BURLINGTON, Vt. - The University of Vermont men's lacrosse team will add 16 newcomers for the 2009-2010 season. Head coach Ryan Curtis made the announcement today.

Josh Aronson (Lutherville, Md.), Mike Clarke (Dedham, Mass.), Michael Connors (East Walpole, Mass.), Jack Cranston (Coto de Caza, Calif.), Kyle Leman (Barrington, Ill.), A.J. Masson (Newmarket, Ont.), J.J. Newland (Merion Station, Pa.), Drew Philie (Sandwich, Mass.), Augie Remien (Winnetha, Ill.), Tayler Sipperly (Charlotte, N.C.), Zack Telander (Lake Forest, Ill.), Marty Vanzo (Westford, Vt.), Garrett Virtue (Rye, N.Y.) and Ward Waesche (Greenwich, Conn.) will all join the class of 2013. In addition, transfers Cal Case (Columbus, Ohio) and Rory O'Connor (Haveford, Pa.) will join the team.

"This year's class gives us the depth we lacked last year and will allow us to compete athletically with the best teams in the country," Curtis said. "It's a large class for us and we expect the majority of our new players to compete and push our upperclassmen immediately. The dynamics of our team will change from a competitive standpoint and we are excited to see how that plays out on the field."

Aronson, a 6'0", 155-pound attackman comes to Vermont from the McDonough School in Owings Mills, Md. He was a member of the lacrosse, football and basketball teams for the Rams. The McDonough lacrosse team posted an 11-7 record last spring.

Case, 6'0", 180-pound midfielder comes to Vermont after transferring from Stevens Tech in Hoboken, N.J. He played in 15 games for the Ducks last season and scored nine goals and had one assist. Previously he played lacrosse and football at Upper Arlington High School in Columbus, Ohio, from 2004 to 2008.

Clarke, a 6'2", 215-pound midfielder played lacrosse at the Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, N.J., last season. He earned the "Spalding Hard Hat Award" for his dedication and effort to the lacrosse program that went 13-6 in his senior season. Prior to attending Lawrenceville, Clarke attended Noble and Greenough School in Dedham, Mass., from 2005 to 2008 and he was a member of the lacrosse and hockey teams.

Connors, a 5'9", 145-pound long stick midfielder comes to Vermont from Walpole High School in Walpole, Mass., where he was a member of the lacrosse and football teams. He was part of the lacrosse team that went 25-1 to earn a Division II Massachusetts state championship in 2009. Connors grabbed 400 ground balls in his career and was a team captain. Twice he was named a Bay State First-Team All-Star. He was part of the Walpole football team that went 13-0 in 2008 and won the Division II Massachusetts Super Bowl.

Cranston, a 6'1", 210-pound attackman and midfielder played lacrosse and football at Rancho Santa Margarita High School in Santa Margarita, Calif. He was named a 2009 U.S. Lacrosse All-American and was named to the Orange County First-Team. He scored 86 goals and had 39 assists for 125 points as a senior. He also was a safety and a wide receiver for the football team at Rancho Santa Margarita.

Leman, a 5'10", 175-pound midfielder played lacrosse at Barrington High School in Barrington, Ill., prior to joining the Catamounts. He was team captain and the team's offensive MVP in 2008 and 2009. Leman scored 33 goals and had 26 assists for 59 points and won 73-percent of his face offs in 2009.

Masson, a 6'1", 175-pound attackman played lacrosse at Sir William Mullock in Newmarket, Ont., from 2007-2009. He registered 127 points (81 goals, 46 assists) in 2009. Previously he played lacrosse at St. Andrews College in Aurora, Ont., from 2005 to 2007.

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