2011 Air Force Lacrosse Media Guide

QUICK FACTS/TABLE OF CONTENTS

2011 AIR FORCE LACROSSE

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Location ...............................................................................................USAFA, Colo.Founded ............................................................................................................. 1954Enrollment ........................................................................................................ 4,400Nickname ...................................................................................................... FalconsColors ............................................................................................... Blue and SilverAffi liation .......................................................................................NCAA Division ISuperintendent ........................................................Lt. Gen. Michael C. GouldAthletic Director ........................................................................Dr. Hans J. Mueh

COACHING STAFF

Head Coach ..........................................................Eric Seremet (Third Season)Alma Mater ........................................................................... (North Carolina '92)Offi ce Phone .................................................................................. (719) 333-9298Seremet’s E-mail:........................................................ [email protected] Record (Yrs) ....................................................................................8-20 (2)AFA Record (Yrs)..............................................................................................SameAssistant Coaches .......................................................Rob Koehler (USMA ‘85).............................................................................................. Bill Wilson (Loyola ‘94)Volunteer Assistant Coach ................................................................. Fred Acee

TEAM INFORMATION

Home Field ...................................................................Falcon Stadium (46,692)........................................................................... Cadet Lacrosse Stadium (2,000)Surface ........................................................................................................Field TurfConference...................................................................... ECAC Lacrosse League2010 Overall Record ........................................................................................ 1-132010 Conference Record .................................................................0-7 (Eighth)Letterwinners R/L .............................................................................................22/5Starters R/L............................................................................................................ 8/2

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

Assoc. AD, Communications ...................................................... Troy GarnhartAsst. Media Relations Director (Lax Contact) .............. Melissa McKeownOffi ce Phone ..................................................................................... 719.333.9025Offi ce Fax ........................................................................................... 719.333.3798Cell Phone ......................................................................................... 719.331.8321E-mail .................................................................. [email protected] cial Website: ..........................................................GoAirForceFalcons.com

2011 QUICK FACTS2011 QUICK FACTSQuick Facts/Table of Contents ............................................................................ 1

Head Coach Eric Seremet .................................................................................... 2

Coaching Staff ......................................................................................................... 3

Support Staff ......................................................................................................... 4-5

2011 Season Outlook ......................................................................................... 6-7

2011 Rosters .......................................................................................................... 8-9

Meet the Falcons ............................................................................................ 10-37

Off the Field .............................................................................................................38

Starlight Foundation ............................................................................................39

2010 Season Review ...................................................................................... 40-41

2010 Statistics .........................................................................................................42

Media Information ................................................................................................43

ECAC Lacrosse League .........................................................................................44

All-Time Series Records .......................................................................................45

Year-by-Year Results ...................................................................................... 46-48

Yearly Records.........................................................................................................49

All-Americans ..........................................................................................................50

Honors/Awards ............................................................................................... 51-52

Pace Weber Memorial Award ............................................................................53

Record Book ..................................................................................................... 54-55

All-Time Letterwinners ................................................................................. 56-58

Lacrosse Facilities ..................................................................................................59

Holaday Athletic Center ......................................................................................60

The Air Force Academy ........................................................................................61

Academy Leadership ............................................................................................62

Athletic Director Hans Mueh .............................................................................63

Air Force Athletics .................................................................................................64

TABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS

ON THE COVERS:Featured on the front cover of the 2011 Air Force lacrosse media guide are this year’s captains, se-niors Zack Carroll, Tristan Newkirk and Vinny

Sandtorv. The remaining members of the 2011 senior class—Matt Beath, Andrew Costa, Mi-

chael Duenes, Bryan Gilbreath, Woody John-

son, Benson Oldmixon and Brian Wilson—are featured on the inside back cover, while the team is pictured on the back cover along with the 2011 schedule.

CREDITS:The 2011 Air Force lacrosse media guide is a prod-uct of the Air Force Academy athletic media rela-tions offi ce. Editorial content, layout and design by assistant athletic media relations director Melissa McKeown. The photographs in this guide were provided by DenMar Services, as well as the Air Force lacrosse team and staff .


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COACHING STAFF

ERIC SEREMETHEAD COACHTHIRD YEAR(NORTH CAROLINA ‘92)

In 2011, Eric Seremet enters his third season as the head coach for the Air Force lacrosse program. Following the retirement of the legendary Fred Acee in 2008, Seremet, a seven-year assistant for the Falcons, took

over the reins as the interim head coach during the 2009 campaign.

In his fi rst season leading Air Force, Seremet guided the Falcons to a 7-7 overall ledger, including a 4-1 record in the Great Western Lacrosse League and a second-place conference fi nish. Air Force’s seven wins were the most since 2006 and more than in the previous two seasons combined, while the team fi nished at .500 for the fi rst time since 1997. In addition, the Falcons’ four league wins were a school-record, while their second-place league fi nish matched a program-best (set previously in 1995). A late-season surge by Air Force in 2009 saw the Falcons win four-straight contests, including their fi rst win over Ohio State since 1997, to earn their fi rst-ever bid to the GWLL Championship tournament. Over the course of the year, Air Force averaged nine goals per game, its highest off ensive output since 1997, while allowing just 8.93 goals per contest.

The highlight of the 2010 season came on March 13, as Air Force defeated Army, 8-7, in overtime. It marked the fi rst-ever win for the Falcons over the ri-val Black Knights in Army’s fi rst trip to the Academy.

As the top assistant for the Falcons from 2002-2008, Seremet worked primarily with the off ense, while assisting with recruiting and scouting. Since his arrival at the Academy, Air Force has seen improvement in total goals scored and goals per game. In 2005, the Falcons registered a 41 percent increase in scoring output compared to Seremet’s fi rst season at the Academy. Similarly, the Falcons’ extra-man off ense has twice ranked in the top 20 nationally with a 37 percent success rate in 2003 and 40 percent in 2005 (14th and ninth, respectively).

Before arriving at the Academy, Seremet, a native of Camillus, N.Y., and 1988 graduate of West Genesee High School, spent a year as an assistant coach at Cornell University. There he helped the Big Red maintain a top-20 ranking throughout the 2001 season. Prior to his stint at Cornell, Seremet was the top assistant for four years at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. While at Stony Brook, Seremet had his hand in all aspects of the pro-gram, coaching both ends of the fi eld. In 1998, he coached the top goaltender in Division I in save percentage, while the defense ranked third in goals against. Seremet also served as a graduate assistant coach at Dartmouth College during the 1993 season.

Seremet attended the University of North Carolina, where he was a four-year letterwinner for the lacrosse team. During his career, the Tar Heels won four ACC titles and advanced to the NCAA Final Four each season. Seremet was also a starter on North Carolina’s 1991 na-tional championship team, which fi nished the season with a perfect 16-0 record. He gradu-ated from North Carolina in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in industrial relations.

In addition to his collegiate experience as both a player and a coach, Seremet also brings eight years of professional playing experience to the table. Seremet began his professional career in 1993 with the Boston Blazers of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League. He competed in the National Lacrosse League for seven seasons, playing for the New York Saints from 1995-1999, earning team MVP honors in 1996. Seremet was also a member of the Syracuse Smash from 1999-2000 and the Colorado Mammoth in 2003.

Seremet wed the former Sonia Skiba in August 2008. The couple resides in Colorado Springs with their daughter, Emelia (1).

THE SEREMET FILE

HOMETOWN

Camillus, N.Y.

EDUCATION

University of North Carolina, 1992 B.A. in Industrial Relations

COLLEGE ATHLETICS

University of North Carolina • Four-year letterwinner • Four-time ACC champion (1989-92) • Four-time Final Four participant (1989-92) • National champion (1991)

PROFESSIONAL ATHLETICS

National Lacrosse League • Boston Blazers (1993) • New York Saints (1995-99) • Team MVP in 1996 • Syracuse Smash (1999-2000) • Colorado Mammoth (2003)

COACHING EXPERIENCE

Dartmouth Graduate Assistant Coach (1993) Stony Brook Assistant Coach (1997-2000) Cornell Assistant Coach (2001) Air Force Assistant Coach (2002-08) Interim Head Coach (2009) Head Coach (2010-Present)


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COACHING STAFF

ROB KOEHLERASSISTANT COACH

10TH YEAR(U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY ‘85)

Rob Koehler enters his 10th season overall as an assistant coach with the Air Force lacrosse team.

Koehler, who retired from the Army as a lieutenant colonel in June 2009, arrived at the Academy in 2001 as one of the lacrosse program’s military coaches. Since his arrival, the Falcons have allowed their opponents to average less than eight goals per game in fi ve seasons, including 2004, when Air Force allowed just 7.94 goals per contest.

As the Falcons’ mentor on the defensive end of the fi eld, Koehler helped guide the Falcons to a 7-7 overall ledger in 2009, including a 4-1 record in the Great Western Lacrosse League and a second-place conference fi nish. While the team fi nished at .500 for the fi rst time since 1997, the Falcons’ four league wins were also a school-record. In 2009, Air Force allowed just 8.93 goals per contest, while sophomore goalkeeper Brian Wilson ranked among the league leaders with a 7.91 goals against aver-age.

A 1985 graduate of the United States Military Academy, Koehler was honored with the General George Ruhlen Award (Most Improved) in 1984 and the General James V. Hartinger Award (Most Valuable Player) in 1985. Koehler was also an honorable mention All-America goalkeep-er in his senior campaign.

Following his graduation from West Point, Koehler was commissioned as a second lieutenant in Field Artil-lery. His fi rst permanent assignment was at Fort Carson, Colo., where he spent four years as a fi re support offi cer and a fi re direction offi cer. He then spent nine months at the Ar-my’s Defense Language Institute in Monterey, Calif., where he studied German, and also graduated from Ranger school at Fort Benning, Ga., before spending two years in Baumholder, Germany, where he com-manded an artillery battery of over 125 soldiers.

After returning from Germany, Koehler earned his master’s degree in kinesiology at Indiana University and then returned to West Point to teach in the physical education department. While at West Point, he also served as the volunteer assistant lacrosse coach for three years.

Before coming to the Academy, Koehler was stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, for two years. He served in the 1st Cavalry Division where he de-ployed to Bosnia for six months and Kuwait for a month.

The Long Island, N.Y., native has completed the Leadville 100, a gruel-ing 100-mile mountain trail run. He and his wife, Chris, are the parents of two boys, Alex and Kevin. The family resides in Colorado Springs.

BILL WILSONASSISTANT COACH

SECOND YEAR(LOYOLA ‘94)

Bill Wilson is currently in his second season as an assistant coach for the Air Force lacrosse team.

Wilson came to the Academy in the summer of 2009 after spending six years as the head coach at Dartmouth College. During his tenure with the Big Green, he compiled a 40-44 overall record, while coaching nine fi rst-team all-league players, one Ivy League Rookie of the Year, 18 fi rst-team All-New England players and seven players selected in the Major League Lacrosse Draft. Signature wins for Dartmouth during Wilson’s six-year stint include an upset of fourth-ranked Maryland in 2005, a pair of victories of top-10 ranked Notre Dame and a win over 10th-ranked league rival Princeton in 2008.

Wilson’s coaching career began at Princeton University in 1995, where he helped coach the Tigers to the 1996 Ivy League and NCAA champi-onships. He then spent fi ve years as the fi rst assistant coach and defen-sive coordinator at Hofstra from 1997-2001, when The Pride made four trips in fi ve years to the NCAA Tournament, reaching the quarterfi nals in both 1998 and 2000.

Before taking over the helm at Dart-mouth in 2004, Wilson served as the fi rst assistant coach and defensive coordinator at Cornell in 2003, help-ing the Big Red to its fi rst Ivy League title in 16 years.

A 1994 graduate of Loyola College, Wilson was a four-year letterwinner and four-year starter at defense for the Greyhounds. Wilson’s teams at Loyola qualifi ed for the NCAA Tournament each season, while advanc-ing to the quarterfi nals three times. He was also honored as a senior by earning a spot in the 1994 North-South All-Star game.

Wilson, a native of Syracuse, N.Y., graduated from West Genesee High School, where he was a two-sport athlete in hockey and lacrosse. In 1990, Wilson’s teams won the New York State Class “A” championships in both sports. In 1989, he represented the Central region in the Empire State Games, earning a gold medal for lacrosse.

Wilson and his wife, Ilona, have two daughters, Abigail and Olivia, and reside in Colorado Springs.


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SUPPORT STAFF

FRED ACEEVOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH

Legendary coach Fred Acee is in his second season as a volunteer assistant for the Air Force lacrosse team. Acee, who retired at the end of the 2009 season, has more than 40 years of coaching experience, including 11 seasons at the helm of the Falcons’ program. Acee, who holds a career record of 350-223-1, was Air Force’s head coach from 1998-2008 before serving in an administrative capacity during his fi nal year with the Falcons. Among the highlights during his tenure with the Falcons are an upset victory over ninth-ranked conference foe Notre Dame in 2006 and a historic win against defending national champion Virginia to open the 2004 season. The victory over the Cavaliers marked the fi rst time the Falcons had knocked off a top-ranked team.

Prior to his arrival at the Academy, Acee, a 1963 graduate of Cortland State, spent 30 years as the lacrosse coach at SUNY-Farmingdale, lead-ing the Rams to three NJCAA championships and 25 Final Fours. Acee was also named the NJCAA Coach of the Year on four occasions (1977, 1981, 1987 and 1997). Over the past four-plus decades, Acee has racked up numerous accolades, including inductions into the Long Island Metropolitan Hall of Fame and the Junior College Lacrosse Hall of Fame. He served as the defensive coach for the U.S. lacrosse team which won a world championship in 1994 and was also the head coach for the South team at the North/South All-Star Game in 2002. Acee was honored as the Howdy Myers Man of the Year by the USILA in 2001, and in 2007, he was recipient of both the USILA’s Frenchy Julien Service Award and the IMLCA Creators Award. Most recently, Acee was inducted into the Cortland C-Club Hall of Fame in 2010.

JEFF KIPPSTRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH

Jeff Kipp works with the Air Force lacrosse program as the team’s strength and conditioning coach. Kipp began his career at the Academy coaching career in 2004 when he was hired as an assistant strength and conditioning coach. Prior to joining the staff at the Air Force Academy, Kipp served as a performance coach at Velocity Sports Performance in Denver and Evergreen, Colo. Before his stint at Velocity, Kipp was an assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of Denver. Kipp began his collegiate strength and conditioning coaching career as the director of strength and conditioning at the Colorado School of Mines. Kipp received his bachelor’s of science degree in kinesiology from Texas A&M University in 1995 and his master’s of science in exercise science from the University of Northern Colorado in 2004. Jeff also holds cre-

dentials as a strength and conditioning specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and is also a member of the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association, USA Weightlifting, USA Track and Field and the National Association of Speed and Explosion. Originally from Houston, Texas, Jeff now resides in Monument with his wife, Vicki and their sons, Brayden and Carter.

DERRICK FITTSATHLETIC TRAINER

Derrick Fitts is in his second year as an athletic trainer at the Air Force Academy. His primary duties include working with the lacrosse team and the varsity and junior varsity football teams. Fitts arrived at the Academy in 2008 from the University of Tulsa, where he was an assistant athletic trainer for one year, working primarily with men’s basketball, football and track and fi eld, while also serving as an ACI instructor. Prior to his stint at Tulsa, Fitts was an assistant athletic trainer and practice facility manager for the Denver Nuggets from 2004 until 2007. Fitts also worked as an assistant athletic trainer and insurance coordinator at Kansas State from 2000-2003, while serving as the assistant athletic trainer and student intern program coor-

dinator at the University of Colorado from 2003-2004. Fitts graduated from the University of Florida in 1999 with a bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Sports Science, with an athletic training spe-cialization. While pursuing his degree, Fitts worked as a student intern with the Denver Broncos from 1996-1999. He went on to earn an M.A. in kinesiology from the University of Northern Colorado in 2000. A member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) since 1999, Fitts was also certifi ed as a Performance Enhancement Specialist in 2005.

Fitts and his wife, Laura, have a daughter, Crystal (12), and a son, Deuce (6).


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SUPPORT STAFF

DR. STEVE GREENLACROSSE ELIGIBILITY CHAIR

Dr. Steve G. Green is an associate professor of management at the Academy. He has served on the faculty at USAFA for more than 20 years, teaching accounting and international business and is a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel with 22 years of active duty. Green’s operational career includes tours involving acquisition, cost analysis and contracting on three major space systems. He also completed a special duty tour at the Defense Finance and Accounting Service. He has earned a doctor of business administration (DBA) from United States International University, an M.S. in systems management from the University of Southern California and a B.S. in management from the Air Force Academy. A native of Phoenix, Ariz., Green resides in Colorado Springs with his wife and two children.

LT. COL. SCOT ALLENOFFICER REPRESENTATIVE

Lt. Col. Scot Allen is an offi cer representative for the lacrosse team and Deputy Director of In-ternational Programs at the Air Force Academy. A civil engineer by education and career fi eld, Allen has served at base level and major command headquarters at Cannon AFB, N.M., and Scott AFB, Ill., in the United States and at Einsiedlerhof Air Station, Germany. Deployments as an engineer and linguist have taken him to the Middle East for Op-eration Iraqi Freedom, Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, enforce-ment of the no fl y zone over former Yugoslavia and to Africa. Allen was commissioned a second lieutenant upon graduation from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh in 1988 and pursued graduate studies at the University of Texas (1997) and the University of Virginia (2005). Allen lives with his wife, Yvonne, and their two children, Alissa (12) and Luke (7), in Colorado Springs.

MAJ. BRIAN GAGNEOFFICER REPRESENTATIVE

Maj. Brian Gagne is in his second year as an offi cer representative for the lacrosse team. He is a judge advocate and an assistant professor in the Department of Law at the Academy. As a judge advocate with units at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., and Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan, Gagne served as Dep-uty Chief of Claims, Chief of Legal Assistance and Chief of International and Operations Law. Gagne received his Juris Doctor from the Syracuse University Col-lege of Law in 2001 and subsequently clerked for the Court of Appeals of Virginia until 2003. He was commissioned a fi rst lieutenant in 2003, following completion of Commissioned Offi cer Training at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

MAJ. BRIAN WILKERSONOFFICER REPRESENTATIVE

Maj. Brian Wilkerson, the Air Offi cer Com-manding (AOC) for cadet squadron 30, is in his second year as an offi cer representative for the lacrosse team. Wilkerson entered active duty in 1988 and was commissioned in 1996 through the ROTC program at the Univer-sity of Nebraska at Omaha. Following Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) initial qualifi cation training at Vandenberg AFB, Calif., Wilkerson was assigned to F. E. Warren AFB, Wyo., as an ICBM combat crew member and later taught ICBM operations at Vanden-berg. Since then, Wilkerson has served as an Air Education and Train-ing Command Intern, Numbered Air Force Executive Offi cer, and as an Operations Support Flight Commander for the 3rd Space Operations Squadron (3 SOPS), Schriever Air Force Base, Colo. Following his assignment with 3 SOPS, Wilkerson was selected to attend the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Air Offi cer Commanding Masters course at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Wilkerson is married to the former Wendy Battle, and they have three children, Briana, Jalen and Nia.

CAPT. JOHN FEELYOFFICER REPRESENTATIVE

Capt. John Feely is in his fi rst year as an of-fi cer representative for the lacrosse team. He is an instructor of management and operations re-search in the Department of Management at the Academy. In his fi rst assignment, Feely was stationed at Edwards AFB, Calif., where he did operational testing on the MQ-9 Reaper. Feely was com-missioned a second lieutenant upon graduation from the Academy in 2005 and received a master of science degree in Industrial & System Engineering from the University of Minnesota in 2009. In addition to his duties as the offi cer representative for the la-crosse team, Feely is also the coach of the men’s rugby team. Feely, who grew up in Farmington, Minn., now lives with his wife, Amy, in Monument.


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2011 OUTLOOKWith a disappointing 2010 season in the rearview mirror, the Air Force lacrosse team will look to make huge improvements in 2011. The Falcons lose just two seniors from last year’s team, while returning 21 letterwinners and eight of 10 starters from the 2010 cam-paign.

Among the leaders for the Falcons this year will be seniors Zack Carroll and Vinny Sand-

torv. Carroll had a breakout year off ensively in 2010, scoring a team-best 31 points (21g, 10a) after entering the season with one career point. Meanwhile, team captain Sandtorv, a second-team all-conference pick in 2010, was the Falcons’ second-leading goal scorer last season with 19 goals, while also adding a career-best fi ve assists.

Meanwhile, the Falcons’ defense returns two more all-conference picks in brothers Bryan

and Dayton Gilbreath, who were both named preseason All-ECAC selections. Bryan, a senior, earned second-team all-conference honors as a long-stick midfi elder, while Day-ton, a junior, is a two-time fi rst-team all-conference pick and the 2011 preseason ECAC Defensive Player of the Year.

In addition to returning its core of veterans from last season, including a group of 10 se-niors, Air Force will welcome 25 newcomers to the team, to give the Falcons added depth and talent. This year’s squad will rely on a balance of youth and experience as it works to make a turnaround from the struggles of last season.

ATTACK

With two of three starters from the 2010 season lost to graduation, the Falcons’ attack will be a huge question mark in 2011. Junior Adam Paranka is the lone returning starter on attack, fi nishing the 2010 season third on the team in scoring with 26 points, including a

team-best 13 assists. He will need to provide leadership for his new teammates as they adjust to the rigors of collegiate lacrosse.

Probable starters on attack to begin the season include freshmen Mike Crampton of Kinnelon, N.J., and Tommy McKee, from Holt, Mich. Sopho-more Pat Harrison, who sat out the 2010 season, should also see signifi cant time on the fi eld. Also adding depth to the off ensive group will be sophomore Conor Hogan and freshmen Billy Lawson, Franklin Martin, Luke McNamara and Matt Scott.

MIDFIELD

This season, Air Force’s deepest group comes at the midfi eld position. Once again, the Falcons will look to its midfi eld to assist with off ensive production. Sandtorv is the clear leader of the team, entering this year as the Falcons’ leading scorer with 45 career goals. Meanwhile, Carroll, Air Force’s most improved player a season ago, will look to continue his strong play this season. In addition, junior John DeBonis returns to lead the Falcons at the defensive midfi eld position.

Challenging for starting spots at midfi eld are freshmen Kyle Cassady, a native of Columbus, Ohio, and Erik Smith, a product of Golden, Colo. Both should be able to give the Falcons added off ensive production, while Smith will help Carroll at the face-off X. Other newcomers who should see quite a bit of action this year include sophomore Alex Kauth and freshmen Michael Curran, Taylor Hanley, Scott Hewitson, Dylan Leary

and Jacob Podolnick.

Also adding depth to the midfi eld corps are junior Joe Boyle and Matthew Selby and freshmen Kevin Dolan, Adam

Hachtel, Tucker Hawley, Sean Murphy, Pat Shannon and Marcus Walker.

DEFENSE

Some of the Falcons’ most talented players are featured on the defensive end. Bryan Gilbreath, Air Force’s star at the long-stick midfi eld position, was one of the nation’s leaders in both ground balls and caused turnovers per game last season. Though he is recovering from a fall injury, he is expected to return to form this spring as one of the Falcons’ most aggressive defenders.

Meanwhile, Dayton Gilbreath has proven himself to be Air Force’s toughest defender, assigned to cover each opponent’s top off ensive weapon. The GWLL Newcomer of the Year as a freshman, Dayton was selected as the ECAC’s preseason Defen-

sive Player of the Year this season.

VINNY SANDTORV

ADAM PARANKA


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2011 OUTLOOK

Senior Benson Oldmixon, who started 12 games on defense last year, will look to hold on to his starting position, while freshman Matt Puleo is expect-ed to make an immediate impact on the defensive side of the fi eld.

Other challengers for a starting spot include Tristan Newkirk, and Tom Har-

ris. Newkirk, a senior captain, makes the transition to defense after spending the past three years at midfi eld, while Harris should see plenty of time on the fi eld as well.

Adding depth to the Falcons’ defensive unit are seniors Matt Beath, Andrew

Costa and Michael Duenes, sophomores Kyle Nazarek and Zach Tulley and freshmen Erik Lenke and Alex Rosen. In addition, junior John Krzyminski

returns to the squad after two years away from the program, while sophomore Dan Schonfeld moves to defense after playing as a goalkeeper in his rookie campaign.

