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SEVEN IAAM LACROSSE PLAYERS SELECTED AS UNDER ARMOUR ALL-AMERICANS
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Published: 05/30/2007
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SEVEN IAAM LACROSSE PLAYERS SELECTED AS UNDER ARMOUR ALL-AMERICANS |
Under
Armour, Inc., announced its 2007 Under Armour All-Americans, and seven
IAAM players were named to the South squad, which will take on the
North squad on June 16th at Loyola College.
The seven IAAM players named to the squad are:
Kirstyn Atkinson (McDonogh)
Ellen Cook (St. Paul's SFG)
Kate Janian (Bryn Mawr)
Jordy Kirr (Bryn Mawr)
Brooke Lipinski (Maryvale Prep)
Brooke Matthews (Friends)
Caroline Spearman (McDonogh)
Below is an e-mail distributed by Corrigan Sports Enterprises, along with a link for more information.
Under
Armour, Inc., along with Corrigan Sports Enterprises, has announced its
2007 class of Under Armour Lacrosse All-Americans. The 2007 Under
Armour All-America Team, selections powered by Inside Lacrosse,
recognizes the top up-and-coming high school lacrosse talent,
consisting of the best boys and girls senior lacrosse players in the
country, each of whom was selected by a panel of experts headed by Kim
Simons on the girls�?? side and Gary Gait on the boys�?? side and organized
by the team at Inside Lacrosse Magazine. The All-America team reaffirms
Under Armour�??s commitment to giving lacrosse players the best
performance gear possible as athletes head into their collegiate
athletic careers.
The 2007 Under Armour All-America Lacrosse
Classic will take place on Saturday, June 16th at Loyola College�??s
Geppi-Aikens Field. A full day of events is scheduled, beginning with
the STX Lacrosse Youth Clinic at 9 a.m. Following that event at 11
a.m., which is open to kids ages 15 & under, will be the D.C. vs.
Baltimore Girls�?? Underclassmen game. At 1 p.m. will be the D.C. vs.
Baltimore Boys�?? Underclassmen Game. At the conclusion of that contest,
the All-American Girls square off in a North vs. South format before
the All-American Boys finish the day live on ESPNU at 5 p.m.
This
year�??s crop of All-Americans features 90 players from 13 states, from
as far away as California and Colorado to as close as Maryland and
Virginia. New York had the most players selected with 25, while
Maryland was second on the list with 24. The University of Virginia
had 12 commitments chosen for the event (nine boys and three girls)
with Duke having 11 signees (five boys and six girls).
"Once
again the �??Best of the Best�?? has been selected to participate in the
second Annual Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic,�?� stated Lee
Corrigan, president of Corrigan Sports. �??The Under Armour All-American
label has distinguished itself as identifying the very best lacrosse
players in the country and that label will stick with these players for
the rest of their lives."
Paul McDermott of Huntington High
School and Diane Chapman from Garden City High School will serve as the
head coaches of the North Boys�?? and Girls�?? squads, respectively, while
Brian Kelly from Calvert Hall and Brooke Kuhl-McClelland of Mount
Hebron, both of whom were victorious in last year�??s underclassmen
games, will serve in the save capacity for the South Boys�?? and Girls�??
teams.
In the inaugural Under Armour All-America Lacrosse
Classic last year, both of the North teams were victorious. The boys
won by the score of 17-14 and the girls outscored their counterparts,
15-12.
Tickets are on sale now ranging from $25 to $10 for
students. For more information, call 410-605-9381 or visit www.underarmourlacrosse.com and www.insidelacrosse.com. |
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