CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – Virginia men's lacrosse head coach Dom Starsia is pleased to announce the signing of 11 student-athletes to national letters of intent for the 2010-2011 academic year.

Joining the Cavaliers next fall are Mark Cockerton (Monsignor Paul Dwyer HS/Oshawa, Ontario), Rob Emery (St. Ignatius/San Francisco, Calif.), Austin Geisler (St. Anne's Belfield/Fredericksburg, Va.), Pat Glading (Georgetown Prep/Bethesda, Md.), Pat Harbeson (DeMatha/Annapolis, Md.), Bobby Hill (Malvern/West Chester, Pa.), Tom Kelly (Rocky Point HS/Rocky Point, N.Y.), Scott McWilliams (Mountain Lakes HS/Mountain Lakes, N.J.), Frank Price (Holly Springs HS/Holly Springs, N.C.), Garrett Swankowski (Loudon Valley HS/Purecellville, Va.) and Owen Van Arsdale (St. Anne's Belfield/Charlottesville, Va.).

"It is always an exciting moment to introduce the future of the Virginia Lacrosse program to the public," said Starsia. "It is striking to note that these young men hail from the West Coast to East Coast and from north of the border to south of Charlottesville."

Cockerton is a 5-foot-10, 175-pound attackman from Oshawa, Ontario. He is the brother of current UVa freshman Matt Cockerton and the son of Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Famer Stan Cockerton, the one-time NCAA goal scoring record holder at N.C. State. Mark Cockerton is out of Monsignor Paul Dwyer HS and tallied 51 goals and 46 assists in 25 games, including playoffs, for the Whitby Warriors of the Junior A Lacrosse League in 2009. He led the Whitby club in scoring and was 11th overall in his first year playing in the Junior A Lacrosse League.

Emery is a 6-foot-3, 185-pound midfielder from San Francisco, Calif. He is listed as the nation's No. 7 rising senior by Inside Lacrosse, as the All-American enters his final year at St. Ignatius College Prep. West Side Lacrosse recognizes Emery as the top-rated senior in the West. Emery, who also plays quarterback for St. Ignatius, was a 2009 Lacrosse Under Armour All-Star.

Geisler is a 5-foot-11, 190-pound goalie from Fredericksburg, Va. Prepping at local St. Anne's Belfield, he is teammates with fellow signee Van Arsdale and former high school teammates with current UVa lacrosse member Howie Long. Geisler saved 70 percent of the shots taken on him as a junior, stopping attempts at a rate of 11.7 saves per game, while picking up 54 ground balls for the back-to-back state champions. Currently Geisler is rated as the No. 46 rising senior by Inside Lacrosse.

Glading is a 5-foot-11, 175-pound attackman from Bethesda, Md. He is the younger brother of former UVa standouts and current Major League Lacrosse (MLL) players, Bill and Danny Glading. He registered 21 goals and 32 assists a season ago at Georgetown Prep, helping them to a 20-3 record and a final No. 4 national ranking.

Harbeson is a 5-foot-8, 175-pound midfielder from Annapolis, Md. Rated as the No. 32 rising senior by Inside Lacrosse, Harbeson tallied 26 goals and 28 assists at DeMatha Catholic a season ago, earning all-conference honors in the WCAC. A 2009 Lacrosse Under Armour All-Star, Harbeson also is a cornerback on the undefeated and presently nationally ranked No. 10 DeMatha Catholic football team.

Hill is a 5-foot-9, 185-pound midfielder from West Chester, Pa. He turned in an all-state (1st team) performance a season ago at Malvern Prep, registering 25 goals and 14 assists, making him a 2009 Lacrosse Under Armour All-Star. Hill, a running back and defensive back on the football team, also earned All-American and first team All-Philadelphia honors for his lacrosse exploits.

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