GOALKEEPERS

Air Force lists four goalkeepers on its roster this season, including a pair of se-niors in Brian Wilson and Woody Johnson. Wilson, who started 11 games for the Falcons last season, leads the way and starts 2011 as Air Force’s top goalie. Johnson has also seen extensive minutes in his career, and will likely be the top back-up this year.

Junior Matt Sanders had a strong season in 2010 as well, playing in six games, starting three. Sanders led the team with a 9.42 GAA and .535 save percentage, but an injury to his hand will keep him out of action for most of the year. Meanwhile, sophomore Austin Fox, who saw action in one game last year, had a solid fall, and will provide another capable back-up in goal.

THE SCHEDULE

The 2011 season starts off on Feb. 20 in a major venue as the Falcons face Siena in a neutral-site contest at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y. Air Force then plays its fi rst home game of the season on Feb. 25, hosting Vermont under the lights in Falcon Stadium. This year, all of Air Force’s home contests will take place at Falcon Stadium, the site of the program’s fi rst-ever victory over service academy rival Army.

After just one home game, the Falcons are back on the road, starting with an appearance in the annual Pioneer Face-Off Classic, hosted by Denver, March 5-6. There, Air Force will play two more neutral-site games, facing Manhattan and Jacksonville in non-conference action.

The ECAC slate kicks off on March 11, as the Falcons visit Fairfi eld, while Air Force will play Hofstra, rated ninth in the preseason, in a non-confer-ence road game just two days later. The Falcons make it back to the Academy on March 19, when they welcome Loyola for an ECAC match-up.

Air Force’s home stay is short, as it plays its next three games on the road, heading north for a conference game against defending ECAC champion Denver on March 26. The Fal-cons travel to Macon, Ga., April 2, for a contest against fi rst-year program Mercer, while visiting ECAC foe Bellarmine on April 9.

With eight of their fi rst 10 games away from the Academy, the Falcons wrap up the regu-lar season with three straight home contests. Air Force hosts Ohio State in a Sunday eve-ning contest on April 17, followed by a non-conference match-up with Presbyterian on April 23. The regular season concludes on April 30, as the Falcons host Hobart in an ECAC game.

At the conclusion of the regular season, the top four teams in the league will qualify for the fi rst-ever ECAC Tournament, which will be hosted this year by 2010 champion Den-ver. The tournament, which will determine the league’s automatic qualifi er to the NCAA Championship, is slated to be held May 6 and 8.

DAYTON GILBREATH

BRIAN WILSON


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2011 ROSTERNO. NAME CL. POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL)

1 Zack Carroll Sr. M 5-8 170 Freehold Township, N.J. (Freehold)3 Austin Fox So. GK 5-11 170 Webster, N.Y. (Webster Thomas)4 Kyle Cassady Fr. M 6-1 175 Columbus, Ohio (Upper Arlington)5 Bryan Gilbreath Sr. D 6-2 210 Bainbridge Island, Wash. (Bainbridge)6 Taylor Hanley Fr. M 5-9 178 Kensington, Md. (Gonzaga HS)7 Dylan Leary Fr. M 5-11 180 Centennial, Colo. (Arapahoe)8 Kyle Nazarek So. D 5-11 175 Hollywood, Md. (St. Mary’s Ryken)9 Franklin Martin Fr. A 5-10 160 Memphis, Tenn. (Memphis University School)10 Tommy McKee Fr. A 5-9 155 Holt, Mich. (Holt)11 Tom Harris Fr. D 5-11 175 Downingtown, Pa. (The Loomis Chaff ee School [Conn.])12 Mike Crampton Fr. A 5-10 165 Kinnelon, N.J. (Kinnelon)13 Tucker Hawley Fr. M 5-11 175 Rumson, N.J. (Red Bank Catholic)14 Alex Rosen Fr. D 5-11 195 Wayne, N.J. (Bergen Catholic)15 Sean Murphy Fr. M 5-8 150 Rockville, Md. (Good Counsel)16 Zach Tulley So. D 6-2 200 Upper Arlington, Ohio (Upper Arlington)17 Benson Oldmixon Sr. D 6-3 215 Austin, Texas (Stephen F. Austin HS)18 Andrew Costa Sr. D 6-1 195 Manlius, N.Y. (Fayetteville-Manlius)19 Scott Hewitson Fr. M 6-0 170 Centennial, Colo. (Cherry Creek)20 Dayton Gilbreath Jr. D 6-1 195 Bainbridge Island, Wash. (Bainbridge)21 Michael Duenes Sr. D 6-0 180 San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (St. Margaret’s)22 Adam Paranka Jr. A 5-10 185 Denver, Colo. (Mountain Vista)23 Michael Curran Fr. M 5-11 160 North Brunswick, N.J. (North Brunswick Township)24 Marcus Walker Fr. M 5-10 170 Denver, Colo. (Regis Jesuit)25 Erik Smith Fr. M 5-11 182 Golden, Colo. (JK Mullen) 26 Jacob Podolnick Fr. M 6-1 165 Flanders, N.J. (Mount Olive)27 Matt Sanders Jr. GK 5-10 160 Annapolis, Md. (St. Mary’s)28 Adam Hachtel Fr. M 6-3 180 Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Mountain Vista)29 Matthew Selby Jr. M 5-11 160 Eagan, Minn. (Eagan)30 Pat Shannon Fr. M 6-0 160 Kings Park, N.Y. (Smithtown West)31 John Krzyminski Jr. D 5-7 175 Cincinnati, Ohio (Sycamore)34 Kevin Dolan Fr. M 5-8 165 West Islip, N.Y. (West Islip)35 Billy Lawson Fr. A 6-1 185 Bow, N.H. (Manchester Central)36 Matt Scott Fr. A 6-0 165 Babylon, N.Y. (St. John the Baptist)37 John DeBonis Jr. M 5-7 160 Sayville, N.Y. (Sayville)39 Brian Wilson Sr. GK 5-10 170 Summit, N.J. (Summit)40 Joe Boyle Jr. M 6-0 165 Dallas, Texas (Jesuit College Prep) 41 Matt Beath Sr. D 6-1 180 St. Louis, Mo. (Avon Old Farms [Conn.])42 Matt Puleo Fr. D 6-2 195 Whitehouse Station, N.J. (Hunterdon Central)43 Dan Schonfeld So. D 6-0 180 Ellicott City, Md. (Marriotts Ridge)44 Tristan Newkirk Sr. D 6-0 185 Albany, N.Y. (Christian Brothers Academy)45 Alex Kauth So. M 6-2 185 Dayton, Ohio (Chaminade Julienne)46 Erik Lenke Fr. D 6-5 190 Rutledge, Pa. (Strath Haven)47 Conor Hogan So. A 5-10 185 Cary, N.C. (Cardinal Gibbons)48 Woody Johnson Sr. GK 6-2 190 Davidsonville, Md. (Severn School)49 Luke McNamara Fr. A 5-10 165 Apple Valley, Minn. (Academy of Holy Angels)50 Vinny Sandtorv Sr. M 5-10 165 Centereach, N.Y. (Centereach)51 Pat Harrison So. A 6-4 210 Annapolis, Md. (Archbishop Spalding)

Head Coach: Eric Seremet (North Carolina, 1992)Assistant Coaches: Rob Koehler (Army, 1985), Bill Wilson (Loyola, 1994)Volunteer Assistant: Fred Acee (Cortland State, 1963)Managers: Luke Cowan, Thomas Dickey, Andrew Zaldivar


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2011 ROSTER

41 Beath, Matt 40 Boyle, Joe1 Carroll, Zack4 Cassady, Kyle18 Costa, Andrew 12 Crampton, Mike23 Curran, Michael37 DeBonis, John 34 Dolan, Kevin21 Duenes, Michael 3 Fox, Austin 5 Gilbreath, Bryan20 Gilbreath, Dayton 28 Hachtel, Adam6 Hanley, Taylor11 Harris, Tom51 Harrison, Pat13 Hawley, Tucker19 Hewitson, Scott47 Hogan, Conor 48 Johnson, Woody 45 Kauth, Alex31 Krzyminski, John35 Lawson, Billy

7 Leary, Dylan46 Lenke, Erik9 Martin, Franklin10 McKee, Tommy49 McNamara, Luke15 Murphy, Sean8 Nazarek, Kyle 44 Newkirk, Tristan 17 Oldmixon, Benson22 Paranka, Adam26 Podolnick, Jacob42 Puleo, Matt14 Rosen, Alex 27 Sanders, Matt 50 Sandtorv, Vinny 43 Schonfeld, Dan 36 Scott, Matt 29 Selby, Matthew30 Shannon, Pat 25 Smith, Erik16 Tulley, Zach 24 Walker, Marcus39 Wilson, Brian

BY CLASSSENIORS (10)

Beath, Carroll, Costa, Duenes, B. Gil-breath, Johnson, Newkirk, Oldmixon, Sandtorv, WilsonJUNIORS (7)

Boyle, DeBonis, D. Gilbreath, Krzymin-ski, Paranka, Sanders, SelbySOPHOMORES (7)

Fox, Harrison, Hogan, Kauth, Nazarek, Schonfeld, TulleyFRESHMEN (23)

Cassady, Crampton, Curran, Dolan, Hachtel, Hanley, Harris, Hawley, Hewit-son, Lawson, Leary, Lenke, Martin, McKee, McNamara, Murphy, Podolnick, Puleo, Rosen, Scott, Shannon, Smith, Walker

BY POSITIONATTACK (9)

Crampton, Harrison, Hogan, Lawson, Martin, McKee, McNamara, Paranka, ScottMIDFIELD (19)

Boyle, Carroll, Cassady, Curran, DeBonis, Dolan, Hachtel, Hanley, Hawley, Hewit-son, Kauth, Leary, Murphy, Podolnick, Sandtorv, Selby, Shannon, Smith, WalkerDEFENSE (15)

Beath, Costa, Duenes, B. Gilbreath, D. Gilbreath, Harris, Krzyminski, Lenke, Nazarek, Newkirk, Oldmixon, Puleo, Rosen, Schonfeld, TulleyGOALKEEPER (4)

Fox, Johnson, Sanders, Wilson

BY STATECALIFORNIA (1)

DuenesCOLORADO (6)

Hachtel, Hewitson, Leary, Paranka, Smith, WalkerMARYLAND (7)

Hanley, Harrison, Johnson, Murphy, Nazarek, Sanders, SchonfeldMICHIGAN (1)

McKeeMINNESOTA (2)

McNamara, SelbyMISSOURI (1)

BeathNEW HAMPSHIRE (1)

LawsonNEW JERSEY (8)

Carroll, Crampton, Curran, Hawley, Po-dolnick, Puleo, Rosen, WilsonNEW YORK (8)

Costa, DeBonis, Dolan, Fox, Newkirk, Sandtorv, Scott, ShannonNORTH CAROLINA (1)

HoganOHIO (4)

Cassady, Kauth, Krzyminski, TulleyPENNSYLVANIA (2)

Harris, LenkeTENNESSEE (1)

MartinTEXAS (2)

Boyle, OldmixonWASHINGTON (2)

B. Gilbreath, D. Gilbreath

PRONUNCIATION GUIDEMichael DUENES Dway-nezBryan/Dayton GILBREATH Gill-breathAlex KAUTH Cow-thRob KOEHLER Koh-lerJohn KRZYMINSKI Krizz-min-skeeErik LENKE Lenk-ee Kyle NAZAREK Nazz-uh-reckAdam PARANKA Puh-rank-uhMatt PULEO Pool-ee-ohVinny SANDTORV Sand-tor-vDan SCHONFELD Shown-feldEric SEREMET Serr-uh-met

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#41 MATT BEATHSR. • 6-1/180 • DST. LOUIS, MO.(AVON OLD FARMS [CONN.])

2010: Played in all 14 games, starting four … picked up six ground balls on the year and recorded six caused turnovers … tallied career-high three caused turnovers at Denver.

2009: Played in two games.

2008: Did not see any action.

High School: Lettered three years in lacrosse for Coach Ted Garber ... also lettered in football and basketball three years.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 1 ... son of Stuart and Laura Beath ... has three siblings, Stuart (24), Ben (20) and Annie (16).

MATT’S CAREER STATS

Year GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GWG UP DN GB TO CT Faceoff Pct. Pen-Min

2008 Did Not Play2009 2-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0.0 2010 14-4 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 6 2 6 0-0 .000 2-2.0 TOTAL 16-4 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 6 2 6 0-0 .000 2-2.0


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#1 ZACK CARROLLSR. • 5-8/170 • M

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, N.J.(FREEHOLD)

Team tri-captain for 2011 season …

2010: Played in and started all 14 games for the Falcons … named Most Improved Player … led team in both goals (21) and points (31) scored … also ranked third on the team in assists (10) … tied for the team lead in man-up goals with four … fi nished second on the team in ground balls on the season (43) …won 85-of-180 face-off s on the season (.472) … scored six points in season-opener versus St. John’s (2g, 4a), after entering the contest with just one career point … registered career-high three goals against both Lehigh and Penn to earn a spot on the Pioneer Face-Off Classic all-tournament team … also scored three goals against Ohio State … registered at least one point in 11 of 14 games, while notching multiple points in nine contests.

2009: Played in all 14 games as the team’s top face-off guy … recipient of the Falcons’ Top Dog Face-Off Award … won 138-of-267 face-off s on the season (.517) … won 75 percent of his face-off s (12-of-16) in the win over Detroit … also had an impressive performance at the X in the win over Quinnipiac, win-ning 18-of-25 face-off s … picked up 35 ground balls on the season … also scored fi rst career assist in the Army game. 2008: Played in seven games … picked up three ground balls … won 6-of-14 face-off s.

High School: Lettered three years in lacrosse for Coach Steve Gibb ...set sin-gle-season and career ground ball records …set school record for career face-off s won … two-time all-league selection … fi rst-team all-conference selec-tion …also lettered two years in football … all-district selection … member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 18 ... son of James and Diane Carroll ... has two siblings, Caitlyn (24) and Bryce (19).

ZACK’S CAREER STATS


2008 7-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 3 0 0 6-20 .300 0-0.0 2009 14-0 0 1 1 4 .000 2 .500 0 0 0 35 0 0 138-267 .517 4-3.0 2010 14-14 21 10 31 98 .214 54 .551 0 4 0 43 24 4 85-180 .472 6-5.5 TOTAL 35-14 21 11 32 102 .206 56 .549 0 4 0 81 24 4 229-467 .490 10-8.5


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#18 ANDREW COSTASR. • 6-1/195 • DMANLIUS, N.Y.(FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS)

2010: Played in eight games.

2009: Played in two games … picked up a ground ball in the win over Bellarmine.


High School: Lettered two years in lacrosse for Coach Chris Kenneally ... team captain …Section III all-star …scholar-athlete … also lettered three years in hockey and two years in football … football team captain … member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 17 ... son of Alan and Maureen Costa ... has a brother, Dan (20) … hobbies include hiking, fi shing, skiing and guitar.

ANDREW’S CAREER STATS


2008 Did Not Play2009 2-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0.0 2010 8-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 .000 1-0.5 TOTAL 10-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 1 1 0 0-0 .000 1-0.5


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#21 MICHAEL DUENESSR. • 6-0/180 • D

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIF.(ST. MARGARET’S)

2010: Played in 13 games … notched his fi rst career point with an assist versus Fairfi eld … recorded 10 ground balls and four caused turnovers.

2009: Saw action in three games … recorded one ground ball and one caused turnover.

2008: Played in four games … picked up one ground ball.

High School: Lettered four years in lacrosse for Coach Warren ... member of state championship team in 2005 … All-American in 2007 … also let-tered three years in football and two years in soccer …second-team all-state football selection in 2006 … 2006 division off ensive MVP in football.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 2 ... son of John Duenes and Dr. June Chen ... has a brother, Matthew (17) ... hobbies include rock climbing and sleeping.

MICHAEL’S CAREER STATS


2008 4-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0.0 2009 3-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 .000 1-0.5 2010 13-0 0 1 1 3 .000 1 .333 0 0 0 10 4 4 0-0 .000 3-2.5 TOTAL 20-0 0 1 1 3 .000 1 .333 0 0 0 12 4 5 0-0 .000 4-3.0


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#5 BRYAN GILBREATHSR. • 6-2/210 • DBAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WASH.(BAINBRIDGE)

Preseason All-ECAC selection …

2010: Played in all 14 games for the Falcons, starting six … second-team All-ECAC selection as a specialist (long-stick midfi elder) … recipient of Falcons’ Ground Ball award, picking up 71 on the season … also led the team in caused turnovers with 28 … ranked fi rst in the conference and ninth in the nation in caused turnovers per game (2.0) … tied for 16th nationally in ground balls per game (5.07) … scooped up a career-high nine ground balls versus Penn … added two goals on the season, scoring against Lehigh and Bellarmine … registered Air Force’s only man-down goal of the year with his score versus Lehigh.

2009: Played in 13 games, starting four … second-team All-GWLL performer at the long-stick midfi eld position … fi nished the season with 11 goals and two assists … his 13 points were sixth-best on the team … led the nation in goals scored by a long pole and was tied for most points … scored career-high-tying two goals in three diff erent games (Towson, Quinnipiac and Denver) … registered the game-winner in victory over Denver … notched fi rst career assist in win over Sacred Heart … named to the Pioneer Face-Off Classic all-tournament team … ranked third on the team with 45 ground balls on the year.

2008: Played in all 12 games, starting 11 … named rookie of the year … fi nished third on the team with 38 ground balls … also was credited with nine caused turnovers … scored two goals, including a man-down goal, in win over Presbyterian … became fi rst close defender to score a goal for Air Force since 2005.

High School: Lettered four years in lacrosse for Coach Jack Visco ... All-American defense-man …won state championship in 2007 … also lettered three years in football …all-state se-lection.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 30 ... son of Bryan and Lorraine Gilbreath ... younger brother, Dayton, is a junior on the Falcons’ lacrosse team … majoring in management …hobbies include snowboarding and playing the piano … loves Ninja Turtles and Pokemon.

BRYAN’S CAREER STATS


2008 12-11 2 0 2 8 .250 3 .375 0 0 1 38 10 9 0-0 .000 9-8.5 2009 13-4 11 2 13 31 .355 20 .645 1 0 0 45 12 7 0-0 .000 9-7.5 2010 14-6 2 0 2 23 .087 11 .478 0 0 1 71 15 28 0-0 .000 16-13.5 TOTAL 39-21 15 2 17 62 .242 34 .548 1 0 2 154 37 44 0-0 .000 34-29.5


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#48 WOODY JOHNSONSR. • 6-2/190 • GK

DAVIDSONVILLE, MD.(SEVERN SCHOOL)

2010: Played in three games … recorded a save against Loyola.

2009: Played in three games, starting one … earned a win in his only start of the season, a 12-8 victory over Presbyterian … registered 18 saves on the season.

2008: Played in nine games, starting six … led the Falcon goalkeepers in four statistical categories: minutes played (363:58), goals against aver-age (9.89), saves (74) and save percentage (.552) … picked up wins against Presbyterian and Bellarmine … registered double-digit saves on three occasions, including a season-high 18 against Bellarmine … also picked up 12 ground balls on the year.

High School: Lettered three years in lacrosse for Coach Andy Hilgartner ... Top 205 All-Star … also lettered in ice hockey and football for two years … member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 27 ... full name is Woodruff Barnes Johnson III … son of Barnes and Mariana Johnson ... has a sister, Maggie (17) ... hobbies include snowboarding, picking crabs, boating, fi shing and going to Baltimore Ravens’ games.

WOODY’S CAREER STATS

Year GP-GS Minutes GA GaAvg Saves SavePct GB TO CT Pen-Min

2008 9-6 363:58 60 9.89 74 0.552 12 6 0 0-0.02009 3-1 91:43 19 12.43 18 0.486 2 1 0 0-0.0 2010 3-0 22:26 5 13.37 1 0.167 0 0 0 0-0.0TOTAL 15-7 478:07 84 10.54 93 0.525 14 7 0 0-0.0


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#44 TRISTAN NEWKIRKSR. • 6-0/185 • DALBANY, N.Y.(CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY)

Team tri-captain for the 2011 season …

2010: Played in 12 games, starting 11 at midfi eld… recorded a career-high nine points on the year with fi ve goals and four assists … scored career-high three points (including a career-best two goals) against Lehigh, while notching a career-high two assists the next day versus Penn … also picked up 13 ground balls on the season.

2009: Played in 13 games, starting one … scored two goals on the season … registered fi rst score of the season—a man-up goal—in win over Quinnipiac … also tallied one of the Falcons’ only two goals in the game against Bucknell … picked up seven ground balls on the year … credited with three caused turnovers.

2008: Played in all 12 games … registered two goals and two assists on the year … scored fi rst collegiate goal in season-opening win over Provi-dence … also scored against Maryland … picked up seven ground balls on the season.

High School: Lettered three years in lacrosse for Coach Tom Schwann ... two-time fi rst-team all-star … academic All-American … also lettered four years in hockey …player of the year …fi rst-team all-star.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 16 ... son of Russ and Martha Newkirk ... has three brothers, Ben (27), Russ (24) and Rick (23).

TRISTAN’S CAREER STATS


2008 12-0 2 2 4 6 .333 3 .500 0 0 0 7 10 3 0-0 .000 2-1.5 2009 13-1 2 0 2 13 .154 5 .385 0 1 0 7 5 3 0-0 .000 1-1.0 2010 12-11 5 4 9 46 .109 24 .522 0 0 0 13 17 0 0-0 .000 2-1.5 TOTAL 37-12 9 6 15 65 .138 32 .492 0 1 0 27 32 6 0-0 .000 5-4.0


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#17 BENSON OLDMIXONSR. • 6-3/215 • D

AUSTIN, TEXAS(STEPHEN F. AUSTIN HS)

2010: Played in and started 12 games … scored fi rst career point with an assist against Fairfi eld … picked up 21 ground balls on the season, while notching 13 caused turnovers.

2009: Played in four games … credited with a caused turnover against Army.


High School: Lettered three years in lacrosse for Coach Andy Garrigan ... all-state defensive selection in 2006 … honorable mention all-state selection in 2005 …academic all-district selection in 2005 and 2006.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 32 ... son of Douglas Oldmixon and Jo-Dee Benson ... has a sister, Maggie (24).

BENSON’S CAREER STATS


2008 Did Not Play 2009 4-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 .000 0-0.0 2010 12-12 0 1 1 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 21 8 13 0-0 .000 5-5.0 TOTAL 16-12 0 1 1 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 21 8 14 0-0 .000 5-5.0


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#50 VINNY SANDTORVSR. • 5-10/165 • MCENTEREACH, N.Y.(CENTEREACH)

Team captain for second-straight season …

2010: Team captain … played in and started all 14 games for the Falcons … second-team All-ECAC selection at midfi eld … team’s off ensive MVP … ranked second on the team in goals scored (19) and fourth in total points (24) … also registered four as-sists … shared team lead with four man-up goals on the season … tallied a season-high three goals in win over Army … notched a season-high four points (including a career-high-matching two assists) against Bellarmine … credited with 19 ground balls and three caused turnovers on the year … co-recipient of Iron Bolt Award.

2009: Played in all 14 games, starting 13 … recipient of the Falcons’ Golden Glove Award … fi nished the season ranked second on the team in goals scored (23) and tied for third in total points (26) … also added three assists … led the team with six man-up goals on the season … scored a ca-reer-best fi ve goals in the win over Presbyterian, more than his career total coming into the game … notched the game-winner in a league game versus Bellarmine … registered multiple goals in six more games during the season … picked up 14 ground balls on the season.

2008: Played in all 12 games … fi nished season with three goals and two as-sists … fi rst career goal came against Army … also tallied goals against Penn and Bellarmine … picked up fi ve ground balls on the season.

High School: Lettered four years in lacrosse for Coaches Budd and Massari ... all-county selection … two-time all-division selection …fi nished second in program history with 139 career points …team MVP in 2007 …state scholar-athlete …Centereach HS most valuable athlete in 2007 …also lettered three years in football …all-division selection.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 21 ... son of Kenneth and Donna Sand-torv ... has two sisters, Jennifer (26) and Kimberly (19).

