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BALTIMORE – The fifth annual Champion Challenge will take place Jan. 30 – 31, 2010 at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The event, organized by US Lacrosse, will feature the U.S. men's and women's national lacrosse team programs, Duke University's men's and women's lacrosse teams, the United States Military Academy's men's lacrosse team, the Notre Dame's women's lacrosse team, and the Florida women's lacrosse team.

The U.S. men's national team will faceoff against Duke and the United States Military Academy in Team USA's first time playing together since the 23-man U.S. team roster was announced on Nov. 2. This is the second time Team USA and Duke will have faced each other in the Champion Challenge. Duke played the U.S. team in 2008's event.

"We are excited to have the opportunity to begin our preparations for the July World Championships in Manchester, England," said Jody Martin, US Lacrosse's men's division director. "We look forward to competing against formidable opponents Duke and Army. US Lacrosse extends its sincere gratitude to Coaches Danowski and Alberici for participating."

On the women's side, the U.S. elite team and the U.S. developmental team will both be at Disney's Wide World of Sports, taking on Duke, Notre Dame and Florida. The U.S. women's team program is coming off a gold-medal World Cup victory in Prague last July. This is the second year in a row Duke and the U.S. women's national team will have played each other in the Champion Challenge event. Meanwhile, this is both Notre Dame's and Florida's first appearance at Champion Challenge.

"We are excited to return to Disney's Wide World of Sports for this year's Champion Challenge," said Ann Carpenetti, US Lacrosse's women's division director. "Our U.S. women's national team looks forward to this event each year and it's always a display of high-level athleticism and competitive lacrosse."

"As the official performance apparel of US Lacrosse, we are very proud to partner with them on this Champion Challenge event," said Claire Powell, Director, Champion Brand Marketing. "It's very exciting to have these elite collegiate teams playing against the U.S. national teams and it's definitely a great way to kick off the lacrosse season."

The U.S. men's and women's national team program will offer youth clinics for boys and girls, respectively, on Sat., Jan. 30 from 9 to 11 a.m. Both clinics are for lacrosse players, grades 3-12. Parents can register online at www.uslacrosse.org.

Saturday, January 30

9:00–11:00 a.m.       U.S. women's national team youth clinic
9:00–11:00 a.m.       U.S. women's national team high school clinic
9:00–11:00 a.m.       U.S. men's national team youth clinic
1:00 p.m.             U.S. women elite team vs. Notre Dame
3:00 p.m.             U.S. men's national team vs. Army
5:30 p.m.             U.S. women's developmental team vs. Florida

Sunday, January 31

8:45 a.m.             U.S. women's developmental team vs. Duke
11:00 a.m.            U.S. women's elite team vs. Duke 
11:30 a.m.            U.S. women's developmental team vs. Notre Dame
1:00 p.m.             U.S. men's national team vs. Duke

Disney's Wide World of Sports Event Ticket Prices
Adult One-Day Admission, $13.50
Child One-Day, $10.00
Children under 3 years-old are free

Tickets will be sold at the event at Disney's Wide World of Sports lacrosse ticket gate or can be purchased in advance on the event web site, http://www.uslacrosse.org/events/champchallenge2010.phtml.

Clinics
Each clinic is $55 with all proceeds benefiting Team USA and participants receive free admission to games on Saturday and Sunday at the Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex. Space is limited. Register online at http://www.uslacrosse.org/events/champchallenge2010.phtml

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