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1 Table of Contents/Quickfacts 5th-Year Seniors From L-R: Brad Ross, Rob Schroeder, Ryan McFadyen, Jay Jennison, Kevin Mayer, Chris Loftus Seniors Front (L-R): Chris Tkac, Steve Schoeffel, Mike Catalino, Gibbs Fogarty Back Row (L-R): Dan Theodoridis, Sam Payton, Ned Crotty, Tom Clute, Devon Sherwood Evening Camps Evening Camp June 9-12 Durham, N.C. Camp Fee: $205 Time: 5:30-8:00 Grades 3-12 Evening Camp July Farmingdale State College Camp Fee: $205 Time: 5:30-8:00 Grades 6-12 Table of Contents 2009 Team Photo IFC Table of Contents 1 Quickfacts 1 Credits Notebook 2-3 Head Coach John Danowski 4-5 Assistant Coach Ron Caputo 6 Asssistant Coach Chris Gabrielli 6 Assistant Coach Phill Emery 6 Support Staff 7 The Blue Devils Results Statistics Honors & Awards Notebook Duke Lacrosse Facilities 28 USILA Scholar All-America 30 ACC Academic Honor Roll 30 Academic All-ACC 31 Academic All-America 31 Graduation Success Rate 31 Duke Lacrosse History Duke Hall of Fame 35 Honors & Awards Record Book 38 Duke Lacrosse Letterwinners All-Time Captains 40 All-Time Results Series Histories 43 Duke Alumni Update 43 Duke Lacrosse In Review Duke In The Community Professional Lacrosse US Lacrosse The ACC Duke Athletics 56-IBC Overnight Camps Overnight Camp Session I June Durham, N.C. Camp Fee: $550 Grades 7-12 Overnight Camp Session II June 30-July 3 Durham, N.C. Camp Fee: $550 Grades 7-12 Credits The 2009 Duke Men s Lacrosse Media Guide is a product of the Duke University Sports Information office. Edited and designed by Meredith Rieder, Assistant Sports Information Director. Editorial Assistance & Research: Art, Chase, Jean O. Brooks, Kevin Cassese, Alissa Clendenen, Joe Ferraro, Chris Gabrielli, Christine M. Graziano, Lisa Smith Jones, Chuck Sherwood, Curtis Snyder and NCAA Division I Lacrosse SIDs Cover Design: Grant Hawkins (Grant Hawkins Design; Dallas, Texas) Interior Design Assistance: Grant Hawkins Photography: Joe Auriemma (Philadelphia Barrage); C.W. Pack Sports; Jeff Camarati; Jon Gardiner (Duke University Photography); Bruce Feeley; Stuart Gordon; Drew Hallowell, Stan Huber (SNS Photography); George Jennison; Karen Jonas, Don Kelly, Michael Martin (Colorado Mammoth); Megan Morr (Duke University Photography); Radi Nabulsi (Bull Moose Photography); John Strohsacker (US Lacrosse); Max Turner; US Lacrosse; Jim Wallace (Duke University Photography); Mark Wellman; Peyton Williams Printing: McCain Printing of Danville, Va., Gene Saunders, President General Information Location... Durham, N.C. Founded , Trinity College Enrollment... 6,247 Nickname...Blue Devils Colors...Royal Blue & White Affiliation... NCAA Division I Conference...Atlantic Coast President...Dr. Richard H. Brodhead Vice President & Athletic Director... Kevin White Athletic Dept... (919) Ticket Office... (919) 681-BLUE History First Year of Men s Lacrosse All-Time Record ( ACC) NCAA Appearances/Last...12/2008 Last Postseason Opp...Johns Hopkins Result...L, 9-10, NCAA Semifinals Coaching Staff Head Coach...John Danowski Alma Mater...Rutgers 76 Career Record/Years /26 Duke Record/Years /2 Assistant Coach...Ron Caputo Alma Mater...Scranton 91 Assistant Coach...Chris Gabrielli Alma Mater... Massachusetts 01 Athletic Trainer... Joe Ferraro Lacrosse Office Phone Team Information 2008 Record Home/Away/Neutral /2-1/ ACC Record/Finish...3-0/1st 2008 ACC Tournament... Champions 2008 NCAA Tournament...Semifinalist Starters Returning/Lost...6/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 36/11 Stadium Information Stadium...Koskinen Stadium Surface...Natural Grass Capacity...4,000 Sports Information Sports Information Director...Art Chase Chase Cell Phone... (919) Chase ... chasea@duaa.duke.edu Associate Director... Lindy Brown Associate Director... Matt Plizga Assistant Director...Ben Blevins Assistant Director...Chris Cook Assistant Director (lacrosse contact)... Meredith Rieder Rieder Office Phone...(919) Rieder Cell Phone... (919) Rieder ... mrieder@duaa.duke.edu Staff Assistant...Kate Burkholder SID Fax...(919) Dir. of Internet Operations...Rob McKinney Asst. Dir. of Internet Operations... Lee Aldridge Administrative Asst... Paulette Rogers SID Address...Box 90557/Durham, NC Overnight Cameron Indoor Stadium/... Durham, NC Duke Web site...

