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Thursday, May 26, 2011

Five America East Laxers to Play in College All-Star Game

Five America East men's lacrosse standouts will play in the USILA/LaxWorld North-South Division I/II College All-Star game. Stony Brook seniors Tom Compitello, Adam Rand and Timmy Trenkle and Hartford senior Tim Fallon will play on the North squad. UMBC senior DJ Harkey will represent the Retrievers and America East on the South team.

Adam Rand
The game will be played Friday, May 27 at 5:30 on the campus of Goucher College in Baltimore, Md.

Compitello, a senior from Hauppage, N.Y., was a two-time first-team all-America East attackman. Compitello scored 35 points in his senior season, tallying 17 goals and 18 assists. He ranked in the top ten in America East in both scoring (Tied 8th - 2.69 ppg) and assists (Tied 5th - 1.38 apg). Compitello was an honorable mention All-American in his junior year.

Rand finished his collegiate career as one of the top face-off specialists in the nation. As a senior, Rand was named the second-team all-America East face-off man and an honorable mention All-America nod. The Niantic, Conn., native won 59.5 percent of his faceoffs this season. As a junior, Rand was a first-team All-American. He is currently third in NCAA history in career faceoff wins and second all-time in attempts.