled and honored to be able to give back to the sport that had a huge impact on my life! https://t.co/THtBCVlbOh
— Jon Gordon (@JonGordon11) September 26, 2017
3. Brown's women's lacrosse team will experimenting with headgear during its fall ball season, but the school clarified that it is not requiring players to wear the optional head protection.
4. Canada tapped a familiar name to serve as head coach for the 2018 Federation of International Lacrosse Men's World Championship in Israel. Randy Mearns, the coach of St. Bonaventure's start-up NCAA Division I program, led Canada to the gold medal in 2014.
What We’re Reading
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Penn State’s student newspaper, The Daily Collegian, checks in with Women’s Professional Lacrosse League founder and PSU alum Michele DeJuliius as the WPLL gets set for its first public games on Saturday at US Lacrosse.
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Before it’s Showcase game, the WPLL will play a Legends Game, including the return of Loyola coach and former Maryland and Australia great Jen Adams to the playing field.
Saturday is your chance to see the ! See @MarylandWLax great @JenAdams_7 take the field at the #WPLLlegend game! https://t.co/tknvxshZCv pic.twitter.com/fNTubGbq5L
— WPLL (@prowomenslax) September 26, 2017
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Many schools rely on alumni networks to work with their student-athletes and Johns Hopkins has formalized a program with a 24-member advisory board for its men’s and women’s lacrosse programs.
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After serving as the interim coach last season, Sean Carney was named as the head boys' lacrosse coach at traditional New York power Yorktown High School.
What We’re Watching
Weightlifting is more fun when it’s done with a time lapse.
Monday Vibes... #ThisIsVermont @stxmlax @sorinex pic.twitter.com/tImcOj68nI
— UVM Men's Lacrosse (@UVMmlax) September 25, 2017
Speaking of working out, the High Point women’s lacrosse team and women’s basketball team had a joint workout challenge.
Check out @HPUWBB and @hpuwlax joint workout challenge! #GoHPU pic.twitter.com/nXbFWEWqtk
— High Point Panthers (@HighPointSports) September 26, 2017
What’s On Tap
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We'll release a video later today highlighting the launch of the Lacrosse Communities Project in the Ohio City neighborhood of Cleveland.