VINNY’S CAREER STATS


2008 12-0 3 2 5 28 .107 20 .714 0 1 0 5 15 0 0-0 .000 0-0.0 2009 14-13 23 3 26 102 .225 58 .569 1 6 0 14 10 0 0-0 .000 1-0.5 2010 14-14 19 5 24 94 .202 54 .574 0 4 0 19 26 3 0-0 .000 1-0.5 TOTAL 40-27 45 10 55 224 .201 132 .589 1 11 0 38 51 3 0-0 .000 2-1.0


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#39 BRIAN WILSONSR. • 5-10/170 • GK

SUMMIT, N.J.(SUMMIT)

2010: Played in and started 11 games … led the Falcon goalkeepers in minutes played (522:20) and saves (78) …second on the team in goals against average (11.14) and save percentage (.446) … named to Pioneer Face-Off Classic all-tournament team after recording 25 saves in two games, including a career-high 13 stops versus Penn … credited with the win over Army, notching 11 saves in the Falcons’ 8-7 overtime victory against the Black Knights … posted double-digit saves in fi ve games … recorded nine ground balls and two caused turnovers on the season.

2009: Played in 11 games, starting the last seven of the season … led the Falcon goalkeepers in minutes played (424:31), saves (60) and wins (four) … second on the team in goals against average (7.91) and save percentage (.517) … paced Air Force during a four-game win streak that included victories over Bellarmine, Ohio State, Detroit and Denver … matched a career-high with 12 saves in win against Bellarmine … posted a career-best six ground balls in victory over Denver … fi nished the season with 19 ground balls and one caused turnover.

2008: Played in seven games, starting four … ranked second among Air Force goalkeepers in minutes played (274:28), goals against average (12.24), saves (44) and save percentage (.440) … earned fi rst career victory in season-open-ing 8-7 overtime win against Providence … registered a season-high 12 saves at Army … also grabbed 13 ground balls on the season.

High School: Lettered three years in lacrosse for Coach Jim Davidson ... all-conference and all-division selection … member of the Tri-State Lacrosse Club and New Jersey Elite.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 23 ... son of John and Jane Wilson ... has two siblings, John (26) and Jenna (19) … hobbies include skiing.

BRIAN’S CAREER STATS


2008 7-4 274:28 56 12.24 44 0.440 13 2 2 0-0.0 2009 11-7 424:31 56 7.91 60 0.517 19 5 1 0-0.0 2010 11-11 522:20 97 11.14 78 0.446 9 6 2 0-0.0TOTAL 29-22 1221:19 209 10.27 182 0.465 41 13 5 0-0.0


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JOE’S CAREER STATS


2008 Attended Colorado College2009 Did Not Play 2010 9-2 0 0 0 3 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 4 3 0 0-0 .000 0-0.0 TOTAL 9-2 0 0 0 3 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 4 3 0 0-0 .000 0-0.0

#40 JOE BOYLEJR. • 6-0/165 • MDALLAS, TEXAS(JESUIT COLLEGE PREP)

2010: Played in nine games, starting two … picked up four ground balls on the season, including a career-high three ground balls at Siena.

2009: Was not a member of the Air Force lacrosse team.

2008: Earned a letter as a member of the lacrosse team at Colorado College … recorded 18 points on the season.

High School: Lettered four years in lacrosse for coach Chris Surran … two-time team captain … team off ensive MVP as a senior … all-state selec-tion in 2007 … also named to Dallas Morning News All-Area lacrosse team in 2007 … honorable mention all-district selection in 2005.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 2 … son of John and Jane Boyle … has one sibling, Casey (20) … majoring in biology … plans to become a pilot … named to the Dean’s List in Fall 2009 … hobbies include backpacking, following the Dallas area sports teams, reading and learning to play the piano.


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#37 JOHN DEBONISJR. • 5-7/160 • M

SAYVILLE, N.Y.(SAYVILLE)

2010: Played in all 14 games as a short-stick defensive middie … recipient of the Falcons’ Unsung Hero Award and the Pace Weber Award … recorded two assists on the year … fi nished third on the team with 32 ground balls, including a career-high six ground balls versus Bellarmine … won 36-of-79 face-off s on the year (.456) … also recorded 11 caused turnovers … named to the ECAC all-academic team.

2009: Played in all 14 games as a short-stick defensive middie … shared the team’s Rookie of the Year honors … co-recipient of the Falcons’ Un-sung Hero Award … scored one goal and one assist on the season … fi rst career goal came in victory over Denver to end the regular season … scooped up 30 ground balls on the season.

High School: Lettered two years in lacrosse for coach Christian Doller ... team captain as a senior … also lettered two years in soccer and four years in winter track … served as soccer team captain in senior season … member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 25 ... nickname is “DeBo” … son of John and Jennifer DeBonis ... has two siblings, Michelle (22) and Joe (15) … plans to become a pilot … hobbies include hanging out with friends and ultimate Frisbee.

JOHN’S CAREER STATS


2009 14-0 1 1 2 3 .333 1 .333 0 0 0 30 12 4 0-0 .000 2-1.0 2010 14-0 0 2 2 2 .000 1 .500 0 0 0 32 13 11 36-79 .456 2-1.5 TOTAL 28-0 1 3 4 5 .200 2 .400 0 0 0 62 25 15 36-79 .456 4-2.5


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DAYTON’S CAREER STATS


2009 14-12 1 1 2 2 .500 1 .500 1 0 0 24 6 13 0-0 .000 7-6.5 2010 14-14 1 0 1 4 .250 3 .750 0 0 0 25 13 16 6-21 .286 9-9.0 TOTAL 28-26 2 1 3 6 .333 4 .667 1 0 0 49 19 29 6-21 .286 16-15.5

#20 DAYTON GILBREATHJR. • 6-1/195 • DBAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WASH.(BAINBRIDGE)

Preseason ECAC Defensive Player of the Year …

2010: Played in and started all 14 games … Falcons’ defensive MVP … fi rst-team All-ECAC selection on de-fense … fi nished the year with 25 ground balls and was second on the team with 16 caused turnovers … picked up a career-best six ground balls in win over Army … scored a goal in the season-opener versus St. John’s.

2009: Played in all 14 games, starting 12 at close defense … named Great Western Lacrosse League Newcomer of the Year … fi rst-team All-GWLL selection on defense … shared the Falcons’ Rookie of the Year honors … scored the game-winner against Quinnipiac for his fi rst and only goal of the season … also scored an assist in the win over Detroit … picked up 24 ground balls on the season … ranked third with 13 caused turnovers.

High School: Lettered four years in lacrosse for coaches Jack Visco, Dejon Hush and Dennis Sutter ... high school All-American … member of state championship team in 2007 … also lettered three years in football … earned fi rst-team all-state honors on off ense and defense.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 16 ... son of Bryan and Lorry Gilbreath … has one brother, Bryan, who is a senior on the Air Force lacrosse team … career highlight in lacrosse was winning a state championship with his brother.


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#31 JOHN KRZYMINSKIJR. • 5-7/175 • D

CINCINNATI, OHIO(SYCAMORE)

Returning to the team after a two-year absence …

2008: Saw action in three games.

2007: Played in fi ve games ... picked up three ground balls.

High School: Lettered four years in lacrosse for Coach Tom Nugent ... won state championship in 2004 ... team captain and defensive MVP ... two-time all-state selection ... played for Southern Ohio undergraduate team and national development team ... on all-star team at two NDP tourna-ments ... also lettered four years in hockey ... two-year team captain and team MVP.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 10 ... nickname is Ski Ski ... son of Richard Krzyminski and Judith Mikita ... has a brother, Daniel (20) ... hob-bies include horticulture, dragon taming and jazzercise.

JOHN’S CAREER STATS


2007 5-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 3 0 0 0-0 .000 1-1.0 2008 3-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0.0 TOTAL 8-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 3 0 0 0-0 .000 1-1.0


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ADAM’S CAREER STATS


2009 7-6 7 1 8 23 .304 17 .739 0 0 0 13 11 1 0-0 .000 1-1.0 2010 14-14 13 13 26 61 .213 36 .590 1 0 0 18 27 4 0-0 .000 1-1.0 TOTAL 21-20 20 14 34 84 .238 53 .631 1 0 0 31 38 5 0-0 .000 2-2.0

#22 ADAM PARANKAJR. • 5-10/185 • ADENVER, COLO.(MOUNTAIN VISTA)

2010: Played in and started all 14 games … led the team in assists with 13, while ranking third in points (26) and fourth in goals (13) … registered the gamewinner in overtime to give Air Force its fi rst-ever victory over Army … tallied a career-best fi ve points against Lehigh, including a career-high four goals … registered ca-

reer-best three assists versus Bellarmine … scored at least one point in 10 of 14 games, including multiple points in nine contests … also credited with 18 ground balls and four caused turnovers.

2009: Played in seven games, starting six … missed several games due to a hand injury … scored seven goals and an assist during the season … registered two goals in wins over Presbyterian and Detroit … also tallied one goal and one assist in victory against Ohio State … picked up 13 ground balls on the season.

High School: Lettered four years in lacrosse for coach Jose Trujillo ... two-time all-state selection … named to FCA National High School Club Team two years in a row … went undefeated, winning the King of the Hill Tournament with the Mile High All-Stars … also lettered three years in football … all-conference receiver in football … graduated with a GPA above 4.0.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 18 ... full name is Michael Adam Paranka … nickname is “Amac” or “Deuces” … son of Michael and Therese Paranka … has a sister, Audrey (18) … majoring in management.


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#27 MATT SANDERSJR. • 5-10/160 • GK

ANNAPOLIS, MD.(ST. MARY’S)

2010: Played in six games, starting three … led the Air Force goalkeepers in GAA (9.42) and save percent-age (.535), while ranking second in minutes played (292:56) and saves (53) … recorded career-high 13 saves against Bellarmine.

2009: Played in six games in goal, starting three … ranked second among Air Force goalkeepers in minutes played (173:25) and saves (25) … earned his fi rst career win versus Sacred Heart, giving up just fi ve goals in more than 55 minutes of action … posted a season-high 10 saves against Towson … also scooped up seven ground balls on the season.

High School: Lettered two years in lacrosse for coach Matt Hogan ... JV captain in sophomore season … also lettered one year in football … honor roll student.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 27 ... nicknames are Deion, Sandy … son of Rod and Kathy Sanders … has one brother, Bryan (21) … hob-bies include hunting, fi shing, golfi ng, boating and wakeboarding.

MATT’S CAREER STATS


2009 6-3 173:25 28 9.69 25 0.472 7 3 0 0-0.02010 6-3 292:56 46 9.42 53 0.535 14 3 0 0-0.0TOTAL 12-6 466:21 74 9.52 78 0.513 21 6 0 0-0.0


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MATTHEW’S CAREER STATS


2009 2-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0.0 2010 1-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0.0 TOTAL 3-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0.0

#29 MATTHEW SELBYJR. • 5-11/160 • MEAGAN, MINN.(EAGAN)

2010: Played in one game.

2009: Saw action in two games … named a Mountain West Conference Scholar-Athlete.

High School: Lettered three years in lacrosse for coach Matt Dunbar ... named to Academic Honor Roll.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 26 ... son of Mark and Diane Selby … has one sister, Andrea (23) … hobbies include movies and sports … plans to become a pilot.


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#3 AUSTIN FOXSO. • 5-11/170 • GK

WEBSTER, N.Y.(WEBSTER THOMAS)

2010: Saw action in one game … played just over four minutes against Hobart.

High School: Lettered three years in lacrosse for coach Rob Ruller ... also lettered three years in wrestling … all-county selection in both lacrosse and wrestling … named to honor roll.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 36 … son of Rick and Cynthia Fox … has one sibling, Remmington (21).

AUSTIN’S CAREER STATS


2010 1-0 4:18 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 1 0 0-0.0TOTAL 1-0 4:18 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 1 0 0-0.0

#51 PAT HARRISONSO. • 6-4/210 • AANNAPOLIS, MD.

(ARCHBISHOP SPALDING)

High School: Lettered two years in lacrosse for coach Zack Burke ... also lettered one year in football … member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 4 … son of Henry and Joan Harrison … has two siblings, Henry (24) and Kelsey (16) … hobbies include golf, wakeboarding and basketball.

#47 CONOR HOGANSO. • 5-10/185 • A

CARY, N.C.(CARDINAL GIBBONS)

2010: Played in four games.

High School: Lettered two years in lacrosse for coach Mike Curatolo ... two-time state runner-up … all-state selec-tion in senior season … also lettered three years in football … all-conference honoree … member of National Honor Society … Eagle Scout.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 18 … son of Mike and Aileen Hogan … has two brothers, Michael (22) and Brendan (16) … includes the guitar as one of his hobbies.

CONOR’S CAREER STATS


2010 4-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0.0 TOTAL 4-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0.0


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#45 ALEX KAUTHSO. • 6-2/185 • MDAYTON, OHIO(CHAMINADE JULIENNE)

High School: Lettered four years in lacrosse for coach Harry Calcutt ... two-time all-state selection … also lettered three years in football and two years in basketball and track … all-conference honoree in football and basketball …

named conference defensive player of the year in basketball.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 31 … son of David and Margaret Kauth … has three siblings, Zack (20), Emily (20) and Grace (14) … father is a 1988 Academy graduate … brother, Zack, is a football player at the Academy … mother was a volleyball player at Ohio State, while sister, Emily, plays volleyball at Bowling Green … includes running as one of his hobbies.

#8 KYLE NAZAREKSO. • 5-11/175 • DHOLLYWOOD, MD.(ST. MARY’S RYKEN)

2010: Played in all 14 games, starting seven … recorded 16 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers on the season … registered an assist against Lehigh.

High School: Lettered three years in lacrosse for coach John Sothoron ... all-conference and all-county long-stick midfi elder in junior year … all-conference and all-county defenseman as a senior … winner of Ryken Defenseman Award … participant in state high school all-star game … also lettered four years in soccer … all-conference defender as a senior … named to President’s List all four year … member of National Honor Society … recipient of Brother Clyde Student-Athlete Award in senior year.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 25 … son of David and Sharon Nazarek … has a sister, Lindsey (23) … plans to major in biology … would like to attend medical school or fl y C-17s or A-10s … hobbies include working out, fl ying and playing sports.

KYLE’S CAREER STATS


2010 14-7 0 1 1 4 .000 1 .250 0 0 0 16 9 11 0-0 .000 1-1.0 TOTAL 14-7 0 1 1 4 .000 1 .250 0 0 0 16 9 11 0-0 .000 1-1.0


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#43 DAN SCHONFELDSO. • 6-0/180 • D

ELLICOTT CITY, MD.(MARRIOTTS RIDGE)

2010: Played in one game as a goalkeeper … saw 56 seconds of action versus Hobart … named an MWC Scholar-Athlete.

High School: Lettered four years in lacrosse for coach Dan Sageman ... two-time fi rst-team all-county selection … second-team All-Metro hon-oree in 2009 … also lettered one year in cross country … student government president … achieved 4.0 Honor Roll of Excellence all 16 quarters … AP Scholar with Distinction … named Unsung Hero High School Athlete.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 28 … son of Michael and Karen Schonfeld … has a younger brother, Jonathan (15) … future career plans include systems engineering or missile sales … hobbies include listening to music, visiting foreign places or going to the beach.

DAN’S CAREER STATS


2010 1-0 0:56 1 64.29 0 0.000 0 0 0 0-0.0TOTAL 1-0 0:56 1 64.29 0 0.000 0 0 0 0-0.0

#16 ZACH TULLEYSO. • 6-2/200 • D

UPPER ARLINGTON, OHIO(UPPER ARLINGTON)

2010: Saw action in three games.

High School: Lettered three years in lacrosse for coach Ted Wolford ... three-time state champion … also lettered four years in hockey … served as team captain in senior year.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 15 … son of Mark and Linda Tulley … has two siblings, Mitchell (17) and Payton (9) … attended the Acad-emy Prep School … majoring in management … plans to become a pilot after graduation … … hobbies include sailing, snorkeling, rock climbing and anything outside.

ZACH’S CAREER STATS


2010 3-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0.0 TOTAL 3-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0.0


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#4 KYLE CASSADYFR. • 6-1/175 • MCOLUMBUS, OHIO(UPPER ARLINGTON)

High School: Lettered two years in lacrosse for coach Ted Wolford ... team captain in 2010 … all-state and All-Midwest selection at midfi eld … won state championship in his senior season … also lettered two years in football

… team captain as a senior … named to honor roll.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 38 ... son of Craig and Jackie Cassady … has a brother, Shea (20) … grandson of Howard “Hopalong” Cas-sady, the Heisman Trophy winner in 1955 as running back at Ohio State … father also played football at Ohio State from 1972-75 … hobbies include camping, fi shing, snowboarding, watching movies and sports.

#12 MIKE CRAMPTONFR. • 5-10/165 • AKINNELON, N.J.(KINNELON)

High School: Lettered two years in lacrosse for coach Kevin Kelly ... won New Jersey Group 1 state championship, as well as Morris County Championship ... also lettered four years in hockey ... won state championship ... champion-

ship MVP ... named a Morris County Scholar-Athlete.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 12 ... son of Pete and Karen Crampton ... has two siblings, Peter (20) and Kara (16).

#23 MICHAEL CURRANFR. • 5-11/160 • MNORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J.(NORTH BRUNSWICK TOWNSHIP)

High School: Lettered four years in lacrosse for coach Brad Kerwin ... four-time fi rst-team all-area selection … two-time second-team all-state honoree … notched 405 career points … also lettered three years in football and one

year in basketball … fi rst-team All-White Division in football … recipient of Blaustein Scholarship and Bill Denny Scholarship.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 13 … son of James and Renee Curran … has two siblings, Jimmy (22) and Kaitlyn (21) … brother, Jimmy, is a 2010 graduate of the Academy and was a member of the Falcons’ lacrosse team … plans a career in acquisitions …hobbies include video games and watching sports.


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#34 KEVIN DOLANFR. • 5-8/165 • M

WEST ISLIP, N.Y.(WEST ISLIP)

High School: Coached by Scott Craig … won state championship in his senior season, registering a 22-1 record on the year … was ranked fi rst in the nation for the majority of the season … made it to the Long Island Top 50 Suff olk vs. Nassau game ... also played football … advanced to the Suff olk County championship game in his junior and senior seasons.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 15 … son of Frank and Debbie Dolan … has three siblings, Frank (31), Ryan (30) and Kristi (12) … brother, Frank, played baseball at Brockport University … plans to major in management … attended the Academy Prep School.

#28 ADAM HACHTELFR. • 6-3/180 • M

HIGHLANDS RANCH, COLO.(MOUNTAIN VISTA)

High School: Lettered three years in lacrosse for coach Jose Trujillo … two-time fi rst-team all-conference selection … all-state honoree as a senior … was a member of the fi rst Mountain Vista team to be ranked in the top eight in the state and earn a bye for the fi rst round of the state play-off s … also lettered two years in football.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 11 … son of Mark and Carrie Hachtel … has two siblings, Courtney and his twin brother, Greg … uncle, Bob Hachtel, played lacrosse at the University of Maryland … attended the Academy Prep School.

#6 TAYLOR HANLEYFR. • 5-9/178 • M

KENSINGTON, MD.(GONZAGA COLLEGE HS)

High School: Lettered four years in lacrosse for coach Casey O’Neill … three-time all-conference selection … also lettered two years in football … all-conference and All-Washington, D.C. honoree.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 31 … son of Chris and Katy Hanley … has three siblings, Kayla (17), Casey (10) and Tommy (8) … uncle, Tripp Shreves, played golf at the University of Virginia … attended the Academy Prep School … hobbies include hanging out with friends, playing sports and watching the Washington Redskins.


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#11 TOM HARRISFR. • 5-11/175 • DDOWNINGTON, PA.(LOOMIS CHAFFEE SCHOOL [CONN.])

High School: Lettered three years in lacrosse for coach Jim Wilson ... team captain as a senior … 2008 High School All-American … two-time fi rst-team all-league selection … selected to play in East-West New England All-Star game

… also lettered four years in hockey and two years in water polo … hockey team captain as a senior … recipient of Loomis Chaff ee School’s Out-standing Athlete Award in 2008 and 2009.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 21 … son of Matt and Tammy Harris … has two sisters, Megan (18) and Emily (14) … hobbies include weightlifting and ice hockey.

#13 TUCKER HAWLEYFR. • 5-11/175 • MRUMSON, N.J.(RED BANK CATHOLIC)

High School: Lettered four years in lacrosse for coach Ryan Eichner … four-year starter … team captain as a senior … registered 209 career points … won conference championship for fi rst time ever in senior season … also lettered

three years in football … class representative … member of FCA.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 22 … son of Rusty and Ann Hawley … has two older brothers, Trevor (25) and Tyler (22) … Trevor played football at Franklin & Marshall, while Tyler played club lacrosse at Bucknell … would like to work one day on Wall Street … hobbies include hang-ing out with friends and playing sports.

#19 SCOTT HEWITSONFR. • 6-0/170 • MCENTENNIAL, COLO.(CHERRY CREEK)

High School: Lettered three years in lacrosse for coach Bryan Perry … won state championship in his senior season … all-conference, all-state and All-America honoree in 2010 … academic all-state honorable mention in 2009 …

academic all-state in 2010.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 32 … son of Tom and Jolyn Hewitson … has one sibling, Blake (19) … includes music as a hobby.


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#35 BILLY LAWSONFR. • 6-1/185 • A

BOW, N.H.(MANCHESTER CENTRAL)

High School: Lettered four years in lacrosse … coached by father, William Lawson … spent two years at Manchester Central and two years at Pinkerton Academy … graduated from Manchester Central ranked second all-time in both points and assists … two-time fi rst-team all-state selection (midfi eld in junior season, attack in senior year) … US Lacrosse Academic All-American in 2009 … named to New Hampshire-Vermont Senior All-Star Team … led Manchester Central in assists in his junior and senior seasons and in points as a junior … led Pinkerton Academy in assists in sophomore season … won state championship in fresh-man season at Pinkerton Academy … also lettered two years in hockey and football … state scholar-athlete honoree in 2009.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 25 … son of William and Deborah Lawson … has a younger sister, Katie (14) … father played hockey and lacrosse at Plymouth State College … has several other relatives who were intercollegiate athletes … hobbies include lacrosse, hockey, football, lifting, swimming, biking, hunting and fi shing.

#7 DYLAN LEARYFR. • 5-11/180 • M

CENTENNIAL, COLO.(ARAPAHOE)

High School: Lettered four years in lacrosse for coach Guy Cerisoli … won state championship in 2009 … all-con-ference selection in 2009 … all-state honoree in 2010 … also lettered two years in football … two-time academic all-state selection in both football and lacrosse.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 7 … son of Jim and Lori Leary … has one sibling, Kerry (21) … hobbies include skiing, fi shing, hiking and just hanging out.

#46 ERIK LENKEFR. • 6-5/190 • D

RUTLEDGE, PA.(STRATH HAVEN)

High School: Lettered four years in lacrosse for coach Waldman.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 27 … son of Marc and Jean Lenke … has two siblings, Amee (22) and Paul (20) … father participated in boxing as a cadet at the Academy … hobbies include lacrosse, movies, outdoors activities and “anything that gets me moving.”


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#9 FRANKLIN MARTINFR. • 5-10/160 • AMEMPHIS, TENN.(MEMPHIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL)

High School: Lettered four years in lacrosse for coaches Elliott Dent and Pat DiMento … two-time All-American … two-time fi rst-team all-state selection … state tournament MVP in 2008 … also lettered three years in football and

one year in wrestling … two-time state champion in football with back-to-back 13-0 seasons.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 1 … given name is Henry … son of Frank and Lizabeth Martin … has two siblings, Molly (21) and Harrison (19) … plans to major in biology … would like to work in acquisitions or as a pilot following graduation ... hobbies include fi shing, listening to good music, working out and hanging out with friends.

