2008 North Carolina Men’s Lacrosse Carolina Lacrosse Quick Facts Table of Contents Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. 2008 Seniors . .Front Cover Chartered: 1789 (oldest public university in the United States) 2008 Juniors . .Inside Front Cover Enrollment: 27,700 Quick Facts, Table of Contents . .Page 1 Chancellor: James Moeser (Texas ‘61) 2008 Outlook . .Page 2 Athletic Director: Dick Baddour (North Carolina ‘66) 2008 Roster . .Page 4 Senior Associate Athletic Director for Olympic Sports: Beth 2007 Statistics . .Page 5 Miller (Appalachian State ‘68) The 2008 Tar Heels . .Page 6 Affiliation: NCAA Division I Head Coach John Haus . .Page 30 Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference Assistant Coach Greg Paradine . .Page 33 Nickname: Tar Heels Assistant Coach Judd Lattimore . .Page 34 Mascot: Rameses The Ram Assistant Coach Pat Olmert, Support Staff . .Page 35 School Colors: Carolina Blue and White History . .Page 36 Athletic Department Web Site: www.TarHeelBlue.com Year-by-Year Records & Finishes . .Page 40 Carolina Men’s Lacrosse Information Series Records . .Page 41 Head Coach: John Haus (North Carolina ‘83) All-Time Scores . .Page 43 Record at UNC/Career Record: 60-56, 7 years/117-74, 13 years School Records . .Page 46 Career Leaders & Season Leaders . .Page 49 Office Phone: (919) 962-5216 Carolina Lacrosse in the NCAA & ACC Records . .Page 50 Full-Time Assistant Coaches: Greg Paradine (North Carolina Team Award Winners . .Page 52 ‘93); Judd Lattimore (North Carolina ‘01) Miscellaneous ACC Awards . .Page 54 Volunteer Assistant Coach: Pat Olmert (North Carolina ‘89) USILA All-Americas . .Page 55 Fetzer Field Home Field: National Award Winners, North-South Game . .Page 56 : 5,700 Seating Capacity Carolina Lacrosse in Tournament Play . .Page 57 Lacrosse Secretary: Donna Cheek Varsity Monogram Winners . .Page 58 Head Athletic Trainer: Nina Walker Carolina Lacrosse Goes International . .Page 60 Graduate Assistant Trainers: Karen Tankersley, Chun-Man UNC Department of Athletics . .Page 62 Fong Fetzer Field . .Page 63 Undergraduate Assistant Trainer: Geoff Staton The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . .Page 64 Friends of Carolina Lacrosse Coordinator: Gary Burns Carolina Athletic Tradition . .Page 65 Table Coordinator: Randy Cox Student-Athlete Services . .Page 67 UNC Athletic Communications Educational Foundation . .Page 68, Inside Back Cover Men’s Lacrosse Media Contact: Dave Lohse, Associate Athletic 2008 Team Picture . .Back Cover Communications Director Statisticians: Bill Hurd, Jeff McLerran, Caralyn Duke, Andrew Joyner, Lee Becker www.TarHeelBlue.com Media and fans can follow the Carolina men’s lacrosse team Scoreboard Operator: Walter Holt and the rest of the UNC athletic program from anywhere in the Athletic Communications Student Assistants for Men’s world on the official web site of North Carolina athletics. Lacrosse: Jeff McLerran, Lee Becker TarHeelBlue.com offers schedules, rosters, results, features Lohse’s Email Address: [email protected] and more for all 28 of Carolina’s varsity sports. Lohse’s Office Phone: (919) 962-7257 Lohse’s Cell Phone: (919) 641-4128 (919) 962-0612 Athletic Communications Office Fax: Nike Supports UNC Men’s Lacrosse Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2126, Chapel Hill, NC 27515 The University of North Carolina and Nike extended their Shipping Address: Sports Information, 300 Skipper Bowles agreement for eight more years beginning in July 2002. The Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 agreement provides each varsity team with shoes, apparel, equipment bags and other products. It also provides $100,000 annually to the Chancellor's Academic Enhancement Fund for Franklin Street in the heart of downtown Chapel undergraduate teaching and $100,000 annually to the athletic Hill is a sea of revilers after the Tar Heels defeated department to reward Olympic sports programs and coaches for Illinois in the 2005 NCAA Menʼs Basketball academic and athletic excellence. Championship Game. 2008 North Carolina Men’s Lacrosse Brochure Head shots by Jeffrey Camarati, athletic de- partment photographer. Team picture by Peyton Williams. Other action photography for covers and interior pages contributed by Jeffrey Camarati, Peyton Williams and Karen Jonas, Other photos from UNC Ath- letic Communications Archives. Covers de- signed by Dana Gelin. The 2008 University of North Carolina men’s lacrosse media guide was written and edited by Dave Lohse, associate athletic communications director, and Jeff McLerran, student assistant in the athletic communications office. 