2 2009 Notebook Ryan McFadyen returns for his fifth season after joining the football team this past fall. He saw action in all 12 games, playing primarily on special teams. Parker McKee earned Preseason AllAmerica third team recognition from Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Yearbook. He will help lead the Blue Devil defense in Rob Schroeder comes into 2009 as the starter after backing up Dan Loftus for three seasons. Returning for 2009 Under the guidance of third-year head coach John Danowski, the Blue Devils head into the season ranked sixth in the USILA Preseason Coaches Poll... Duke welcomes back six starters and 36 letterwinners from last year s squad that posted an 18-2 record and captured the ACC Championship and advanced to the NCAA Semifinals... Among the returners are six preseason AllAmericas, including first team selection Ned Crotty. Six Back For Five Five of Duke s players -- Jay Jennison, Chris Loftus, Kevin Mayer, Ryan McFadyen and Brad Ross -- return in 2009 for a fifth season granted by the NCAA in regards to the cancelled 2006 season... A sixth individual, Rob Schroeder, is back for his fifth season of eligibility after red-shirting in NCAA MOST WINS Duke Virginia Johns Hopkins Cornell Delaware Navy John Danowski 7. Maryland John Danowski ranks among the best Division I lacrosse 8. Georgetown coaches in history... He is among the top 10 of active Albany coaches in both win percentage and career wins. 10. Colgate School Years W L Pct. Returning Point Production LIU-C.W. Post Despite losing its top two point producers from last Hofstra season s squad, the Blue Devils return a wealth of scoring Duke 2007-P Duke brings back junior attackman Max Quinzani, Total 26 years who tallied an impressive 61 goals and eight assists, while Lettermen Lost The Blue Devils lost a host of letterwinners from the 2008 squad. Headling the 11 departures are attackmen Matt Danowski and Zack Greer, defensemen Nick O Hara and Tony McDevitt, and goaltender Dan Loftus... All five earned All-America recognition in Also gone from last year s squad are Bo Carrington, Josh Coveleski, Adam Langley, Michael Ward, Rob Wellington and Michael Young. Active Coaches Winning Percentage Coach, School W L Pct. Preseason Polls Duke is ranked among the top 10 in both of the Dave Urick, Georgetown John Desko, Syracuse preseason polls. 3. Bill Tierney, Princeton USILA Face-Off Yearbook 4. Dave Pietramala, J. Hopkins Syracuse (8) 1. Virginia 5. Jeff Tambroni, Cornell Virginia (2) 2. Syracuse 6. Dom Starsia, Virginia Maryland 3. Maryland 7. Dave Cottle, Maryland Cornell 4. Cornell 8. Jim Stagnitta, Rutgers Johns Hopkins 5. Johns Hopkins 9. Tony Seaman, Towson DUKE 6. Georgetown 10. John Danowski, Duke Georgetown 7. DUKE Active Coaches Wins 8. North Carolina 8. North Carolina Coach, School W L 9. Notre Dame 9. Notre Dame 1. Dave Urick, Georgetown Princeton 10. UMBC 2. Glenn Thiel, Penn State Preseason All-America 3. Dom Starsia, Virginia The Blue Devils garnered six spots on the Inside Lacrosse 4. Bob Shillinglaw, Delaware Face-Off Yearbook All-America teams... Senior midfielder 5. Bill Tierney, Princeton Ned Crotty headlined the group on the first team, 6. Dave Cottle, Maryland while junior attackman Max Quinzani and senior 7. John Danowski, Duke faceoff specialist Sam Payton both garnered second 8. Tony Seaman, Towson team recognition... Junior defenseman Parker McKee 9. Kevin Corrigan, Notre Dame grabbed a spot on the third team and senior midfielder 10. Don Zimmerman, UMBC Brad Ross and sophomore defender Mike Manley were voted to the honorable mention squad. 50-Plus Wins In Four Seasons With over 50 victories apiece, Duke and Virginia have Captains compiled more wins than any other program in the As voted on by their teammates, seniors Ned Crotty, country from Sam Payton, and Brad Ross will serve as tri-captains for the 2009 campaign. senior Ned Crotty returns after totaling 35 points... Brad Ross adds firepower with 25 goals a year ago and Steve Schoeffel adds depth with 20 scores in In all, Duke welcomes seven of its top nine scorers back. Protecting The Crease The Blue Devil defensive unit will have a new look this year with the departure of Nick O Hara, Tony McDevitt, and goaltender Dan Loftus... Duke returns honorable mention All-America Parker McKee, veteran defenseman Ryan McFadyen, and 2008 ACC Rookie of the Year Mike Manley... In goal will be senior Rob Schroeder. Backing up Dan Loftus for the past three seasons, Schroeder played in 15 games last season, earning one start... Rookie C.J. Costabile and senior Jay Jennison also will be key contributors for the Blue Devil defense. In The Midfield Duke has a lot of talent in the midfield this season. Running on the top line most likely will be Chris Loftus, Steve Schoeffel, and Brad Ross. The trio combined for 71 points last season. Duke also will look to Mike Catalino for production after tallying 16 points a year ago, while Terrence Molinari will add depth to the midfield lines. Sophomore Justin Turri will provide more fire power to the midfield after missing his rookie season to injury, while junior transfer Will McKee also has the potential to be a solid scorer for the Blue Devils.