#10 TOMMY MCKEEFR. • 5-9/155 • AHOLT, MICH.(HOLT)

#49 LUKE MCNAMARAFR. • 5-10/165 • AAPPLE VALLEY, MINN.(ACADEMY OF HOLY ANGELS)

High School: Lettered four years in lacrosse for coach Eric Overman … fi nished second in the state in goals scored … nominee for Mr. Lacrosse … all-conference, all-section and all-state selection … won conference championship

… team MVP … also lettered four years in hockey … earned High Honors for four years … member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 21 … son of Joe and Sue McNamara … has two siblings, Alex (20) and Scottie (13) … hobbies include sports, chillin’ with the bros, fi shing/hunting and water sports.


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#15 SEAN MURPHYFR. • 5-8/150 • MROCKVILLE, MD.

(OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL)

High School: Lettered four years in lacrosse for coach Matt Durkin … three-time All-WCAC honoree … National Honor Society member.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 22 … son of Michael and Margaret Murphy … has four siblings, Brian (31), Kevin (29), Katie (26) and Maggie (20).

#26 JACOB PODOLNICKFR. • 6-1/165 • M

FLANDERS, N.J.(MOUNT OLIVE)

High School: Lettered four years in lacrosse for coach Dave Gallucci … team captain as a senior … holds school records for points, goals and assists in a season and career … three-time fi rst-team all-conference honoree … fi rst-team Group 2 all-state selection in 2010 … played in Gibbs-Gill Senior All-Star game … recipient of Scholar-Athlete Award.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 14 … son of Alan and Sheri Weiner … has one sibling, Chaz (14) … plans to become a doctor … hobbies include fi shing, football and cricket.

#42 MATT PULEOFR. • 6-2/195 • D

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.(HUNTERDON CENTRAL)

High School: Lettered three years in lacrosse for coach Mike Vergalito … fi rst-team Group 4 all-state selection … won state championship in sophomore season … also lettered one year in football.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 24 … son of Joseph and Carolyn Puleo … has two siblings, Elizabeth (20) and Stephen (16) … hobbies include lacrosse and watching TV.


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#14 ALEX ROSENFR. • 5-11/195 • DWAYNE, N.J.(RIDGE)

High School: Lettered three years in lacrosse for coach Ken Marsh … won state championship in senior season … county champion in 2009 … fi rst-team all-state honoree … fi rst-team all-area and second-team all-conference

selection … also lettered one year in cross country and one year in wrestling.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 24 … son of Len and Judith Rosen … plans to major in business management … has a sister, Victoria (16) … hobbies include raising seeing eye dogs, skiing, ping pong, ultimate Frisbee and stringing lacrosse sticks.

#36 MATT SCOTTFR. • 6-0/165 • ABABYLON, N.Y.(ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST)

High School: Lettered three years in lacrosse for coach Bill Staak … two-time all-league honoree … also lettered two years in football … AP Scholar … member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 36 … son of Kevin and Tracy Scott … has a brother, Michael (19) … father played lacrosse at Roanoke Col-lege, while brother currently plays lacrosse at Siena … hobbies include pickup basketball and surfi ng.

#30 PAT SHANNONFR. • 6-0/160 • MKINGS PARK, N.Y.(SMITHTOWN WEST)


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#25 ERIK SMITHFR. • 5-11/182 • M

GOLDEN, COLO.(J.K. MULLEN)

High School: Lettered four years in lacrosse for coach Mitch Brin … All-American … fi rst-team all-state honoree … state runner-up … team MVP and team captain … two-time fi rst-team academic all-state … also lettered four years in football … fi rst-team all-state safety … fi rst-team all-conference selection … defensive MVP … three-time academic all-state … Scholastic Achievement Award in 2010 … recipient of Outstanding Student-Athlete Award.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 38 … son of Chris and Molly Smith … has one sibling, Austin (16) …uncle, Dan Malone, played football at Nebraska-Kearney … hobbies include playing ping pong, skiing, fi shing, camping and playing sports.

#24 MARCUS WALKERFR. • 5-10/170 • M

DENVER, COLO.(REGIS JESUIT)

High School: Lettered three years in lacrosse for coach Jim Soran … team MVP as a senior … also lettered three years in football … named off ensive player of the year.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 7 … son of Del and Lorene Walker … has three siblings, Raquel (11), Jada (8) and DJ (5) … father played football and lacrosse at Colorado School of Mines … plans to major in mechanical engineering … would like to become a helicopter pilot follow-ing graduation … hobbies include hanging out with friends, watching movies and doing nothing.


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OFF THE FIELD

Pictured above: The team conquers the Incline in Manitou Springs.

Pictured at right: Members of the la-crosse team, joined by USAFA superin-tendent Lt. Gen. Michael Gould, cheer

on their classmates during the Air Force-BYU football game at Falcon Stadium.

Pictured at right: The team at the summit of Mount Elbert, the high-est peak in Colorado.

Pictured below: The team gathers at Stanley Canyon.

Pictured at left: Members of the lacrosse team volunteered for the annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, held at Garden of the

Gods Park in September.

Pictured below: The winners of the Stanley Canyon race.


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STARLIGHT FOUNDATIONThe Air Force lacrosse team has always been heavily involved in community service projects, such as volunteering at local schools, running in the

Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, playing in the annual Lacrosse for Leukemia tournament and participating in events benefi tting the Wounded War-rior Project. In the past few years, the Falcons have become involved in another worthy cause, holding lacrosse clinics for the Starlight Foundation of

Colorado.

The Starlight Children’s Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life for children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses and life-altering injuries by providing entertainment, education and family activities that help them cope with the pain, fear and isolation of prolonged illness.


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2010 SEASON REVIEW

The Air Force lacrosse team faced several challenges throughout the 2010 season, including the loss of many of its top scorers to graduation and a limited roster. In their fi rst year as a member of the ECAC Lacrosse League, the Falcons struggled to a 1-13 overall record. Despite their record, the Falcons saw several highlights, including Air Force’s fi rst-ever win over service-academy rival Army, a team which went on to knock off two-time defending champion Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament. In addition, three players were honored as all-conference selections, while senior Ridge Flick was named a fi nalist for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. Air Force opened its 2010 season on Feb. 28, as it hosted St. John’s in a non-conference match-up. The Falcons got off to a slow start against the Red Storm, trailing 7-2 at the end of the fi rst half. Despite fi nding an off ensive spark in the second half, Air Force came up short in the 10-7 loss to open the season. Junior Zack Carroll had a breakout off ensive performance against St. John’s, fi nishing with six points (2g, 4a). Entering the contest, Carroll had scored just one career point. Meanwhile, against the Red Storm, Carroll had a hand in six of the Falcons’ seven goals, including the fi rst two goals of his career. In addition to his scoring outburst, Carroll registered a strong performance at the face-off X, winning 9-of-15 face-off s (.600) in the game. Meanwhile, senior Jimmy Curran added two goals for the Falcons, the fi rst of his career. Next for the Falcons was a trip up I-25 for Denver’s annual Pioneer Face-Off Classic, held March 6-7. In its fi rst game of the weekend, Air Force took on Lehigh from the Patriot League. The Falcons led by as many as four goals in the fi rst half and held a 13-10 advantage with just over fi ve minutes remaining in the fi nal period, but the Mountain Hawks battled back, eventually tying the game at 13-13 with just 1:37 left on the clock. With three seconds remaining, Air Force goalkeeper Brian Wilson was able to come up with a crucial save, but in a scrum for the loose ball, Lehigh’s Cameron Lao-Gosney came up with the ball, record-ing the game-winner as the horn sounded. Wilson had a strong performance between the pipes for Air Force, tying a career-high with 12 saves. The Falcons also had several standout performances on off ense, getting fi ve points each from Flick (1g, 4a) and sophomore Adam

Paranka (4g, 1a). Flick matched his career high in points and assists, while Paran-ka, playing in front of his hometown crowd, set career-high marks in both goals and points. In addition, Carroll registered a career-best three goals and Curran matched a career high with two goals. After its heart-breaking loss to Lehigh, Air Force wrapped up the weekend against a tough Penn team. Again, the Falcons led by as many as four goals, but a rally by the Quakers tied the game at 5-5 with 11:47 remaining in the contest. The Falcons went back on top with a goal from junior Tristan Newkirk

two minutes later, but Penn tied the game again with just over fi ve and a half minutes to play. At the 3:36 mark, the Quakers took their fi rst lead of the game, but Carroll won the ensuing face-off and ran down the fi eld to tie the score once more. Unfortunately, an Air Force penalty was called on the following face-off , setting up a power-play goal by Penn, its fourth of the day. Unable to score in the fi nal three minutes, the Falcons dropped a one-goal game for the second-straight day. Despite the loss, Wilson had another solid performance between the pipes for Air Force, tallying a career-best 13 saves. Carroll was the Falcons' leading scor-er in the game with three goals, while Newkirk added two. In addition, Sandtorv scored a goal, while Flick recorded a goal and an assist. At the conclusion of the weekend, Carroll (midfi eld) and Wilson (goal-

keeper) were named to the Pioneer Face-Off Classic All-Tournament team. Carroll, who had not scored a goal prior to the 2010 season, registered a

career-best three goals in the game versus Lehigh, before adding three more goals in the contest against Penn. Meanwhile, Wilson put together a pair of solid games in goal, fi rst matching a career high with 12 saves against Lehigh. He was even more impressive against Penn, tallying 13 saves, while allowing just eight goals, only half of which were even-strength scores. The next weekend, Air Force returned home to host service-academy rival Army for the fi rst time in the 16-year series. In addition to looking for their fi rst win of the season, the Falcons were seeking their fi rst-ever victory over the Black Knights. Army took the fi rst lead of the game, scoring less than a minute and a half into the contest before Sandtorv knotted the score at the 11:08 mark with an assist from Paranka. The contest quickly turned into a defensive battle, with neither team scoring until a man-up goal by Carroll with just under two minutes to play in the opening period. The Falcons increased their advantage to 3-1 with another man-up goal, this time by Sandtorv, with 8:44 on the clock in the second period. The defense continued to dominate the game, with neither team scoring until Army got back on the board just two seconds before the intermission. Air Force went back up by two points with 12:15 on the clock in the third period on an unassisted goal by Carroll, while Flick scored off the ensuing face-off with an assist from sophomore John DeBonis. A score by Sandtorv with just over 10 minutes remaining in the period gave the Falcons their biggest lead of the game with a 6-2 advantage. However, the Black Knights came storming back, with three unanswered goals by Garrett Thul, cutting their defi cit to a single goal entering the fi nal stanza. Another Army tally with 12:33 to play in the fourth period tied the score at 6-6. After several minutes of back-and-forth action, the Black Knights broke the tie with 3:19 to play, giving Army the 7-6 lead. It was a familiar situation for the Falcons, who dropped a pair of one-goal games the previous weekend after holding early leads. This time, Air Force was able to come up with an answer. On the Falcons' next possession, Flick picked up a loose ball after an Army save and fi red a shot into the back of the net to tie the game at 7-7 with just under two and a half minutes left on the clock. Both goalkeepers came up with crucial stops in the fi nal minutes, including Wilson, whose save in the waning seconds of regulation sent the game into overtime. Army took control on the opening face-off of the overtime period and re-tained possession for the fi rst two minutes. Another big save by Wilson kept the Falcons' chances alive and a strong defensive play by Sandtorv put the ball back in Air Force's hands. Army goalkeeper Tom Palesky countered with a stop of his own, but the Black Knights' failure to clear gave the Falcons yet another oppor-tunity to score. After a wide shot by Sandtorv, Paranka got in position for the winning shot, scoring his fi rst goal of the game to give Air Force the 8-7 victory. Both teams received solid play from their goalkeepers, with Wilson and Palesky each recording 11 saves in the contest. Sandtorv registered a season-high three goals in the contest, while Carroll registered two goals and an assist. Meanwhile, in addition to his game-winning score, Paranka notched a then-ca-reer-best two assists. Riding high on the emotion of their fi rst victory over the rival Black Knights, the Falcons were set to face one of their toughest tests of the season, visiting new conference rival Loyola to open the ECAC slate. The 16th-ranked Grey-hounds scored less than a minute into the contest and never looked back, tak-ing a 10-0 lead at the end of the fi rst half. Loyola was up 14-0 in the third period before Sandtorv broke the Falcons' scoring drought with an unassisted goal at the 2:09 mark in the quarter, as the Greyhounds went on to earn the 18-3 victory. Three diff erent goalkeepers saw action between the pipes for the Falcons, with sophomore Matt Sanders posting a team-best seven saves. The Falcons wrapped up their spring break trip with a visit to New York to face Siena for a non-conference match-up. In a low-scoring contest, the Saints earned a 5-2 victory after taking a 2-0 lead at the half. Air Force’s only goals of the game came in the third period, with Paranka assisting Curran on both scores. Next up for Air Force was a road contest against rival Denver. The fi rst of two games between the teams in 2010, the March 27 match-up was designated a non-conference contest (with the conference tilt to be played on May 8). After holding a 3-1 advantage at the end of the opening period, Denver led by as many as fi ve goals in the second quarter. A scoreless drought by the Pioneers helped the Falcons get back within two goals going into the fi nal stanza, but Denver was able to hold on for the 9-6 decision. Air Force held the advantage in nearly every statistical category, outshoot-ing Denver, 30-21, and scooping up 36 ground balls to the Pioneers' 26. In ad-dition, the Falcons dominated at the face-off X, winning 13-of-18 face-off s in the game. Carroll led the way, winning nine face-off s, while DeBonis won 4-of-6 face-off s for Air Force.

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2010 SEASON REVIEW The Falcons headed to Pennsylvania for their fi nal non-conference game of the season, visiting Robert Morris, the highest-scoring team in the nation. Air Force was able to keep it close for much of the contest, trailing 8-6 early in the fourth period, but Robert Morris was able to take advantage of quick scoring spurts to take the 13-7 victory. Sandtorv and Carroll each scored two goals and an assist to lead the Falcons' off ense, while Wilson tallied 11 saves between the pipes. Air Force headed home for its next three conference contests, fi rst host-ing Quinnipiac. While the Falcons scored the fi rst goal of the game, Quinnipiac controlled possession throughout the opening period, responding with fi ve un-answered goals. The Bobcats’ lead grew to 6-1 in the fi rst minute of the second period, before a pair of Air Force goals brought the score to 6-3 at the half. Back within two goals going into the fi nal quarter, Flick notched a goal with 11:10 remaining in the fi nal stanza to cut the Bobcats’ lead to 7-6. However, Quinnipiac responded with another goal less than three minutes later, and were able to shut out the Falcons for the remainder of the period to take the 8-6 vic-tory. Flick and Sandtorv each tallied two goals and an assist for the Falcons, while Carroll notched a goal and two assists. Paranka, who scored the other Air Force goal, also added an assist. Meanwhile, backup goalkeeper Sanders record-ed nine saves and just three goals against in the fi nal 45 minutes of action. Just two days later, the Falcons were back in action against Bellarmine. Once again, Air Force found itself in a close battle, as the game featured six ties and four lead changes. Bellarmine grabbed a 3-0 lead in the fi rst four minutes, but Air Force went on a 5-0 run of its own to take a two-point advantage with 9:31 left in the second period. A pair of scores by the Knights tied the game at 5-5, before freshman Ben Cullen put the Falcons back on top, as Air Force took a 6-5 lead at the half. After playing to an 8-8 tie after three periods, Bellarmine got out to an 11-9 advantage with just under four minutes remaining. While a score by Sandtorv with 1:46 on the clock brought the Falcons back within striking distance, Air Force was unable to capitalize on their scoring opportunities in the fi nal minute, as Bellarmine held on for the one-goal victory. Sandtorv and Paranka each notched four points to lead the Falcons’ of-fense, while Flick was the top goal scorer with a career-high-tying three tallies. Sandtorv’s two assists matched a career high, while Paranka added a goal and a career-high three assists. Meanwhile, Sanders registered a career-high 13 saves in his fi rst start of the season. The Falcons concluded their homestand on April 17, as they hosted 18th-ranked conference foe Fairfi eld. It was another low-scoring aff air, with the score tied at 2-2 at the half. The Stags regained the lead early in the third period and went up 4-2 with another goal midway through the quarter. Air Force responded with a goal from Sandtorv at the 3:56 mark in the period, but with strong de-fensive eff orts by both goalkeepers, neither team was able to score again, each going scoreless in the fi nal stanza as Fairfi eld took the 4-3 victory. Sanders continued his hot play between the pipes for Air Force, registering

11 saves and posting a .733 save percentage. Mean-while, the Stags' Joe Marra, who entered the contest ranked in the top fi ve na-tionally in both save per-centage and goals against average, fi nished the game with 14 stops. On April 24, Air Force traveled to Columbus, Ohio, to face ECAC rival Ohio State in the “Showdown in the Shoe.” An NCAA-record crowd of 31,078 fans gath-ered to watch the Falcons and Buckeyes face off prior to Ohio State’s spring foot-ball game. Air Force got out to a strong start against the home team, leading 5-3 with under fi ve minutes left in the second quarter, the Buckeyes closed out the half with a pair of goals. While the Falcons scored

the fi rst goal of the third period, Ohio State went back on top with a pair of scores in the quarter and shut out Air Force in the fourth quarter to earn the 10-6 victory. Carroll led the Falcons with a hat trick, while Sandtorv added two goals. Also scoring his fi rst career point was freshman Paul Gaski. The Falcons closed out their road slate with a trip to Geneva, N.Y., to face new conference opponent Hobart. While the two teams entered the game evenly matched, the Statesmen were able to make the most of their home-fi eld advantage, dominating from the opening face-off . Hobart scored just three sec-onds into the contest and held a 5-0 advantage before the Falcons’ fi rst goal came with 4:32 remaining in the opening period, as Flick capitalized on a failed clear by the Statesmen to register an unassisted score. Hobart held a 12-2 advantage at the half before earning the 17-6 victory. Flick led the Air Force off ense with two goals and an assist, while Curran (two goals) and Paranka (one goal, one assist) added two points each. Air Force had just one more game remaining on its schedule, a rematch against Denver, which had ascended to a No. 12 national ranking. The Pioneers, who entered the contest with a perfect ECAC record, had already clinched the conference title. Meanwhile, the Falcons would be playing at the site of their lone win of the season—Falcon Stadium. The Falcons grabbed the fi rst lead of the game with a score from Paranka at the 9:22 mark in the opening period, but after a 5-0 run by the Pioneers, Air Force never led again. The Falcons trailed, 8-2, at the half and Denver led by as many as nine before taking the 15-7 victory. Paranka (two goals, one assist) and Carroll (one goal, two assists) led the Air Force off ense with three points each. At the conclusion of the regular season, the ECAC all-conference teams were announced. While Air Force struggled to an 0-7 record in the ECAC, the Fal-cons placed three athletes on the all-conference teams, more than Bellarmine, Hobart, Ohio State and Quinnipiac. Dayton Gilbreath, a fi rst-team All-GWLL se-lection and GWLL Newcomer of the Year in 2009, earned fi rst-team All-ECAC honors on defense. The sophomore, who started every game for the Falcons at close defense, fi nished second on the team in caused turnovers with 16, while also being credited with 25 ground balls. Meanwhile, Bryan Gilbreath (specialist) and Sandtorv (midfi eld) were each named to the All-ECAC second team. A second-team All-GWLL selection as a long-stick midfi elder in 2009, Bryan split his duties in 2010 between the long-stick midfi eld position and close defense. He picked up a team-best and career-high 71 ground balls on the season, ranking tied for 16th nationally in ground balls per game. In addition, he was credited with a team-best 28 caused turn-overs on the year, ranking ninth in the nation and fi rst in the ECAC with 2.0 per contest. Sandtorv earned the fi rst all-conference honors of his career. One of the Falcons’ team captains, he started all 14 contests on the season at the midfi eld position. He was second on the team in goals scored with 19 and fourth in total points with 24, despite drawing the opponents’ top defenders. He also register-ing a career-best fi ve assists, while tying for the team lead in man-up goals on the season with four. Several awards were announced at the Falcons’ end-of-year banquet. Earn-ing the team’s top award as most valuable player was Flick. A starting attack-man for the past two seasons, Flick was second on the team in both points (27) and assists (12) in 2010. In addition, Flick has been a standout in the classroom, holding the team’s highest GPA as an aeronautical engineering major, and was tabbed one of 10 fi nalists for the prestigious Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. The team captain was also one of two recipients of the Iron Bolt Award, given to the player(s) who demonstrate the most commitment to the strength and condi-tioning program, in terms of attitude, eff ort and leadership, sharing the award with his co-captain, Sandtorv. In addition to earning the Iron Bolt Award, Sandtorv was named the Fal-cons’ off ensive MVP. Dayton Gilbreath was named the Falcons’ defensive MVP, while Carroll was the recipient of this year’s Most Improved Award after fi nishing the year as Air Force’s top scorer, registering a team-high 21 goals and 31 points. The Ground Ball Award, given to the player who picks up the most ground balls over the course of the season, was earned by Bryan Gilbreath, while DeBo-nis was honored with a pair of awards. For the second-straight season, DeBonis was the recipient of the Unsung Hero Award, which is granted to the player who contributes most to the team’s success without getting the recognition. He was also honored with the Pace Weber Award, which is presented yearly as a tribute to C1C Pace Weber, who perished along with his instructor in a T-3 fl ight training accident here at the Academy. Voted on by members of the team, the recipient is an individual who most exemplifi es the characteristics by which Pace Weber lived his life.

ZACK CARROLL


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2010 STATISTICS SHOTS GOALS

## Name GP-GS G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% GW UP DN GB T/O CT Faceoff Pct Pen-Min

1 Zack Carroll 14-14 21 10 31 98 .214 54 .551 0 4 0 43 24 4 85-180 .472 6-5.5 3 Austin Fox 1-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 .000 0-0.0 5 Bryan Gilbreath 14-6 2 0 2 23 .087 11 .478 0 0 1 71 15 28 0-0 .000 16-13.58 Kyle Nazarek 14-7 0 1 1 4 .000 1 .250 0 0 0 16 9 11 0-0 .000 1-1.011 Ridge Flick 14-14 15 12 27 73 .205 35 .479 0 1 0 21 31 4 0-0 .000 2-3.515 Ben Cullen 8-0 3 1 4 7 .429 5 .714 0 0 0 3 3 1 0-0 .000 1-1.016 Zach Tulley 3-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0.0 17 Benson Oldmixon 12-12 0 1 1 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 21 8 13 0-0 .000 5-5.0 18 Andrew Costa 8-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 .000 1-0.5 20 Dayton Gilbreath 14-14 1 0 1 4 .250 3 .750 0 0 0 25 13 16 6-21 .286 9-9.0 21 Michael Duenes 13-0 0 1 1 3 .000 1 .333 0 0 0 10 4 4 0-0 .000 3-2.5 22 Adam Paranka 14-14 13 13 26 61 .213 36 .590 1 0 0 18 27 4 0-0 .000 1-1.0 25 Stephen Vu 4-1 1 0 1 3 .333 2 .667 0 0 0 1 3 0 0-0 .000 0-0.0 27 Matt Sanders 6-3 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 14 3 0 0-0 .000 0-0.0 29 Matthew Selby 1-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0.032 Paul Gaski 3-0 1 0 1 3 .333 3 1.000 0 1 0 1 4 0 0-0 .000 0-0.0 37 John DeBonis 14-0 0 2 2 2 .000 1 .500 0 0 0 32 13 11 36-79 .456 2-1.5 39 Brian Wilson 11-11 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 9 6 2 0-0 .000 0-0.0 40 Joe Boyle 9-2 0 0 0 3 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 4 3 0 0-0 .000 0-0.0 41 Matt Beath 14-4 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 6 2 6 0-0 .000 2-2.0 42 Jimmy Curran 14-13 10 1 11 29 .345 17 .586 0 1 0 6 13 1 0-0 .000 7-4.0 43 Dan Schonfeld 1-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0.0 44 Tristan Newkirk 12-11 5 4 9 46 .109 24 .522 0 0 0 13 17 0 0-0 .000 2-1.5 47 Conor Hogan 4-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0.0 48 Woody Johnson 3-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0.0 50 Vinny Sandtorv 14-14 19 5 24 94 .202 54 .574 0 4 0 19 26 3 0-0 .000 1-0.5 Total............... 14 91 51 142 453 .201 247 .545 1 11 1 334 241 108 127-280 .454 59-52.0

Opponents........... 14 149 100 249 478 .312 281 .588 13 23 0 409 247 100 153-280 .546 51-40.0

GOAL AVERAGE SAVES RECORD Shots

## Name GP-GS Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Pct W L T Faced

3 Austin Fox 1-0 4:18 0 0.00 0 .000 0 0 0 127 Matt Sanders 6-3 292:56 46 9.42 53 .535 0 3 0 17239 Brian Wilson 11-11 522:20 97 11.14 78 .446 1 10 0 29748 Woody Johnson 3-0 22:26 5 13.37 1 .167 0 0 0 743 Dan Schonfeld 1-0 0:56 1 64.29 0 .000 0 0 0 1 Total............... 14 842:56 149 10.61 132 .470 1 13 0 478

Opponents........... 14 842:56 91 6.48 156 .632 13 1 0 453

GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total

Air Force 21 24 24 21 1 91Opponents 43 36 30 40 0 149

SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total


SHOTS ON GOAL BY PRD 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total


SAVES BY PERIOD 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total


CLEARS: Air Force -- 212-280 .757, Opponents -- 249-303 .822.MAN-UP OPPS: Air Force -- 11-48 .229, Opponents -- 23-52 .442.

GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS

2/27 St. John’s L 4-153/6 vs. Lehigh L 13-143/7 vs. Penn L 7-83/13 Army W 8-7 (OT)3/20 at #16 Loyola* L 3-183/23 at Siena L 2-53/27 at Denver L 6-94/3 at Robert Morris L 7-134/9 Quinnipiac* L 6-94/11 Bellarmine* L 10-114/17 #18 Fairfi eld L 3-44/24 at Ohio State L 6-105/1 at Hobart* L 6-175/8 #12 Denver* L 7-15

OVERALL RECORD: 1-13 (0-7 ECAC)


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MEDIA INFORMATIONCOVERING THE FALCONS

Working Press Credentials: To cover Air Force lacrosse home games, please contact assistant media relations director Melissa McKeown at (719) 333-9025 at least 24 hours before game time.

Radio/TV: Upon receiving permission to broadcast the game, please contact the athletic media relations offi ce for information about available services.

Post-Game Interviews: Air Force head coach Eric Seremet and the Falcon players will be available for interviews by request following the 10-minute cooling off period.

In-Season Interviews: All Air Force players are available for interviews dur-ing the week with the following guidelines: player interviews will be done before 2 p.m. or after 5 p.m., depending on the practice schedule. All inter-view requests must be made at least one day in advance by calling the ath-letic media relations offi ce at (719) 333-9025.

Press Services: Programs, game notes and statistics will be available in the Falcon lacrosse press box. A post-game summary will also be available after the game. For any additional needs/requests, please coordinate with assis-tant athletic media relations Melissa McKeown.

For media inquiries about the Air Force lacrosse team, contact:

Melissa McKeownAthletic Media Relations Offi ce2169 Field House DriveUSAFA, CO 80840

Offi ce: (719) 333-9025Cell: (719) 331-8321Fax: (719) 333-3798Email: [email protected]

FALCONS ON THE INTERNET

Updated Air Force lacrosse results, game recaps, roster, bios and schedules, along with other Air Force information, are available on the Air Force Academy athletic home page at GoAirForceFalcons.com.

PRIMARY MEDIA OUTLETS

PRINTThe Gazette

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DIRECTIONS TO FALCON STADIUM

Take I-25 to the Air Force Academy North Gate (exit 156B) and continue for approximately one mile. Make fi rst left onto Stadium Blvd. Falcon Stadium is located appoximately two miles ahead on the right.


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ECAC LACROSSE LEAGUE

ABOUT THE ECAC

The ECAC is the nation's largest athletic and the only multi-divisional conference with approximately 300 Divisions I, II, and III colleges and uni-versities from Maine to North Carolina and westerly to Illinois. Established in 1938, the ECAC, a non-profi t service organization, sponsors nearly 100 championships in 37 men's and women's sports, assigns more than 4,400 offi cials in 12 sports, administers nine affi liate sports organiza-tions and six playing leagues and recognizes more than 2,000 student-athletes through the public relations arm of the conference. The ECAC serves as the primary conference for select members in the sports of men's and women's ice hockey, and men's lacrosse.

ABOUT THE ECAC LACROSSE LEAGUE

One of the top-ranked conference in Division I men’s lacrosse, the ECAC Lacrosse League, began competition in 2000 and enjoyed immediate success. In the league’s 11-year history, members have earned 21 NCAA tournament berths. A league team has advanced to the NCAA quar-terfi nals in seven of the league’s 11 years. In 2006, Massaschusetts played in the national championship game. In 2003, the ECAC had all four of its teams qualify for the NCAA tournament, comprising a quarter of the 16-team fi eld. The champion of the ECAC Lacrosse League earns an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. This year, the league champion will be determined through a playoff tournament which includes the top four teams of the round-robin regular season schedule.

The ECAC Lacrosse League was established in 1999 with charter members Georgetown, Massachusetts, Navy, Penn State, Rutgers, Stony Brook and UMBC. Stony Brook left the league after the 2001 season, while the 2003 season was the fi nal year in the ECAC for Navy and UMBC. In 2005, Hobart, Loyola and St. John’s joined the ECAC, while Fairfi eld joined the league in 2006. The league saw a completely new alignment in 2010, with the departure of Georgetown, Massachusetts, Penn State, Rutgers and St. John’s, and the addition of Air Force, Bellarmine, Denver, Ohio State and Quinnipiac. With the departure of Quinnipiac after one season, the ECAC Lacrosse League currently features seven teams.

FIRST TEAM ALL-ECAC

Alex Demopoulos, Denver, So., ACooper MacDonnell, Loyola, Sr., AMark Matthews, Denver, So., ACollin Finnerty, Loyola, Sr., ABrent Adams, Fairfi eld, So., MEric Lusby, Loyola, Jr., MDerek Hopcroft, Bellarmine, Sr., MLogan Schuss, Ohio State, Fr., MDillon Roy, Denver, Sr., DSteve Layne, Loyola, Sr., DDayton Gilbreath, Air Force, So., D

John Schiavone, Loyola, Jr., Sp. (F/O)Jake Hagelin, Loyola, Jr., GKJoe Marra, Fairfi eld, Sr., GK

SECOND TEAM ALL-ECAC

Chris Pedersen, Hobart, So., ASean Doyle, Bellarmine, Sr., ASam Snow, Fairfi eld, Fr., ACharley Dickenson, Denver, Sr., MCameron Flint, Denver, Fr., MTaylor Ebsary, Loyola, Sr., MVinny Sandtorv, Air Force, Jr., M

Brendan McTague, Fairfi eld, Jr., DSean Bannon, Fairfi eld, Jr., DScott Foreman, Ohio State, Sr., DBryan Gilbreath, Air Force, Jr., Sp. (LSM)

Kevin Benzing, Quinnipiac, Sr., GKMax Silberlicht, Hobart, Sr., GK

ECAC Off ensive Player of the Year: Cooper MacDonnell, Loyola, Sr.ECAC Defensive Player of the Year: Dillon Roy, Denver, Sr.

ECAC Goalkeeper of the Year: Jake Hagelin, Loyola, Jr.ECAC Rookie of the Year: Logan Schuss, Ohio State, Fr.

ECAC Coach of the Year: Bill Tierney, Denver

2010 ECAC AWARDS2010 ECAC STANDINGS

Conf. Overall

Team W L Pct. W L Pct.

Denver # 7 0 1.000 12 5 .706Loyola * 6 1 .857 9 5 .643Fairfi eld 4 3 .571 8 6 .571Quinnipiac 4 3 .571 8 6 .571Bellarmine 3 4 .429 9 6 .600Ohio State 3 4 .429 7 8 .467Hobart 1 6 .143 3 11 .214Air Force 0 7 .000 1 13 .071

# Won ECAC title and automatic berth into NCAA Championship* Earned at-large berth into NCAA Championship


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ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDSOpponent Series First Last Last AFA Largest

Mtg Mtg Win Win Margin

Adelphi 1-2 1971 1988 1971 (7-4) 7-4 (1971)Albany 1-0 1999 1999 1999 (10-8) 10-8 (1999)Alfred 0-1 1993 1993 None NoneAmherst 2-0 1982 1987 1987 (12-11) 8-6 (1982)Arizona 2-0 1967 1973 1973 (20-4) 20-4 (1973)Army 1-16 1974 2010 2010 (8-7) NoneBellarmine 3-2 2006 2010 2009 (12-7) by fi ve (twice)

Bowdoin 1-0 1991 1991 1991 (12-11) 12-11 (1991)Bowling Green 1-0 1979 1979 1979 (10-5) 10-5 (1979)Brown 0-3 2000 2008 None NoneBucknell 0-7 1991 2009 None NoneButler 4-9 1994 2006 2005 (11-8) 13-6 (2004)California 4-1 1972 1984 1981 (16-7) 24-1 (1973)UC Davis 1-0 1984 1984 1984 (23-5) 23-5 (1984)UCLA 2-0 1969 1970 1970 (21-1) 21-1 (1970)UC Santa Barbara 1-0 1984 1984 1984 (19-12) 19-12 (1984)Canisius 1-0 1997 1997 1997 (14-11) 14-11 (1997)Claremont 1-0 1969 1969 1969 (22-1) 22-1 (1969)Colby 0-1 1985 1985 None NoneColgate 1-2 1983 1997 1997 (13-12) 13-12 (1997)Colorado 37-0 1967 1996 1996 (23-3) 26-3 (1978)Colorado College 48-5 1967 1998 1998 (14-13) 34-3 (1979)Colorado Mines 21-0 1978 1992 1992 (forfeit) 29-3 (1986)Colorado State 31-1 1967 1992 1992 (20-13) by 26 (twice)Connecticut 0-1 1979 1979 None NoneCornell 0-1 1968 1968 None NoneC.W. Post 0-4 1977 1983 None NoneDartmouth 2-1 1982 2006 2006 (13-8) 18-9 (1997)Delaware 0-3 1979 2004 None NoneDenison 2-1 1972 1979 1979 (9-8) 13-7 (1974)Denver 52-17 1967 2010 2009 (10-7) by 25 (3 times)

Detroit 1-0 2009 2009 2009 (13-6) 13-6 (2009)Drew 3-0 1986 1993 1993 (15-8) 12-1 (1986)Drexel 5-0 1974 1996 1996 (9-5) 17-5 (1974)Duke 2-4 1968 2007 1975 (10-7) 15-2 (1968)Fairfi eld 2-4 2001 2010 2004 (12-6) 12-6 (2004)

Gannon 0-1 1999 1999 None NoneGeorgetown 1-2 1985 1995 1985 (10-6) 10-6 (1985)Hobart 0-2 1989 2010 None None

Hofstra 0-7 1970 2001 None None

Jacksonville First Meeting

Kenyon 1-0 1977 1977 1977 (7-6) 7-6 (1977)Lafayette 1-0 2005 2005 2005 (11-6) 11-6 (2005)Lehigh 1-6 1984 2010 1984 (11-8) 11-8 (1984)Loyola (Md.) 0-4 1983 2010 None None

Manhattan 1-4 2000 2009 2000 (12-8) 12-8 (2000)

Maryland 0-6 1970 2009 None NoneUMBC 1-9 1967 2007 1971 (11-3) 11-3 (1971)Massachusetts 0-1 1986 1986 None NoneMercer First Meeting

Michigan State 1-7 1989 1996 1995 (9-8) 9-8 (1995)Morgan State 1-0 1976 1976 1976 (12-8) 12-8 (1976)Mount St. Mary’s 2-1 1992 2003 2002 (11-6) 11-6 (2002)Navy 1-5 1979 2003 2003 (8-6) 8-6 (2003)New Hampshire 0-1 1993 1993 None NoneNorth Carolina 0-9 1968 2006 None NoneNorthern Colorado 2-0 1981 1982 1982 (18-5) 22-5 (1981)Notre Dame 2-20 1988 2009 2006 (9-8) 14-8 (1988)Ohio State 10-16 1967 2010 2009 (9-6) 19-8 (1993)

Penn 0-3 2005 2010 None NonePenn State 0-2 2000 2002 None NonePlymouth State 1-0 1986 1986 1986 (18-3) 18-3 (1986)Presbyterian 2-0 2008 2009 2009 (12-8) 12-4 (2008)

Princeton 0-1 1979 1979 None NoneProvidence 2-1 2001 2008 2008 (8-7) by one (twice)

Opponent Series First Last Last AFA Largest

Mtg Mtg Win Win Margin

Quinnipiac 3-3 2002 2010 2009 (14-8) 16-9 (2007)Radford 1-1 1995 2000 1995 (14-7) 14-7 (1995)Robert Morris 0-1 2010 2010 None NoneRPI 1-0 1977 1977 1977 (14-2) 14-2 (1977)Rutgers 1-6 1969 1997 1995 (13-12) 13-12 (1995)Sacred Heart 2-1 2004 2009 2009 (15-5) 15-5 (2009)Salisbury State 0-1 1980 1980 None NoneSan Diego State 2-0 1985 1988 1988 (15-6) 15-6 (1988)Siena 5-1 1986 2010 2007 (11-7) 25-2 (1995)

Springfi eld 1-0 1993 1993 1993 (13-11) 13-11 (1993)Stanford 5-1 1967 1972 1972 (19-3) 22-2 (1969)St. John’s 2-1 2005 2010 2006 (10-5) 10-5 (2006)St. Lawrence 1-4 1974 1986 1986 (12-10) 12-10 (1986)St. Mary’s (Md.) 1-0 1985 1985 1985 (22-7) 22-7 (1985)Stony Brook 5-6 1987 2004 1998 (7-6) 16-6 (1993)Syracuse 0-2 1986 2002 None NoneTexas Tech 2-0 1981 1990 1990 (24-3) 24-3 (1990)Towson 0-3 1980 2009 None NoneTrinity 1-0 1982 1982 1982 (8-5) 8-5 (1982)U. of the South 1-0 1974 1974 1974 (29-3) 29-3 (1974)Utah 1-0 1980 1980 1980 (14-3) 14-3 (1980)Utah State 2-0 1977 1981 1981 (15-2) 15-2 (1981)Vermont 2-0 1988 2004 2004 (8-4) 14-8 (1988)

Villanova 2-8 1988 2007 1996 (14-6) 14-6 (1996)Virginia 1-0 2004 2004 2004 (7-6) 7-6 (2004)VMI 10-0 1992 2005 2005 (9-3) 13-2 (1997)Wagner 1-0 2001 2001 2001 (13-4) 13-4 (2001)Wash. Coll. (Md.) 0-1 1985 1985 None NoneWashington & Lee 0-1 1980 1980 None NoneWestern State 1-0 1979 1979 1979 (14-0) 14-0 (1979)Whittier (Calif.) 3-0 1985 1990 1990 (12-9) 18-9 (1985)William & Mary 0-1 1983 1983 None NoneWilliams 3-1 1974 1986 1986 (16-3) 16-3 (1986)Yale 0-3 1983 2008 None NoneTotal 323-240

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

1967 7-2Colorado State W 14-6Denver W 13-7Colorado W 15-3Stanford W 6-4Ohio State L 4-8Arizona W 16-5Colorado College W 7-4UMBC L 7-10Denver W 10-9

1968 5-5Duke W 15-2Cornell L 6-8North Carolina L 5-8UMBC L 7-11Colorado W 20-0Colorado State W 19-5Colorado College W 12-2Colorado W 8-2Stanford L 5-18Denver L 9-10

1969 9-2Claremont College W 22-1UCLA W 18-4Denver W 14-4Colorado State W 22-4Colorado College W 12-5Colorado W 15-2Duke L 5-6Colorado College W 14-5Stanford W 22-2Rutgers L 6-17Denver W 14-6

1970 10-2UCLA W 21-1Colorado State W 28-4Denver W 11-10Maryland L 3-14Colorado College W 15-2Stanford W 12-2Colorado W 18-1Hofstra L 4-9Colorado State W 19-4Colorado W 19-3Colorado College W 19-6Denver W 13-12

1971 10-1Stanford W 6-3Denver W 11-3UMBC W 11-3Colorado College W 22-1Colorado State W 17-4Adelphi W 7-4Colorado State W 17-0Colorado W 24-9Colorado College W 10-5Denver W 11-5Maryland! L 1-10! - NCAA Quarterfi nals

1972 8-2Stanford W 19-3California W 20-2Ohio State W 8-6Denver W 23-7Colorado College W 19-7Denison L 8-10Colorado College W 26-2Colorado State W 19-3Colorado W 22-8Denver L 12-13

1973 7-3California W 24-1UMBC L 9-10Arizona W 20-4Colorado College W 17-4Denver L 11-12Colorado W 22-5Denver W 16-15Colorado W 22-3Colorado State W 27-1Hofstra L 4-16

1974 9-2Drexel W 17-5Univ. of the South W 29-3Williams W 13-9St. Lawrence L 7-12Denison W 13-7Colorado W 15-5Army L 5-6Denver W 26-5Colorado College W 14-7Colorado State W 1-0Denver W 19-9

1975 7-2Maryland L 6-13Duke W 10-7Colorado College W 14-8Denver W 26-5Colorado State W 24-3Colorado W 22-5UMBC L 9-14Denver W 29-4Colorado College W 11-6

1976 5-3at UMBC L 6-21at Morgan State W 12-8Colorado W 15-4Denver W 29-4at North Carolina L 5-21at Colo. College W (OT) 18-17at Denver W 14-10Colorado College L 10-14

1977 11-3Colorado State W 25-2Williams W 14-6RPI W 14-2Kenyon W (OT) 7-6 St. Lawrence L 8-16Denver W 13-7Colorado W 17-7Colorado College W 16-5Denver W 24-6C.W. Post L 9-13North Carolina L 7-21Utah State W 16-4Colorado College W 18-8Denver W 15-8

1978 9-4Colorado Mines W 24-1North Carolina L 7-16Duke L 10-16Denver W 20-3Colorado College W 20-7Colorado State W 27-1Colorado Mines W 19-1Colorado W 18-3Rutgers L 3-16C.W. Post L 8-14Colorado W 26-3Denver W 26-3Colorado College W 19-5

1979 11-5Colorado State W 24-1Western State W 14-0Colorado College W 12-1Navy L 6-19Princeton L 8-14Bowling Green W 10-5Denison W 9-8Delaware L 10-16Colorado Mines W 20-2Colorado W 12-7Denver W 13-7Colorado Mines W 16-2Colorado College W 34-3Connecticut L 13-16Army L 4-14Denver W 22-10

1980 11-4Colorado W 13-3Colorado College W 10-4Salisbury State L 8-21Washington & Lee L 6-20Towson State L 5-17Delaware L 4-23Colorado Mines W 15-3Denver W 10-6California W 16-2Colorado W 12-4Colorado Mines W 7-2Colorado College W 10-9Colorado State W 22-4Utah W 14-3Denver W 8-2

1981 11-2Colorado W 19-2at Colorado College L 11-13at Denver W 16-9California W 16-7Colorado Mines W 16-6Denver W 12-5Texas Tech W 14-6Utah State W 15-2at Colorado State W 22-3at Northern Colorado W 22-5Colorado College W 16-10at Army L 5-19at Drexel W 11-9

1982 10-3Denver W 11-9Colorado College W 12-8Dartmouth L 3-28Trinity W 8-5Amherst W 8-6St. Lawrence L 8-12Colorado State W 22-5C.W. Post L 6-7Colorado Mines W 12-3Colorado W 13-8Northern Colorado W 18-5Colorado College W 7-5Denver W 12-7

1983 6-6Colgate L 9-11William and Mary L 1-13Loyola L 3-13Rutgers L 2-26Colorado State W 14-5Colorado Mines W 17-3Colorado College W 16-6Colorado W 15-8C.W. Post L 5-12Yale L 10-13Denver W 18-2Colorado College W 13-9


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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS1984 12-1Colorado College W 13-6UC Davis W 23-5California L 13-14UC Santa Barbara W 19-12Denver W 16-8Colorado Mines W 17-7Colorado State W 17-5Denver W 28-3Denver W 16-11Lehigh W 11-8Drexel W 13-6Colorado W 15-3Colorado College W 14-13

1985 10-4Washington College L 9-18San Diego State W 10-5Colby L 12-13Williams L 7-12St. Lawrence L 7-15Denver W 12-0Colorado W 12-4Colorado State W 23-7Colorado Mines W 13-9St. Mary’s W 22-7Georgetown W 10-6Colorado College W 16-8Denver W 16-6Whittier W 18-9

1986 15-2Colorado College W 13-5Colorado College W 17-6Massachusetts L 7-13Whittier W 14-10Denver W 20-8Colorado Mines W 26-10Syracuse L 6-22St. Lawrence W 12-10Colorado W 17-1Plymouth State W 18-3Williams W 16-3Siena W 16-5Colorado State W 18-0Colorado Mines W 29-3Colorado W 12-10Colorado State W 27-4Drew W 12-1

1987 12-4Denver W 12-8Army L 8-29Hofstra L 5-12Colorado College W 13-6Colorado Mines W 28-10Colorado State W 24-3Colorado W 14-5Colorado Mines W 21-7Stony Brook W 12-10Colorado State W 16-7Amherst W 12-11Colorado College W 13-9UMBC L 9-15Denver W 12-5Colorado W 13-4Adelphi L 6-19

1988 13-4Colorado State W 19-4Colorado College W 14-8Denver W 26-9UMBC L 8-9Rutgers L 3-9Colorado State W 20-8Denver W 16-10San Diego State W 15-6Ohio State W 11-10Vermont W 14-8Notre Dame W 14-8Colorado W 17-3Adelphi L 4-15Colorado College W 15-14Villanova W 6-5Colorado Mines W 24-7Loyola (Md.)* L 8-19* NCAA Playoff s

1989 10-3Colorado State W 16-4Drew W 12-11Colorado College W 10-4at Notre Dame L 7-10at Michigan State L 7-13vs. Ohio State W 8-7at Hobart L 2-17Denver W 11-6Colorado Mines W 14-3at Colorado State W 14-10at Denver W 10-4Colorado W 11-9Colorado College W 9-5

1990 9-7at Colorado W 12-5Colorado Mines W 15-7at Colorado College L 8-11Colgate L 8-27vs. Notre Dame L 11-12vs. Texas Tech W 24-3Denver L (OT) 10-11at Colorado Mines W 22-1Whittier W 12-9Michigan State L 3-19Colorado State W 16-3vs. Ohio State W 16-14at Stony Brook L 11-15at Denver W 11-10Denver W 17-12at Colo. College L (2OT) 8-9

1991 8-6Denver L 9-10Bowdoin W 12-11at Notre Dame L 8-14at Michigan State L 8-14Colorado College W 19-7Stony Brook L 9-11at Colorado State L 11-13vs. Ohio State W (2OT) 10-9at Bucknell L 6-17Colorado W 8-7at Denver W 17-13at Colorado Mines W 19-13Colorado College W 20-8Colorado W 24-11

1992 9-7at Colorado College W 14-11at Colorado W 20-10at Mt. St. Mary’s W (OT) 14-13 vs. Ohio State L (OT) 8-9vs. VMI W 9-4at Georgetown L 5-15Michigan State L 9-10Denver W 25-10Bucknell L (OT) 12-13Notre Dame L 10-15Colorado State W 29-7at Stony Brook L 6-10at Army L 6-11Colorado State W 20-13Colorado College W 19-6Colorado Mines W 1-0** win by forfeit

1993 5-7Colorado College W 8-4Alfred L 7-11Drew W 15-8Springfi eld W 13-11New Hampshire L 9-13vs. Ohio State W 19-8at Bucknell L 6-16at Lehigh L 11-15Stony Brook W 16-6at Notre Dame L 9-12at Michigan State L 11-14at Denver L 11-12

1994 5-8 (1-3)at Navy L 3-19at Rutgers L 8-20at Colorado College L 10-12Colorado W 21-6at Drexel W 11-7at Stony Brook W (OT) 6-5at Hofstra L 5-13at Lehigh L 6-11Michigan State* L 5-6Denver W 19-2Notre Dame* L 8-20at Ohio State* W 11-10at Butler* L 9-11* - GWLL contest

