For more information on the Cincy Royals go to our website at http://www.cincyroyals.com Cincy Royals Lacrosse Background/History The mission of the Cincy Royals is to provide a top-quality summer lacrosse experience and compete at the highest level against the finest summer programs in America. Our goal is to expose our players to the best lacrosse in the country, teach and develop our players and provide for their matriculation to the college level. We are the premier summer travel lacrosse club in Southwest Ohio. We are focused on success, excellence and having fun in the process. In an effort to showcase the very best from our area, we are selective. The Royals were founded in May 2008 to be an All-Star team of local athletes. In our first tournament as the Royals, we were victorious. We won the Lax-N-Nati tournament by defeating Canadian powerhouse, Edge Elite. That victory came with an invitation to compete in the Dick’s Sporting Goods Tournament of Champions. The Royals were off and running. We have grown from one to three teams - ranging from rising freshman to rising seniors. Pat Kennedy – Royals Head Coach Coach Kennedy brings to the Royals a wealth of lacrosse coaching and playing experience. A 2001 graduate of Syracuse University, Kennedy was an attackman for the Orangemen. He competed in the lacrosse NCAA Division I championships from 1998-2001 and was a member of the Syracuse national championship team in 2000. He is currently the Head Coach at The College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati, Ohio. Kennedy was a 1997 graduate of Moeller High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was selected a lacrosse All-American in 1997, First-Team All-Ohio and All-Midwest selection from 1995-1997. He also holds the career scoring mark at Moeller. After college, Kennedy competed in post-collegiate club lacrosse action where he was named the Midwest Cities Lacrosse Conference Player of the Year in 2003 in Chicago. He was drafted in 2006 and played for the Chicago Machine of the Major League Lacrosse professional team. Kennedy coached high school lacrosse locally in Cincinnati for two years and one year in Boston. He was the varsity assistant coach for Moeller High School in 2006, helping his team to be the top-rated team in Cincinnati, and directing the team to the state Final Four. Pat was also the head varsity coach for Summit Country Day High School in Cincin- nati, Ohio from 2004-2005 where his team finished second in the Ohio High School South 2A Division. He was also the assistant coach for Catholic Memorial High School in Boston, Mass., from 2003-2004. This is Kennedy’s second year coaching the Royals. Coach Kennedy, his wife, Kate, and their son P.J., reside in Cincinnati, Ohio. Tournaments 2008 Lax-N-Nati Cincinnati, OH Gait Cup Gettysburg, PA Loyola Maryland Team Camp Loyola, MD 2009 Rutgers MVP Piscataway, NJ Brine Shootout Baltimore, MD King of the Hill Philadelphia, PA Lax-n-Nati Cincinnati, OH Great Lakes Kalamazoo, MI Summer Getaway Alexandria, VA Ohio State Team Camp Columbus, OH 2010 Rutgers MVP Piscataway, NJ Brine Shootout Baltimore, MD Tri-State National Mercer County, NJ Notre Dame Team Camp South Bend, IN Lax-n-Nati Cincinnati, OH Southern Sizzle Charlotte, NC College Placements Connor Carman Birmingham Southern Connor Carroll Denison University A.J. Froelich Drexel University Nate Gustafson West Point Scott Spencer New York Institute of Technology Cincy Royals Blue Team Scott Maheu – Head Coach __________________________________________________________________ Coach Maheu began playing lacrosse at St. Xavier High School in the second year of the school’s program. He led St. Xavier to the school’s first state championship in his junior year. After finishing his high school career as a three time All-Ohio player, Maheu was recruited and played at Yale University under Coach Mike Waldvogel. Upon graduation, he joined the United States Air Force and served as a pilot. Maheu currently resides in Cincinnati and most recently was Head Coach and Program Director at Summit Country Day School. This is his second year coaching the Royals. Joe Fedders – Assistant Coach ______________________________________________________________ Coach Fedders began his coaching career in 2006 as Head Coach of the Junior Varsity team at Moeller High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. He moved to Varsity Assistant Coach at Moeller in 2009 and currently is the top Varsity Assistant Coach at Loveland High School in Cincinnati. Fedders grew up in Cincinnati and played lacrosse at Moeller High School, graduating in 1997. While at Moeller, he received all-state honors and all-Midwest honorable mention playing midfield and attack. Played forTeam Ohio and won the 1997 Vail Lacrosse Shootout high school