3 2009 Notebook NCAA Tournament Hopes In 2009, Duke will look to make its 13th appearance in the NCAA Tournament... The Blue Devils hold an alltime record of in postseason play and have reached the national semifinals four times in 1997, 2005, 2007 and They advanced to the title game in both 2005 and Last year, Duke earned the top seed in the tournament for the second time in program history, and also earned top-eight seeds in 1994 (8), 1995 (5), 1997 (5), 1998 (7), 1999 (4), 2000 (7), 2002 (7), 2005 (2), and 2007 (1). Against Ranked Opponents Over the past four seasons, Duke has amassed a (.767) record versus ranked opponents... In 2008, the Blue Devils won a nation s-best nine games against teams ranked in the top The team went 5-2 last season versus top-10 foes. Rookie Notes The Blue Devils welcome four rookies to the program this season... Ben Belmont, C.J. Costabile, Scot Meyer, and Rob Rotanz bring with them impressive lacrosse resumes that include two state championships, two state championship runner-ups, a pair of All-America awards, and countless other lacrosse honors... The quarter hail from four different states, including Meyer coming to Durham from Chapel Hill... Costabile is ranked as the sixth best recruit by Inside Lacrosse, while Rotanz was tabbed the No. 17 recruit in the nation. Games Won In A Career Senior Brad Ross needs seven wins to break the NCAA career wins mark set by a quartet of Blue Devils last season... Playing in 67 games he has been a part of all 57 of the Blue Devils wins over the past four seasons... He will pass Matt Danowski, Nick O Hara and Michael Ward who finished their careers with 63 Recent ACC History victories to their names. Duke has launched itself into the top of the ACC in Home Sweet Home the past eight years, winning four titles from 2001 to In 2008, Duke posted an unblemished 11-0 record at 2008 and sporting a.639 winning percentage... Here Koskinen Stadium... The Blue Devils outscored their is how it breaks down across the four teams over the opponents in Durham... Over the past two previous eight seasons. seasons, Duke is 22-1 at home. ACC Facing Off Team ACCRS ACCT NCAAT Total Champ Duke has a selection of players who can line up for Duke restarts this season... Seniors Sam Payton and Mike UVA Catalino, and junior Terrence Molinari all will get a MD chance at the faceoff X... Rookie C.J. Costabile could UNC see faceoff action as well as a long pole... Payton led the Blue Devils in restarts last season going ACC Team ACCRS ACCT NCAAT Total Champ overall on the year. Duke Gold Medal Winner UVA Freshman C.J. Costabile added a gold medal to his MD collection of awards this past summer as he helped the UNC U.S. U-19 men s lacrosse team capture the gold medal at the 2008 World Championship... He is the fourth Together Again Blue Devil player to win a gold medal with the U.S. Junior twin brothers Parker and Will McKee will join each other on the lacrosse field this season for the first national team. time in many years... Will transferred to Duke this On The Gridiron season after two stellar years at St. Lawrence University Fifth-year senior Ryan McFadyen returns to the lacrosse of the Liberty League... Will was the Liberty League field after joining the football team this past fall... He Player of the Year in 2008, after leading the league in played primarily on special teams and appeared in all 12 goals and points per game... Parker garnered honorable contests and for 165 snaps of the football. mention All-America accolades as a sophomore Senior tri-captain, Sam Payton returns to anchor the faceoff duties for the Blue Devils in defenseman. ACC Tournament The 2009 ACC Tournament will be held April 24 and 26 in Chapel Hill, N.C.... Duke captured the 2008 ACC crown in Charlottesville, Va. with victories over North Carolina and Virginia... The ACC Tournament has been held in Chapel Hill four previous years (1989, 1993, 1995, 1999, and 2004) and Duke owns a combined record of 4-4 in those tournaments, reaching the finals three times in 1989, 1995, and The Blue Devils lost to North Carolina in 1989 and Virginia in 1999 and captured the tournament crown in 1995 with a 14-6 win over the Tar Heels. Climbing The Charts Duke s Ned Crotty and Max Quinzani both have the potential to break the 100-career point mark this season... With 97 career points to his name, Quinzani needs just three more to become the 34th player in Duke history to surpass the century mark... Crotty has 75 points to his name after collecting 35 a year ago. ACC Tournament Notes Duke owns an all-time record of in ACC Tournament action Duke is 10-9 all-time in ACC Tournament semifinal games and 5-5 in championship tilts Against the field, Duke is 5-4 vs. Maryland, 6-4 vs. North Carolina and 4-6 vs. Virginia Duke has won five ACC Tournament championships in 1995, 2001, 2002, 2007 and Duke has had five ACC Tournament MVPs in Ross Moscatti (1995), Scott Bross (2001), A.J. Kincel (2002) and Matt Danowski (2007) and Dan Loftus (2008). Duke landed eight players on the ACC AllTournament Team in Ned Crotty, Matt Danowski, Zack Greer, Dan Loftus, Parker McKee, Tony McDevitt, Nick O Hara, and Max Quinzani all were recognized for their play in the two games. Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic The Blue Devils will compete in the first of three major lacrosse events this year... Duke will take on ACC rival Maryland in the Inside Lacrosse/Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic on Feb The teams are scheduled to face off at 2:30 p.m. in Baltimore at M&T Bank Stadium... The opening game of the event will be Princeton versus Johns Hopkins. Brad Ross will serve as a tri-captain for the 2009 season. He tallied 25 goals and eight assists for 33 points in Senior tri-captain, Ned Crotty moves to attack this season after registering 35 points in 2008.

