Profiles

Rob Allen

Long Stick Midfielder
Freshman
5-7, 175, Northbrook, Ill. (Glenbrook North)

High School:  Named All-Central Suburban League his senior year on an 18-2 team that was ranked fourth in the state going into the state playoffs…lettered twice…coached by Justin Georgacakis…also a member of the football, cross country and wrestling teams.

Personal:  Exercise and sport science major…born May 17, 1990.

Andrew Bellville

Defenseman
Freshman
6-0, 180, Deer Park, Ill. (Lake Zurich)

High School:  Named an Illinois High School Lacrosse Association all-star his senior year, as well as Team Illinois, IHSLA second-team All-North Suburban League and Lake Zurich Courier all-area…both his junior and senior-year teams reached the Illinois High School Association state quarterfinals, and his sophomore-year squad reached the semifinals…coached by Josh Cole…four-year honor student.

Personal:  Undecided on major…born Sept. 3, 1989.

Tim Bock

Defenseman
Freshman
6-2, 240, Cary, Ill. (Cary-Grove)

High School:  Named first-team All-Northwest Suburban Conference both his junior and senior years…his senior-year team went 14-0 and won a conference championship…coached by Brendan Gorman…member of the football team his freshman and sophomore years and a member of the track and field team as a freshman

Personal:  Chemistry major…his uncle, John Bock, was a football offensive lineman at Indiana State and played in the NFL for the Miami Dolphins, the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders…born Sept. 14, 1989.

Keegan Bowman

Attackman
Freshman
5-8, 140, New Westminster, British Columbia (New Westminster Secondary)

High School:  Four-year starter on teams that won three provincial championships…2008 provincial MVP…played on a California USA U-19 team that  played the Chinese and Japanese national team…coached by his father, Ken Bowman…also a member of the basketball team…four-year honor student.

Personal:  Business administration major…born June 21, 1989.

Jake Christenson

Midfielder
Freshman
6-3, 185, Northville, Mich. (Novi-Detroit Catholic Central)

High School:  Named Michigan High School Lacrosse Association all-state his senior year…both his sophomore and junior-year teams finished second at the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 1 state championships…a four-year letterwinner…coached by Dave Wilson…four-year member of the football and wrestling teams.

Personal:  Undecided on major…born Oct. 19, 1989.

Spencer Curley

Goalie
Freshman
6-1, 165, Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley)

High School:  Named an Illinois High School Lacrosse Association all-star and second-team All-DuPage 12 Conference his senior year with 174 saves and a .529 save percentage…his sophomore-year team won a conference championship…a three-year letterwinner…coached by Brian Prodehl.

Personal:  Undecided on major…born June 11, 1990.

Ryan Cynkar

Midfielder
Freshman
6-0, 175, DeForest, Wis.

High School:  Played for the Sun Prairie High School team…named All-Madison Area Lacrosse Association Red and Team Madison his senior year with 14 goals and 19 assists…his junior-year team finished second at the Wisconsin Lacrosse Federation state championship…lettered twice…coached by Guy Bourdon…four-year member of the soccer team and three years in basketball.

Personal:  Undecided on major…born July 22, 1990.

Chris Czekaj

Defenseman
Freshman
5-10, 175, Chicago, Ill. (Lane Tech)

High School:  A Team Illinois selection his senior year…named first-team All-Chicago Public League both his junior and senior years on state-playoff teams…his junior-year team won a league title…a four-year letterwinner and coached by Drew Bogan…honor student.

Personal:  Double major in athletic training and business administration…born Jan. 5, 1990.

Ben Fisher

Midfielder
Freshman
6-3, 175, Wausau, Wis. (West)

High School:  A three-time All-Bay-Valley Conference honoree, first team in both 2007 and 2008 and honorable mention in 2006…his senior-year team went 16-2 and finished second at the Wisconsin Lacrosse Federation state championship…his junior-year team reached the state semifinals…a four-year letterwinner…career totals of 70 goals and 38 assists…coached by Mark LaCrosse…lettered three times in ice hockey.

Personal:  Undecided on major…born Nov. 3, 1989.

Owen Foley

Midfielder
Freshman
6-2, 155, Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Mountain Vista)

High School:  Lettered twice…both his junior and senior-year teams reached the second round of the state playoffs…coached by Jose Trujillo…four-year member of the inline hockey team…all-state academic selection.

Personal:  Undecided on major…born June 25, 1989.

Nick Hamachek

Defenseman
Freshman
5-9, 140, Green Bay, Wis. (Notre Dame Academy)

High School:  Named first-team All-Bay-Valley Lacrosse Conference his senior year…second-team all-conference as a junior…coached by Brian Hendricks…member of the football team his senior year and participated in track ands field both his sophomore and junior years.

Personal:  Undecided on major…born Feb. 20, 1990.

