Maryland's Cottle Announces 11 NLI Signees
from press release
Maryland men's lacrosse head coach Dave Cottle has announced the
signing of 11 players to National Letters of Intent to play
lacrosse for the University of Maryland starting in the fall of
2010 for the 2011 spring season.
Name
Position Hometown (Previous School)
Rustin Bryant
Attack White Hall, Md. (Hereford)
Emmett Cahill
Defense Towson, Md. (Loyola Blakefield)
Brian Cooper
Midfield Crofton, Md. (Archbishop Spalding)
Greg D'Arienzo Midfield
Franklin Square, N.Y. (H. Frank Carey)
Michael Ehrhardt Defense Westbury,
N.Y. (Chaminade)
Casey Ikeda
Defense Berwyn, Pa. (Conestoga)
Quinn Haley
Attack Graysonville, Md. (Queen Anne's
Co.)
Ryan Lord
Midfield Devon, Pa. (Conestoga)
Sean McGuire
Attack Wyckoff, N.J. (Bergen Catholic)
Patrick Rhodey Defense
Towson, Md. (Calvert Hall)
Brandan Saylor
Attack Fairport, N.Y. (Fairport)
* * * *
Rustin Bryant
Attack
White Hall, Md.
Hereford
2009 US Lacrosse High School All-American ... 2009 member of the
Under Armour Underclassman All-America team for Baltimore ...
second team All-Metro by theBaltimore Sun ... also named to the
Sun's All-Baltimore County team ... helped lead Hereford to
back-to-back state championships as a sophomore and junior ... lead
the team as a junior with 39 goals and 43 assists for 82 points ...
naqmed the Free State attackman of the year ... also runs cross
country ... maintains a 3.8 GPA.
* * * *
Emmett Cahill
Defense
Towson, Md.
Loyola Blakefield
Two-time member of the Under Armour Underclassman All-America team
for Baltimore ... helped lead the Dons to the 2008 MIAA
championship ... played with current Terps Joe Cummings and MJ
Leonard on that squad ... also a standout basketball player ... was
a part-time starter/6th-man on the 2008-09 hoops team that finished
second in the Baltimore Catholic League Tournament.
* * * *
Brian Cooper
Midfield
Crofton, Md.
Archbishop Spalding
Named All-Anne Arundel County by The Capital after scoring 23 goals
and adding seven assists as a junior ... his 2009 season was
highlighted by a six-goal performance against nationally-ranked St.
Andrews (Fla.) ... helped lead Spalding to its first ever MIAA "A"
playoff berth as a sophomore in 2008 ... scored 14 goals and added
13 assists, playing on the first midfield line ... also a standout
performer at linebacker for the Cavalier football team ... led the
team in tackles as a junior in 2008 and was named to The Capital's
all-county team, as well as All-MIAA and all-state (small schools)
... will join his brother Kevin, who is a freshman on this year's
Terrapin squad.
* * * *
Greg D'Arienzo
Midfield
Franklin Square, N.Y.
H. Frank Carey
2009 member of the Under Armour Underclassman All-America team for
Long Island, which won the tournament ... named team MVP as a
junior after totaling 53 points on 21 goals and 32 assists ...
honorable mention all-county selection ... two-time selection to
the Section 8 Academic All-Conference team ... also a standout on
the gridiron ... as a senior in 2009, broke Carey's single-season
records with 20 touchdowns, while rushing for more than 1,000 yards
... two-time first team all-county ... named team MVP in 2008 after
rushing for 11 TDs and more then 1,300 yards.
* * * *
Michael Ehrhardt
Defense
Westbury, N.Y.
Chaminade
Rated as the seventh-best defender in the country according to
Inside Lacrosse'sTop 50 Young Guns Rising Seniors list ... is
ranked 45th overall on that list ... 2009 member of the Under
Armour Underclassman All-America team for Long Island, which won
the tournament ... named a member of the 2009 Long Island Catholic
League all-league team ... finished his junior year with 72
groundballs, two goals and one assist ... a two-sport star, he also
plays wide receiver on the football team ... earned all-league
honors as a junior in 2008.
