Alexis Stephen, Chapin Speidel to Receive Michael Breschi Scholarship
from press release
BALTIMORE – US Lacrosse is proud to
announce the recipients of the 2010 Michael Breschi Scholarship,
Alexis Stephen of The Ethel Walker (Conn.) School and Chapin
Speidel of Saint Anne’s-Belfield (Va.) School. Stephen will
attend Gettysburg (Pa.) College and Speidel will attend Denison
(Ohio) University.
The scholarship was established in 2007 to honor the life and
memory of Michael Breschi, son of the University of North
Carolina's head coach, Joe Breschi. This is the first time since
the inception of the scholarship that both a male and female have
won the award. Stephen and Speidel’s letters of
recommendation described them as hard-working and highly respected
by peers as well as superiors.
“On behalf of my wife Julie and my daughters, I want to
commend these two wonderful student-athletes who exemplify great
character, integrity, community service and a tremendous work ethic
both in the classroom and on the field,” said Coach Breschi.
“We are honored to have Michael's US Lacrosse scholarship be
used to help Alexis and Chapin achieve all their academic and
athletic goals in the coming year. We are very appreciative of the
entire US Lacrosse staff for helping our family keep Michael's
memory alive through this wonderful scholarship.”
The Michael Breschi Scholarship is awarded annually to two
graduating high school seniors who plan to attend college and are
the son or daughter of a lacrosse coach. The parent or guardian can
be either a male or female coach for high school or college, and
should be a full-time employee of an educational institution. Other
criteria considered include extracurricular activity, internships,
community service and employment experience.
“For this scholarship, you’re judged more on what you
do off the field — and that’s what Joe’s
about,” said Jody Martin, US Lacrosse Men’s Division
director. “And in a tough economy, it’s great to help
out deserving kids with the finances of their freshman year of
college.”
For more information about the Michael Breschi Scholarship, please
visit
http://www.uslacrosse.org/TopNav2Left/Players/HighSchool/BreschiScholarship.aspx.
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