2008 UNC MEN’S LACROSSE • PAGE 1 2008 Outlook The University of North Carolina men’s with 32. Burke and Ryan provide perfect lacrosse program, under the aegis of complements for Kaiser, who himself ex- eighth-year head coach John Haus, re- cels as a takeaway specialist. Ryan is a turns one of the nation’s most experienced tough, physical presence around the and talented teams in the 2008 season as crease while Burke is a fast player with the Tar Heels seek their first Memorial Day good stick skills and excellent clearing abil- weekend appearance in the NCAA Final ity. Kaiser and Burke have good end-to- Four since 1993. end abilities and they can both score on the All 10 starters on attack, in the first mid- fast break. field unit, on the close defense and in the Sophomore Chris Madalon will be the goal return for the Tar Heels, who are com- No. 1 backup in goal for Carolina after play- ing off a 10-6 season in which UNC ad- ing in a limited role in 2007. The Tar Heels Redshirt junior Grant vanced to the NCAA quarterfinals. The are deep at the close defense position with Senior tri-captain Zimmerman started 2007 season marked Carolina’s second sophomore Sean Jackson back after he Fletcher Gregory in the goal on a full- quarterfinal appearance since 1996 and started four games last season and two tops the Tar Heel time basis in 2007. with most of the team’s personnel returning outstanding defensive freshmen — Ryan depth chart at SSDM. and a solid freshman class joining the UNC Flanagan and Kevin Piegare — added to program, North Carolina is ranked No. 5 in the mix, both of whom will compete for sig- the preseason by Faceoff Yearbook and In- nificant playing time . side Lacrosse Magazine while the Tar The Tar Heels are also well stocked at Heels are No. 10 in the preseason United the rope position with sophomores Michael States Lacrosse Association preseason Jarvis, Kerry McCormick and Jackson all coaches poll. back. All three saw extensive action there With 35 lettermen overall returning from last season and Jarvis started 12 games on the 2007 team which finished with a 10-6 the wing for UNC. Flanagan will also get a overall record and defeated Navy 12-8 in look at the long stick midfield role. the NCAA quarterfinal round at Fetzer Adding depth on the defensive end will Field. The Tar Heels lost five seniors off the be senior goalkeeper Andrew Moss and 2007 team who will be sorely missed for freshman goalkeeper Jamie Locke as well Senior Tim Kaiser was their talent and leadership — midfielders as a host of solid defensemen — junior Pell Senior Brian Burke’s a third-team USILA David Ryan, Ben Staines, Ryan Walterhoe- George, junior Chris Cortina, junior Andrew starting experience on All-America selection fer and Tom Sciolla and attackman Sam Pyke, freshman Mike Chires, freshman close defense is a last season. Wagner. Emmit Kellar, freshman Scott Bollert, senior chief Tar Heel asset. Coach John Haus, who has 117 career Tim McCall, sophomore Hunter Meldman coaching wins heading into 2008, is look- and freshman Milton Lyles. ing to lead the Tar Heels to their third NCAA The Tar Heels return all three starters on Tournament appearance in the past five attack just as they do on close defense. seasons. To do so, the Tar Heels will look Junior Bart Wagner is a preseason third- to continue to improve on defense at the team All-America after earning honorable same rate as they did during the 2007 cam- paign. The last line of defense is junior Grant Zimmerman who is back as one of 2008 North Carolina Men’s the nation’s most experienced and athletic Lacrosse Preseason Depth Chart netminders. Zimmerman started nine of Attack the 13 games UNC played in 2006 and he Bart Wagner*, Gavin Petracca*, Michael B. started all 16 games last season at the po- Burns*, Matthias McCall, Kevin Federico, Billy Bitter Senior Nick Tintle sition. Zimmerman played all but 51 min- Junior Ben Hunt had Offensive Midfields was UNC’s leading utes of UNC’s 2007 season in the goal for a big offensive year Nick Tintle, Ben Hunt, Rob Driscoll, Brian scorer out of the for the Tar Heels with the Tar Heels. Connors, Bobby McAuley, Sean Burke, midfield in 2007. 20 goals in 2007. In front of Zimmerman will be a very ex- Sean Delaney, Cryder DiPietro, Matt Davie, perienced close defense unit with all three Chis Hunt, Tommy D’Alessandro starters returning from 2007. Seniors Tim Faceoffs Kaiser and Brian Burke have been regulars Shane Walterhoefer, Michael J. Burns there for three years already and junior Short Stick Defense Jack Ryan shared the team’s most im- Fletcher Gregory, Michael J. Burns, Mike proved player award last year after a suc- Munnelly, Chris Hunt cessful switch from the midfield. Long Stick Defense Michael Jarvis, Kerry McCormick, Sean Kaiser was a third-team U.S. Intercolle- Jackson, Ryan Flanagan giate Lacrosse Association All-America last Close Defense year and is a 2008 Faceoff Yearbook prea- Brian Burke*, Tim Kaiser*, Jack Ryan*, son second-team All-America. Kaiser, who Sean Jackson, Ryan Flanagan, Kevin Pie- was named All-ACC last season, started all gare 16 games last year and was among the na- Goal Junior Bart Wagner tion’s leaders in ground balls for close de- Grant Zimmerman*, Chris Madalon Rob Driscoll had 13 led UNC in scoring in fensemen with 69 and in caused turnovers *Probable Starters goals for the Tar 2006 and 2007.