Travel Teams

“Who you play for in high school has gotten to be not so important,” Thiel said. “It is what travel team you’re on. You don’t have to be from Long Island or Baltimore to be good anymore.”

-Coach Glenn Thiel, Head Coach Penn State Men’s Lacrosse

True Lacrosse All Stars

2010 Season

True Lacrosse is happy to announce the formation of five True Lacrosse All Star Teams. Being selected to the True Lacrosse All Star Team gives you the benefit of competing against some of the top lacrosse players in the country. It is our goal to help you take your game to the next level and the True Lacrosse All Stars will be given the tools to do so.

The following teams will be formed for the 2010-recruiting season.

U 19 College Prep

U17 Varsity A

U17 Varsity B

U15 All Freshman

U15 North Shore and Western Suburbs

U14 West

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TRUE LACROSSE STANDS-OUT IN NEW JERSEY
True Lacrosse goes to the Championship at Rutgers Team Camp

RUTGERS, NJ (July 18th-19th, 2009) – Over the past weekend the True Lacrosse All Stars traveled to Rutgers, NJ to play in one of the most prestigious recruiting events in the country. The 23 True Lacrosse All Star players made up one of two teams (out of 50 teams) in attendance from Chicago. The team made it to the Championship game where we lost to Primetime Lax. The recruiting event racked in over 100 College Coaches, who had the opportunity to watch the True Lacrosse All Stars play. The team had a 7 to 1 record vs. all East Coast teams in attendance. As of right now out of our senior players, we have two players who are going to play D1 lacrosse. Joe Calvello, a senior from Naperville North is being recruited by UMASS, while Hoftra is recruiting Lance Yapor a senior from Salisbury Academy. Please make sure you check out the True Lacrosse All Stars progress as they finish up this weekend at Champ Camp in Baltimore MD.

Joe Calvello Senior from Naperville North

Lancy Yapor Senior from Salisbury Academy

The True Lacrosse All Stars traveled down to Maryland for the top recruiting tournament in the country. (Click here to see more)

True Lacrosse is proud to announce the 09′ All Star Team. This team consists of only the top lacrosse players in Illinois. Being selected to the True Lacrosse All Star Team gives you the benefit of competing against some of the top lacrosse players in the country and in front of coaches from DI, DII, & DIII programs. It is our goal to help these players take their game to the next level and give them the tools to do so.

The True Lacrosse All Stars will be attending the following recruiting events this summer:

- Rutgers Team Camp, NJ July 18th – 19th

- Champ Camp, MD July 23rd – 26th

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Schedule for Upcoming Practices:

No Scrimmage this week

Tuesday July 14th 9:00am

Thursday July 116th 9:00am

*All Practices will be at Carl Sandburg Elementary

Roster:

Jake Mann	Attack	Naperville Central	Junior
Zach Wood	Attack	Waubonsie	Freshman
Alec Westerhoff	Attack	Lyons	Junior
Mike Beatty	Attack	Neuqua Valley	Soph
Conor Stout-Shoger	Attack / Mid	Naperville North	Freshman
Joe Calvello	Midfield/FO	Naperville North	Junior
Peter Santulli	Midfield	Hinsdale Central	Junior
Alec Carrier	Midfield	Naperville North	Junior
Matt Sammarco	Midfield	Lyons	Soph
Nathan Link	Midfield	Naperville North	Junior
James Raveret	Midfield	Glenbard West	Junior
Michael Soukup	Midfield	Neuqua Valley	Junior
Joey Busch	Midfield	Glenbard West	Junior
Hunter Rich	Midfield	Barrington	Junior
Trevor Kinzie	Midfield	Lyons	Soph
Ben Nicholson	Midfield	Fenwick	Junior
Lance Yapor	Midfield	Salsbury Academy	Post Grad
John Leemputte	Defense	Loyola	Junior
Matt Barry	Defense	St. Viator	Junior
Austin Savage	Defense	Neuqua Valley	Soph
Will Evans	Defense	Lyons	Junior
David Largey	Defense	WWS	Junior
Kevin Epp	LSM	Neuqua Valley	Junior
Zack Alderman	LSM	Lyons	Junior
Scott Brown	Goalie	Neuqua Valley	Freshman
Vince Flaska	Goalie	Benet	Junior
Gabe Lord	Goalie	St. Ignatius Prep	Junior
Stefan Gochev	Defense	Glenbrook South	Senior

Jake Mann

Attack

Ht: 5’11 Wt: 160

Bench: 150 40yd: 5.37

High School: Naperville Central HS

Stats:

Sophomore:

Varsity, All Conference Honorable Mention,
22 Goals, 20 Assists

Junior:

