The Cornell Lacrosse Association was formed in 2014 to bring a greater degree of organization and focus to the activities and initiatives that involve the entire Cornell La- crosse Community – coaches, players, alum- ni, friends, and families. The specific priori- ties of the CLA are 1) Fall Alumni Weekend/ McEneaney Memorial Golf Outing, 2) Career The Extra-Man Services and Networking for both current Sept. 1, 2017 * Volume 3, No. 2 and former players, 3) Game Day Promotion and Hospitality, and 4) Broadening Financial As you are reading this newsletter, the players have started a new school year and are re-ad- Support for the Men’s Lacrosse Program. To justing or newly adjusting (in the case of the freshmen) to the academic and athletic challenges of Cornell. The beginning of the fall semester is also a busy time for the CLA Career Services be sure, dedicated alumni and friends have Program. By the end of September, we will have provided a detailed road map for success and been successfully driving these priorities on furthered the development of resume writing, networking, and interviewing skills. We believe an ad hoc basis for years. The goal of the that our program – now in its fourth year – has improved the readiness of our players as they CLA is to build upon this solid foundation to enter the intense competition of today’s job search. You can judge for yourself by taking a look continuously improve the Big Red Lacrosse at the “Senior Summers” in this issue. It’s a very impressive group of young men! Take particular experience. note of how they have skillfully leveraged the Cornell network. We strongly encourage you to be an active participant in this network. How Do I Join the CLA? Membership to the CLA is open. You do NOT Please join us in Ithaca on September 29-30 for the Alumni, Family and Friends Weekend. The need to be a former player or Cornell alum- 16th Annual Eamon McEneaney Memorial Golf Outing is the centerpiece of the weekend, and nus to join. To become a member, please do Eamon will be very much in our thoughts as we prepare to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the following: Cornell’s NCAA-record 42 game win streak of 1976-1978. We are just starting to develop plans 1) Provide an email address that you check for an event during the 2018 season and welcome your involvement. regularly to Stephen Caraher at: Let’s Go Red! [email protected]. 2) Donate at any level to the men’s lacrosse program. You can donate online by clicking here. Andy Phillips ‘84 The Extra-Man CLA President Publisher: Andy Phillips ‘84 Editor: Julie Greco Three Men’s Laxers to Enter Cornell Hall of Fame on Nov. 11 Assistant Editor: Stephen Caraher Eleven new members, including Mitch Belisle ’07, Dave Devine ’75, and Matt McMonagle ‘07, Editorial Contributors: Andy Phillips have been selected for induction into the Cornell University Athletics Hall of Fame at the 40th annual ceremonies to be held Saturday, November 11 on the Cornell campus. The CLA Board President: Andy Phillips ‘84 A two-time All-American, Belisle became the first Cornell defenseman to Ex-Officio Member: Peter Milliman win the Schmeisser Cup as the top defensive player in the nation since Chris Kane took home the honor in 1978. A first-team USILA All-Amer- ican in 2007, he was an honorable mention pick the previous year and Career Services Committee was named to the All-Ivy first team both seasons. He started every game Tim Becker ‘84 for the final three seasons of his career and averaged 34 ground balls per Kevin Cook ‘84 year. Belisle was elected co-captain for the 2007 season and anchored the Mike LaRocco ’96 third-best defense in the nation. He was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large Joe Lizzio ’88 First Team. Following graduation, he was chosen by the L.A. Riptide in the second round of the Tom Marino ‘78 Major League Lacrosse draft with the 12th overall pick, and was the first overall true defenseman Jarett Wait ‘80 selected in the 2007 National Lacrosse League draft, going to the New York Titans in the first round as the 13th overall pick. As a professional, Belisle has won two championships, helping the Boston Cannons win the MLL Championship in 2011 and the Georgia Swarm take home the NLL Champion’s Cup in 2017. He was also a member of Team USA for the 2014 World Championships in Denver, Colorado. /CornellLacrosseAssociation @CornellLaxAssn @CornellLaxAssociation Communications and Social Media Devine was a two-time second-team All-American, earning accolades in 1974 and The Cornell Lacrosse Association is intended to be a living, 1975. He was a first-team All-Ivy League selection those same years. Devine was breathing community of passionate, highly