1995 9-3 (3-1)Colorado College W 15-3at Colorado W 21-5Siena W 25-2Rutgers W 13-12at Villanova L 9-14at Georgetown L 2-16at VMI W 19-12at Radford W 14-7Ohio State* W 9-6at Notre Dame* L 5-16at Michigan State* W 9-8Butler* W 9-7* - GWLL contest

1996 7-4 (0-4)Denver W 22-5at Colorado College W 17-5Notre Dame* L 8-13at Villanova W 14-6at VMI W 11-10at Stony Brook W 12-9at Drexel W 9-5Michigan State* L 6-7Colorado W 23-3at Butler* L 6-13at Ohio State* L 4-10* - GWLL contest


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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

1997 7-5 (1-2)at Loyola L 7-16vs. VMI W 13-2Colorado College W 24-3Dartmouth W 18-9Colgate W 13-12at Rutgers L 5-14at Villanova L 7-9Ohio State* W 14-13Butler* L 10-11at Notre Dame* L 4-9vs. Canisius W 14-11at Denver W 12-4* - GWLL contest

1998 4-7 (1-3)at Army L 6-12vs. VMI W 14-8Notre Dame* L 6-12Stony Brook W 7-6at Navy L 7-10at Bucknell L 8-9at Colo. College W (2OT) 14-13 Villanova L 7-10at Butler* L 6-10at Ohio State* L 8-11Denver* W 14-13* - GWLL contest

1999 2-11 (0-4)at Lehigh L 3-8at Army L 5-14at Notre Dame* L 2-16North Carolina L 5-18 at Stony Brook L 0-7at Hofstra L 5-19 at Navy L 4-16 vs. VMI W 5-4Gannon L 5-13 at Albany W 10-8 Butler* L 8-11Ohio State* L 6-7at Denver* L 5-12* - GWLL contest

2000 2-12 (0-4)at Lehigh L 2-14at Army L 4-16Brown L 5-12Penn State L 8-15Notre Dame* L 6-10at Hofstra L 4-21at Navy L 2-17vs. VMI W 5-4Manhattan W 12-8Radford L 4-14at Butler* L 6-12at Ohio State* L 6-17at Villanova L 4-18Denver* L 4-12* - GWLL contest

2001 3-12 (0-5)vs. Maryland L 3-16 vs. Lehigh L 10-13 vs. Manhattan L 7-10 vs. Wagner W 13-4 at Brown L 6-13 at Providence W (OT) 9-8 at Fairfi eld* L 7-10 at Army L 4-13 at Hofstra L 8-22 vs. VMI W 5-3 at Notre Dame* L 2-13 Villanova L 7-14 Ohio State* L 10-11 Butler* L 9-10 at Denver* L 6-11 * - GWLL contest

2002 4-8 (2-3)Mount St. Mary’s W 11-6at Penn State L 2-16vs Syracuse L 8-20vs Providence L 7-8at Quinnipiac L 4-5at VMI W 9-3Notre Dame* L 3-9Fairfi eld* W 8-5at Butler* L 8-13at Ohio State* L 3-9at Villanova L 7-8Denver* W 6-5* - GWLL contest

2003 3-10 (1-4)vs #7 Duke L 8-13 vs Manhattan L 7-8Siena W 8-6at #18 Army (2OT) L 7-8 at Mount St. Mary’s L 4-10 at #12 Navy W 8-6at Stony Brook L 2-5at Fairfi eld* L 8-15at #20 Notre Dame* L 4-13 #14 Ohio State* L 2-7Butler* W 8-6at #14 North Carolina L 5-11 at Denver* L 5-9* - GWLL contest

2004 4-8 (2-3)vs #1 Virginia W 7-6 vs Vermont W 8-4at Army (OT) L 10-11#9 North Carolina L 9-10at Delaware L 6-7at Stony Brook L 3-7#16 Notre Dame* L 2-12Fairfi eld* W 12-6#18 Denver* L 6-7at #8 Ohio State* L 2-9at Butler* W 13-6at Sacred Heart (OT) L 10-11* - GWLL contest

2005 4-8 (1-4)at VMI W 12-8 vs #11 Towson L 6-15vs Lafayette W 11-6Penn L 3-6at Fairfi eld* L 9-10at St. John’s W 13-11at #5 Army L 8-12at #11 Notre Dame* L (OT) 13-14at North Carolina L 5-14Butler* W 11-8Ohio State* L 7-11at #15 Denver* L (OT) 9-10* - GWLL contest

2006 7-9 (2-3)at Villanova L 6-11 vs #13 North Carolina L 6-8vs Manhattan L 4-5at UMBC L 5-9Sacred Heart W 11-9Siena W 12-8vs. #16 Dartmouth W 13-8St. John’s W 10-5at #20 Army L (OT) 10-11Quinnipiac* W 8-4Bellarmine W 9-7Bucknell L 6-7#9 Notre Dame* W 9-8at Butler* L 7-11at Ohio State* L 7-11#14 Denver* L 3-7* - GWLL contest

2007 2-10 (1-4)Siena W 11-7vs. UMBC L 7-13vs. Villanova L 8-9vs. #18 Yale L 9-12at #11 Bucknell L 3-8at #8 Army L 3-7at Quinnipiac* W 16-9at #11 Notre Dame* L 4-16at Bellarmine* L 10-16Ohio State* L 6-10at Denver* L 9-11at #2 Duke L 6-19* - GWLL contest

2008 3-9 (1-4)Providence (OT) W 8-7at Army L 4-12vs. Penn L 10-13vs. Brown L 7-13at #6 Maryland L 4-16Presbyterian W 12-4at #18 Ohio State* L 5-16Bellarmine* W 13-8Quinnipiac (OT)* L 10-11at Yale L 2-10#7 Notre Dame* L 5-13#18 Denver* L 1-14* - GWLL contest

2009 7-7 (4-1)vs. #3 Maryland L 4-15vs. Presbyterian W 12-8vs. Towson L 9-11vs. Sacred Heart W 15-5at Army L 9-14at Quinnipiac* W 14-8vs. Bucknell L 2-9at Manhattan L 8-9at #4 Notre Dame* L 4-10at Bellarmine* W 12-7Ohio State* W 9-6Detroit W 13-6at Denver* W 10-7vs. Ohio State! L 5-10* - GWLL contest! - GWLL Tournament

2010 1-13 (0-7)St. John’s L 7-10vs. Lehigh L 13-14vs. Penn L 7-8Army W (OT) 8-7at #16 Loyola* L 3-18at Siena L 2-5at Denver L 6-9at Robert Morris L 7-13Quinnipiac* L 6-8Bellarmine* L 10-11#18 Fairfi eld* L 3-4at Ohio State* L 6-10at Hobart* L 6-17#12 Denver* L 7-15* - ECAC contest

Note: National rankings not available prior to 2003 season; home/away results not available for all seasons


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YEARLY RECORDS

SEASON RECORDS

Year Record Pct. Head Coach

1967 7-2 .778 Capt. Bob Kelley

1968 5-5 .500 Maj. Jim Keating






1974 9-2 .818 Lt. Col. Jim Keating

1975 7-2 .778 Capt. Bill Markham



1978 9-4 .692 Capt. Dan Ulmer

1979 11-5 .688 Capt. Dan Ulmer

1980 11-4 .733 Capt. Charles Stevens




1984 12-1 .923 Capt. Rich Long

1985 10-4 .714 Capt. Scott Petosa


1987 12-4 .750 Maj. Mike Hittle



1990 9-7 .563 Capt. Chris Cicere



1993 5-7 .417 Capt. Tom Duggan

1994 5-8 .385 Capt. Tom Duggan

1995 9-3 .750 Capt. Terry Leary



1998 4-7 .364 Fred Acee

1999 2-11 .154 Fred Acee

2000 2-12 .143 Fred Acee

2001 3-12 .200 Fred Acee

2002 4-8 .333 Fred Acee

2003 3-10 .231 Fred Acee

2004 4-8 .333 Fred Acee

2005 4-8 .333 Fred Acee

2006 7-9 .438 Fred Acee

2007 2-10 .167 Fred Acee

2008 3-9 .250 Fred Acee

2009 7-7 .500 Eric Seremet

2010 1-13 .071 Eric Seremet

TOTAL 323-240 (.574)

1967 Russ Murray1968 Russ Voris1969 Terry Brady Rob Judas1970 Rick Taylor1971 Ray Niemiec1972 Harry Calcutt1973 Dan Connelly1974 Ed McIlhenny1975 Kip Peterson1976 Rich Long1977 Tom Lane1978 Mason Goodhand Kim Kelly1979 Gordy Ross1980 Bart Jackson1981 Chet Nowak1982 Dan Sullivan1983 Chris Cicere1984 Mike McGeeney1985 Bruce Gibson Joe Vasta1986 Joe Vasta Hank Jeronimous1987 Ken Wessels Craig Ward1988 Jim Daronco Steve Kelly Joe Llewellyn1989 Tom Kelly1990 John DiMento Ben Miller1991 Brian O’Rourk Mike Inzone1992 Tom O’Rourke John Conmy1993 Tom O’Rourke Tom Stephens Bill Boscarino Duke Pope1994 Mike Murphy Jason Boal

1995 Scott Cerone Jim Rowley1996 Mike Fellona Tim Morris1997 Dennis Baniewicz William Rogers 1998 Chris MacAulay Rob Makros Brett Schumer1999 Adam Ochs Scott Seigfried2000 Brock Miller Ross Schumer2001 Jay Agnew Matt Dudderar Michael Garrott2002 Matt Dudderar Michael Garrott2003 William Arnold Eric Lederer John Anacker2004 Michael Colosimo Greg Dangler Greg Kantz2005 D.J. Benzing Timothy Hade2006 Paul Adams Will Meister Max Miller2007 Daniel Breiding Will Meister2008 Kevin Crumrine Lukas Fisher2009 David Mackintosh Griffi n Nevitt2010 Ridge Flick Vinny Sandtorv2011 Zack Carroll

Tristan Newkirk

Vinny Sandtorv

COACHING RECORDS

Name Yrs. W-L Pct.

Capt. Bob Kelley 1967 7-2 .778Lt. Col. Jim Keating 1968-74 58-17 .773Capt. Bill Markham 1975-77 23-8 .742Capt. Dan Ulmer 1978-79 20-9 .690Capt. Charles Stevens 1980-83 38-15 .717Capt. Rich Long 1984 12-1 .938Capt. Scott Petosa 1985-86 25-6 .806 1988-89 23-7 .767Maj. Mike Hittle 1987 12-4 .750Capt. Chris Cicere 1990-92 26-20 .565Capt. Tom Duggan 1993-94 10-15 .400Capt. Terry Leary 1995-97 23-12 .657Fred Acee 1998-08 38-104 .268Eric Seremet 2009-pres. 8-20 .286TOTALS 322-227 .587

TEAM CAPTAINS


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ALL-AMERICANS

BILL MARKHAM1967 - Honorable Mention

Goalie

RUSS VORIS1967 - Honorable Mention

Attack

RICK TAYLOR1970 - First Team

Attack

RAY NIEMIEC1970 - Honorable Mention

1971 - First TeamDefense

DAN ULMER1967 - Third Team

Midfi eld

MIKE MCDONALD1978 - Honorable Mention

Attack

BART JACKSON1979 - Honorable Mention

Goalie

JOE VASTA1986 - Honorable Mention

Attack

JOHN DIMENTO1990 - Honorable Mention

Attack

DENNIS BANIEWICZ1997 - Honorable Mention

Midfi eld

The names of USILA All-America awards/divisions have changed throughout the years. Following are the designations for Air Force honorees based on the year of their awards: Major College All-America (1967), Little All-America (1968-73), Division I All-America (1974-present)


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HONORS/AWARDSALL-CONFERENCE

ALL-ROCKY MOUNTAIN LEAGUE1967 Rob Judas, Bill Markham, Russ Voris, Stuart Wood1968 Rob Judas, Bill Markham, Phil Pignataro, Russ Voris1969 James Dryden, Rob Judas, Rick Taylor, Dan Ulmer, Russ Voris1970 Frank Morgan, Ray Niemiec, Rick Taylor, Dan Ulmer1971 Harry Calcutt, Dan Connelly, Michael Faraone, Ray Niemiec, Dan Ulmer1972 Harry Calcutt, Dan Connelly1973 Dan Connelly, Don Kerley, Ed McIlhenny 1974 Don Kerley, Ed McIlhenny1976 Robert Marshall1979 Bud Vazquez1980 Tom Cavuoti, Marcel Kerdavid, Richard Lehle, Dan Sullivan1981 Chet Nowak, Dan Sullivan, Ev Wallace1982 Dan Sullivan1983 Brian McIntosh, Joe Vasta1984 Mike Blouin, Stephen Luxion, Joe Vasta1985 Mike Blouin, Brent Frerichs, Dan Shea, Jim Tillie, Joe Vasta, Ken Wessels1986 Mike Blouin, Brent Frerichs, Hank Jeronimus, Joe Llewellyn, Dan Shea, Jim Tillie, Joe Vasta, Ken Wessels, Brian Zembraski1987 Jim Daronco, Floyd Dunstan, Joe Llewellyn, Tom Sexton, Ken Wessels, Brian Zembraski1988 Jim Daronco, George Degnon, Mike DiMento, Bob Hagstrom, Keith Kane, Steve Kelly, Joe Llewellyn, Tom Sexton1989 John DiMento, Bob Hagstrom, Tom Kelly, Ben Miller1990 Tom Boushell, John DiMento, Bob Hagstrom, Mike Inzone, Ben Miller, Brian O’Rourk1991 Brian O’Rourk

ALL-GREAT WESTERN LACROSSE LEAGUE1993 First Team - Mike Murphy1994 Second Team - Mike Murphy1995 First Team - Dennis Baniewicz, Chris MacAulay; Second Team - Tom Gillen, Jim Rowley1996 First Team - Dennis Baniewicz; Second Team - Mike Conley, Joe Howard1997 First Team - Dennis Baniewicz; Second Team - Chris MacAulay, Ryan Principi, William Rogers, Steve Sztan1998 First Team - Chris MacAulay, Brett Rurka2000 First Team - Brock Miller2001 Second Team - Jay Agnew2002 First Team - John Anacker; Second Team - Matthew Dudderar, Michael Garrott2003 First Team - John Anacker, Nick Wzientek2004 Second Team - Tim Hade, Justin Pavoni, Stephen Whittenberg2005 First Team - Justin Kuchta, Will Meister, Justin Pavoni2006 First Team - Justin Pavoni; Second Team - Will Meister, Griffi n Nevitt 2007 First Team - Griffi n Nevitt; Second Team - Dan Gnazzo, Will Meister2008 First Team - Dan Gnazzo, Griffi n Nevitt2009 First Team - Dayton Gilbreath, Dan Gnazzo, Griffi n Nevitt; Second Team - Ridge Flick, Bryan Gilbreath, David Mackintosh

ALL-ECAC LACROSSE LEAGUE2010 First Team - Dayton Gilbreath; Second Team - Bryan Gilbreath, Vinny Sandtorv

CONFERENCE MAJOR AWARDS

GWLL COACH OF THE YEAR

Capt. Terry Leary, 1995

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR

Dayton Gilbreath, 2009

GRIFFIN NEVITT

WILL MEISTER

JOHN ANACKER


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HONORS/AWARDS

ACADEMIC AWARDS

WAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETESJason Foster, 1997-98David Wright, 1997Brock Miller, 1997Scott Seigfried, 1998

MWC SCHOLAR-ATHLETESPaul Adams, 2004-06Ryan Stillwell, 2005-06David Nugent, 2006Andrew Olsen, 2008Matthew Selby, 2009Dan Schonfeld, 2010

ECAC ALL-ACADEMICJohn DeBonis, 2010Ridge Flick, 2010

RHODES SCHOLARRick Koskella, 1971-72

COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICTBrian Laidlaw, 1997

USILA SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICANTim Hade, 2005

LOWE’S SENIOR CLASS ALL-SENIOR ALL-AMERICANRidge Flick, 2010

NORTH/SOUTH GAME

Phil Pignataro, 1968Rob Judas, 1969Rick Taylor, 1970Ray Niemiec, 1971Mike McDonald, 1978Bud Vazquez, 1979Dan Sullivan, 1982Roger Yeshnik, 1983Joe Vasta, 1986Mike Blouin, 1987John DiMento, 1990Dennis Baniewicz, 1997Chris MacAulay, 1998Tim Hade, 2005Justin Kuchta, 2007

AFA TOP SIX AWARDS

ATHLETIC LEADERSHIP

Ray Niemiec, 1971Chris MacAulay, 1998

Griffi n Nevitt, 2009SCHOLAR-ATHLETE

Rick Koskella, 1972

TEAM MVPS1968 Russ Voris, A1969 Rob Judas, D1970 Rick Taylor, A1971 Ray Niemiec, D1972 Harry Calcutt, A1973 Ed McIlhenny, A1974 Kip Peterson, G1975 Kip Peterson, G1976 Bill Woolford, A1977 Stan Peterson, D1978 Mike McDonald, A1979 Bud Vazquez, M1980 Bart Jackson, G1981 Chet Nowak, M1982 Dan Sullivan, M1983 Roger Yeshnik, M1984 John Sheedy, A1985 Joe Vasta, A1986 Joe Vasta, A1987 Ken Wessels, G1988 Joe Llewellyn, M1989 John DiMento, A

1990 Bob Hagstrom, G1991 Brian O’Rourk, M1992 Tom O’Rourke, A1993 Tom O’Rourke, A1994 Mike Murphy, A1995 Scott Cerone, M1996 Dennis Baniewicz, M1997 Dennis Baniewicz, M1998 Chris MacAulay, A1999 Brett Rurka, D2000 Brock Miller, D2001 John Agnew, A2002 Michael Garrott, D2003 John Anacker, D2004 Michael Colosimo, M2005 Tim Hade, LSM2006 Justin Pavoni, G2007 Will Meister, A2008 Lukas Fisher, D2009 Griffi n Nevitt, M2010 Ridge Flick, A

Chris MacAulay (class of 1998), a three-time all-league selection, was the Falcons’ MVP in his senior season. He was also selected to play in the North/South All-Star Game and earned the Academy’s

Athletic Leadership Award.


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PACE WEBER MEMORIAL AWARDThe Falcons dedicated the 1998 season to the memory of Pace Weber, a three-year letterwinner on the lacrosse team. Pace and instructor pilot Capt. Glen Comeaux died when their T-3A Firefl y training plane crashed on June 25, 1997, in Colorado Springs. The Falcons created an award in his honor that will be given each year to the person who best exemplifi es Pace’s spirit. The award can go to anyone associated with the Falcon lacrosse program. The plaque reads:

This award is presented yearly as a tribute to C1C Pace Weber, who perished along with his instruc-tor in a T-3 fl ight training accident, here at the Academy. Voted on by members of the varsity team,

the recipient is an individual associated with the USAFA varsity lacrosse team, who most exemplifi es the characteristics by which Pace lived his life.

1998

C2C John Tuite1999

C2C EricCarrano

2000

C3C ChrisMunger

2001

C2C MatthewDudderar

2002

C2C JohnAnacker

2003

C2C GregoryKantz

2004

C1C DaveBrown

2005

C1C Jeff rey Jablonski

2006

C1C PaulAdams

2007

C1C MichaelWeber

2008

C1C Clayton Cruickshank

2009

C1C Sean Millner

2010

C3C John DeBonis

The Falcon lacrosse team would like to remember the following lacrosse team family

members who have made the ultimate sacrifi ce in the service of their country:

Maj. Victor Apodaca, Jr., Class of 1961

1st Lt. George Bruns, Class of 1964

1st Lt. Russell Voris, Class of 1968

1st Lt. Michael Sands, Class of 1971

Maj. Bartle Jackson, Class of 1980

1st Lt. Daniel Sullivan, Class of 1982

C1C Pace Weber, Class of 1998

PACE WEBER MEMORIAL AWARD RECIPIENTS

“Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay awhile,

leaving footprints on our hearts ... and we are never the same.”


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RECORD BOOK

CAREER

GOALS1. 176 John DiMento 1987-902. 173 Joe Vasta 1983-863. 158 Mike McDonald 1975-784. 146 Bill Woolford 1973-765. 133 Gary Janelli 1972-756. 130 Chet Nowak 1978-817. 116 Mike Blouin 1984-878. 106 Ed McIlhenny 1971-749. 102 Mike Murphy 1991-9410. 101 Tom Sexton 1985-88

ASSISTS1. 170 Joe Vasta 1983-862. 126 Chet Nowak 1978-813. 111 Ed McIlhenny 1971-744. 99 Bill Woolford 1973-765. 85 Rick Taylor 1968-706. 84 Will Meister 2004-07 84 Brian Zembraski 1984-878. 72 Tom O'Rourke 1990-939. 68 Mike Murphy 1991-94 68 Robin Morgan 1970-73

POINTS1. 343 Joe Vasta 1983-862. 256 Chet Nowak 1978-813. 245 Bill Woolford 1973-764. 238 John DiMento 1987-905. 217 Ed McIlhenny 1971-746. 200 Mike McDonald 1975-787. 183 Brian Zembraski 1984-878. 180 Rick Taylor 1968-709. 171 Tom O'Rourke 1990-93 171 Gary Janelli 1972-75

SAVES1. 845 Ken Wessels 1984-872. 756 Bart Jackson 1977-803. 656 William Arnold 2000-034. 643 Bob Hagstrom 1987-905. 523 Kip Peterson 1972-756. 486 Chris Cicere 1980-837. 464 Justin Pavoni 2004-068. 330 Tim Morris 1993-969. 315 Ryan Principi 1996-9910. 312 Gary Smagorinski 1991-93

GOALS1. 74 Mike McDonald 19782. 71 John DiMento 19903. 60 Joe Vasta 19844. 59 Mike McDonald 19785. 58 John DiMento 19896. 52 Mike Blouin 1987 52 Bill Woolford 19748. 51 Chet Nowak 1981 51 Bill Woolford 197510. 49 Ev Wallace 1979

ASSISTS1. 75 Joe Vasta 19862. 58 Joe Vasta 19853. 50 Chet Nowak 19814. 47 Bill Woolford 19755. 45 Ed McIlhenny 19746. 42 Rick Taylor 19697. 41 John Sheedy 19828. 39 Robin Morgan 19739. 37 Russ Voris 1968

POINTS1. 108 Joe Vasta 19862. 101 Chet Nowak 19813. 98 Bill Woolford 19754. 97 Joe Vasta 19855. 91 John DiMento 19906. 88 Ed McIlhenny 19747. 83 Joe Vasta 19848. 79 Rick Taylor 19699. 76 Mike McDonald 197710. 75 John DiMento 1989

SAVES1. 290 Bob Hagstrom 19902. 269 Ken Wessels 19873. 259 Bart Jackson 19794. 203 Ken Wessels 19845. 198 Ken Wessels 19866. 189 Bob Hagstrom 19887. 184 Bart Jackson 19778. 183 Chris Cicere 19819. 177 William Arnold 200010. 175 Ken Wessels 1985

SAVE PERCENTAGE*1. .750 Chris Cicere 19832. .700 Bart Jackson 19793. .697 Kip Peterson 19754. .693 Chris Cicere 19825. .681 Ken Wessels 19876. .679 Ken Wessels 19867. .668 Ken Wessels 19858. .661 Bob Hagstrom 19889. .658 Tim Morris 1996 .658 Chris Cicere 1981 *since statistic was fi rst kept in 1975 (minimum 100 shots faced)

Record Book Note: Individual game records are based on games against collegiate teams only. Season records do not count games in 1975, 1977, 1988, 1991 or 1992, which were

unavailable.

SEASON

William Arnold (class of 2003) ranks third in career saves at the Academy with 656. He also ranks in the top 10 in saves in a single-season, posting

177 saves in 2000.