4 Head Coach John Danowski Danowski Coaching File Coaching History Duke University Head Coach 2007-present Record at Duke 35-5 Hofstra University Head Coach Record at Hofstra Long Island University-C.W. Post Head Coach Record at LIU Playing History Rutgers University Four-year letterwinner NCAA Tournament Ranks second all-time in assists (120) and eighth in points (177) Coaching Honors Ten Conference Championships 1993 NCAA Division I National Coach of the Year Five Conference Coach of the Year Awards Fifty All-America Honors...34 with Hofstra...16 with Duke Eleven Conference MVPs.. Nine at Hofstra, Two at Duke 99 All-Conference Selections...90 at Hofstra, Nine at Duke John Danowski was introduced as Duke s eighth head men s lacrosse coach on July 21, Danowski enters his third year at the helm of the Blue Devil lacrosse program after helping Duke to two of its finest lacrosse seasons in school history. In just two seasons in Durham, Danowski lays claim to a 35-5 record, two ACC regular season and tournament titles, and two appearances in the national semifinals and the title tilt once. In 2008, he guided the team to an 18-2 overall record, the ACC regular season and tournament championships and the squad s second consecutive appearance in the national semifinals. He mentored nine All-Americas, including three firstteam honorees, the USILA Player of the Year as well as the USILA s picks for attackman and defenseman of the year. The Blue Devils achieved an equal amount of success in the classroom under Danowski s watch as 15 players earned a spot on the ACC All-Academic Team and Max Quinzani collected ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America honors. Duke also garnered the ACC Sportsmanship award during the 2008 season. In his first year at the helm of the Blue Devil program, Danowski guided Duke to the finest season in school history. The Blue Devils went 17-3, captured both the ACC and regular season championships, earned the program s first number one seed in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the national title game. For his efforts, he was named the ACC Coach of the Year as well as the Person of the Year by US Lacrosse. The 2007 campaign yielded four first team All-America honorees while attackman Matt Danowski was the consensus national player of the year. A veteran coach entering his 25th season as a collegiate head coach in 2007, Danowski spent 21 campaigns ( ) at Hofstra, compiling an overall record of (.609) with eight conference championships, eight NCAA Tournament bids and 17 final national rankings among the top 20 teams in the nation. With an overall coaching ledger of (.638), Danowski is one of just eight active head coaches in NCAA Division I men s lacrosse to reach the 200-win plateau. Danowski s impact on the Duke program was immediate as the Blue Devils posted a cumulative grade point average of 3.45 in his first semester at the helm. In addition, the team provided over 500 hours of community service during the semester, continuing Danowski s philosophy of college student-athletes taking advantage of the full experience. The coach-player relationship lasts a lifetime - so much more than two hours every afternoon, said Danowski, the 1993 NCAA Division I National Coach of the Year who led Hofstra to eight conference championships. It would be a disservice to the young men in the Duke program if we didn t care about their futures. To take advantage of the opportunity to teach life lessons is a goal of ours. I have learned the importance of adapting to the talent you have on the field, Danowski said. You can t put a sqare peg into a round hole. I am a firm believer in taking what you have and finding the best way to be efficient with that group. The 2006 season marked Danowski s best in a successful tenure at Hofstra as the Pride matched an NCAA singleseason record with 17 victories against just two defeats. In addition, Danowski s squad captured the Colonial Athletic Association championship, finished the regular season ranked number two in the national poll and advanced to the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals. The 17 wins and.895 winning percentage also set Hofstra single-season team records. Danowski guided the Pride to East Coast Conference crowns in 1988 and 1989, and he was honored as the NCAA Division I National Coach of the Year in 1993 after leading Hofstra to the national tournament for the first time since The 1995 and 1996 seasons yielded North Atlantic Conference titles for Hofstra, and Danowski then led the Pride to America East Conference championships in 1997, 1998 and Having directed the Pride to a record of in regular season conference games with nine league MVPs and 90 all-conference picks, Danowski is the only lacrosse coach in Hofstra history to win an NCAA Tournament game (4-8 record), including a 2001 first round contest in which the Pride rallied from an 11-7 deficit with seven goals in the fourth quarter against Virginia en route to a overtime win over the Cavaliers. Hofstra s first tourney win was in comefrom-behind fashion as well as the Pride outscored Massachusetts 6-3 in the second half for a 9-8 victory in The Danowski Era at Hofstra produced 34 USILA All-America selections including first team choices Brian Spallina (2000), Doug Shanahan (2001), Nicky Polanco (2002), Brett Moyer (2006) and Chris Unterstein (2006). In addition, Shanahan was the recipient of the Tewaraaton Trophy as the nation s top player in As well, Hofstra has sent 30 players to the annual North-South All-Star Game since 1986, with Shanahan (2001) and Moyer (2006) earning game MVP honors. Former Hofstra standout Blake Miller, a member of the 1998 United States squad that captured the world title and the 2004 MLL Offensive Player of the Year, Polanco and Shanahan are currently playing for the United States squad at the

