-Coach Nagle has secured another commitment for the Class of 2016, attackman/midfielder Jeffrey Reh '16: Jeffrey Reh '16 Miller Place, NY / Miller Place HS Attack/Midfield 5'9'' 155lbs #5
-The Philadelphia Wings interviewed Kevin Crowley '11 on his being the first pick in the 2011 NLL Draft and the upcoming season: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnQWzWyzv60 Click on the image above to see the Philadelphia Wings interview with Kevin Crowley '11.
Rhys Duch '08 was awarded 2009 NLL Rookie of the Year and was named to the 2010 All-Pro Team. Duch has scored 216 points in only two seasons.
-Lacrosse Magazine also reported on Rhys Duch '08 signing with the Washington Stealth. Stealth head coach Chris Hall said of Duch: “The scary part is, he’s still growing as a player and has the potential to finish his career as one of the best to ever play the game."http://laxmagazine.com/nll/2011-12/news/121011_stealth_ink_rhys_duch_to_new_deal
Rhys Duch '08 (#10), signs autographs for fans after a Washington Stealth game.
-Richard Perez-Pena of the NY Times reported that fund manager and former SB professor James Simons and his wife Marilyn Simons, an SB alumnus, have donated a gift of $150M to SB. The gift is the largest by far in SUNY history and is the sixth largest donation ever to a US public university. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/nyregion/stony-brook-university-given-150-million.html?_r=1
James Simons, the former chairman of the SB Mathematics Department, and his wife Marilyn both administer the Stony Brook Foundation. Marilyn attended SB for both undergraduate and doctoral degrees.
SB also secured $35M in matching funding from the state for construction. One of the specific initiatives of the gift is to support the construction of the Medical and Research Translation building, a 250,000 square foot facility at the Health Sciences Center.
The Simons family and the Simons Foundation have provided more than $300M in gifts to SB over the past 20 years to support a number of academic initiatives, including gifts of $25M in 2008 and $60M in 2008. The gift will also create 35 endowed professorships across academic disciplines over the next five years. Further, a new fund will be created to support graduate students and to support merit-based scholarships for undergraduate students.
The MART, pictured at the left, will focus on research and care for cancer, infectious disease, and neurological disease and disorders, as well as advanced medical imaging. The project will create 1,200 direct and indirect construction jobs and several hundred new specialized research jobs.
-Matt DaSilva of Lacrosse Magazine penned an article entitled "Ode to the Wingman", which included skills instruction from Steve Waldeck '10 on how to play the wing on faceoffs: http://www.onlinedigitalpubs.com/publication/?i=85639&p=57
Former All America Steve Waldeck '10 was featured in the November 2011 issue of Lacrosse Magazine (pg 54) for his mastery of playing the wing on faceoffs.
Kyle Moeller '12 started all fourteen games in his first season at SB, including 45 GBs and 25 caused turnovers.
Robbie Campell '12 has totalled 58G, 39A in his first three seasons at SB.
-Laxpower.com reported that Coach Nagle has secured a commitment from midfielder Kyle Rowe '17 to play for SB Lacrosse. Kyle Rowe '17 Vienna, VA / James Madison HS Midfield/FO 5'11 190lbs #17
-2011 All District Honorable Mention
-Virginia Lacrosse Club
-2010 Stats: 8G, 2A
-National Faceoff Tournament- Rising Junior 1st Place Faceoff specialist Kyle Rowe '17, a rising junior, won first place in his class at the National Faceoff Tournament.
Incoming goalie Hayden Johnstone '17 was one of only twenty four Canadian athletes selected for Team Canada U19, and one of only three goalies selected. Inside Lacrosse also reported on the Canadian U19 team, including that Johnstone and the team will represent Canada at the 2012 FIL Under 19 Men’s Field World Championships being held in Turku, Finland:http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/12/02/canadian-lacrosse-association-announces-2012-u-19-field-roster
-Dale Clifford of the Peterborough Examiner wrote about Nate White '16 winning two gold medals, with Canada U16 and Canada U19: http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3295455 Attackman Nate White '16 scored 21G, 10A in an abbreviated season during his junior year. -2011 Canadian U19 Team (Gold Medalist) -2010 Team Ontario -2009 Canadian U16 Team Ontario (Gold Medalist & All Star) -2009 Stan Cockerton Award
Click on the image above to see footage of Nate White '16 playing for Edge Lacrosse.