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RECORD BOOKGAME

GOALS11 Mike Blouin vs. Colo. Mines, 4/22/8710 Mike McDonald vs. Colorado, 5/4/789 John DiMento vs. Drew, 3/18/899 Bill Woolford vs. Denver, 19758 Bryan Salmon vs. Denver, 4/12/948 Mike Murphy, vs. Drexel, 3/16/948 John DiMento vs. Colo. Mines, 3/3/908 Rick Taylor vs. Colorado, 19707 Mike Murphy vs. Ohio State, 3/22/937 John DiMento vs. Colo. Mines, 4/7/907 John DiMento vs. Colorado State, 19897 John DiMento vs. Colorado, 19897 Joe Vasta vs. Colorado State, 4/14/847 Ev Wallace vs. Colorado, 19817 Burt Waibel vs. Colorado College, 19797 Mike McDonald vs. Colo. Mines, 4/22/787 Bill Woolford vs. Denver, 4/10/767 Gary Janelli vs. Colo. College, 5/3/727 Rick Taylor vs. Colorado, 4/20/68

ASSISTS10 Joe Vasta vs. Colorado Mines, 198610 Joe Vasta vs. St. Mary’s, 19859 Bill Woolford vs. Denver, 19759 Ed McIlhenny vs. Denver, 4/27/748 John DiMento vs. Colo. Mines, 4/7/908 Ed McIlhenny vs. Denver, 4/15/727 Joe Vasta vs. Williams, 19867 Joe Vasta vs. Colorado Mines, 19867 Joe Vasta vs. Colorado State, 19857 Chet Nowak vs. Colorado State, 19817 Mason Goodhand vs. Denver, 5/10/787 Rick Taylor vs. Colorado State, 4/25/70

POINTS16 Bill Woolford vs. Colorado State, 4/5/7515 John DiMento vs. Colo. Mines, 4/7/9013 Mike Blouin vs. Colo. Mines, 4/22/8713 Joe Vasta vs. Colorado Mines, 198613 Ed McIlhenny vs. Denver, 4/27/7413 Ed McIlhenny vs. Denver, 4/15/7212 Joe Vasta vs. Williams, 198612 Chet Nowak vs. Colorado State, 198112 Mike McDonald vs. Colorado, 5/4/7812 Bill Woolford vs. Denver, 4/10/76

SAVES38 Ken Wessels vs. UMBC, 3/17/8733 Bart Jackson vs. Navy, 3/23/7931 Bart Jackson vs. Princeton, 3/24/7929 Ken Wessels vs. Amherst, 3/25/8729 Ken Wessels vs. St. Lawrence, 198629 Bob Hagstrom vs. Colo. College, 5/5/9028 Bob Hagstrom vs. Stony Brook, 199026 Tim Morris vs. Villanova, 3/24/9625 Ken Wessels vs. Drexel, 5/5/8425 Bart Jackson vs. Denver, 4/1/78

GROUND BALLS18 Dan Sullivan vs. Colorado College, 198115 Roger Yeshnik vs. Colorado Mines, 198214 Dennis Baniewicz vs. Colorado, 4/17/9614 Richard Schiano vs. Amherst, 198214 Brett Schumer vs. VMI, 3/1/9813 Justin Pavoni vs. Virginia, 2/28/0413 Marcel Kerdavid vs. Colo. Mines, 198012 Steve Sztan vs. Rutgers, 3/23/9712 John Sheedy vs. Colo. College, 198312 Dan Sullivan vs. C.W. Post, 198212 Roger Yeshnik vs. C.W. Post, 198212 Stephen Knoblock vs. Colo.Mines, 198312 Lawrence Davis vs. Colo. College, 198112 Dan Sullivan vs. Denver, 198112 Ev Wallace vs. Colorado Mines, 198112 Brett Schumer vs. Colo. College, 4/4/9812 Justin Pavoni vs. North Carolina, 4/13/05

1971 Air Force at Maryland (5/22)

Air Force 1 0 0 0 1Maryland 2 2 1 5 10

Scoring (goals-assists):

AF: Tom Dour 1-0MD: Kaestner 2-2, Nachlas 2-0, Demczuk 0-2, Besosa 1-1, Dempsey 1-0, Cleaver 1-0, Spicer 1-0, Dorsey 1-0, Furman 1-0, Burzo 0-1

Saves: AF – Houle 19, McCoy 1 MD – Reilly 7Shots: AF – 16; MD – 41Ground Balls: AF – 52; MD – 66Faceoff s: AF 5/15; MD 10/15Penalties: AF – 5/4.0; MD – 7/7.0

1988 Air Force at Loyola (5/18)

Air Force 1 2 2 3 8Loyola 5 6 6 2 19

Scoring (goals-assists):

AF: Sexton 2-2, Kelly 3-0, M. DiMento 2-0, J. DiMento 0-2, Daronco 1-0 LC: Wilson 5-0, Pritz 4-1, Lutz 4-0, Ruland 2-2, Nichols 1-1, Osilsio 2-0, Hefl ener 1-1 Smith 0-1, Moore 0-1

Saves: AF – Hagstrom 7, Parent 6 LC – McClellan 8, Toney 6Shots: AF – 25; LC – 52

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP BOX SCORES

TEAM

SEASONBest Home Record: 7-0, 1978Best Road Record: 10-1, 1971Most Wins: 16, 1986Most Losses: 13, 2010Best Winning Pct.: .938 (1984, 15-1)Worst Winning Pct.: .071 (2000, 2-12)Most Goals: 279, 1986 (18 gms)Fewest Goals: 63, 1999 (13 gms)Most Assists: 183, 1986 (18 gms)Most Opponent Goals: 190, 2000Fewest Opponent Goals: 86, 1996

GAMEMost Goals: 34, vs. Colorado College, 1979Fewest Goals: 0, vs. Stony Brook, 1999Most Shots: 100, vs. Colorado State, 4/8/69Most Ground Balls: 111, vs. Cal, 1981Most Saves: 39, vs. UMBC, 3/17/87

MISCELLANEOUSConsecutive Home Wins: 36, 1977-85Consecutive Road Wins: 13, 1970-71Longest Win Streak: 19, 1970-71


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ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS

• A •Abba, Dave (1995) — 95Adams, Paul (2006) — 03, 04, 05, 06Adamson, Douglas E. (1972) — 72Adkins, Matt (2005) — 02Adrian, Rick (2004) — 01Agis, Edward (1976) — 74, 75, 76Agnew, John (2001) — 98, 99, 00, 01Anacker, John (2003) — 00, 01, 02, 03Anders, Craig (2001) — 98, 99, 00, 01Anderson, Alan J. (1971) — 69, 71Anewalt, David C. Jr. (1975) — 73, 75Apple, Ben (1997) — 95, 97Appleby, Jonathan (2008) — 05, 06, 07, 08Appolloni, Thomas J. (1976) — 74, 75, 76Arnold, William (2003) — 00, 01, 02, 03Asche, David (2010) – 07Ashbrook, Owen O. (1967) — 67

• B •Baade, Matt (1995) — 93, 94, 95Baldessari, Dan (1989) — 88, 89Baney, Aaron (2008) — 05Baniewicz, Dennis (1997) — 94, 95, 96, 97Barron, James W. (1979) — 77, 78, 79Batts, Stephen M. (1980) — 77, 78, 79, 80Beath, Matthew (2011) — 08, 09, 10

Beattle, Charles W. (1967) — 67Bechtel, James B. (1970) — 68, 70Bell, Brian S. (1970) — 68, 70Bellissimo, Daniel M. (2007) — 04, 05, 06, 07Benzing, Donald (D.J.) (2005) — 02, 03, 04, 05Berardi, Chris (2004) — 01, 02Berger, Steven (2001) — 98, 99, 00, 01Bermingham, Jordan (Dan) (1994) — 91, 92, 93Bernard, James W. (1978) — 77, 78Blankenship, Ross M. (1974) — 73Blewitt, Joe (1986) — 84, 85, 86Blouin, Mike (1987) — 84, 85, 86, 87Boal, Jason (1994) — 91, 92, 93, 94Bolander, Rick (1995) — 94, 95Borell, James (2006) — 03Born, John H. (1991) — 88, 89, 90, 91Boscarino, William T. (1994) — 91, 92, 93Boushell, Scott (1992) — 89, 90, 91, 92Boushell, Tom (1993) — 90, 91, 92, 93Boyle, Joseph (2012) — 10

Brady, Terrance J. (1969) — 67, 68, 69Breiding, Daniel J. (2007) — 04, 05, 06, 07Brenton, Robert C. (1976) — 73Bristow, Ben M. (1970) — 68, 69, 70Brobeck, Gary L. (1973) — 73Brown, Daniel (2000) — 97, 98Brown, David (2004) — 01, 02, 03, 04Brown, Keith (1986) — 83, 84, 85, 86Brown, Mitchel E. (1978) — 76, 77, 78Brush, Jared (2005) — 02, 03, 04, 05Burke, Scott (1997) — 96

• C •Cairney, John T. (1990) — 88, 89, 90Calcutt, Harry M. Jr. (1972) — 71, 72Caplan, Monte (2004) — 01, 02, 03, 04Cappello, John (1986) — 84, 85, 86Carrano, Eric (2000) — 97, 98, 99, 00Carroll, Zachary (2011) — 08, 09, 10

Carson, John P., III (1968) — 67, 68Casserino, Frank J. (1977) — 74, 75, 76, 77Cavuoti, Tom (1982) — 79, 80, 81, 82Cerone, Scott (1995) — 92, 93, 94, 95Chiavacci, Mike (1993) — 90, 92Cicere, Chris (1983) — 80, 81, 82, 83Cisar, Matt (2004) — 01Colabufo, James J. (1980) — 77, 78, 79Coll, Dermot (1995) — 92, 93, 94, 95Colosimo, Michael (2004) — 01, 02, 03, 04Conley, Mike (1996) — 93, 94, 95, 96Conmy, John (1992) — 89, 90, 91, 92Connelly, Daniel P. (1973) — 72, 73Connolly, John (1982) — 82Contardo, Michael (2000) — 97, 98, 99, 00Costa, Andrew (2011) — 08, 09, 10

Cotham, James (Michael) (2006) — 03, 04, 05, 06Cruickshank, Clayton (2008) — 05, 06, 07, 08Crumrine, Kevin (2008) — 05, 06, 07, 08Cryer, James M. (1968) — 67, 68Cullen, Benjamin (2013) — 10

Curran, James (2010) — 07, 08, 09, 10Czachor, John (1990) — 87, 88, 89, 90

• D •D’Andrea, Jonas (1991) — 90, 91Dangler, Greg (2004) — 01, 02, 03, 04Dankenbring, Thomas (1976) — 75, 76Danny, Mark M. (1968) — 67Darcy, Chris (1991) — 89, 90, 91Daronco, Jim (1988) — 85, 86, 87, 88Davenport, Randall (1981) — 78, 79, 80, 81Davis, Lawrence T. (1981) — 80, 81DeBonis, John (2012) — 09, 10

DeFalco, Frank R. (1979) — 77, 78Defazio, James E. (1968) — 67, 68Degnon, George (1988) — 86, 87, 88Delach, Donald M. (1974) — 74DelloIacono, Brad (2006) — 04, 05, 06Demaio, Doug (1991) — 88DeManss, Alex (2003) — 00, 01, 02, 04Dessert, Donald M. Jr. (1969) — 68DeVita, Mike (2005) — 02DiCapua, Nick (2001) — 98, 99, 00, 01DiMento, Dan (1993) — 90DiMento, John (1990) — 87, 88, 89, 90DiMento, Mike (1988) — 85, 86, 87, 88DiMento, Patrick M. (1986) — 84, 85, 86Dinuovo, Joseph T. (1984) — 81, 82, 83, 84Dipietro, Anthony R. (1982) — 80, 81, 82Dipoma, Nicholas (2000) — 97, 98, 99, 00Dour, Thomas L. (1971) — 71Drew, Stephen R. (1980) — 79, 80Dryden, James A. (1969) — 68, 69Dudderar, Matt (2002) — 99, 00, 01, 02

Duenes, Michael (2011) — 08, 09, 10

Duggan, Tom (1987) — 86, 87Dunbar, Matthew C. (1979) — 77, 78, 79Dunn, Luckey M. (1976) — 75, 76Dunstan, Floyd (1987) — 85, 86, 87

• E • F •Eberhardt, Bryan N. (1994) — 91Elam, Chris (1992) — 89, 90, 92Enright, Gerald R. (1973) — 70Esposito, Henry (1975) — 72, 73, 74, 75Euker, William T. (1980) — 78, 79Evans, Edmund (Eric) (2009) — 06, 07, 08, 09Faraone, Michael J. (1971) — 70, 71Faulkner, Paul E. (1979) — 78, 79Felice, Mike (1992) — 90, 91, 92Fellona, Michael (1996) — 93, 94, 95, 96Fennell, Tom (1992) — 89, 90Fisher, Lukas (2008) — 05, 06, 07, 08Flick, Ridge (2010) — 07, 08, 09, 10Fontana, Francis S. (1973) — 70Forte, Mike (1988) — 85, 86Foster, Jason (1998) — 97, 98Fox, Austin (2013) — 10

Francisco, Michael C. (1967) — 67Frank, David (2003) — 00, 01French, Jon (2005) — 02, 03, 04Frerichs, Brent (1986) — 84, 85, 86Freud, Richard (2006) — 03

• G •Garrott, Michael (2002) — 99, 00, 01, 02Garst, John (1997) — 94, 95, 97 Gaski, Paul (2013) — 10Gaudinski, Adam (2003) — 00, 01, 02, 03Gerrity, Bruce A. (1968) — 67, 68Gibbons, Arthur (Duke) (2010) — 07Gilbreath, Bryan (2011) — 08, 09, 10

DANIEL BREIDING (‘07)


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ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERSGilbreath, Dayton (2012) — 09, 10

Gillen, Tom (1995) — 92, 93, 94, 95Gillis, Vinnie (1990) — 88, 89Glenn, Harold (1998) — 95, 96, 97Gnazzo, Daniel (2009) — 06, 07, 08, 09Goodhand, George M. (1978) — 75, 76, 77, 78Gore, Michael (2004) — 01Graves, Todd F. (1993) — 91, 92Green, Curt (1995) — 92, 93, 94, 95Green, Keith (1991) — 88, 89, 90, 91Grisham, Rodney J. (1979) — 77, 78Gutierrez, Maurice L. (1984) — 82

• H •Hackeling, Stephen (2009) — 06Hade, Tim (2005) — 02, 03, 04, 05Hagstrom, Bob (1990) — 87, 88, 89, 90Hall, Levi (2001) — 98Hallett, Josh (1993) — 90Hamby, Jon (1995) — 92, 93, 94, 95Hamdy, Harold (Chris) (1992) — 90, 91Hamed, Steven M. (1976) — 75Hand, Brian (1991) — 88, 90, 91Hanifen, Matthew J. (1982) — 82Harrison, Ben (1998) — 97Hayde, Ryan (2001) —, 98, 99, 00, 01Hemphill, William A. (1972) — 70Hendrix, Dan (2004) — 01, 02Heslin, Ben (1999) — 96, 97Hill, Kevin (2002) — 99, 00, 01, 02Hintenach, Eric (1997) — 94Hoag, Charles J. (1980) — 78, 79, 80Hogan, Conor (2013) — 10

Holt, Rob (2002) — 99, 00, 01, 02Honesty, Carlos (1987) — 86, 87Houle, George N. (1971) — 69, 70, 71Houren, Patrick J. (1976) — 76Howard, Alvin (Pike) (2008) — 05Howard, Joe (1996) — 93, 94, 95, 96Huertas, Bruce (1976) — 74, 75Hurt, Morgan (1999) — 96, 97, 98, 99Hurt, William Ryan (1996) — 93, 94, 95Hyatt, Ryan (2003) — 01, 02

• I • J •Inzone, Mike (1991) — 88, 89, 90, 91Jablonski, Jeff rey (2005) — 02, 03, 04, 05Jackson, Bartle M. (1980) — 77, 78, 79, 80Jacobs, Tim (1982) — 80, 82Jakobi, Michael J. (1981) — 79, 80Janelli, Gary A. (1975) — 72, 73, 74, 75Jeronimus, Hank (1986) — 84, 85, 86Johnson, Woodruff (2011) — 08, 09, 10

Joyce, George (1993) — 90, 91, 92, 93Judas, Robert (1969) — 67, 68, 69

• K •Kaczmarski, Michael B. (1973) — 70, 71Kane, Keith (1988) — 85, 86, 87, 88Kantz, Greg (2004) — 01, 02, 03, 04Kapatos, Alexander (2010) — 07, 08Kasuda, Paul (1990) — 88, 89

Keleher, Bill (2004) — 01, 02, 03, 04Kellerman, Charles L. Jr. (1970) — 69, 70Kelley, William (Wick) (2009) — 06, 07, 08, 09Kelly, Brian J. (1979) — 77, 78, 79Kelly, Kim D. (1978) — 76, 77, 78Kelly, Noel (1995) — 94, 95Kelly, Steve (1988) — 85, 86, 87, 88Kelly, Tom (1989) — 87, 88, 89Kemp, Jordan (2006) — 03, 04Kennedy, Michael (2005) — 02, 03, 04, 05Keppler, Corey (1989) — 87, 88, 89Kerdavid, Marcel E. (1980) — 77, 78, 79, 80Kerley, Donald J. (1974) — 72, 73, 74Kessler, Steven (2006) — 03, 04, 05Kilmer, Chris J. (1994) — 91, 92, 93Kimm, Joshua (2012) — 09, 10Kinsey, Michael (2012) — 09Kito, Gary W. (1972) — 72Knoblock, Stephen A. (1983) — 80, 81, 82, 83Koch, Travis (1995) — 92, 93, 94, 95Koskella, Richard T. (1972) — 71, 72Koss, Nathan (2002) — 99, 00, 01, 02Krasco, Peter (2008) — 05, 06, 08Krieger, Kevin C. (2006) — 03, 04, 05, 06Krier, Daniel W. (1979) — 76Krutz, Robert (1980) — 77Krzyminski, John (2010) — 07, 08Kuchta, Justin (2007) — 04, 05, 06, 07

• L •Laidlaw, Brian (1997) — 95, 96, 97Landgraf, Kenneth J. (K.J.) (2009) — 06, 07, 08, 09Lane, Thomas A. (1977) — 74, 75, 76, 77Leary, Terry (1986) — 83, 84, 85, 86LeBeau, Robert G. (1980) — 78, 79Lederer, Eric (2003) — 00, 01, 02, 03Lehle, Richard M. (1980) — 77, 78, 79, 80Lehmann, Zach (2004) — 01, 02, 03, 04Lindell, Phil (1998) — 97, 98Livingston, James (1972) — 69, 71, 72Livingston, Robert K. (1971) — 69Llewellyn, Joe (1988) — 85, 86, 87, 88Lobo, Andre (1997) — 94Lochocki, Frank (Conrad) (2007) — 04, 05, 06, 07Lockhart, Colin (2009) — 06, 07, 08, 09Long, Richard R. (1996) — 73, 74, 75, 76Longo, Nick (2005) — 02Lorden, Tim (2004) — 01, 02, 03, 04Lowe, Patrick (2001) — 98Luxion, Stephen P. (1984) — 81, 82, 83, 84Lynch, Matt (2002) — 99, 00, 01, 02

• M •MacAulay, Chris (1998) — 95, 96, 97, 98Mackintosh, David (2009) — 06, 07, 08, 09Makros, Rob (1998) — 95, 96, 97, 98Malvik, Arvid B. (1971) — 69, 70, 71Mandis, George D. (1977) — 74, 75, 76, 77Marby, Richard (2005) — 02Mariner, Nate (2005) — 02, 03Markham, William (1968) — 67, 68Marrero, Vinnie (1984) — 81, 82, 83, 84

Marshall, Robert K. (1977) — 75, 76Martin, Steven W. (1970) — 68Massa, Brian (2009) — 06, 07, 08, 09McCoy, Patrick J. (1974) — 71McCudden, Pat (2004) — 01McCullough, Pat (1992) — 90McCullough, Tyler (2012) — 09McDermott, Mike (1996) — 95McDonald, Michael J. (1978) — 75, 76, 77, 78McGeeney, Michael S. (1984) — 81, 82, 83, 84McGovern, Pat (1990) — 87, 88McIlhenny, Edward A. (1974) — 71, 72, 73, 74McIntosh, Brian (1983) — 82, 83McKinney, Benjamin (2009) — 06, 07, 08McLean, Adam (Scott) (1991) — 89, 90McNeil, Jim (1992) — 89, 90Meister, William M., Jr. (2007) — 04, 05, 06, 07Meng, Scott (1999) — 96, 97, 99Merritt, Michael L. (1971) — 70Metallo, Thomas J. (1973) — 70Meyer, Matan (1999) — 98, 99Michalowski, Scott (1999) — 96, 97, 98, 99Mihaly, John V. (1989) — 88, 89Miller, Bentley (1990) — 87, 88, 89, 90Miller, Charles (Brock) (2000) — 98, 99, 00Miller, Maxwell W. (2006) — 04, 05, 06Miller, Michael D. (1994) — 91, 92, 93, 94Millner, Sean (2009) — 06, 09Mitchell, Patrick (2006) — 03, 04, 05, 06Mocko, John W. (1973) — 71Mooney, Michael (2010) — 07Morgan, Franklin M. (1971) — 69, 70, 71Morgan, Robin M. (1975) — 72, 73Morris, Tim (1996) — 93, 94, 95, 96Moses, Don (1990) — 89Moss, Jeff (2004) — 01, 02, 03, 04Mueller, Greg (1991) — 88, 89, 90Munger, Chris (2002) — 99, 00, 01, 02Murphy, Michael P. (1994) — 91, 92, 93, 94Murray, Mike (1991) — 89, 90, 91Murray, Russell M. (1967) — 67Murtha, John P. (Jack) (2012) — 09Muse, John R. (1973) — 72, 73

• N •Nazarek, Kyle (2013) — 10

Nevitt, Griffi n (2009) — 06, 07, 08, 09Newkirk, Tristan (2011) — 08, 09, 10

Newman, Robert W. (1974) — 73Newton, Maurice (1988) — 87, 88Niemiec, Raymond A. (1971) — 69, 70, 71Northon, John (1995) — 95Nowak, Chester T. (1981) — 79, 80, 81Nugent, David (2009) — 06, 07, 08, 09

• O •Ochs, Adam (1999) — 96, 97, 98, 99Oldmixon, Benson (2011) — 08, 09, 10

Olsen, Andrew (2008) — 03, 04, 07, 08Olsen, Eric (2010) — 05, 08O’Neill, Kyle (2007) — 04, 05, 06, 07Opisso, Matt (2004) — 01, 02


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ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERSOrbon, Alex (1999) — 96, 97, 98, 99O’Grady, Michael (1967) — 67O’Rourk, Brian (1991) — 88, 89, 90, 91O’Rourke, Thomas P. (1993) — 90, 91, 92, 93Orzechowski, Rich (2002) — 99, 00, 01, 02

• P •Palazzolo, Ed (2002) — 99, 00, 01, 02Palmer, Chris (2004) — 01, 02, 03, 04Paranka, Michael A. (Adam) (2012) — 09, 10

Parchman, Liddell (Jack) (2008) — 05, 06, 07, 08Parent, John S. (Scott) (1990) — 88, 89Patek, Arthur (2000) — 97, 98, 99, 00Patterson, Larry A. (1972) — 71Pavoni, Justin (2006) — 03, 04, 05, 06Pecora, Jeff rey (2009) — 06, 07, 08, 09Perry, Ronnie W. (1979) — 77, 78, 79Peters, Kurt M. (1990) — 88, 89Peterson, Carl I. (1975) — 72, 73, 74, 75Peterson, Kevin (2000) — 97, 98, 99, 00Peterson, Stanton B. (1977) — 75, 76, 77Pettit, Richard E. (1974) — 72, 73, 74Phillips, Bruce (2002) — 99, 00, 01Pietropaoli, John A. (2012) — 09Pignataro, Phillips J. (1968) — 67, 68Plescha, Stephen (1990) — 89, 90Poole, Forrest (2005) — 02Pope, Patrick (Duke) (1994) — 91, 92, 93Poppe, Peter L. (1989) — 89Powell, Bradley D. (1983) — 80, 81, 82, 83Prebula, Tom (1988) — 85, 86, 87Pressman, Jason L. (1994) — 91, 92Principi, Ryan (1999) — 96, 97, 98,99Principi, Tony (1996) — 95Purio, Sean (2010) — 07, 08, 09