Dustin Heinrichs

Defenseman
Freshman
6-3, 200, Wausau, Wis. (West)

High School:  Named first-team All-Bay-Valley Lacrosse Conference his senior year on a 16-2 Wisconsin Valley Conference-championship team that finished second at the Wisconsin Lacrosse Federation state championship…second-team all-conference as a junior on a conference-championship team that finished third at the state championship…his sophomore-year team also reached the state semifinals…coached by Mark Lacrosse…four-year member of both the football and ice hockey teams…honor student.

Personal:  Economics major…born Aug. 9, 1989.

David Hoeft

Goalie
Freshman
6-2, 185, Waunakee, Wis.

High School:  Named first-team All-Madison Area Lacrosse Association his senior year and a Wisconsin representative to the US Lacrosse National Senior Showcase…his senior-year team went 16-2 and won a MALA title…member of the basketball team his sophomore year…National Honor Society member and four-year honor student.

Personal:  Double major in biology and chemistry…born July 1, 1990.

Kyle Honn

Attackman
Freshman
6-3, 205, Woodridge, Ill. (Lise-Benet Academy)

High School:  Named All-East Suburban Catholic Conference his senior year with 55 goals and 22 assists and scored a school-record nine goals in a 14-7 win over St. Ignatius in the title game of the Illinois High School Lacrosse Association Class B state championship…his senior-year team went 19-2…played in the state all-star game his senior year…all-conference as a junior with 44 goals on a state semifinal team…played on three conference-championship team…lettered twice and coached by Paul Stolzer and Tim Hurst…four-year member of the football team.

Personal:  Engineering major…born June 1, 1990.

Daniel Hurst

Goalie
Freshman
5-8, 175, Columbia, Mo. (Hickman)

High School:  Named Missouri Scholastic Lacrosse Association Division I first-team all-state and first-team All-Independence League his senior year…second-team all-conference as a junior…set Hickman High School records for career saves (539), season saves (187) and season save percentage (.680)…both his sophomore and senior-year team reached the MSLA state quaterfinals.

Personal:  Undecided on major…born Jan. 17, 1990.

Chris Kochajkiewicz

Midfielder
Freshman
6-0, 152, Roselle, Ill. (Hoffman Estates-Conant)

High School:  Named an Illinois High School Lacrosse Association all-star his senior year…collected 34 goals and 30 assists in two seasons of varsity play…coached by Martin Kulak…member of the golf team his freshman and sophomore years.

Personal:  Undecided on major…born May 10, 1990.

Joe Kowalczyk

Midfielder
Sophomore
6-2, 195, Northbrook, Ill. (Glenbard North)

2007-08:  Attended the University of Kansas his freshman and sophomore years and played on the club lacrosse team.

High School:  Lettered twice and coached by Larry Heise…four-year member of the soccer team…

Personal:  Marketing major…his father, Bill Kowalczyk, played football at Millikin University…born June 30, 1988.

Jordan Levack

Defenseman
Freshman
6-1, 185, Tustin, Calif. (Beckman)

High School:  Named second-team All-Pacific Coast League, Orange County Register second-team all-county and Tustin News all-city his senior year…coached by Brad Reppert…member of the football team his sophomore and junior years…honor student.

Personal:  Undecided on major…attended Chapman University for the fall 2008 term…born Nov. 7, 1989.

Bobby Lind

Attackman
Freshman
6-0, 200, Noblesville, Ind.

High School:  Played the 2008 season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament but still finished second on the team in scoring…team-leader in scoring as a junior…coached by Rick Dinkins…honor student.

Personal:  Undecided on major…born Feb. 7, 1990.

Drew Malcolm

Attackman
Senior
5-0, 160, Farmington, Minn. (Eden Prairie)

2006-08:  Attended Carthage College.

High School:  A Minnesota All-Star selection his senior year…played on three conference-championship teams and two sectional-championship squads…a four-year letterwinner and coached by Pat Shook…also a member of the football and ice hockey teams…honor student.

Personal:  Double major in accounting and business administration…his father, Bryan Malcolm, played ice hockey at Minnesota-Duluth, and his mother, Cindy, plated softball at Iowa State…born July 24, 1983.

Aaron Messmer

Attackman
5-10, 150, Tustin, Calif. (Beckman)

High School:  Named second-team All-Pacific Coast League, Orange County Register third-team all-county and Tustin News all-city his senior year…honorable mention all-county and all-city as a junior…coached by Brad Reppert…played on 2007 and 2008 under-19 teams that travelled to Japan and to China, respectively…four-year member of the soccer team and earned second-team all-conference honors his senior year…four-year member of the football team…four-year honor student and four-year scholar-athlete.

Personal:  Business administration major…attended the University of California-Santa Barbara for the fall 2008 term…born Aug. 13, 1990.

Rusty Miller

Midfielder
Freshman
6-1, 175, Pacific Palisades, Calif. (Charter)

High School:  Played on a California USA U-19 team that played the Japan and China National Teams…a four-year letterwinner…member of the 2008 Hollywood Starz travel team

Personal:  Undecided on major…defensive lineman on the 2008 Carthage football team…born May 26, 1990

Kevin Neumann

Midfielder
Freshman
6-0, 170, Orland Park, Ill. (Sandburg)

High School:  His senior-year team reached the Illinois High School Lacrosse Association state quarterfinals…coached by Joe Kedziora…played for the Orland Park Chiefs club team.

