2010 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Emmit Kellar
- Position:
- Defenseman
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Glyndon, Md.
- High School:
- Loyola Blakefield (Towson, Md.)
Coach Joe Breschi on Emmit Kellar
"I think that it's a consistency thing with Emmit. He's a great kid who really works hard. Great work ethic. Tries very hard. I think from our standpoint it's giving him an opportunity in a defined role to be a contributor."
2010 (Junior): Saw action in a pair of games, hitting the field as a close defenseman against Lehigh and Dartmouth...named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll for the third straight year.
2009 (Sophomore): Played in two games as a sophomore, seeing action as a reserve in the close defense against Detroit Mercy and Maryland...2008-09 ACC Academic Honor Roll selection...also earned Dean's List recognition.
2008 (Freshman): Played in two games...saw action against Bellarmine and Marist...named to the Dean's List in the spring of 2008...tapped for the 2007-08 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Community Service & Leadership: Active in Carolina Dreams program...worked with the Beans and Bread Christmas Program...volunteered with Habitat for Humanity...also volunteered at the Chapel Hill Ronald McDonald House...has worked closely with the Carolina Kid's Cart program at UNC Childrren's Hospital.
Prep: Graduated from the Loyola Blakefield School in Towson, Md. on June 3, 2007...coached by Jack Crawford...played four years of lacrosse as a close defenseman and long-stick middie...played football for four seasons as a tight end and a defensive end...played on a football team which was the 2006 MIAA A Conference co-champion...was co-captain of that gridiron team...an MIAA All-Star in football...on the lacrosse field he led the Loyola Dons to the 2007 MIAA A Conference championship, beating an undefeated Boys' Latin team in the final...that team ended up being ranked third in the country...a 2007 All-MIAA Team selection in lacrosse....2006 Blue Chip All-Star...2006 Under Armour All-America Team honoree...2007 Loyola co-captain...also captured the team's leadership award...as a senior was editor of the school paper, The Loyolan ...earned first academic honors at Loyola in 2003 and 2007 and second honors in 2004, 2005 and 2006...member of National Honor Society...in club lacrosse, played for the Maryland Fireballs in 2005-06...started Iceland Lacrosse in 2007...competed in STX Shootout in 2006 and 2007.
Personal: Emmit Francis Kellar was born October 29, 1988 in Glyndon, Md. ...the son of Kevin Robert Kellar and Julie Campell Kellar...has one sister, Emily, 19, and one brother, Benjamin, 17...business administration major.
LET'S PLAY 20 QUESTIONS WITH
...Emmit Kellar
Section #1 (Lacrosse Related)
1. My favorite thing about wearing the Carolina Blue is baby blue makes size 16 feet look relatively normal.
2. I love competing for this incredible coaching staff because our coaches are the most competitive people I know. IN THE MITTENS BIG FELLAS!!!.
3. My most underrated strength about my lacrosse game is my behind the back passes. 4. My best friend on my high school lacrosse team was Gerard Savarese.
5. Every high school recruit should dream of becoming a Tar Heel because winter ends February 1st in Chapel Hill.
Section #2 (Emmit's Interests)
1. An ideal Saturday afternoon in the summer is spent watching the O's at Pickle's.
2. My teammate with the best taste in music is Billy Bitter because he doesn't listen to country.
3. My favorite professional sports team is the Baltimore Ravens.
4. The best movie I've ever seen on a lacrosse bus trip is How To Train Your Dragon.
5. The foreign country I would love to visit the most is Spain because I heard it's lovely this time of year.
Section #3 (Food)
1. My favorite tailgate foods and beverages are Mom's Buffalo Chicken Dip, any kind of baked pasta, meatball subs, mini AK-Skis, Mrs. Pyke's chocolate covered pretzels and an orange Gatorade.
2. My favorite fast food restaurant is McDonald's because of the breakfast menu.
3. Sweet, salty or both? Both. Three words: Honey Roasted Peanuts.
4. My favorite food made by a relative is my Mom's lasagna or Nan's Nuclear Fruit.
5. My favorite Chapel Hill dining spot is PT's Bar and Grille.
Section #4 (Digging Into Emmit's Personality)
1. If I possessed the gift of time travel, I would go to Raymond James Stadium in January 2001 for the Ravens' Super Bowl.
2. The person in history I would most want to have dinner with is Theodore Roosevelt.
3. People would be very surprised to know is I write poetry.
4. In a quarter century I would love to be living in Baltimore and be retired.
5. The most interesting or fascinating person I've met in my time at UNC is Coach Brown because of the sagely wisdom he departs on us from nearly a half century of life experiences.
Emmit Kellar's Stats Lines
Year GP/GS SH G A PTS GB CT 2008 2/0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2009 2/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 2/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 6/0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career Highs: Ground Balls--2 vs. Marist, 3-18-2008.