• Q • R •Quigley, Paul (1992) — 89, 90, 91, 92Quinlan, Richard A. (1982) — 79Quinn, Dylan (2001) — 98, 99, 00, 01Rassas, Sean (1996) — 95, 96Rathke, Frederick A., Jr. (1967) — 67Reddy, Mike (1995) — 92Reed, Spencer (2008) — 05, 06Reel, Harry J. (1970) — 68, 69, 70Regan, William F. (1983) — 80Reynolds, Joseph H. (1982) — 80Reynolds, Randy L. (1976) — 75, 76Rich, Kyle (2011) — 08Richardson, Thomas J. (1974) — 72, 73, 74Richter, Gary S. (1981) — 81Rodriguez, David A. (1983) — 80Rodriguez, David T. (2010) — 07Rogers, William (1997) — 94, 95, 96, 97Rose, David (2008) — 05, 06, 07, 08Rosenstock, Thomas L. (1970) — 69, 70Ross, Gordon S. (1979) — 77, 78, 79Rowley, James (1995) — 92, 93, 94, 95Rubler, Joe (1991) — 90, 91Rumphf, Randall W. (1970) — 68, 69Rurka, Francis (Brett) (1999) — 96, 97, 98, 99Rutherford, Kyle (2006) — 03, 04, 05

• S •Sadler, Michael J. (1984) — 81, 82, 83, 84Salazar, Arndido Benavidez (1980) — 78, 79, 80Salazar, Arnold D. (1980) — 78, 79, 80Salmon, Bryan (1994) — 91, 92, 93Sanders, Matthew (2012) — 09, 10

Sands, Michael L. (1971) — 70, 71Sands, Raymond G. (1979) — 77, 78, 79Sandtorv, Vincent (2011) — 08, 09, 10

Saxer, Robert K. (1980) — 78, 79Schell, Eric (2010) — 07, 08Schiano, Richard A. (1982) — 80, 81, 82Schineller, Robert E. (1973) — 72, 73Schmidt, Jason (1998) —, 97, 98Schnobrich, Peter (2000) — 97, 98Schonfeld, Daniel (2013) — 10

Schumer, Brett (1998) — 95, 96, 97, 98Schumer, Ross (2000) — 97, 98, 99, 00Schwalier, Terryl J. (1969) — 67, 68, 69Seigfried, Scott (1999) — 96, 97, 98, 99Selby, Matthew (2012) — 09, 10

Sennett, Brian (1990) — 89Serafi n, Andy (1996) — 95, 96Sexton, Tom (1988) — 85, 86, 87, 88Sharpe, Ronald C. (1977) — 76, 77Shea, Dan (1986) — 83, 84, 85, 86Sheedy, James F. (1978) — 76, 77, 78Sheedy, John P. (1984) — 81, 82, 83, 84Sheie, Mark (1993) — 90, 91, 92, 93Sheridan, Pete (1995) — 92, 93, 94, 95Silliman, Robert T. (1971) — 70Simmonds, Thomas H. (1970) — 68Simpson, Thomas A. (1970) — 68Sipes, Tim (1987) — 86Sleasman, David (2010) — 07, 08, 09Smagorinsky, Gary (1994) — 91, 92, 93Smith, John S. (2006) — 03, 04, 05, 06Smith, Norman D. (1972) — 70Smith, Reilly (2008) — 05, 06, 08Smith, Shane R. (1990) — 87, 88, 89, 90Smith, Thomas R. (1973) — 72, 73Songy, Paul (1995) — 93, 94Sorenson, Chris (1988) — 86, 87, 88Sowada, Daniel E. (1967) — 67Sowada, Paul M. (1976) — 75, 76Stallworth, Charles E. (1973) — 72, 73Stealey, John W. (1970) — 68, 69, 70Steigerwald, Robert (1981) — 78, 79, 80, 81Stephens, Tom (1993) — 90, 91, 92, 93Stephenson, Blair Y. (1969) — 68, 69Stevens, Charles (1974) — 72, 73, 74Stover, David R. (1972) — 71, 72Stillwell, Ryan (2007) — 04, 05, 06, 07Stypula, Andrew (2010) — 07, 08Sullivan, Dan (1982) — 79, 80, 81, 82Sullivan, William (2006) — 05Sun, David (1976) — 73, 74, 75, 76Sunderland, Andrew (2004) — 01, 02, 03, 04Sztan, Steve (1997) — 96, 97

• T • U • V •Taylor, Larry G. (1980) — 79Taylor, Rick (1970) — 68, 69, 70Terpolilli, Ralph N. (1974) — 73Thompson, Howard N. (1976) — 76Thompson, James (2001) — 98Tiller, Stephen R. (1971) — 70Tillie, Jim (1986) — 84, 85, 86Tovani, Jonathan G. (1980) — 77Trotter, David O. (1971) — 69Tubesing, Christopher (2008) — 05, 06, 08Tuite, John (1999) — 96, 97, 98, 99Tulley, Zachary (2013) — 10

Turner, Brad (1998) — 95, 96, 97, 98Ulmer, Dan (1971) — 69, 70, 71 Van Orsow, David (1977) — 75, 76, 77Vasta, Joe (1986) — 83, 84, 85, 86Vasta, Robert (2009) — 06Vazquez, Donald (Bud) (1979) — 78, 79Verardo, John E. (1970) — 68, 69, 70Vesely, Shane (1998) — 95, 96, 97Vetrano, Doug (1999) — 96, 97, 98, 99Voris, Russel E. (1968) — 67, 68Vu, Stephen (2013) — 10

• W •Waibel, Bert C. (1979) — 78, 79Walenga, Aaron (2000) — 97, 98Wallace, Everton R. (1981) — 80, 81Walter, Grayson (2003) — 00, 01Walti, James R. (1969) — 68, 69Ward, Craig (1987) — 84, 85, 86, 87Ward, Joe (2005) — 04Ward, Scott (1992) — 91Warf, Kyle (2003) — 00, 01, 02, 03Warf, Neil (2005) — 02Watson, David (2009) — 06Wayne, Robert H. Jr. (1974) — 74Weber, Michael (2007) — 04, 05, 06, 07Weber, Pace (1998) — 95, 96, 97Weeker, Scott A. (1972) — 71, 72Wessels, Ken (1987) — 84, 85, 86, 87Whittenberg, Stephen (2007) — 04Wilhelm, Robert (2012) — 09Wilson, Brian (2011) — 08, 09, 10

Wilson, Elliot (Ray) (2004) — 01, 02, 03, 04Winslow, Kevin (2007) — 04, 05, 06, 07Wood, Stuart B. (1967) — 67Woods, Terry L. (1971) — 69Woolford, William F. (1976) — 73, 74, 75, 76Wright, David (2000) — 97, 98Wzientek, Nick (2003) — 00, 01, 02, 03

• Y • Z •Yaap, Henry R. (1974) — 73, 74Yeshnik, Roger A. (1983) — 80, 81, 82, 83Zampacorta, James A. (1984) — 81, 82Zarnik, Chris (1986) — 83, 84, 85, 86Zembraski, Brian (1987) — 84, 85, 86, 87Zenker, Thomas (1981) — 78, 79Zullo, Brian (1996) — 95, 96


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LACROSSE FACILITIES

This season, the Air Force lacrosse team will play all of its contests in Falcon Stadium, the site of Air Force’s fi rst-ever victory over service academy rival Army.

Falcon Stadium was built in the fall of 1962. The stadium, which was built in a natural bowl, has a capacity of 46,692 and stands in the base of the Rampart Range of the Rocky Mountains.

Over the years, Falcon Stadium has seen numerous improvements. In 1991, the Academy installed nine skyboxes and remodeled the existing press box. In 2002, the Academy added permanent lights, while in 2004, a new scoreboard was installed. Prior to the 2006 season, FieldTurf was installed at the stadium. The new turf covers 84,480 square feet with an additional 26,520 square feet of native grass surrounding it.

The stadium was originally built solely for football, but several non-athletic events, such as the Academy's annual graduation, are conducted there.

The primary practice facility for the Air Force lacrosse team is the Cadet Lacrosse Stadium, which can also be used for competition. Home to the Falcons’ JV football team in the fall, the Cadet Lacrosse Stadium was refurbished with a new score-board for the 2009 season, while new improvements will continue to be made over the next several years.

During inclement weather, the Cadet Field House provides a full-fi eld indoor ar-tifi cial turf fi eld for lacrosse use. The multi-purpose area has various uses during the year. It is the home of the Falcon track team. The area is also utilized by the football and baseball teams for indoor practice. Because of the full range of facili-ties available, lacrosse players can enjoy year-round practice—fall lacrosse with off -season scrimmages, winter weight training and indoor practice in the spring.

The Cadet Field House is home to one of the largest permanently hung canvas paintings in the world. The mural, commissioned by the USAFA Association of Graduates and the class of 1976, is the work of Colorado Springs artist Michael Esch. The mural hangs on the north interior wall of the indoor track, and is 40 feet high and 320 feet long.

The theme of the work concerns the life of cadets at the Academy through their four-year stay, and is refl ected in four distinct panel divisions. A common thread underpinning all panels is the environment of the Academy, with its mountain backdrop, Colorado sky and architectural setting. Over this background, a mon-tage of scenes from all four years progresses on the panels. The composition touches the military, academic, athletic and character development mission of the Academy. The mural was completed in November 1997.

FALCON STADIUM

CADET LACROSSE STADIUM

CADET FIELD HOUSE


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HOLADAY ATHLETIC CENTERThe Holaday Athletic Center, Air Force’s newest athletic fa-cility, is slated for completion by August 2011. The 92,000 square-foot center will house a regulation-sized fi eld that can accommodate football, lacrosse and soccer, in addi-tion to many other athletic activities. Cadet athletic de-velopment and performance will be enhanced through reduced weather delays, increased practice time, and improved replication of game conditions that the facility provides.

“This athletic facility will allow our cadets to safely train all year-round,” says Dr. Mueh, the Director of Athletics. “This is a tremendous step forward for the athletics program and the Academy in terms of providing vital support for our cadets’ development and success.”

The new building is named for Bart Holaday, Class of ‘65, and his wife, Lynn, who committed $5 million toward the construction of the new indoor athletic training facility. It marked the largest gift from a graduate to the Academy in the institution’s history.

Once completed, the facility will be among the best in the nation and is destined to become a landmark of private philanthropy as the largest privately-funded capital proj-ect in the Academy’s history.

(Sketches courtesy of SOM; construction photos courtesy of Mike Kaplan/DenMar Services)


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THE AIR FORCE ACADEMYThe United States Air Force Academy off ers a four-year program of instruction and experience designed to educate, train and inspire men and women to become offi cers of character, motivated to lead the United States Air Force in service to our nation. Each cadet graduates with a bachelor of sci-ence degree and a commission as a second lieuten-ant in the Air Force.

COURSE OF STUDY

Cadets are exposed to a balanced curriculum that provides the knowledge, skills and responsibilities essential to a career Air Force offi cer. The entire USA-FA experience is integrated and mapped to achieve a set of desired outcomes in every graduate.

The core academic curriculum includes courses in basic sciences, engineering, social sciences and hu-manities. Cadets take additional elective courses to complete requirements for one of 32 major areas of study. About 50 percent of the cadets complete majors in science and engineering; the remainder graduate in the social sciences and humanities. Some of the most popular majors include manage-ment, aeronautical engineering, foreign area stud-ies, history, behavioral science, civil engineering, as-tronautical engineering, electrical engineering and engineering mechanics.

FACULTY COMPOSITION

The majority of the Academy's faculty members, more than 500 total, are Air Force offi cers. They are selected primarily from career-offi cer volunteers who have established outstanding records of per-formance and dedication. Each has at least a mas-ter's degree and more than 55 percent have doctor-ates or other terminal degrees in their fi eld of study.

About 30 percent of the faculty are civilians who bring great depth of disciplinary and educational expertise and provide academic stability and con-tinuity.

Faculty members are intensely focused on cadet learning as an integral part of their offi cer develop-ment. The Air Force Academy has been ranked No. 1 in the nation for the most accessible and involved faculty for four years in a row.

To provide greater contributions by a diverse fac-ulty, the Academy has several distinguished visiting professors and endowed professors who serve one or more years. Offi cers from other services, as well as offi cers from allied countries are also members of the faculty. Distinguished civilian and military lecturers also share their expertise with the cadets during the academic year.

ATHLETIC PROGRAM

The Academy's athletic program is designed to improve physical fi tness, teach athletic skills and develop leadership qualities. To achieve its goals, the Academy off ers some of the most extensive physical education, intramural sports and intercol-legiate athletic programs in the nation. Cadets take at least three diff erent physical education courses each year.

MILITARY EDUCA-

TION AND TRAINING

An air, space and cyber-space-oriented military education, training and leadership program begins with basic cadet training and continues throughout the four years. Seniors are re-sponsible for the orga-nizational leadership of the cadet wing, while juniors and sopho-mores seek to develop team and interpersonal leadership and instruc-tional skills. Cadets are projected into as many active leadership roles as possible to prepare them to be eff ective Air Force offi cers.

Fundamental concepts of military organization -- drill, ethics, honor, Air Force heritage and physical training -- are emphasized the fi rst summer during basic cadet training. Freshmen then study the mili-tary role in United States society as well as the mis-sion and organization of the Air Force. Sophomores receive instruction in communication skills and ju-niors study the combat and operational aspects of the Air Force. The Academy off ers courses in fl ying, navigation, soaring and parachuting, building from basic skills to instructor duties. Some cadets may fl y light air-craft with the Cadet Flying Team.

Summer training for cadets is divided into three, three-week training periods. There are a variety of programs available and each cadet is required to complete two training periods each summer with leave during the other period. All new cadets take six weeks of basic cadet training in their fi rst sum-mer.

Combat survival training is a required three-week program during cadets' second summer. For other second-summer training periods, cadets have op-tions such as working with Airmen in an operational unit at an Air Force installation, airborne parachute training, soaring or basic free-fall parachute train-ing.

During their last two summers, all cadets are off ered leadership training as supervisors or instructors in the summer programs listed above.

Extracurricular activities also are an integral part of the education program. The cadet ski club, drum and bugle corps, cadet chorale and forensics are a few of the programs available.

NOMINATIONS

Nominations to the Academy may be obtained through a congressional sponsor or by meeting eligibility criteria in other categories of competition established by law. For information on admission procedures, write to HQ USAFA/RRS; 2304 Cadet Drive, Suite 200; USAF Academy, CO 80840-5025.

www.usafa.edu

HISTORY OF THE ACADEMY

In 1948, a board of leading civilian and military educators was appointed to plan the curriculum for an academy that would meet the needs of the newly established Air Force. The board deter-mined that Air Force requirements could not be met by expanding the other service academies and recommended an Air Force Academy be es-tablished without delay.

In 1949, then Secretary of the Air Force W. Stuart Symington appointed a commission to assist in selecting a site and on April 1, 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized creation of the United States Air Force Academy. After consider-ing 580 sites in 45 states, the commission nar-rowed the choice to three locations. The summer of 1954, Secretary of the Air Force Harold Talbott selected a site near Colorado Springs, Colo. Colo-rado contributed $1 million toward purchase of the property.

In July 1955, the fi rst Academy class entered in-terim facilities at Lowry Air Force Base, Denver, while construction began. It was suffi ciently completed for occupancy by the cadet wing in late August 1958. Initial construction cost was $142 million.

Women entered the Academy on June 28, 1976, as members of the class of 1980.


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SENIOR LEADERSHIPLt. Gen. Michael C. Gould is Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. He directs a four-year aca-demic, military training, athletic and character development program leading to a bachelor’s degree and commission as an Air Force offi cer.

The general is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Class of 1976. His career encompasses a wide range of assign-ments, ranging from head football coach of the Air Force Academy Preparatory School, to serving as Air Force aide to the President of the United States.

He has held numerous command positions at the group, wing and numbered air force level, and was commander of Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center during 9/11. Prior to his return to the Academy, he was Director of Operations and Plans, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. General Gould is a command pilot with more than 3,000 fl ying hours in the T-38, T-41, KC-10, C-5, C-17, C-21, C-141 and KC-135R.

The general’s military awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Defense Superior Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Air Force Commendation Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.

VICE SUPERINTENDENTColonel

Tamara Rank

COMMANDANT OF CADETSBrig. General

Richard Clark

DEAN OF FACULTYBrig. General

Dana Born

COMMANDER, 10TH AIR BASE WING

Col. Rick LoCastro


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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

DR. HANS J. MUEHDIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS • SEVENTH YEAR

Dr. Hans J. Mueh is in his seventh year as the direc-tor of athletics at the Air Force Academy. A retired Air Force brigadier general, Mueh was vice dean of faculty for two years prior to his retirement from ac-tive duty in the summer of 2004. Mueh was heav-ily involved in Academy athletics before becoming director of athletics. He was the Academy's faculty athletics representative from 1996-2004 and was a long-time member of the board of directors for the Air Force Academy Athletics Association.

Since becoming the director of athletics, Mueh has led the Academy to some remarkable feats. In 2007, the Academy was one of only three schools (Michi-gan State and Boston College) to reach post-season play in football (2007), men’s basketball and ice hockey (2006-07). It marked the fi rst time a service academy has ever had a team compete in the post-season in all three sports.

In addition, under Mueh’s watch the men’s basket-ball team has played in an NCAA tournament and the National Invitational Tournament’s Final Four. The ice hockey team won three straight conference championships and made three straight appear-ances in the NCAA tournament. Mueh was on the selection committee that hired current head coach Frank Serratore and led the Academy’s move into the Athletic Hockey Association.

The football program, the Academy’s fl agship sport, has gone through a major overhaul under Mueh. He led the transition from the retirement of the legendary Fisher DeBerry after 23 years at the helm to hiring current head coach Troy Calhoun, a 1989 Academy graduate. Calhoun’s impact was im-mediate, leading the Falcons to a 9-4 overall mark and a second-place fi nish in the Mountain West Conference in 2007. The Falcons qualifi ed for their fi rst bowl game in fi ve years, playing in the Armed Forces Bowl in 2007. The program has posted back-to-back eight-win seasons and qualifi ed for bowl games since, marking the fi rst time since 1990-92 Air Force has been to a bowl three straight years.

Mueh has been just as successful behind the scenes with the administration of the department. Mueh restructured the department with an internal/exter-nal model that has streamlined resources and made the department more eff ective from top to bottom. In addition, he has the department on course to be-come a federally chartered non-profi t organization which will lead to more fund-raising opportunities.

Mueh was instrumental in the USAFA Endowment and the announcement of an Indoor Training Facil-ity that broke ground in the summer of 2010. The

$15 million facility will be completed early in 2011.

Mueh has also been active within the conference and the NCAA. He was recently selected to be part of the NCAA Division I Amateurism Cabinet and has been active on the NCAA’s academics/eligibil-ity compliance cabinet, the men’s golf committee and the region 7 postgraduate scholarship com-mittee. Mueh has been equally active within the conference on various leadership committees. He is currently on the awards and recognition commit-tee and has previously served on the joint council executive committee, and committees on champi-onships, television and sportsmanship.

Before assuming his duties as vice dean at the Acad-emy, Mueh was permanent professor and head of the department of chemistry at the Academy, a po-sition he held since October 1987 where he oversaw the annual design and instruction of 25 undergrad-uate courses for 1,500 cadets annually.

Mueh was born Jan. 8, 1944, in Celle, Germany, and emigrated to the United States in 1951. He entered the Air Force in 1962 as a member of the Academy's eighth graduating class, and graduated with a bachelor of science degree in chemistry in 1966. While at the Academy, Mueh was a two-year letterwinner in soccer as a goalie. He still holds the Academy record for saves in a game with 30, accom-plishing it twice in 1965 against North Carolina and Benedictine. In his junior and senior years, Mueh helped the Falcons to the Rocky Mountain Intercol-legiate Soccer League championship and quarterfi -nal berths in the NCAA tournament. He was a fi rst-team all-league selection in 1965.

Following graduation, Mueh completed two as-signments in intelligence before attending the Uni-versity of Wisconsin where he earned his master's degree in chemistry in 1970. He later earned a doc-torate degree in chemistry from Wisconsin in 1976 as a distinguished graduate. He has also completed Squadron Offi cer School, Air Command and Staff College and Air War College.

Between earning the two degrees, Mueh returned to the Academy as an instructor in the department of chemistry from 1970-72. He also served as assis-tant soccer coach and played semi-pro soccer with the Aurora Internationals in Denver during those two years, leading the Internationals to the Colo-rado state title in 1971. He volunteered for duty in Vietnam and served as an intelligence offi cer in Sai-gon, Republic of Vietnam and at Nakhon Phanom RTAB, Thailand, in 1972 and 1973.

After earning his doctorate degree, Mueh returned to the Academy in 1976 as an associate professor of chemistry. He remained at the Academy except for a stint in 1985-86 as the special assistant for technical matters at the Defense Intelligence Agency at the Pentagon.

In 1986, he assumed the position of acting head, department of chemistry, before being selected for his position of permanent professor and head of the department of chemistry in 1987. As faculty athletics representative, he was active in both the Western Athletic Conference and Mountain West Conference, and was the Academy's representa-tive on the transition team to form the new MWC, the only faculty athletics representative on the team. He competes in golf, racquetball, handball and tennis, and has promoted Air Force Academy intercollegiate sports throughout his tenure, begin-ning with work as chairman of the hockey eligibility committee, offi cer representative to the men's golf team and fi ve years as the offi cer representative to the football team.

Mueh is married to the former Sally Flax of Cincin-nati, Ohio. They have three children: Kristine, Kurt and Deborah.


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AIR FORCE ATHLETICSFew schools in the country have an athletic program as extensive as the Air Force Academy's.

The goals of the athletic program are to enhance the physical conditioning of all cadets, to develop the physical skills necessary for offi cership, to teach leadership in a competitive environment and to build character. There are three subdivisions of the athletic program: intercollegiate athletics, intramu-rals and physical education.

The intercollegiate program has 17 men's and 10 women's NCAA-sanctioned teams, facing some of the top competition in the nation. Men’s teams are football, baseball, basketball, ice hockey, cross-country, fencing, golf, gym-nastics, indoor and outdoor track, lacrosse, rifl e, soccer, swimming and div-ing, tennis, water polo and wrestling. The Academy fi elds women's teams in basketball, cross-country, fencing, gymnastics, rifl e, indoor and outdoor track, swimming and diving, soccer, tennis and volleyball. In addition, the Academy sponsors two non-NCAA programs; boxing and cheerleading.

The majority of the Academy’s men’s and women’s programs compete at the NCAA Division I level in the Mountain West Conference. The Falcons compete in this conference against teams from Brigham Young, New Mexico, Colorado State, San Diego State, TCU, Wyoming, Utah and UNLV. All sports also compete against non-conference opponents, including many nationally-ranked teams.

The football team competes annually for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, which is emblematic of service academy football supremacy. The Falcons have won the trophy 16 times, which is more than Army and Navy combined. The winner of the annual rivalry visits the White House to have the trophy presented by the President of the United States.

The USAFA Cadet Field House is one of the most impressive buildings in the country. It’s a modern, versatile structure with seemingly endless uses. The $5.6 million building is fi ve stories high and 396 feet by 426 feet, the size of three football fi elds laid side by side. The structure is divided into three areas--basketball arena, ice hockey arena and multipurpose area. The three sections have a combined seating capacity of more than 9,000.

Clune Arena seats 5,939. The Cadet Ice Rink has a seating capacity of 2,470, while the multipurpose area seats 1,000 fans for track and fi eld com-petitions.

The department’s newest facility is the Holaday Athletic Center, which will be completed in 2011.

Col. Billy Walker

Vice Director of Athletics

George Nelson

Associate ADHead, Physical Education

Jim Trego

Senior Associate ADExternal Aff airs

John Coulahan

Associate ADFinance

Marti Gasser

Associate AD/SWAIntercollegiate Programs

William Carpenter

Associate ADRecruiting Support

Wayne Kellenbence

Associate ADSupport

Troy Garnhart

Associate ADInfo./Communications

Dermot Coll

Associate ADDevelopment/Gov’t

Karen Warner

Associate ADHuman Resources

2011 Air Force Lacrosse Media Guide

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