1st Team All Conference
All State Honorable Mention
51 Goals, 39 Assists

Zachary Wood

Attack (Left Handed) /FO
Ht: 6’3 Wt: 210

Year: Class of 2012 GPA: 3.3

Bench: 225 Squat: 300 40yd: 5.3 Mile: 5:54
High School: Waubonsie Valley High School Aurora, Illinois

HS Coach: Michael Julius 630-878-8608 ;

Accomplishments:

ISHA First Team All Conference Varsity Attackman (As a Freshman)
Waubonsie Valley High School Varsity Lacrosse Team (As a Freshman in 19 games)
Team Points Leader (109)
Team Goal Leader (75)
Team Assist leader (34)
Team Ground Ball Leader (56)
Waubonsie Valley High School Varsity Offensive Player of the Year
Final 45 Under Armour Midwest All America Team (145 player tried out from 17 states)
Chicago College Showcase All Tournament Team (As a Freshman)
2008 Fox Valley Lacrosse Club All Time Leading Scorer 115 Goals 80 assists (33 games)
Starting Left Tackle Fresh/Soph Football Team Waubonsie Valley High School
Honors’ Biology and History Student
Travel Team ; True Lacrosse

Alec Westerhoff

Attack

Ht: 6’0 Wt: 135

Year: Junior GPA: 3.1 (4.0)

Bench: 130 Squat: 205 40yd: 5.03

High School: Lyons Township HS

Stats:

Sophomore: 25 Goals, 15 Assists
JV MVP & Offensive Player of the Year

Michael Beatty

Attack

Ht: 6′2 Wt: 150

Year: Sophomore GPA: 3.7

School: Neuqua Valley High School

Conor Stout – Shoger

Attack / Midfield

Ht: 5′8 Wt: 160

Year: Freshman GPA:

High School: Naperville North

Joe Calvello

Midfield/FO

Ht: 5’8 Wt: 145

Year: Junior GPA: 2.89 (4.0)

40yd: 4.79

High School: Naperville North

Honors:

Member of Team IL West U18
Selected to Chicago Challenge All Star Team
Blue Chip 225 All Star

Peter Santulli

Midfield

Ht: 5’10 Wt: 155

Year: Junior GPA: 4.0 (5.0)

Bench: 135 Squat: 180 40yd: 4.69

High School: Hinsdale Central

Stats:

Junior:

66 Total Points, 27 Goals, 39 Assists
All Conference Selection
Team MVP
Selected to Top 205 All Star Team
Sophomore: Varsity
Freshman: Varsity

Honors:

Blue Chip 225 All Star
Gait Cup All Star

Alec Carrier
Midfield

Ht: 5’9 Wt: 150

Year: Junior GPA: 3.85 (4.0)

Bench: 200 Squat: 270 40yd: 4.84

High School: Naperville North HS

Stats:

Freshman: 8 Goals, 33 Assists
Sophomore: 13 Goals, 27 Assists

Matt Sammarco

Attack/Midfield

Ht: 5’8 Wt: 145

Year: Sophomore GPA: 3.0 (4.0)

Bench: 165 Squat: 225 40yd: 5.0

High School: Lyons Township HS

Stats:

Sophomore:

19 Goal, 17 Assists, 39 points
26 Groundballs
Team, Conference Champs

Freshman:

Varsity, 7Goals, 3 Assists

Nathan Link

Midfield

Ht: 6’0 Wt: 140

Year: Junior GPA: 3.9 (4.0)

Bench: 120 Squat: 240 40yd: 5.06

High School: Naperville North HS

Coach: Kevin Benages

Stats:

Junior:

21 Goals, 25 Assists
65 Groundballs
Varsity Captain

Sophomore:

JV Offensive MVP
25 Goals
10 Assists

Freshman:

Team Captain, 10 Goals, 7 Assist

James Raveret

Midfield/FO

Ht: 6’0 Wt: 170

Year: Junior GPA: 4.6 (5.0)

Bench: 175 Squat: 255 40yd: 4.97

High School: Glenbard West

Stats:

Freshman: Varsity
Sophmore: Varsity 20 Goals, 4 Assists, 48 Groundballs

Michael Soukup

Midfield

Ht: 5’9 Wt: 135

Year: Sophmore GPA: 3.98 (out of 4.0)

Bench: 145 Squat: 195 40yd: 4.88

High School: Neuqua Valley H.S.