engaged par- chosen to play in the North-South Senior All-Star Game and earned the Joe Philp ticipants. It is not a centralized bureaucracy, but rather a Memorial Award for contributing to the overall team effort. He also earned the Al network of smaller, frequently overlapping subgroups (e.g. “Junior” Kelz-Mike Herriott Award as the team’s outstanding senior player in 1975. In Class of 2005, 1971 National Championship team, Rusty his two years as a varsity starter, the Big Red went 27-4 overall with a pair of trips to Red, Lax Alums in the Bay Area, Bond Salesmen in NYC, etc.) the NCAA semifinals, were a perfect 12-0 in conference play winning two Ivy titles. that share an unconditional love for Cornell Lacrosse. As a Devine was a member of Team USA for the 1978 World Championships in Manchester, England. result, the CLA intends to build a communications network that is decentralized while still being as inclusive as possi- McMonagle finished his career as the 19th three-time All-American in Cornell men’s ble. If you feel that you are particularly well positioned to lacrosse history. A first-team All-America pick as a senior, he was a second-team se- represent, and facilitate a connection to, a particular sub- lection as a junior and earned an honorable mention nod as a sophomore. A three- group, please let us know. time first-team All-Ivy pick (the seventh in school history), he finished his career as The CLA is on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Our web- the winningest goalie in Cornell history with 45 victories. Over four seasons, he post- page is accessible via cornellbigred.com Also, there is a ed a 45-10 (.818) overall record and a 21-1 (.955) mark in the Ivy League. He was the “Cornell Men’s Lacrosse” group on LinkedIn. Our various unanimous Ivy League Player of the Year and also earned the Ens. C.M. Kelly Jr. Award social media channels will work best when we have a larger as the nation’s most outstanding goalkeeper in 2007. McMonagle was named a first team CoSIDA Academic number of “followers”. Please follow and like the Cornell All-American in 2007. A two-time Tewaaraton Trophy nominee, McMonagle finished his career with 558 Lacrosse Association on social media. saves, fifth overall in Cornell history, and was the school record holder for single-season goals against aver- FOLLOW US ... age (5.73 in 2006, third in NCAA history). He stood atop the school’s career goals against average list (7.27, Instagram: @cornelllaxassociation third in NCAA history) as well. McMonagle ranked second in Cornell history and fourth in NCAA history in Twitter: @CornellLaxAssn minutes played, logging 3,160 between the pipes. Following graduation, he was selected by the Long Island LIKE US ... Lizards in the first round of the Major League Lacrosse draft, taken with the 10th overall pick. www.Facebook.com/CornellLacrosseAssociation JOIN US ... Senior Summers ... LinkedIn Group: Cornell Men’s Lacrosse Dan Bockelman #26 – Midfield – Melville, NY – Half Hollow Hills East High School BOOKMARK US ... Human Ecology (Human Development) www.CornellBigRed.com I spent this summer in Ithaca working as a volunteer research assistant for the Affect ADD US TO YOUR CONTACTS ... and Cognition Lab under Professors Eve DeRosa and Adam Anderson. My role as a re- Email: [email protected] search assistant was to run a study that sought to understand individual and cultural differences in visual acuity and personality judgements based on ethnicity. I would directly interact with participants and instruct them throughout their participation as well as collect and organize the data. I also participated in weekly meetings where presentations were given discussing relevant peer-reviewed literature on topics related to our individual studies. A memorable experience was my participation as a test subject in another research assistant’s fMRI study. I sat in an MRI machine for 2 hours and did various tasks to help the researchers prepare for data collection from actual test subjects. This experience overall was valuable for me because I was on the fence about whether I wanted to go to medical school or graduate school. I think that while the research material is interesting, I have de- cided I’d rather go to medical school. So for next year I will be taking a gap year to take the MCAT and apply while hopefully working in a related field for more experience. Jack Bolen #16 – Midfield – Bethesda, MD – Landon School Arts & Sciences (Government) This summer I worked as a Sales and Trading Intern at Credit Suisse in New York City. Over the course of the ten-week program, I rotated with three different groups: Fixed Income Research, Global Credit Products, and Equity Cash Trading.