24 Upstate NY Boys Selected for the 2014 Under Armour All-America Underclass Lacrosse Tournament

Baltimore, Md. (June 11, 2014) – Corrigan Sports Enterprises and Under Armour®, Inc. (NYSE: UA) announced today the roster of boys who will represent the Upstate NY region at the 2014 Under Armour Underclass Lacrosse Tournament. The sport’s most prestigious underclassmen tournament will feature girls and boys teams from Baltimore, Long Island, Midwest, New England, New Jersey, Philadelphia, South, Upstate New York, Washington, D.C., and West and consist of players from the graduating classes of 2015-17.

The event will take place July 11-13 at Johnny Unitas Stadium on the campus of Towson University in Towson, MD. Over the three days, the teams will battle in a 10-team pool play tournament. The weekend is capped off on Sunday at 3:30 pm when the winner of each pool will face off for the championship.

The Underclass Tournament is part of the Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic weekend, which features 88 of the nation’s best high school senior boys and girls facing off July 12th at Towson’s Johnny Unitas Stadium.

For more information about the event, visit www.underarmourlacrosse.com. You can also follow the event on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CSELax. Use the hashtag: #UAALLAMERICA.

Name Grad Year High School Hometown Position
Brandon Barker 2015 Pittsford Mendon Pittsford, NY Mid-Field
TJ Connellan 2016 Cazenovia Cazenovia, NY LSM
Zac Cooley 2015 Webster Schroeder Webster, NY Face-off
John Cote 2015 Fayetteville Manlius Manlius, NY Attack
Spencer Daniel 2015 Salisbury School Orillia, Ontario LSM
Max Eismann 2016 Irondequoit Rochester, NY Goalie
Travis Ford 2016 Webster Thomas Webster, NY Mid-Field
Jacob Fox 2015 The Hill Academy Ottawa, Ontario Attack
Hunter Hazen 2015 Maine-Endwell Endwell, NY Defense
Kevin Hill 2015 Webster Thomas Webster, NY Mid-Field
Tristan Ierlan 2016 Victor Victor, NY Face-off
Kendall Keahey 2015 Liverpool Clay, NY Attack
Willie Klan 2015 Webster Schroeder Rochester, NY Goalie
Colyn Lyons 2015 IMG Academy Nedrow, NY Defense
Nick Mellen 2015 West Genesee Syracuse, NY Defense
Jake Nelson 2015 Vestal Vestal, NY Attack
Aidan O’Brien 2015 Niskayuna Niskayuna, NY Mid-Field
Dylan Pantalone 2016 Niskayuna Niskayuna, NY Face-off
John Prendergast 2015 Niskayuna Niskayuna, NY Mid-Field
Dean Riley 2015 Homer Homer, NY Attack
Joseph Sessa 2015 Minisink Valley Slate Hill, NY Attack
Noah Taylor 2015 Watertown Watertown, NY Mid-Field
Jamie Trimboli 2016 Victor Rochester, NY Mid-Field
Peter Vadney 2015 Ballston Spa Ballston Spa, NY Defense

PLAYERS WHO IMPRESSED AT TRYOUTS: Nick Mellen – An outstanding all-around defender with great footwork and stick skills. A returning member of the UA Upstate NY team (Committed to Syracuse). John Prendergast – A big, strong midfielder and dynamic dodger. Excellent in the open field and transition (Committed to Duke). Joseph Sessa – Has the vision to create chances for others, but also is an explosive, tough dodger when going to the goal (Committed to Yale).

COACHING STAFF: Mike Felice (Liverpool HS), Rob Ruller (Webster Thomas HS), Bill Brennan and Mike Gottko (Brighton HS).

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