Coach: Brian Prodell

Stats:

Freshman: Member of Varsity Team

Accomplishments:

Notre Dame Camp All Star Team

Joey Busch

Midfield

Ht: 5’9 Wt: 155

Year: Junior GPA: 4.2 (out of 5.0)

Bench: 170 Squat: 225 40yd: 5.25

High School: Glenbard West

Stats:

Sophomore: 15 goals, 8 assists, 87 groundballs
Freshman: JV MVP

Accomplishments:

Second Team All Conference as Sophomore
Member of Team IL
Selected to Top Gun Camp All Star Team

Hunter Rich

Midfield

Ht: 5’11 Wt: 155

Year: Junior GPA: 3.5

Bench: 135 Squat: 225 40yd: 5.00

High School: Barrington High School

08 Stats:

13 goals, 22 assists, 54 groundballs

Accomplishments:

Nominated to Chicago Showcase and selected to IL Top 20 Team

Trevor Kinzie

Midfield

Ht: 5’11 Wt: 155

Year: Sophmore GPA: 3.0

Bench: 135 Squat: 185 40yd: 5.19

High School: Lyons Township, LaGrange IL

Stats:

Sophomore:

Varsity
108 Groundballs (School Record)
82% Face of percentage
Led Conference in Face-off wins & Groundballs

Freshman

Team MVP
31 goals, 22 assists

John Leemputte

Defense

Ht: 6’1 Wt: 170

Year: Junior GPA: 96.5 (out of 100)

Bench: 150 Squat: 225 40yd: 4.90

High School: Loyola Academy

Coach:

Rob Snyder

Stats:

Sophomore: Starting LSM on Varsity, 48 groundballs
Freshman: Member of Varsity Team

Accomplishments:

Notre Dame Camp All Star Team

Matt Barry

Defense

Ht: 6’0 Wt: 185

Year: Junior GPA: 88 (100)

Bench: 205 Squat: 405 40yd: 5.03

High School: St. Viator

Honors:

Junior

All Conference
All State
Top Star All-Star
Lacrosse Team Captain
Starting Linebacker on Football Team
Leadership Council for Football Team

Sophomore:

Varsity All Conference Selection
Member of Team IL
Chicago Challenge All Star
Member of Varsity Football Team

Austin Savage

Defense

Ht: 6’6 Wt: 185

Year: Soph GPA: 3.2 (4.0)

Bench: 135 Squat: 185 40yd: 4.88

High School: Neuqua Valley HS

Coach: Brian Prodell

Stats:

Chicago Select Team 2006-07
2008 Notre Dame Camp All Star Team
Freshman Starter for Playoff Season

Will Evans

Defense/LSM

Ht: 5’11 Wt: 160

Year: Junior GPA: 3.6 (4.0)

Bench: 185 Squat: 225 40yd: 5.32

High School: Lyons Township HS

Coach: Eric Nuss

Stats:

Sophomore: JV MVP Defense

David P. Largey

Defense

Ht: 6’0 Wt: 200

Year: Junior GPA: 4.61 (5.0)

Bench: 225 Squat: 315 40yd:4.81

High School: Wheaton Warrenville South

Coach: Mike Blouin

Stats:

Junior:

Varsity Defensive MVP
All Conference Team
2010 Varsity Captain
Varsity Football Team

Sophomore:

Team Leadership Award
Present: Member of Defending State Champ Football Team
Defensive Lineman of the Year

Kevin Epp

Defense/LSM

Ht: 5’10 Wt: 160

Year: Junior GPA: 3.0 (4.0)

Bench: 155 Squat: 245 40yd: 5.22

High School: Neuqua Valley HS

Coach: Brian Prodell

Stats:

Junior:

Team Captain Lacrosse
All-Conference Lacrosse
Team Captain Wrestling Team
Conference Champ on Wrestling Team

Sophomore:

Starting Defenseman on Varsity 38 Groundballs

Zach Alderman

Defense/LSM

Ht: 5’11 Wt: 140

Year: Junior GPA: 3.5 (4.0)

Bench: 165 Squat: 205 40yd: 4.93

High School: Lyons Township HS

Coach: Eric Nuss

Stats:

Sophomore: 46 Groundballs

Scott Brown

High School: Nuequa Valley HS

Year: Freshman

Position: Goalie

Hand: Right

Stats: Scott does not have any HS stats yet as incoming Freshman

Strengths: Scott has the ability to contain rebounds. He also shows confidence while clearing the ball

Vincent Flaska

Goalie

Ht: 5’11 Wt: 180

Year: Junior GPA: 3.5 (4.0)

Bench: 175 Squat: 300 40yd: 5.31

High School: Benet Academy

Coach: Time Hurst

Sophomore: Class B State Champion, First Team All Conference, Team MVP, Save Per. 70.05, GAA 3.05

Gabe Lord

Goalie

Ht: 5’10 Wt: 185

Year: Junior 40yd: 5.43

High School: St. Ignatius College Prep

Coach: Drew Stevenson

Stats:

2008: Games Played 11, Saves 111, Save Per. 77.0%,