5 Head Coach John Danowski Danowski Over The Years Year School Record Achievements 1983 LIU-C.W. Post LIU-C.W. Post LIU-C.W. Post 12-3 Ranked as high as No. 4 nationally Final national ranking: Hofstra Hofstra Hofstra 12-3 East Coast Conference champions Career Win No. 50: Hofstra 7, Princeton 3 (May 14, 1988) Final national ranking: Hofstra 11-4 East Coast Conference champions Final national ranking: Hofstra 9-5 North-South All-Star Game assistant coach Final national ranking: Hofstra 7-7 Final national ranking: Hofstra Hofstra 10-6 NCAA Division I National Coach of the Year NCAA Tournament (Quarterfinals) Final national ranking: Hofstra 6-7 Final national ranking: Hofstra 9-5 North Atlantic Conference champions North Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year Career Win No. 100: Hofstra 11, Vermont 10 (March 25, 1995) Final national ranking: Hofstra 9-5 North Atlantic Conference champions NCAA Tournament (1st Round) North Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year Final national ranking: Hofstra 9-6 America East champions NCAA Tournament (1st Round) Final national ranking: Hofstra 10-4 America East champions Final national ranking: Hofstra 13-3 NCAA Tournament (Quarterfinals) Set school record with 13 consecutive wins Final national ranking: Hofstra 11-5 America East champions NCAA Tournament (1st Round) Career Win No. 150: Hofstra 21, Air Force 4 (March 27, 2000) Final national ranking: Hofstra 10-7 NCAA Tournament (Quarterfinals) Three wins over top-10 opponents Final national ranking: Hofstra 11-3 Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year Closed season with 9 consecutive wins Final national ranking: Hofstra 11-6 NCAA Tournament (1st Round) Final national ranking: Hofstra Hofstra 8-8 Career Win No. 200: Hofstra 11, Drexel 5 (April 15, 2005) Final national ranking: Hofstra 17-2 Colonial Athletic Association champions Matched NCAA single-season record with 17 wins NCAA Tournament (Quarterfinals) Set school records for wins (17) & winning percentage (.895) Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year Final national ranking: Duke 17-3 Atlantic Coast Conference champions Matched NCAA single-season record with 17 wins NCAA Tournament (Finalist) NCAA-high nine wins over opponents ranked in the top 10 Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year Final national ranking: Duke 18-2 Atlantic Coast Conference champions NCAA single-season record 18 wins NCAA Tournament Semifinalist No. 1 ranking for seven weeks during the season Defeated 11 ranked opponents and five in the top 10 USILA National Player of the Year USILA Turnbull & Schmeisser Awards ACC Spring Sportsmanship Award Final national ranking: 3 International Lacrosse Federation World Championships in Ontario, Canada. Polanco is a two-time MLL Defensive Player of the Year (2004 & 2005) while Shanahan was the MVP of the 2002 ILF World Championships in Perth, Australia. Prior to his stint at Hofstra, Danowski spent three seasons as the head coach at Long Island University-C.W. Post, helping the Pioneers to a (.628) ledger from He received his start in coaching in 1982 as an assistant coach at LIU-C.W. Post in With four conference coach of the year awards to his credit, Danowski was inducted into the Long Island Lacrosse Hall of Fame in He is a three-time winner of the Joseph Frenchy Julien Sportsmanship Award (1988, 1989 & 1994) presented by the Metropolitan New York Officials Association and received the James Adams Sportsmanship Award from the National Intercollegiate Lacrosse Officials Association in A 1976 graduate of Rutgers University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in environmental science/education, Danowski was a four-year letterman in lacrosse and continues to hold several Scarlet Knight records. He established school single-game records for assists (13 vs. Penn State, 1973) and total points (14 vs. Penn State, 1974) and a single-season standard for assists with 54 in He currently ranks second on Rutgers all-time list for assists (120) and is eighth in total points (177). Danowski, who helped the Scarlet Knights to NCAA Tournament appearances in 1973 and 1974, was a three-time recipient of the program s Sasser Award, an honor presented annually to the team s leader in assists. Born March 12, 1954 in Bronxville, N.Y., Danowski went on to earn a master s degree in counseling/college student development from LIU-C.W. Post in Danowski s father, Ed, was an All-America halfback on the gridiron at Fordham in 1932 and 1933 who later starred for the New York Giants in the National Football League. The elder Danowski led the NFL in passing in 1935 and 1938, earning All-NFL honors in both of those seasons, and guided the Giants to league championships in 1934 and He later served as the head football coach at his alma mater from Danowski and his wife, Patricia, have two children, Kate, a former lacrosse letterwinner and 2005 graduate of Quinnipiac University, and Matt, a 2008 Duke graduate and former captain of the lacrosse program. 5

