University of North Carolina Athletics
Two Tar Heel Alumni Compete For Spots On World Games Team
March 2, 2009 | Men's Lacrosse
March 2, 2009
BALTIMORE, MD. - US Lacrosse has announced that 84 players have been selected to try out for the 2010 U.S. men's lacrosse team that will compete in the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championship in Manchester, England from July 10-24, 2010. Two Tar Heel alumni are on the list - attackman Jed Prossner, Class of 2005, and defenseman Stephen McElduff, Class of 2006.
The tryouts will be held from June 7-10, 2009 at Bryant University in Smithfield, R.I.
Nearly 200 players submitted applications to be considered for the tryouts and the pool was narrowed to 84 by the U.S. Men's Team Player Selection Committee.
Following the tryout weekend, the group will be trimmed to approximately 40 players that will compete in three training weekends during the fall of 2009. After those three weekends, the roster will be cut to the FIL-mandated size of 23 players.
The 2010 world championship will be the first men's championship conducted by the newly-formed FIL, which is a result of the merger of the International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations and the International Lacrosse Federation.
The U.S. has won seven of the nine world titles held since 1974, failing to win gold only in 1978 and 2006. The 2010 U.S. team will be coached by Mike Pressler, the head coach at Bryant University.
