Brad Mclam, Johns Hopkins University

Two-time All-American defensive midfielder at Johns Hopkins University 1985 & 1986. Member of the NCAA Championship teams at Johns Hopkins University 1984 & 1985. Voted Outstanding Defensemen; 1986. Brad also lettered in football for JHU and held the record for all-purpose yards for over 10 years. Four years as an assistant coach at C.W. Post; 6 years as an assistant coach at Mepham HS including county finalists in 1992 and currently a coach for Northport Middle School and helps extensively with the Northport Lacrosse Club boys and girls teams.

HIGH SCHOOL All-American midfielder at Half Hollow Hills High School West. 1982 Member of the Suffolk County Championship team at Half Hollow Hills West High School 1981

Brad and his family live in the Northport community.

Jillian Byers, Notre Dame University

Finalist For 2009 Tewaaraton Trophy

A total team player, the Northport, N.Y., native excels in all aspects of the game. She leads the Irish with 50 draw controls (which is two off her record set in 2008) while she is fourth with 33 ground balls and second with 25 caused turnovers on the year. Versus Connecticut, on April 18, Byers set a Notre Dame single-season record with 12 points (7g, 5a) in a victory against Connecticut.

In helping the Irish to their first-ever BIG EAST championship, she scored six goals and added six assists in two wins over Syracuse (16-11) and Georgetown (12-10) and was selected to the BIG EAST all-tournament team.

A three-time IWLCA second team All-American, Byers has scored 253 goals with 72 assists for 325 career points. She ranks first all-time at Notre Dame in goals, points and draw controls (149) and is fourth in assists.

On the national level, she is currently the nation’s active leading goal scorer while being 14th in assists and third in points. She is seventh on the NCAA’s all-time goals list with 253 and 13th all-time with 325 points.

Craig Dowd, Georgetown University

2009: A Second Team All-ECAC selection … An All-ECAC Academic Team selection … Started all 14 games … Led the team in scoring with 33 points … Tops on the team with 23 assists … His 23 assists are tied for the 11th-best single season mark in program history … Sixth on the team with 10 goals … Ranked second in the ECAC Lacrosse League with 1.57 assists per game, which was tied for 16th in the country … Fourth on the team with 57 shots … Had 10 multi-point games and nine multi-assist games … Scored a season-high four points four times, against Maryland, St. John’s, Delaware and Navy … Scored two goals and had two assists against Delaware … Tallied a season-high three assists three times, against Maryland, St. John’s and Navy.A member of the United States Under-19 Gold Medal team … Named the top attackman at the 2008 World Games.

Top attackman for the Hoyas.

Devon Rhodes, Yale University

Devon Rhodes ledsthe Bulldogs in goals, points and draw controls. She is a graduate of Northport High School, where she was a two-time All-American, and also played for the Long Island Yellow Jackets. Rhodes is the second Yale Bulldog to earn one of the Ivy League’s Player of the Week awards this season.

Lacrosse All-American in 2008 and 2009 … New York State Girls National Tournament Team #1 … Won Long Island gold medal with New York Empire Team … Newsday All-Long Island team in 2008 and 2009 … Played five years of varsity lacrosse at Northport, captaining team senior year … Led team to 21-1 record and undefeated Suffolk County championship her senior year … Team was also Suffolk County champions in 2006 and 2008 … Team MVP in 2007, 2008 and 2009 … All-Tournament team in 2007 and 2008 … All-County in 2007, 2008 and 2009 … First team All-Galaxy in 2008 and 2009 … Ranked fifth on Long Island in points with 131 (95 goals, 36 assists) in 2009 … Broke school record for points in a game with 10 goals and three assists against West Babylon.

Notes: U.S. Lacrosse Academic All-American in 2008 and 2009 … Member of National Honor Society … Gerry Holland Scholarship Award Recipient … Member of the World Language Honor Society … Board of Education Award for Academic Excellence … Presidential Award for Educational Excellence … Played with Yale teammates Adrianna Amendola and Brittany De Lea on Long Island Yellow Jackets Blue team … Brother Christopher plays lacrosse for Lehigh.

Drew Thompson, University of Virginia

A complete player who’ had an outstanding career at top-ranked University of Virginia … excels on both ends of the field …and has been named ACC Player of the Week for his great work on both sides of the field and at the face-off “X”. Currently a member of the Long Island Lizards.