6 Assistant Coaches Ron Caputo Chris Gabrielli Assistant Coach Second Season University of Scranton 91 Assistant Coach Third Season University of Massachusetts 01 Ron Caputo is in his second season as a member of the Duke lacrosse coaching staff. In his inaugural season with the Blue Devils, Caputo helped Duke lead the nation in scoring offense with 15.2 goals per game. The squad won an NCAA record 18 games and advanced to the NCAA Semifinals for the second consecutive season under his assistance as the Blue Devils featured the top two individual scorers in NCAA history in Matt Danowski and Zack Greer. Prior to his arrival at Duke, Caputo spent four seasons ( ) on the Hofstra University men s lacrosse staff as an assistant coach. He joined the Pride in 2004 as a volunteer assistant coach for current Blue Devil head coach John Danowski, who served as the head coach at Hofstra from , as the Pride compiled an overall record of and a 14-9 mark in Colonial Athletic Conference play, during his tenure. In 2006, Caputo worked alongside Danowski to help lead Hofstra to an overall record of 17-2, a mark that included a perfect 6-0 mark versus CAA opponents, and a final national ranking of No. 2. The Pride won the CAA Championship and reached the NCAA Quarterfinals, while setting a school record for wins and winning percentage (.895). Before his stint at Hofstra, Caputo served as a varsity assistant lacrosse coach from at Syosset (N.Y.) High School, where he coached Blue Devil teammates and brothers Dan and Chris Loftus. A 1991 graduate of the University of Scranton, Caputo led Syosset to three county semifinal appearances and one Nassau County Championship game berth. Caputo is married to the former Randi Heller of Farmingdale, N.Y., and the couple has three children, Samantha (9), Owen (8) and Jake (6). The family resides in Holly Springs, N.C. Chris Gabrielli is in his third season on the staff and works with the Blue Devil defensive unit. In 2008, the Duke defense led the ACC and ranked eighth nationally for the second consecutive season by allowing 7.30 goals per game. He mentored three USILA AllAmericas, including first team honoree and USILA National Defenseman of the Year Nick O Hara. Tony McDevitt captured third team recognition, while goalkeeper Dan Loftus earned third team honors. Starting 19 games in the Blue Devil net in 2008, Loftus led the ACC in both goals against average (7.02) and save percentage (.625). He ranked fifth in the nation in save percentage and sixth in goals against average. In 2007, the Blue Devils Gabrielli helped guide four Blue Devils to All-America awards. Gabrielli spent the 2006 season as an assistant coach at Butler where he served as the recruiting coordinator while working primarily with the defense. Under his mentorship, three Butler defensemen earned All-GWLL honors. Gabrielli was a member of the coaching staff at his alma mater, Massachusetts, from , helping the Minutemen to a overall record with two NCAA quarterfinal berths. Gabrielli was a member of the practice squad for the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse during the 2004 season before being drafted again by the Cannons in the 2005 Supplemental Draft. In 2004, he co-founded the MidSummer Classic, a high school lacrosse tournament currently held on the UMass campus. A four-year letterman as a defenseman at Massachusetts, Gabrielli picked up 127 ground balls and five assists in his career. As a senior in 2001, he captained the Minutemen to a 12-2 overall record and a share of the ECAC championship while earning second team all-conference and first team All-New England honors. A two-time winner of the Eric Sopracasa Heart and Soul Award, an honor presented annually to the UMass player who displays the most leadership and dedication to the program, Gabrielli went to play in the 2001 NorthSouth All-Star game and the MLL Major League Challenge. A native of Farmingdale, N.Y., Gabrielli graduated from Massachusetts in 2001 with a degree in sport management. He is married to the former Candice Diapice of Farmingdale, N.Y. LT. PHIL Emery Volunteer Assistant Coach First Season Naval Academy 02 Lieutenant Phillip Emery, a native of Great Falls Virginia, commissioned from the United States Naval Academy in 2002 is in his first season as a volunteer assistant at Duke. He was a four-year letterwinner for the Midshipmen playing long stick midfield and holds a B.S in Political Science. For his career, Emery played in 51 games for the Mids, including getting two starts, and picked up 81 ground balls. He had a career-best 29 ground balls as a rookie. The Midshipmen were during his four seasons. Before entering the submarine service, he spent two years ( ) in Barcelona, Spain as a missionary. Following his mission, he reported to the USS KENTUCKY (SSBN 737)(GOLD), a nuclear powered Ballistic Missile Submarine in Bangor, Washington. While onboard the KENTUCKY, Emery served as Torpedo Division Officer, Damage Control Assistant, Anti-terrorism Officer, and Assistant Weapons Officer during his 35-month tour. During this time he qualified in submarines and as a Nuclear Engineering Officer. He was recognized as the 2006 Junior Officer of the Year for Submarine Squadron 17 and is the recipient of numerous military awards. He is currently the Battalion Officer at Duke University s Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps where he teaches and mentors future Naval Officers.

