Away from lacrosse, I like to go to the movies, head out to a long dinner with friends, take my chances at playing the guitar, drink coffee, and go on a hike that ends with wine tasting. I've played practically every sport under the sun, my favorites as a kid were basketball and soccer, then lacrosse took over...right about at the moment the timeline below starts.
Amateur
1997
- Played in first rec lacrosse game
2001
- Made varsity as a freshman, Watkins Mill High School
2002-2004
- 3x WCAC Champion, 2x All-American at DeMatha High School
2005
- #4 ranked recruit by Inside Lacrosse
2004-2008
- 2x NCAA Division 1 National Champion, 4x All-American (3x First-Team), McLaughlin Award winner for Nation’s Top Midfielder, Johns Hopkins University
Professional
2008
- #1 pick in Major League Lacrosse Draft, Boston Cannons
- #2 pick in National Lacrosse League Draft, San Jose Stealth
2009
- Major League Lacrosse Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year
2010
- Major League Lacrosse Champion, Offensive Player of the Year, Boston Cannons
- National Lacrosse League Champion, Washington Stealth
- Major League Lacrosse and Guinness Book of World Records, Fastest Shot Winner, 111 MPH
2011
- Sets the Guinness Book of World Record for Fastest
Lacrosse Shot, recorded at 111 MPH
2012
- Major League Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Year
- Most Valuable Player
2015
- Traded from the Boston Cannons to the New York Lizards
- Major League Lacrosse Champion, Championship Weekend MVP, New York Lizards
2019
- Drafted to Atlas Lacrosse Club, Premier Lacrosse League
- Competes in 13th Pro All-Star Game with the Premier Lacrosse League
2021
- Traded from Atlas Lacrosse Club to the Cannons Lacrosse Club
2021
- 2021 PLL First-Team All-Pro and All-Star Selection
International
2010
- Gold Medal & World Champion, Team USA
- Best Midfielder in the World
- World’s Most Valuable Player
2014
- Silver Medal, Team USA
- Best Midfielder in the World
2018
- Gold Medal & World Champion, Team USA
Business
2018
- Announces the Premier Lacrosse League
- Named Co-founder, Chief Strategy Officer, and player for Atlas Lacrosse Club
2019
- Announced NBC Sports Partnership
2020
- Launches the Championship Series, amidst a global pandemic
2021
- Officially Retires from Professional Lacrosse, named President of the PLL
- Awarded Sports Business Journals 40 Under 40 (Co-founder/President of the PLL; 40 under 40; etc…)
2022
- Launches new initiative, Goals For Greatness, committing to putting lacrosse goals in all 50
states, every year
2022
- Premieres his ESPN Films feature documentary, FATE OF A SPORT, at the Tribeca Film Festival
2022
- Announces a new PLL media rights partnership with ESPN
2023
- Hosts the inaugural Street Lacrosse series with investors Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman
2023
- Plays a supporting role in helping get lacrosse back into the Olympics for the first time since
1908
2023
- Brings the men’s and women’s PLL All-Stars to Japan for an exhibition against the Japanese
National Team
2023
- Announces the release date of his new book, The Way of the Champion
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