OHIO
Upper Arlington has been one of the top high school lacrosse programs in the state of Ohio since the 1980’s. Which, back in the 80’s at least, wasn’t much of a claim. After all, as one-time Dublin Scioto coach Robert Scott pointed out to the Ohio State student newspaper in 2002, when he played at…
Ohio lacrosse players Michael Boehm and Caleb Newman were named last week as Under Armour All-Americans. With the honor, the two players would ordinarily participate in the UA All-America Game, held in Maryland each summer. The two players will be among over 70 Division 1 college lacrosse players from Ohio on 2021 rosters. The release…
The stories of two of the all-time best lacrosse players from Ohio are book-ended by the same person. Brendan Shook had to start the 2001 lacrosse season at Johns Hopkins under a new coach. The senior captain from Columbus, Ohio, and Upper Arlington High School, had been a defensive star on Blue Jay teams that…
Division 1 College Lacrosse Players from Ohio: 2022 & Past There were 75 players from Ohio on Division 1 rosters in 2022. There were also two D1 programs within the state, Ohio State and Cleveland State. Compare that to the situation in the early 1980’s, when Ohio had all of two high schools playing the…
Two 2018 hall of fame induction ceremonies encapsulate a good deal of the history between college lacrosse and the state of Ohio. In December 2018, the Intercollegiate Men’s Lacrosse Association posthumously inducted into its Hall of Fame longtime Denison coach Tommy Thomsen. Located about 30 miles northeast of Columbus and Ohio State, Denison is a…
