Chris Cortina

Position:
Defenseman
Height:
6-2
Weight:
225
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Pennington, N.J.
High School:
Lawrenceville School

Coach Joe Breschi on Chris Cortina
• Possesses excellent skills
•Has ability to Face-Off
•Plays solid one-on-one defense
•Plays a physical style

Pronunciation Guide: COR-teen-uh

General: One of several players in the hunt for the third starting spot on close defense...two-time returning letter winner who seeks to bounce back from injury problems which plagued him the second half of his sophomore year and forced him to redshirt last season...one of the most physical defenders on the team.

2008 Season (Junior): Injury redshirt year.

2007 Season (Sophomore): Played in six games before being sidelined by injury ...started the game at Maryland and had two ground balls and two caused turnovers in the match...those were both career high totals in a game.

2006 Season (Freshman): Played in six games for Carolina including the last four of the season...started the season finale against Maryland in the ACC Tournament...had three ground balls and caused one turnover.

Prep: 2005 graduate of the Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, N.J....four-year letterman in both lacrosse and football...played midfield and defense and faced-off for the lacrosse team, starting all four years...played tight end and linebacker on the gridiron as a three-year starter...All-America selection in lacrosse ...named second-team All-State in lacrosse in 2004 by the Newark Star-Ledger...a third-team All-State selection in 2003 and second-team choice in 2004 by the Newark Star Ledger as a tight end...captained lacrosse team as a senior...led lacrosse team to four prep "A" class state championships...served as a Lawrenceville tour guide for three years...president and founder of the M.E.A.T. club...U.S. Lacrosse boys high school All-America...2005 National Senior Showcase selection.

Personal: Christopher Samuel Cortina is the son of Gary and Leslie Cortina...was born April 9, 1987 in Trenton, N.J. ...has one brother, Michael, 22.

Cordially Cortina
Academic Major at Carolina: Communication Studies
Career Plans: To be in business for myself and to be happy
Hobbies: Surfing, Eating, Relaxing, Spending time with my friends and family, Living with Ben Hunt
Athletes I Most Admire: Lance Armstrong, Muhammad Ali
Biggest Sports Thrills: Lawrenceville beating Brunswick School 13-12 in overtime after trailing by four goals with 2:45 left in the game; scoring TD against Hun School my junior year to give us a seven-point lead in the game
People Who Have Had The Greatest Influence On My Athletic Career: My Dad and my Uncle Greg
Favorite Books: Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, Their Eyes were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Favorite Magazines: Any surfing magazine
Favorite Foods: Mom's roasted chicken, Steak, French Fries, Grandma's pasta with meat sauce
Favorite Movies: The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, City of God, Old School
Favorite TV Shows: Entourage, Weeds, The Sopranos
Favorite Website to Visit: Facebook