May 26, 2011
BALTIMORE, Md. -- Navy defenseman and two-time First-Team All-Patriot League selection Michael Hirsch (Schwenksville, Pa.) was among the 92 student-athletes named to the 2011 USILA All-America teams announced Thursday morning. Receiving his first All-America citation, Hirsch is the 272nd different player to garner the more than 425 All-America certificates in Navy lacrosse history. Navy has had at least one player recognized on the All-America team since the award was first handed out in 1922 (90 years). Meanwhile, it's the eighth time in the last nine years (2010) that a Navy defenseman has been named an All-American.
Not only was Hirsch the most veteran member of Navy's defensive unit this spring, the three-year starter was also assigned to the opponent's most prolific player throughout the 2011 campaign. Hirsch made 45 appearances during his career, earning starting nods in each of the last 28 contests. After leading the Mids in caused turnovers a year ago with 17, he once again recorded 17 takeaways to pace the Mids in 2011 which included a career-high six against Colgate. Nationally, Hirsch stands 49th with 1.31 caused turnovers per contest. He was also one of the leaders in ground balls, picking up 21 over the course of the season.
The Mids' defensive unit surrendered 9.62 goals per game in 2011 and ranked 37th nationally. Hirsch was also a member of the Mids' man-down defense which squelched 27 of the opponents' 40 extra-man opportunities for a 67.5 percentage and a No. 35 ranking.
2011 USILA All-Americans
First Team
Attack - Jeremy Boltus (Army), Rob Pannell (Cornell), Steele Stanwick (Virginia)
Midfield - Kevin Crowley (Stony Brook), David Earl (Notre Dame), Roy Lang (Cornell), John Ranagan (Johns Hopkins)
Long Pole Midfielder - Brian Karalunas (Villanova), Joel White (Syracuse)
Faceoff - Matt Dolente (Johns Hopkins)
Defense - Max Feely (Cornell), John Lade (Syracuse), Kevin Ridgway (Notre Dame)
Goalkeeper - John Galloway (Syracuse)
Second Team
Attack - Billy Bitter (North Carolina), Stephen Keogh (Syracuse), Mark Matthews (Denver)
Midfield - Zach Brenneman (Notre Dame), Colin Briggs (Virginia), Jovan Miller (Syracuse, Justin Turri (Duke)
Long Pole Midfielder - Brian Farrell (Maryland)
Faceoff - Tim Fallon (Hartford)
Defense - Tucker Durkin (Johns Hopkins), Ryan Flanagan (North Carolina), Brett Schmidt (Maryland)
Goalkeeper - Pierce Bassett (Johns Hopkins)
Third Team
Attack - Nicky Galasso (North Carolina), Zach Howell (Duke), Jordan McBride (Stony Brook), Ryan Young (Maryland)
Midfield - Joe Cummings (Maryland), Chris LaPierre (Virginia), Tom Schreiber (Princeton), Jeremy Thompson (Syracuse)
Long Pole Midfielder - CJ Costabile (Duke)
Faceoff - RG Kenan (North Carolina)
Defense - Bill Henderson (Army), Tom Montelli (Duke), Chad Wiedmaier (Princeton)
Goalkeeper - Tyler Fiorito (Princeton)
Honorable Mention
Attack - Peter Baum (Colgate), Carter Bender (Hartford), Chris Bocklet (Virginia), Chris Boland (Johns Hopkins), Jay Card (Hofstra), Grant Catalino (Maryland), Dean Gibbons (Harvard), Matthew Gibson (Yale), JoJo Marasco (Syracuse), Trevor Moore (Robert Morris), Bryan Neufeld (Siena), Scott Perri (Drexel), Mike Sawyer (Loyola), Garrett Thul (Army), Kyle Wharton (Johns Hopkins), Jordan Wolf (Duke)
Midfield - Josh Amidon (Syracuse), Anthony Biscardi (Massachusetts), Chase Carraro (Denver), Jimmy Dunster (North Carolina), Cam Flint (Denver), John Haus (Maryland), Marcus Holman (North Carolina), Robert Rotanz (Duke), Charlie Streep (Bucknell)
Long Pole Midfielder - Tim Henderson (Army), Andrew Irving (Notre Dame)
Faceoff - John Antoniades (Hofstra), Curtis Holmes (Maryland), Christopher Mattes (Rutgers), Adam Rand (Stony Brook)
Defense - Sam Barnes (Notre Dame), Pat Dowling (Delaware), Barney Ehrmann (Georgetown), Peter Fallon (Brown), Michael Hirsch (Navy), Brett Hughes (Penn), Matthew Kawamoto (Ohio State), Alex Lyons (Bucknell), Jason Noble (Cornell), Mason Poli (Bryant), Max Schmidt (Maryland), Duncan Seale (Siena), Mike Skudin (Hofstra)
Goalkeeper - Jamie Faus (Denver), Adam Ghitelman (Virginia), Andrew Gvozden (Hofstra), Austin Kayt (Penn State), John Kemp (Notre Dame), Mark Manos (Drexel), Tom Palesky (Army)
### Go Navy ###