Burnaby Mountain Selects announce 2008 Summer Rosters
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
By William Howard, BMLA Media Relations
Burnaby Mountain Selects Lacrosse
BURNABY, BC (June, 10, 2008) – Co-Head Coaches Brent Hoskins & Jeff Cathrea have announced the 2008 summer rosters for the Burnaby Mountain Selects Elite Touring Teams. Entering their third season at the helm of the Selects, Hoskins & Cathrea continue to build one of Canada’s most acclaimed field lacrosse development programs, combining excellence on the field with academic achievement. The 2008 summer rosters feature 17 high school sophomores, 3 juniors, and 14 seniors.
The elite summer program consists of three on-field practices and seven hours of study hall each week in addition to a strict conditioning program. All sessions have been designed to follow the same collegiate template as Simon Fraser University’s men’s lacrosse program with the objective of best preparing young student-athletes to play at the NCAA or MCLA collegiate level.
In addition to a ten week practice schedule, each season consists of two major trips to top college recruiting tournaments throughout North America where the Selects face elite high-school aged competition from across the continent. In June, the Selects will travel to Denver, Colorado to compete at the University of Denver Team Camp and in August, the Selects will wrap up their season with a trip to Geneva, New York to compete at the Hobart College Team Camp. This summer’s tournaments combine to feature over 75 elite teams and college recruiters from approximately 100 top NCAA and MCLA institutions.
2008 Burnaby Mountain Selects Summer Rosters:
BURNABY MOUNTAIN SELECTS – SUMMER U15 ELITE
Name – Position (City, Province / High School, Graduation Year)
Quinton Bradley – Defense/LSM (Richmond, BC / Matthew McNair 2011)
Tyler Buchan – Midfield (Burnaby, BC / Holy Cross Regional 2011)
Cody Cowx – Midfield (North Delta, BC / Sands Secondary 2011)
Brett Dobray – Attack (Langley, BC / Langley Secondary 2011)
Steve Ferdinandi – Attack (New Westminster, BC / New Westminster 2011)
Chris Friesen – Defense/LSM (Langley, BC / Brookswood Secondary 2011)
Connor Goodwin – Midfield (New Westminster, BC / New Westminster 2011)
Justin Goodwin – Defense (New Westminster, BC / New Westminster 2011)
Jakob Gunderson – Defense/LSM (North Delta, BC / Sands Secondary 2011)
Nick Hayes-Watts – Midfield (Port Coquitlam, BC / Dr. Charles Best 2011)
Alex Lemmon – Goal (North Vancouver, BC / Sentinel Secondary 2011)
Anthony Malcom – Attack (New Westminster, BC / St. Thomas More 2011)
Jaan Potiaev – Midfield (New Westminster, BC / New Westminster 2011)
Jonathan Rachfall – Defense (New Westminster, BC / New Westminster 2011)
Reese Robinson – Attack (New Westminster, BC / New Westminster 2011)
James Spagnuolo – Goal (Burnaby, BC / St. Thomas More 2011)
William Vanden Hooven – Midfield (Langley, BC / Pacific Academy 2011)
BURNABY MOUNTIAN SELECTS – SUMMER U18 ELITE
Name – Position (City, Province / High School, Graduation Year)
Brett Austin – Midfield (Port Moody, BC / Heritage Woods 2010)
Sam Biagioni – Defense (Surrey, BC / Fraser Heights 2009)
James Delaney – Midfield (Port Coquitlam, BC / St. Thomas More 2009)
Brian Gillis – Attack (North Vancouver, BC / Windsor Secondary 2009)
Chase Kelliher – Midfield (North Vancovuer, BC / Argyle Secondary 2010)
Mike Kennedy – Attack (Surrey, BC / Lord Tweedsmuir 2009)
Cody L’Arrivee – Defense (Port Coquitlam, BC / Terry Fox 2009)
Richard Lachlan – Attack (Port Coquitlam, BC / Terry Fox 2009)
Daniel McDermott – Defense (Richmond, BC / Matthew McNair 2010)
Mike Oishi – Defense (Maple Ridge, BC / Samuel Robertson Technical 2009)
Michael Pecchia – Goal (Coquitlam, BC / Heritage Mountain 2009)
Adam Schulstad – Midfield (Abbotsford, BC / W. J. Mouat 2009)
Jordan Schulstad – Attack (Abbotsford, BC / W. J. Mouat 2009)
Joshua Simons – Midfield (Port Moody, BC / Dr. Charles Best 2009)
Jackson Smith – Midfield (Langley, BC / D.W. Poppy 2009)
Max Weselowski – Midfield (Maple Ridge, BC / Meadowridge 2009)
Ryan Zoehner – Defense (Coquitlam, BC / Pinetree 2009)
Hoskins & Cathrea also announced the addition of two Assistant Coaches for the program’s summer season: Luke Genereux (Port Coquitlam, BC) and Mike Ripley (Saskatoon, SK). Genereux joins the Selects Coaching Staff after spending 2007-2008 as Assistant Men’s Lacrosse Coach at Bristol University in Bristol, United Kingdom. Genereux was a PNCLL 1st-Team All Conference selection at Simon Fraser as a freshman in 2006-2007 and will return to play his remaining three years of college eligibility with the Clan in 2008-2009. Ripley was the Saskatoon Field Lacrosse nominee for Coach of the Year in 2007 after guiding the Saskatoon Scorpions to the Junior Men’s Provincial Championship. Ripley has played two seasons for the Clan and will be a junior in 2008-2009.
The Burnaby Mountain Selects Elite Development Program is entering its third season and is part of the Burnaby Mountain Lacrosse Association (BMLA). The program was founded in 2006 by Simon Fraser University men’s lacrosse Co-Head Coaches Brent Hoskins & Jeff Cathrea (5th season), and is designed to train players in a professional environment to best prepare them for a NCAA or MCLA collegiate field lacrosse career. Selection and consideration into the program is reserved for a select group of elite student-athletes, who possess the desire to work hard and learn in a competitive team environment, while demonstrating the ability to prioritize their academics goals in the highest regards. Players are currently enrolled in grades 9, 10, 11 or 12 and reside in Greater Vancouver’s Lower Mainland. The Selects, proudly sponsored by Firstar Performance Apparel, Onyx Lacrosse / Riddell Helmets and Gait Lacrosse, travel to compete in top college recruiting tournaments throughout North America.
For more information on the Burnaby Mountain Lacrosse Association or the Burnaby Mountain Selects Elite Touring Teams please visit www.selectslacrosse.com.
Contact: Brent Hoskins (604) 836-7748, bhoskins@alumni.sfu.ca
