Tennessee Lacrosse Announces Fall 2010 Recruiting Class

Knoxville, TN – University of Tennessee head lacrosse coach Matt Synowiez is excited to announce the addition of 20 student-athletes to the lacrosse program for the 2010-2011 academic year.

"This is the largest and potentially the most talented single class we have ever had at Tennessee" said coach Synowiez. "85% of this class is either transferring to us from or had NCAA lacrosse opportunities, and I think that speaks volumes to the quality of the student athlete that the University of Tennessee lacrosse program is attracting. We inevitably lose a few incoming and returning players each fall and will have a better handle on the expected spring roster closer to the end of October."

"We lost some real talent in last season's senior class, and on top of that had a couple key players who had to leave Tennessee because of personal financial issues. We have some anticipated and some unanticipated positional vacancies, and having a talented class with this much depth coming in the door positions us perfectly for the future. Everyone on the coaching staff has a ton of excitement for the coming season and can't wait to get to work."

The lacrosse program officially kicks off the 2010 fall ball season with the Orange & White game welcoming players back to campus on Saturday night, August 21st on the Intramural Turf Field on the UT-Knoxville campus.

Name              Yr.  Pos.   Hometown             High School/Transfer From
Spencer Amerson   So.  A      Farragut, TN         Farragut/Catawba
Jimmy Beard       So.  D      Louisville, KY       St. Xavier/Whittier
Ben Butkow        Fr.  D      Memphis, TN          Houston
Fran Chatfield    Fr.  M      Cincinnati, OH       Seven Hills
Jack Donelan      Fr.  A      Brewster, NY         Brewster
David Fluharty    Fr.  A      Millsboro, DE        Sussex Tech
Lee Fuller        Fr.  M/A    Lakewood Ranch, FL   Lakewood Ranch
Quinn Gardner     Fr.  D      Chattanooga, TN      McCallie
Alex Jansen       Fr.  M      Frederick, MD        Thomas Johnson
Chris Koloup      Fr.  LSM    Towson, MD           Loyola Blakefield
Mark Mosteller    Fr.  A      Memphis, TN          Christian Brothers
Mike McNitt       Jr.  M      Kennesaw, GA         Kennesaw/Tennessee Wesleyan
Jordan Mykleby    Fr.  M/A    Collierville, TN     Collierville
Bryce Patterson   Fr.  D/LSM  Milton, GA           Milton
Matt Rowe         Fr.  M/A    Fox River Grove, IL  Cary Grove
Mike Shelton      Fr.  D      Memphis, TN          Christian Brothers
Ben Sinclair      Fr.  M      Hendersonville, TN   Pope John Paul II
Connor Stank      So.  D      Farragut, TN         Farragut/Ohio Wesleyan
Jesse Thompson    Fr.  LSM    Alpharetta, GA       Apharetta
Dan Walker        Jr.  M/A    Commack, NY          Commack/Suffolk CC

2010-08-11