7 Support Staff Erin Cobb Administrative Assistant Hartwick 04 2nd Season Carl Christensen Strength & Conditioning Coach Chadron State College 03 1st Season Erin Cobb joined the Duke athletics staff in October of 2007 and serves as an Administrative Assistant for the Blue Devil men s lacrosse program. A native of Maine, N.Y., Cobb played both field hockey and lacrosse at Hartwick College before graduating in 2004 with a bachelor of arts degree in history. She went on to earn a master s degree in the same discipline from UNC Greensboro in Joe Ferraro Athletic Trainer Guilford College 93 14th Season Joe Ferraro, a member of the Duke Athletic Department for 13 years, serves as the athletic trainer for the Blue Devil men s lacrosse program. A native of Cockeysville, Md., Ferraro handles the health care for Duke s men s lacrosse, men s track and field, and men s and women s golf. He joined the Duke Athletic Training Staff in the fall of 1995 after serving as the Acting Head Athletic Trainer at Guilford College in the spring of Ferraro, 37, earned a bachelor of science degree in justice & policy studies from Guilford College in 1993, and went on to earn a master of science degree in injury prevention & management from Springfield College in T.J. Grams Academic Coordinator Wisconsin 01 4th season T.J. Grams became a member of the Duke athletic department in August of 2005 and is an academic coordinator. He oversees the academic progress for the men s lacrosse program as well as baseball, women s lacrosse, men s and women s soccer, men s golf and men s and women s tennis. Grams joined the Duke staff after working at the University of Notre Dame s Mendoza College of Business as an academic advisor. He also was a graduate assistant academic coordinator at N.C. State while earning a master s degree from the school, finishing in A native of Sheboygan, Wisc., Grams is a 2001 graduate of the University of Wisconsin. He is married to the former Heather Mehring of Brookfield, Wisc. Bob Weiseman Equipment Coordinator 2nd Season Lynchburg 00 Bob Weiseman joined the Duke Athletic Department in January of 2008 and serves as the Equipment Manager for the Blue Devil men s lacrosse team. Weiseman worked seven years ( ) at Villanova University in a variety of capacities including media relations assistant, assistant coordinator of marketing, promotions and special events and director of operations and facilities. He also spent four years ( ) as Villanova s facility and game operations liasion for the MLL s Philadelphia Barrage. A native of Doylestown, Pa., Weiseman is a 2000 graduate of Lynchburg College and engaged to Meghan Carolan, a native of Hicksville, N.Y., who also is a member of the Duke equipment staff. Carl Christensen joined the Duke strength and conditioning staff in January of He comes to Duke after spending nearly three years as the Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning at Missouri State. He worked with a variety of different teams during his tenure with the Bears. He specifically was responsible for the design, implementation, and evaluation of the strength and conditioning programs for men and women s soccer, softball, men and women s swimming, field hockey, cross country, and men and women s golf. Prior to arriving at Missouri State, Christensen held a similar position at the University of Arkansas. He worked with the Razorbacks softball, soccer, tennis, and swimming teams. Christensen served as a graduate assistant University of Wyoming where he worked closely with the swimming and diving and golf teams and assisted with various other squads. A 2003 graduate of Chadron State College in Chadron, Neb., Christensen was a two-year letterwinner for the Eagles football squad. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2003 and went on to get his master s from the University of Wyoming. He is certified by the NSCA and USAW organizations. Jeff Howser Speed & Agility Coach Duke 71 8th Season Former ACC champion and All-America Jeff Howser is in his seventh season as Duke s speed and conditioning coach. A 1971 graduate of Duke, Howser was a six-time ACC champion. Howser was named as one of the ACC s top 50 track athletes of all-time in He went on to earn a bronze medal at the 1969 World Championships in the 110-meter high hurdles and was an alternate on the 1968 U.S. Olympic Team. Howser ran on the international level from , was a four-time U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier and two-time U.S. Olympic Trials finalist. Howser served previous track and field assistant coaching stints at Florida ( ), N.C. State ( ), Duke ( & ) and North Carolina ( ). Roy Skinner Coach Emeritus Maryland 58 College athletics veteran Roy Skinner is no stranger to Duke lacrosse, having served as an assistant coach twice from and and as the Blue Devils co-head coach from with Bruce Corrie. Skinner and Corrie coached the Blue Devils to an overall record of In addition, Skinner, a longtime faculty member in the Physical Education department, spent 17 years with Duke s men s soccer program, serving as an assistant coach from and as head coach from Skinner s head coaching record in soccer was and he guided Duke to its first NCAA Tournament in He also served as Duke s assistant wrestling coach from A 1958 graduate of Maryland, Skinner was a two-sport standout for the Terrapins earning All-America honors in both lacrosse and soccer. A native of Dundalk, Md., he helped lead the Terps to the national championship in lacrosse in 1956 and was inducted into the Maryland Sports Hall of Fame on May 5, 2000.

