Mary Washington Head Coach Kurt Glaeser Named VaSID Men's Lacrosse Coach of the Year; Five From CAC Receive All-State Nod
Mary Washington head coach Kurt Glaeser was named the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association (VaSID) All-State College Division Men's Lacrosse Coach of the Year, while five CAC players landed on the All-State team.
Glaeser led Mary Washington to its first-ever NCAA tournament and program-best record of 14-4. UMW was ranked as high as No. 12 in the nation under Glaeser’s supervision in 2014.
Mary Washington saw All-American and CAC Player of the Year senior attacker Luke Dick named to the first team, while senior midfielder Joey Marson and senior goalie Zack Del Grosso were named to the second team.
Also landing on the squad from the CAC were a pair of Christopher Newport standouts - senior long-stick midfielder Teddy Pekalski and junior defender Brenden Dwyer.
Major Award Winners: Player of the Year: Jon Gill, Lynchburg College Coach of the Year: Kurt Glaeser, University of Mary Washington Rookie of the Year: Kevin Jackson, Roanoke CollegeAll-State First Team A: Josh Currier, Virginia Wesleyan College A: Luke Dick, University of Mary Washington A: Nick Pappas, Virginia Wesleyan College M: Thomas Armstrong, Hampden-Sydney College M: Campbell Armstrong, Lynchburg College M: Joe Wood, Washington & Lee University LSM: New Bowden, Hampden-Sydney College D: Jon Gill, Lynchburg College D: Colin Fraser, Washington & Lee University D: Thomas Passenant, Hampden-Sydney College GK: Charles Pease, Roanoke College All-State Second Team A: Aaron Murphy, Lynchburg College A: Cam Lewis, Washington & Lee University A: Jason Andrews, Randolph-Macon College A: Austin Stewart, Lynchburg College M: Jared Mitchell, Washington & Lee University M: Daniel Batong, Ferrum College M: Joey Marson, University of Mary Washington LSM: Teddy Pekalski, Christopher Newport University D: Michael Packo, Roanoke College D: Brenden Dwyer, Christopher Newport University D: Tyler Muckle, Ferrum College GK: Zack Del Grosso, University of Mary Washington