University of North Carolina Athletics
Wade Elected To Lacrosse Hall of Fame
May 22, 2013 | Men's Lacrosse
BALTIMORE, May 22, 2013 - The 2013 induction class for the
National Lacrosse Hall of Fame has been approved by the US Lacrosse Board of
Directors. Among the eight honorees elected to the Hall in 2013 is former University of North Carolina midfield great Ryan Wade, who played at UNC from 1991-94, leading the Tar Heels to the '91 NCAA title and '93 NCAA runner-up spot.
This year's eight-person class will be officially inducted in a ceremony, sponsored by Bollinger Sports Insurance and the Markel Insurance Company, on Saturday, October 26, at The Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley, Md
The members of the 2013 induction class are: Jim Berkman, Quinn Carney, Michele
DeJuliis, Sue Heether, Bill Miller, Tracy Stumpf, Ryan Wade, and Michael
Watson.
Tickets for the 2013 National Lacrosse Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be
available to the public for purchase beginning August 1. Tickets will be sold
online at www.uslacrosse.org/HOF.
The National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, a program of US Lacrosse, was established
in 1957 to honor men and women who by their deeds as players, coaches,
officials and/or contributors, and by the example of their lives, personify the
great contribution of lacrosse to our way of life. More than 380 lacrosse
greats are honored in the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, which is located with
the Lacrosse Museum at US Lacrosse Headquarters in Baltimore.
Ryan Wade
Wade will be inducted as a truly great player. He was a three-time All-American
at the University of North Carolina, earning first team honors in 1993 and
1994, and second team honors in 1992. Additionally, Wade was tabbed as the
USILA's midfielder of the year in 1993. Wade was the ACC's player of the year
in both 1993 and 1994, and was a four-time selectee to the All-ACC team (1991-1994).
North Carolina won four ACC championships during his tenure, and also captured
the NCAA national championship in 1991. Wade was a member of three U.S.
national teams, playing on the U-19 squad in 1992 and the world champion U.S.
Men's National Team in both 1994 and 1998. He was selected to the All-World
Team in 1998, and also named as winner of the Best and Fairest Player Award
(MVP) at the 1998 world championship. Wade holds the UNC school record for most consecutive games with a point at 50 and he has the sixth longest goal-scoring streak in UNC history at 15 games.
Ryan Wade
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Three-year high school player at Severn School (Md.) (1988-1990)
• Selected as The Baltimore Sun's Metro Player of the Year (1990)
• Selected as a high school All-American (1990)
• Three-time All-American at North Carolina: 1st Team (1993, 1994); 2nd Team
(1992)
• Winner of the USILA's Midfielder of the Year Award (1993)
• Four-time selectee to All-ACC team (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994)
• Selected twice as the ACC's Player of the Year (1993, 1994)
• Selected to North-South All-Star Game as a senior (1994)
• Helped North Carolina win the NCAA national championship (1991)
• Helped lead North Carolina to four ACC championships (1991-1994)
• Two-time member of the U.S. Men's National Team (1994, 1998)
• Selected to All-World Team (1998)
• Winner of the Best and Fairest Player Award (1998)
• Member of U.S. Men's U-19 National Team (1992)
• Selected to U-19 All-World Team (1992)
• Inducted previously into US Lacrosse Chesapeake Chapter Hall of Fame (2008)
• Inducted previously into Anne Arundel County (Md.) Athletic Hall of Fame
(2010)
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