NORTHPORT HIGH SCHOOL Four-time lacrosse letterman … All-American in 2002 and 2003 … three-time all-county selection …his Long Island team won two gold medals at the Empire State Games … two-time team MVP … set school records for career goals (161), points (239) and faceoffs won (580+) … 56 goals as a senior … team won state championship his sophomore year and was state finalist his junior season … MVP of the state championship as a sophomore … Louis Acompora Memorial Scholarship recipient.

Katie Ciacci, University of Florida

Five-year member and team captain of the Northport High School team that went 17-0 during league play for only the second time in school history … Played for Coach Carol Rose … Northport finished the season ranked No. 11 in the nation with a 20-1 record … Named a First-Team All-American in 2008 and 2009 and High School Academic All-American in 2009 by US Lacrosse … Won the Suffolk County Class A championships three times (2006, 08, 09) and was a finalist in 2007 … Member of the 2008 New York State Team 1 in 2008 and Team 2 in 2006 and 2007 … Was a 2008 and 2009 All-County performer and 2007 All-County Honorable Mention … A part of the 2007 and 2008 Long Island Empire State gold medalist teams … Also played for the Long Island Yellow Jackets club team for seven years … 2007 and 2008 First-Team All-Galaxy … Team won 2008 Lax 4 the Cure Championship and were the 2007 Star Spangled Banner champions.

Travis Burr, Harvard University

Currently a senior midfielder and team Captain at Harvard University and one of the Crimson’s leading scorers.

Three year starter at Northport HS. Lettered in football, basketball and lacrosse and is part of the 2006 “big four” which includes Craig Dowd, Max Chautin and Max Bartig. His Long Island team won the gold medal at the Empire State Games in 2005.

Nicole Albino, Jacksonville University

Started three years at Northport High School…played under head coach Carol Rose…helped team to three county finals, including two championships…team posted an undefeated regular season until losing in the Long Island final to No. 1 Famingdale…received all-county honorable mention during senior season…also started three seasons for Northport’s soccer team, winning the county championship sophomore season.

Personal: Born January 5, 1991…daughter of Joseph and Beth Nystrom…has one brother, Joseph…proposed major is physical education.

Lacy Vigmostad, Northwestern

NCAA National Champion

Key member of the Wildcat defensive unit, starting all 23 games as a freshman for Northwestern … Helped hold opponents to just 6.83 goals per game, the second-lowest total in the nation … Ranked fourth on the team with 30 ground balls, highlighted by five in the NCAA quarterfinal victory over Princeton (5/16) … Also scooped up four against Syracuse (3/22) and Ohio State (4/22) … Third on the team in caused turnovers with 18, including a career-high four against the Buckeyes … Forced a pair at Penn State in the ALC championship game (5/2) … Won 19 draw controls, including a personal-best three against Massachusetts in the NCAA first round victory … Tallied a pair of draws on five other occasions … Also came through on offense when needed, recording goals at Notre Dame (2/20) and against the Minutewomen … Earned ALC Defensive Player of the Week honors on April 27 … Named to the Womenslacrosse.com All-Rookie Team.

NORTHPORT HIGH SCHOOLFour-year letterwinner and team captain … Finished her high school career with 78 goals, 79 assists and 184 ground balls … Had single-game highs of six goals and seven assists … Two-time All-American … Helped lead Northport to the 2006 and 2008 Suffolk County Championship and was a finalist in 2007 … Long Island Championship finalists in 2008 … Named all-county and Newsday All-Long Island in 2007 and 2008 … Team’s MVP in 2007 and 2008 … Named to National Draw all-tournament team and was first-team All-Galaxy in 2007 and 2008 … Member of Long Island Yellow Jackets club team for three years … Team went undefeated at every summer tournament it played in in 2007 … Also was a three-time letterwinner in soccer … Two-time Academic All-American … Named most outstanding senior scholar-athlete … Graduated in the top five percent of her class … National Honor Society member … Honor roll student.

Nina Sarcona University of Massachusetts

Played four years at Northport High School under Coach Carol Rose, winning the league championship during her senior, junior and sophomore seasons … Named a Suffolk All-County Award Winner, High School Offensive MVP and Honorable Mention All-American her senior season after scoring 50 goals.

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