* * * *
Casey Ikeda
Defense
Berwyn, Pa.
Conestoga
Rated as the fourth-best defender in the country according to
Inside Lacrosse's Top 50 Young Guns Rising Seniors list ... is
ranked 21st overall on that list ... 2009 member of the Under
Armour Underclassman All-America team for Philadelphia ... named to
the 2009 EPSLA All-Star Junior Showcase ... a three-sport star that
also excels in football and basketball ... was first team
All-Chester County and honorable mention all-state on the gridiron
in 2008 ... team captain as a senior ... listed as one of the top
100 Philadelphia football recruits ... is also an outstanding
student, maintaining a 3.6 GPA ... three-time member of the
Conestoga Academic Honor Roll ... joins Conestoga teammate Ryan
Lord in this year's recruiting class.
* * * *
Quinn Haley
Attack
Graysonville, Md.
Queen Anne's Co.
Two-time member of the Under Armour Underclassman All-America team
for Washington, D.C. ... named to the 2009 Baltimore/Washington
High School Tewaaraton Watch List ... team captain and player of
the year as a junior ... posted 31 goals, 21 assists and 55 caused
turnovers in 2009 ... helped lead Queen Anne's to a regional
championship and a spot in the state finals ... a two-time
all-conference selection ... member of the 2008 Free State team ...
also a standout on the gridiron as three-year starter at five
different positions ... 2009 team captain ... led the team in
touchdowns ... selected to the regional All-Star game ... led the
team in receptions, interceptions and return yards as a junior ...
an honor roll student.
* * * *
Ryan Lord
Midfield
Devon, Pa.
Conestoga
A throwback two-way midfielder ... selected to the All-Eastern
Pennsylvania Scholastic Lacrosse Association (EPSLA) team and was a
first team All-Central League pick ... helped the Pioneers to a
24-2 record and a berth in the first Pennsylvania Interscholastic
Athletic Association (PIAA) championship ... honorable mention
All-Main Line honoree ... joins Conestoga teammate Casey Ikeda in
this year's recruiting class.
* * * *
Sean McGuire
Attack
Wyckoff, N.J.
Bergen Catholic
Honorable mention All-New Jersey Interscholastic Lacrosse Coaches
Association selection as a junior after scoring 35 goals and adding
23 assists ... his 58 points were the second-most ever for a junior
in a season at Bergen Catholic ... scored seven goals and added an
assist for an eight-point performance against Indian Hills (N.J.)
... had the third-best sophomore point total with 36 on 23 goals
and 13 assists in 2008 ... also scooped up 20 groundballs as a
sophomore ... also a standout on the hardcourt ... a two-year
starter at point guard for the Bergen Catholic basketball team.
* * * *
Patrick Rhodey
Defense
Towson, Md.
Calvert Hall
Honorable mention All-Metro by the Baltimore Sun ... starting
defender that helped the Cardinals a runner-up finish in the 2009
MIAA championship ... invitee to the Top 205 Rising Junior
camp.
* * * *
Brendan Saylor
Attack
Fairport, N.Y.
Fairport
2009 US Lacrosse High School All-American ... led the Red Raiders
with 97 points on 68 goals and 29 assists ... had an 11-point game
en route to helping Fairport to the 2009 Division I championship
and the Section V Class A finals ... named to theDemocrat &
Chronicle All-Greater Rochester Super 16 ... selected to the
Section V Class A All-Tournament team ... a two-time all-league
honoree ... has totaled 171 points in his three seasons on 120
goals and 51 assists ... a two-sport standout he is also a striker
on the Fairport soccer team ... helped lead the Red Raiders to the
2007 and 2008 league championship ... has scored 14 goals and added
four assists to help Fairport reach the Section V playoffs in 2009.