Incoming goalie Hayden Johnstone '17 was one of only twenty four Canadian athletes selected for Team Canada U19, and one of only three goalies selected. Inside Lacrosse also reported on the Canadian U19 team, including that the team will represent Canada at the 2012 FIL Under 19 Men’s Field World Championships being held in Turku, Finland:http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/12/02/canadian-lacrosse-association-announces-2012-u-19-field-roster
-Coach Nagle has secured a commitment from midfielder and faceoff specialist Kyle Rowe '17: Kyle Rowe '17 Vienna, VA / James Madison HS Midfield/FO 5'11 190lbs #17
-2011 All District Honorable Mention
-Virginia Lacrosse Club
-2010 Stats: 8G, 2A Incoming midfielder Kyle Rowe '17, a rising junior, was awarded first place in his grade in the National Faceoff Tournament.
Fans storm the field after defeating Liberty in the Big South Championship. SB Football is ranked in the top 25 of various FCS Football national polls.
-Vaccaro said of Jake Cabble '15: "He's been playing at the varsity level since his freshman year and developed into a big-time producer... Cabble combines the speed to create his own shot, marksmanship when he gets it, and also the ability to find his teammates".
Jake Cabble '15 played for the 2010 Long Island Empire Team with current SB teammates Alex Harris '15 and Michael Andreassi '15. The team won a gold medal in Buffalo.
Click on the image above to see Jake Cabble '15 score the game winner in overtime against West Islip. The assist comes from SB attackman Michael Andreassi '15.
-SB Football won its 9th straight game last Saturday, against Albany in the first round of the FCS Tournament. SB advances to the second round to take on undefeated #1 Sam Houston State in Huntsville, Texas. The game will be broadcast live at ESPN3.com on 12/3/11 at 3pm.
SB Football defeated Albany in front of a sellout crowd to advance to the second round of the FCS Tournament.
In its first appearance in the FCS Tournament, SB Football erased an 18 point deficit to defeat Albany at LaValle Stadium. Click on the image above to see highlight video. -ESPN also covered the game, and you can find video highlights here: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:7283772 SB Football, after defeating #21 Liberty and #32 Albany, is currently ranked #22 nationally in the FCS. Click on the link above to see ESPN highlights of the Albany victory before a sellout crowd. -Jonathan Zeller of the New York Times reported on the growth and success of SB Football, its facilities, and 170 piece marching band, in an article entitled "Stony Brook Has Arrived, Marching Band and All".http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/sports/ncaafootball/stony-brook-football-has-arrived-marching-band-and-all.html?_r=2&ref=sports
A sold out crowd of SB Football fans storm the field after defeating Liberty in the Big South Championship. Click on the image above for video.
-SB Athletics reported on its third annual Thanksgiving Challenge, which featured a seven station circuit training for various SB athletes. Out of 94 competing athletes, lacrosse midfielder Robbie Campbell '12 posted the top performance at the event. http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/112311aaa.html
-2010 BC Midget League MVP; Midget A1 Warrior All Star; 2012 West Coast Starz
-2010 Provincial Champions, Athlete of the Year -2012 West Side Lax Elite Honorable Mention; Member of the West Coast Stars and Coquitlam Adanacs
-Also plays soccer, rugby, and basketball
Jason Donville of Inside Lacrosse said Challen Rogers '16: "has the size of a big man and the finesse of the very best goal scorers... has tremendous athleticism and can score using either his brains or his brawn".
Michael Andreassi '15 Holbrook, NY / Sachem North HS / UMass Attack 5'11'' 210lbs #14/31
Chris Vaccaro of the Sachem Patch said of Michael Andreassi '15: "In two varsity seasons, he has scored 73 goals and is on pace to being one of the best offensive producers (Sachem) North has graduated in the last decade... picked as one of the top 20 rising juniors in Suffolk County". -2008 Suffolk County Rookie of the Year
-2008-2010 Stats: 114G, 36A -2009, 2010, 2011 All Suffolk County
-2010 Nike NYS Shootout; 2011 Long Island Empire State Team (Gold Medalist)
-Invited to the U19 World Team tryouts and the All American Showcase
Sachem North coach Jay Mauro said of Michael Andreassi '15: “He’s a tireless worker... has an aggressiveness about him and the ability to take over a game... something I haven’t seen at the high school since I’ve been coaching... has the ability to get to the cage, the ability to get his hands free, his shots lefty and righty are accurate, and he has great poise.”
In addition to being a standout on the lacrosse field, Michael Andreassi '15was named 2010, 2011 All County Football as a linebacker and running back; 2011 All Long Island Football, 2011 All State Football. Andreassi was also a 2010 Hansen Award Candidate and named to the Suffolk Top 100.
The efforts of Dr. John Leddy and the SB Marching Band have resulted in increased student spirit and attendance at SB athletic events. Click on the image above to see a video interview with Leddy.