division championship. Fedders was a starting attackman at Lynchburg College, graduating in 2001. Cincy Royals White Team Pat Kennedy – Head Coach (See previous bio) Neal Barnes – Assistant Coach _______________________________________________________________ Coach Barnes was a four year starter at Westfield High School and received All-State honors in Indiana. He was a four-year starter at The College of Mount St. Joseph and a two-year captain, earning honorable mention all-MLC honors. Barnes is also a referee and coaches with Team Indiana. He has also served several lacrosse camps, including Team USA and Nazareth College. Cincy Royals Rising Team Coach Andrew Routt ________________________________________________________________________ Coach Routt joined the Royals in 2009 as the head coach of the Class of 2012 Team. He grew up playing lacrosse through the Sycamore (Ohio) Aviator youth programs and played for Coach Tom Nugent of Sycamore High School where he was the starting goalie. Routt was recruited to play at Saint Leo University (NCAA Division II) and has since transferred to the University of Cincinnati (UC) where he has been a starting goalie for the last two seasons. During his first year on the team, UC reached the NCLL national championship game vs. Cortland State. Andy is pursuing degrees in Journalism and History at UC. Andy’s coaching experience includes: Assistant JV Coach for Sycamore High School in 2007; Junior High Head Coach for Sycamore in 2008; Varsity Head Coach for Turpin High School in 2009. Coach Connor M. Carroll ____________________________________________________________________ Coach Carroll is a new addition to the 2010 Cincinnati Royals coaching staff. Connor began his career with the Aviator youth program and later attended Moeller High School. Connor was a three-year starter for the Moeller Varsity team under Coach Tom Kennedy. Throughout his high school career, Connor received several honors including: 2nd Team All-Midwest, 2nd Team All-State and 1st Team All-Region. Upon graduation from Moeller in 2008, Connor played collegiate lacrosse at Lynchburg College (NCAA DIII) his freshman year and recently transferred to the University of Dayton. He is a member of the UD Men’s Lacrosse Team where he plays a vital role in the Flyer’s midfield. The UD team went undefeated in their 2009 regular season and ultimately lost to St. Thomas in the MCLA National Championship game. Connor is majoring in Communications with and emphasis in Journalism and also is pursuing a minor in Business. His coaching experience includes: Camp Counselor at Lynchburg College Team Camp and Camp Counselor at Moeller Lacrosse Camp. Recruiting Director Jeff Becker Becker has been active in lacrosse since its inception at St. Xavier High School in 1995. He was a three-year player for St. Xavier and a starter on their first state cham- pionship team in 1997. He later continued his lacrosse career at Miami University, where he helped the team to back-to-back Club Final Four appearances his junior and senior seasons. Coach Becker returned to Cincinnati and has played for the Cincinnati Men’s lacrosse club in the Midwest Cities Lacrosse league. Coach Becker began his coaching career in 2004 as a varsity assistant at Summit County Day School for one year. A job took him away to Madison, Wisconsin, but he returned in 2006 to his alma mater, St. Xavier, and began coaching as head coach of JV White developmental team. Coach Becker just completed his fourth season at St. Xavier as a JV-A assistant. Along the way, he has won a JV-B city championship in his first year and a JV-A city championship in 2009. Cincy Royals Blue Team # Last Name First Name Birthday Pos. Year 19 Allen Michael Sep-93 A 2012 15 Blohm Jon Nov-93 A 2012 9 Fuller Jacob Jul-94 A 2012 1 Hughes Austin Dec-93 A 2012 17 Lewis Luke Nov-93 A 2012 7 Polak Connor Oct-93 A 2012 5 Werner Marcus Jul-92 A 2012 3 Williams Luke Jan-03 A 2011 10 Hill Tyler Aug-93 D 2011 30 Lair John Feb-93 D 2011 27 Liggett Justin Jun-93 D 2011 11 Orcutt Brogan Dec-92 D 2011 44 Utt Alex Apr-93 D 2011 23 Shreve Gabe Dec-92 D 2011 14 McBride Ben Aug-92 G 2011 20 Pipes John Dec-93 G 2012 8 Poston Austin Aug-92 M 2011 6 Cornelius Tyler Sep-92 M 2011 30 Albertson Evan Feb-93 M 2011 4 Bausmith Billy Feb-94 M 2012 2 Beck Evan Oct-93 M 2012 22 Brightwell Walker Jul-93 M 2012 13 Engelhardt Cody Mar-94 M 2012 16 Hume Daniel Jun-92 M 2011 18 Lynch Michael Jul-92 M 2011 12 Przezdziecki Justin Nov-92 M 2011 Cincy Royals White Team Cincy Royals Rising Team Class of 2013 Class of 2014 # Last Name First Name B-day Pos. # Last Name First Name B-day Pos. 19 Brill Gordy 07/94 A 54 Bezney Jon 09/95 D 7 Collette Brian 07/94 A 22 Griffin Tanner 10/95 D 23 Collison Quinn 03/95 A 32 Kunkel Eddie 08/95 D 15 Irvine Tres 12/94 A 10 Maxwell Noah