Jordan Laseta

Position:
Defenseman
Height:
6-0
Weight:
200
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Phoenix, MD
High School:
Boy's Latin

General: A three-year letter winner in the Tar Heels' deep defensive corps...will provide strong play and veteran leadership for the close defense unit this year...has a great opportunity to take over one of the starting spots on close defense...will be key in introducing a talented freshman class to the ways of Carolina lacrosse...saw his playing time increase significantly as a sophomore as he became a mainstay on UNC's man-down defensive unit...continued his stellar play on the man-down unit as a junior...was a strong addition to the Tar Heels' defensive corps when he came to UNC in 2002.
2004 Season: Played in 14 of the Tar Heels' 15 games...missed getting on the field only in the Maryland game...always one of the first off the Carolina bench...found his niche in man-down situation...picked up a career-best two ground balls in win over Limestone.
2003 Season: Increased his playing time significantly as he saw action in all 13 games of the season for the Tar Heels...saw most of his action on the man-down unit but was also one of the first men off the bench as a sub on the close defense.
2002 Season: Saw action in six games as a freshman playing primarily on UNC's man-down defense...joined that unit for the last four games of the season.
Prep: A 2001 graduate of Boys' Latin School of Maryland...played three years on the varsity lacrosse team and one year of junior varsity lacrosse as a defenseman, captaining the Lakers' team as a senior...also played three years of varsity soccer and two years of junior varsity soccer at center halfback, captaining that squad for two seasons...two-time second-team All-Metro selection by the Baltimore Sun on the lacrosse field...was named to the Bay State All-Star Team in lacrosse...was All-County first team selection as a junior and and a senior...second team All-State selection in lacrosse...was named first-team All-MIAA B Conference in soccer twice...captained soccer team as a junior and a senior...two-time first-team All-City selection in soccer...won the school's Yale Scholarship for history...won the school's award as the most respected student as given by the faculty.
Personal: Given name is Jordan Joshua LaSeta...prefers to go by J.J....earned the nickname "Juice"...has two brothers and one sister...one of his brothers played lacrosse at Ohio Wesleyan University.
Personality Chart
Nickname...J.J.
College Major...Communications
Post-School Ambition...Undecided
Hobbies...Cooking, fly fishing, skeet shooting
Person Who Has Had the Greatest Influence on My Athletic Career...My brother Joe
Athlete I Most Admire...Lance Armstrong
Best Book I've Ever Read...Who Stole My Cheese
Movie I've Most Enjoyed...Rad
Biggest Sports Thrill...Playing international soccer in Denmark
Favorite Food...the cheeseburgers from Sunshine Gas Station
Favorite TV Show...American Choppers
Interesting Fact...When my parents told my siblings I was going to be joining the faimly they thought my parents were adopting
Complete Name...Jordan Joshua LaSeta
Birthdate and Birthplace...January 15, 1982 in Baltimore, Md.
Parents' Names ...Frank and Lana LaSeta
J.J. LaSeta's Stat Lines