Department of Athletics Announces Class of 2006 Men's Lacrosse Recruits

by Sports Information
8/21/02

LANCASTER, PA - The Franklin and Marshall College Athletic Department announced today that the following list of recruits have submitted their deposit and will join the F&M men's lacrosse team this spring:

Name Hometown/ High School Position
Chris Brandt Armonk, NY/ Byram Hills Midfield
Chris Mannina Rockville, MD/ St. John's Defense
Patrick Grove Yorktown, NY/ Yorktown Midfield
Drew Wade Arnold, MD/ McDonogh Goalie
Dan Schillinger Severna Park, MD/ Serverna Park Defense
Henry Kusjanovic Armonk, NY/ Byram Hills Attack
Ashley Louis Ridgewood, NJ/ Ridgewood Midfield
Kyle Eingorn Newton, PA/ George School Midfield
Patrick Heffernan Baltimore, MD/ Gilman School Attack/Midfield
Ed Panko Boothwyn, PA/ Haverford Defense
Terry Dupont Easton, MD/ St. Andrews School Midfield
Jeff Osmond Winnetka, IL/ New Trier Attack/Midfield
Carter Gray New York, NY/ Deerfield Academy Midfield
Sean Duffy Springfield, PA/ Archmere Academy Midfield
John Lemein Kenilworth, IL/ Bridgton Academy (ME) Defense
Steve DeGrazia Garden City, NY/ Garden City Defense
Chris Atkins Cockeysville, MD/ Gilman School Midfield
Louis Abruzzese Gladwyne, PA/ Haverford Midfield
Chris Badger Chevy Chase, MD/ St. Andrews Midfield
Ben Coan Branford, CT Midfield
Richard Garrity Havertown, PA/ Hun School Midfield

Franklin and Marshall will look to Jon Singer (Sr., Reisterstown, MD/Boy'sLatin), Colin Hanley (So., Davidsonville, MD/Dematha), Steve Welsh (So., Lewes, DE/Cape Henelopen) and Chris Wathey (Jr., South Huntington, NY/ St. Anthony's) to spark the F&M offense in 2003, while Mike Sartorius (So., Summit, NJ/Summit) will again be looked upon to mind the cage.

Singer had 24 goals and 10 assists for 34 points, while Hanley recorded 20 goals and 8 assists for 28 points in his freshman year to pace the Diplomats in 2001. Welsh led the team in Centennial Conference goals with 12 while recording 21-8-29 for the season. An addition to the offense in 2003 will be Wathey, who had 16 points in the first three games of the year before having his season cut short with an injury.

Between the pipes, Sartorius stopped 208 shots in 898 minutes of play with a save percentage of .627 to rank among the elite goaltenders in the Mid-Atlantic Region.

Franklin & Marshall finished the year 9-7, 3-3 in Centennial Conference play. Overall, F&M's season record marked the program's second winning season since a 9-4 finish in 1996, a year in which the Diplomats placed ninth in the final national poll. The 2001 Diplomats also finished 9-7, 3-3 in Conference play.