Personal:  Communication major…born July 29, 1990.

Dan Norkiewicz

Attackman
Freshman
6-0, 185, Orland Hills, Ill. (Orland Park-Sandburg)

High School:  Team’s leading scorer both his senior year with 36 goals and six assists…also led his junior-year squad in scoring with 30 goals and eight assists …coached by Joe Kedziora…played for the Orland Park Chiefs club team.

Personal:  Exercise and sport science major…born May 10, 1990.

Tony Panega

Midfielder
Freshman
5-9, 150, Orland Park, Ill. (Sandburg)

High School:  Scored 15 goals with 12 assists his senior year…a three-year letterwinner…coached by Joe Kedziora…member of the track and field team his freshman and sophomore years and played football as a freshman…played for the Orland Park Chiefs club team.

Personal:  Engineering major…born July 20, 1989.

Andrew Peters

Defenseman
Freshman
6-3, 185, Allen, Texas

High School:  Lettered twice…also played soccer and ice hockey.

Personal:  Undecided on major…born June 18, 1990.

Conor Rapaport

Goalie
Sophomore
6-1, 155, Deerfield, Ill. (Deerfield/Loras College)

2008:  Attended Loras College his freshman year.

High School:  Named an Illinois High School Lacrosse Association all-star and All-Central Suburban League his junior year…coached by Derrick Tiveron…three-year member of the wrestling team, twice named all-conference and a two-time sectional qualifier.

Personal:  Undecided on major…born March 16, 1989.

Alex Rearick

Midfielder
Freshman
5-10, 180, Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard West)

High School:  Named first-team All-DuPage 12 Conference his senior year with 37 goals and 11 assists…second-team all-conference as a junior with 36 goals and five assists…scored 15 goals as a sophomore…his senior-year team reached the Illinois High School Lacrosse Association state quarterfinals…coached by Eddie Chen…member of the football team his freshman and sophomore years and played basketball as a freshman…Spanish National Honor Society member and honor student.

Personal:  Double major in education and Spanish…born Feb. 6, 1990.

Mark Rebeck

Long Stick Midfielder
Freshman
6-2, 185, Naperville, Ill. (Aurora-Waubonsie Valley)

High School:  Named an Illinois High School Lacrosse Association all-star his senior year…a three-time All-DuPage 12 Conference honoree, honorable mention both his sophomore and junior years and first team as a senior…coached by Mike Julius…three-year member of the soccer team…four-year honor student.

Personal:  Double major in biology and chemistry…born April 16, 1990.

Colin Roberts

Attackman
Sophomore
5-8, 155, Madison, Wis. (Middleton)

2008:  Attended Carthage his freshman year.

High School:  A Team Madison selection his senior year…his junior-year team reached the Wisconsin Lacrosse Federation state semifinals, his sophomore-year squad finished second in the state, and his sophomore-year team also reached the semifinals…a four-year letterwinner and coached by Jace Ravmen…lettered twice in wrestling…honor student.

Personal:  Graphic design major…named to the spring 2008 Carthage dean’s list…born Jan. 31, 1989.

Tim Schultz

Defenseman
Junior
5-10, 205, Gurnee, Ill. (Libertyville/College of Lake County)

2007-08:  Attended the College of Lake County his freshman and sophomore years.

High School:  His freshman-year team reached the Illinois High School Lacrosse Association state championship game…coached by Rich Martin…played football his freshman year.

Personal:  History major…born April 7, 1990.

George Sikes

Defenseman
Freshman
5-10, 175, Western Springs, Ill. (La Grange-Lyons Township)

High School:  Both his junior and senior-year teams won West Suburban League championships and reached the Illinois High School Lacrosse Association state semifinals…his senior-year squad entered the playoffs ranked first in the state…lettered twice and coached by Eric Nuss…two-year member of the football team…West Suburban League all-academic and four-year honor student.

Personal:  Undecided on major…born March 7, 1990.

Nick Suda

Midfielder
Freshman
5-8, 180, Wauconda, Ill. (Mundelein)

2008:  Attended Carthage College his freshman year.

High School:  An Illinois All-Star selection his junior year…member of the football team as a junior…four-year honor student.

Personal:  Double major in business administration and communication…born Nov. 20, 1988.

Brian Teschke

Midfielder
Freshman
5-10, 160, Orland Park, Ill. (Sandburg)

High School:  Scored 14 goals with 25 assists his senior year and went 63-of-92 in faceoffs…coached by Joe Kedziora…played for the Orland Park Chiefs club team.

Personal:  Business administration major…born Oct. 7, 1989.

Colton Warner

Midfielder
Freshman
6-2, 180, Verona, Wis. (Verona Area)

High School:  Verona High School did not sponsor varsity lacrosse…member of the swimming team his junior and senior years and earned all-state honors as a senior in the 200 medley relay.

Personal:  Undecided on major…attended Madison Area Technical College for the fall 2008 term…born Nov. 29, 1989.