U.S. Training Team Colored Orange

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – U.S. Lacrosse announced on Wednesday, June 10 the 40 players who have qualified for the 2010 U.S. men's national training team following a three-day tryout at Bryant University. Among those named to the squad are former Syracuse standouts Matt Abbott, Steven Brooks, Mike Leveille and Ryan Powell.

The 40 players, tabbed by a 14-member player selection committee that included Orange head coach John Desko, advance with an opportunity to compete in the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championship in Manchester, England from July 10-24, 2010. Team USA will compete in three training weekends during the fall of 2009. After those three weekends, the roster will be cut to the FIL-mandated size of 23 players for the World Games.

“I want to commend our selection committee in the professionalism and unbelievable insight. It was a very difficult task to get from 84 to 40. Speaking for the coaching staff, I couldn't be more pleased with the 40 we selected,” said Team USA head coach Mike Pressler. “We have a heck of a group with our 40 now, and that's our team going into the fall of '09.”

In addition to Abbott, Brooks, Leveille and Powell, former SU stars Dan Hardy, Sean Lindsay, Brendan Loftus and Jarett Park also were invited to try out.

Abbott was part of back-to-back Orange national championships in 2008 and 2009. He earned first-team All-America honors this past season and led Syracuse with 77 ground balls. Abbott collected 12 goals and 11 assists last year, including a dazzling pass to Kenny Nims for the tying the goal with less than five seconds to play in the NCAA title game against Cornell on May 25. Two days later, he was selected with the ninth overall pick in the Major League Lacrosse (MLL) Draft by the Washington Bayhawks.

Leveille, Powell and Brooks are pro lacrosse veterans. Brooks and Leveille currently suit up for the Chicago Machine and Powell played for the Denver Outlaws and is now a member of Big Foot LC.

Abbott, Leveille and Brooks helped power the Orange to the NCAA Championship in 2008 while Powell was a member of the Orange's 2000 NCAA Championship squad. Powell is one of eight members of the training team that competed on the 2006 U.S. squad that was coached by Desko.

2010 U.S. Men's Training Team:
M Matt Abbott – Washington Bayhawks (Syracuse '09)
M Stephen Berger – Long Island Lizards (Washington '04)
A Ryan Boyle - Boston Cannons (Princeton '04)
M Steven Brooks – Chicago Machine (Syracuse '08)
A/M Kevin Buchanan – Washington Bayhawks (Ohio State '08)
M Kevin Cassese – Boston Cannons (Duke '03)
D Joe Cinosky – Toronto Nationals (Maryland '09)
A/M Brandon Corp – Boston Cannons (Colgate '09)
A/M Ned Crotty – Duke '09
A Matt Danowski – Long Island Lizards (Duke '08)
G Brian Dougherty – Long Island Lizards (Maryland '95)
D DJ Driscoll – Chicago Machine (Notre Dame '06)
FO Chris Eck – Boston Cannons (Colgate '08)
G Adam Fullerton – Denver Outlaws (Army '08)
M John Glynn – Chicago Machine (Cornell '09)
M Kyle Harrison – Denver Outlaws (Johns Hopkins '05)
G Mickey Jarboe – Quicksilver LC (Navy '00)
A Kevin Leveille – Chicago Machine (UMass '03)
A Mike Leveille – Chicago Machine (Syracuse '08)
D Eric Martin – Denver Outlaws (Salisbury '04)
D Ryan McClay – Boston Cannons (Cornell '03)
LSM Parker McKee – Duke '10
A Brendan Mundorf – Denver Outlaws (UMBC '06)
D Shawn Nadelen – Washington Bayhawks (Johns Hopkins '01)
LSM Nick O'Hara – Toronto Nationals (Duke '07)
M Stephen Peyser – Long Island Lizards (Johns Hopkins '08)
D Nicky Polanco – Long Island Lizards (Hofstra '02)
M Matt Poskay – Boston Cannons (Virginia '06)
A Ryan Powell – Big Foot LC (Syracuse '00)
M Paul Rabil – Boston Cannons (Johns Hopkins '08)
D Jack Reid – Boston Cannons (Massachusetts '06)
M Max Seibald – Denver Outlaws (Cornell '09)
M Chris Schiller – Sailin' Shoe LC (Penn State '99)
FO Alex Smith – Washington Bayhawks (Delaware '07)
M Matt Striebel – Chicago Machine (Princeton '01)
LSM Kyle Sweeney – Boston Cannons (Georgetown '03)
M Joe Walters – Toronto Nationals (Maryland '06)
A Drew Westervelt – Denver Outlaws (UMBC '07)
M Matt Zash – Long Island Lizards (Duke '06)
D Lee Zink – Denver Outlaws (Maryland '04)

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