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Congratulations to our guy Zach Cole on being named a USA Lacrosse Preseason Second Team All American! #THWND pic.twitter.com/qNjD3f5ufY
— Saint Joseph's Men's Lacrosse (@SJUHawks_MLax) January 10, 2023
With the season nearly a month away, Cole returns after a successful 2022 season that lauded him with three different All-American accolades. The 44th pick in the NLL Draft this past fall secured USILA Second Team, Inside Lacrosse Media and USA Lacrosse All-American honors, earning first team plaudits on the latter of the three.
Cole comes off a season in which he repeated as the NEC Player of the Year, also earning First Team All-Conference and All-Championshio Team honors. The Mount Laurel, N.J. native led the nation in face-off winning percentage (.681) and ground balls per game (11.24). His 26-of-26 performance from the dot against Wagner was the sixth-best performance in Division I history.
Cole and Co. open the season on February 11, hosting Sacred Heart in the 2023 opener at Sweeney Field.'
This news article originally appeared on sjuhawks.com.
The Saint Joseph's dance team captured the UDA Division I Pom national title this past Sunday at the 2023 UCA & UDA College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championship at the Walt Disney World Resort. In addition to winning the program's fourth national championship, the Hawks also placed third nationally in the Division I Hip Hop event.
Carina Chieffalo ’25 founded 5ALPHA with the motto “Do it better,” which she embodies as a student-athlete and a cadet in the Army ROTC.
Saint Joseph's Cameron Brown has been named the Philadelphia Big 5 Men's Basketball Player of the Week.