8 2009 Roster Information 2009 Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Last School 0 Chris Tkac D Sr. Gaithersburg, Md./Landon 1 Devon Sherwood G Sr. Freeport, N.Y./Baldwin 2 Chris Loftus A Sr. Syosset, N.Y./Syosset 3 Scot Meyer M Fr. Chapel Hill, N.C./East Chapel Hill 5 Sam Spillane M So. Darien, Conn./Darien 6 Joe Tkac D So. Gaithersburg, Md./Landon 7 Gibbs Fogarty A Sr. Chevy Chase, Md./Landon 8 Max Quinzani A Jr. Duxbury, Mass./Duxbury 9 CJ Costabile D Fr. New Fairfield, Conn./New Fairfield 10 Brad Ross M Sr. Darnestown, Md./Bullis 11 Tom Montelli M So. Weston, Conn./Weston 12 Justin Turri A So. West Islip, N.Y./West Islip 13 Brandon Allen M So. Bethesda, Md./Bullis 14 Jason Orlando D So. Sudbury, Mass./Sudbury 15 Rob Schroeder G Sr. Summit, N.J./Summit 16 Tom Rynn M So. Fairport, N.Y./Fairport 17 Tom Clute D Sr. Potomac, Md./Bullis 18 James Goldberg M Jr. Miami, Fla./Gulliver Prep 19 Ben Belmont D Fr. Great Neck, N.Y./Great Neck South 20 Steve Schoeffel M Sr. Charlottesville, Va./Covenant 21 Zach Howell A So. Huntington, N.Y./Huntington 22 Ned Crotty M Sr. New Vernon, N.J./Delbarton 23 Sam Solie M Jr. Durham, N.C./Middlesex 24 Max Wygod G Jr. San Diego, Calif./Francis Parker 26 Robert Rotanz M Fr. Westport, Conn./Fairfield Prep 28 Sean Brady G So. Huntington Bay, N.Y./Huntington 29 Mike Catalino M Sr. Webster, N.Y./Webster Schroeder 30 Terrence Molinari M Jr. Manhasset, N.Y./Manhassett 32 Sam Payton M Sr. Cos Cob, Conn./Brunswick 33 Michael Hutchings M Jr. Durham, N.C./Durham Academy 34 Kevin Mayer D Sr. Great Falls, Va./Potomac School 35 Parker McKee D Jr. Old Greenwich, Conn./Berkshire School 36 Andrew Rullan M So. Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny 37 Mike Manley D So. Keuka Park, N.Y./Penn Yan 38 Tucker Virtue A So. Rye, N.Y./Brunswick [Conn.] 39 Mike Rock G So. Bay Shore, N.Y./Bay Shore 41 Ryan McFadyen D Sr. Mendham, N.J./Delbarton 42 Kevin Young M So. Manhasset, N.Y./Chaminade 43 Stephen Coyle A So. Kensington, Md./Georgetown Prep 45 Matt Anderson M Jr. San Diego, Calif./Francis Parker 46 Dan Theodoridis D Sr. Norwalk, Conn./Norwalk 47 Jimmy O Reilly M So. Rockville Centre, N.Y./ 49 Jay Jennison D Sr. Richmond, Va./St. Christopher s 50 Will McKee A Jr. Old Greenwich, Conn./St. Lawrence Univ. Head Coach: John Danowski (Rutgers 76) Assistant Coach: Ron Caputo (Scranton, 91) Assistant Coach: Chris Gabrielli (Massachusetts, 01) 8 8 Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. 13 Allen, Brandon M 19 Belmont, Ben D 28 Brady, Sean G 29 Catalino, Mike M 17 Clute, Tom D 9 Costabile, CJ D 43 Coyle, Stephen A 22 Crotty, Ned M 7 Fogarty, Gibbs A 18 Goldberg, James M 21 Howell, Zach A 33 Hutchings, Michael M 49 Jennison, Jay D 2 Loftus, Chris A 37 Manley, Mike D 34 Mayer, Kevin D 41 McFadyen, Ryan D 35 McKee, Parker D 50 McKee, Will A 3 Meyer, Scot M 30 Molinari, Terrence M 11 Montelli, Tom M 14 Orlando, Jason D 32 Payton, Sam M 8 Quinzani, Max A 39 Rock, Mike G 10 Ross, Brad M 26 Rotanz, Robert M 36 Rullan, Andrew M 16 Rynn, Tom M 20 Schoeffel, Steve M 15 Schroeder, Rob G 1 Sherwood, Devon G 23 Solie, Sam M 5 Spillane, Sam M 46 Theodoridis, Dan D 0 Tkac, Chris D 6 Tkac, Joe D 12 Turri, Justin A 38 Virtue, Tucker A 24 Wygod, Max G 42 Young, Kevin M 2009 Pronunciation Guide C.J. Costabile... Cos-TUH-beel Ned Crotty...CROT-tee Gibbs Fogarty... FOE-gur-tee Jay Jennison...JENN-is-son Chris Loftus... LOFT-us Ryan McFadyen...Mc-FAD-in Terrence Molinari...MOLE-in-ARE-ee Tom Montelli... Mon-TEL-lee Max Quinzani... Quin-ZAH-nee Rob Rotanz...ROW-tanz Tom Rynn... RIN Steve Schoeffel...SHOW-ful Rob Schroeder...SHROW-der Sam Spillane...Spi-LANE Dan Theodoridis...THEE-o-dor-RID-dees Chris Tkac...TACK Joe Tkac...TACK Justin Turri...TUR-ree Tucker Virtue... VIR-chew Max Wygod...WHY-god 8