Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. We love it when lacrosse goes mainstream. That happened twice yesterday with Jules Heninghburg and Caitlyn Wurzburger.
Heningburg, a pro lacrosse player in the Premier Lacrosse League, shared his story via a monologue to the nearly half a million followers of Uninterrupted on Twitter.
Dear Black Lives Matter,
— UNINTERRUPTED (@uninterrupted) June 10, 2020
While headlines may suggest otherwise, know this you are human, you are valued, and you are living a life worth living. #SincerelyYours,@julesheningburg pic.twitter.com/pLI5HrdJsx
The gold-medal winning Caitlyn Wurzburger was showcased in Sports Illustrated’s Faces in the Crowd.
Meet "the Michael Jordan of girl’s lacrosse."
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) June 10, 2020
Caitlyn Wurzburger is the no. 1 recruit in the country and originally committed as an 8th grader. Caitlyn shares her story with SI's Faces in the Crowd series: https://t.co/EkjVNCYYR2 pic.twitter.com/4Nax2G7Byp
2. Racism drove Nat St. Laurent away from lacrosse for a period of time, but he came back and is becoming one of the sport’s influential figures. Here are some of the top takeaways from his appearance with Paul Carcaterra on our “Overtime” podcast.
3. A compelling conversation with father and son, Miles and Kyle Harrison, on racism in America.
4. Over 300 people joined a CityLax webinar Tuesday night, which provided a platform for prominent men’s and women’s athletes from the professional, collegiate and high school ranks talking about the recent racial injustices surrounding the death of George Floyd.
5. National Lacrosse Hall of Fame member Alice “Putty” Willetts passed away on Saturday at the age of 94. She played on the national team for both field hockey and lacrosse, serving as a captain for both squads in 1955, and was also inducted into the National Field Hockey Hall of Fame.
6. It appears that the Premier Lacrosse League is set to announce the location for its championship series based on this Tweet from last night.
— Premier Lacrosse League (@PremierLacrosse) June 11, 2020
WHAT WE’RE READING
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Pitt coach Emily Boissenault says that success comes from building trust with your athletes. Her thoughts in the IWLCA Behind the Whistle blog.
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Navy star Kelly Larkin won’t get the shot at another lacrosse season. She’s soon headed to Pensacola, Fla., to begin her career as a Naval Flight Officer.
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Virginia Tech has added Maryland transfer Kennedy Lynch, a member of Canada’s 2019 women’s U19 team.
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A look at San Diego Seals' owner Joe Tsai’s message to the lacrosse community.
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Corrigan Sports announced that one spotlight game from three of its upcoming girls’ lacrosse events will be aired via ESPN platforms.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Andrew Russell's dream of playing both football and lacrosse at Michigan is becoming a reality..
Andrew Russell.
— Michigan Men's Lacrosse (@UMichLacrosse) June 10, 2020
#WearIt | #Scrum20 pic.twitter.com/ogaqkGLWJi