John Cattonar

Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
5-7
Weight:
165
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Kings Point, N.Y.
High School:
Smithtown

General: Will compete for playing time at the goalkeeper position...transferred to Carolina this year from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Prep: Graduated in June 1999 from Smithtown High School...played two years of varsity lacrosse there as a goalkeeper...was a two-way starter on the football team, playing defensive back and wide receiver...he captained the lacrosse team as a senior...was an All-Division selection...finished third in the county in save percentage and recorded two shutouts...played in Suffolk County all-star game...led lacrosse team to back-to-back super six championships under coach Kevin Huff...on the gridiron, he was an All-Conference selection after leading the county in receiving and averaging more than 10 tackles a game...was chosen as Smithtown’s scholar athlete for both the football and the lacrosse teams....was a member of the National Honor Society and the Italian Honor Society.

Personal: Given name is John Michael Cattonar...son of John and Fran Cattonar...was born August 3, 1981 in Massapequa, N.Y....has two sisters...enjoys hanging out with friends in his spare time...athletes he most admires are Wayne Chrebet and his high school lacrosse coach Kevin Huff...biggest sports thrill was scoring the game-winning touchdown two years in a row against arch-rival Ward Melville High School.