Mini-roundup as I work on Hello posts. Remember, if you ever come across anything and want me to post it here, feel free to e-mail me.
Ten Detroit players have been named to the All-MAAC academic honor roll:
The 10 Titans who made the honor roll were:
So. Brandon Davenport (Grosse Pointe Woods, MI/GP North) – 3.45 – Education
So. John Dwyer (Novi, MI/Detroit Catholic Central) – 3.50 – Engineering
Jr. Brad Janer (Novi, MI/Detroit Catholic Central) – 3.67 – Engineering
Jr. Ty Maruyama (Lakewood, CO/Green Mountain) – 3.73 – Biology
Jr. Jason McDonald (Bayport, NY/Bayport-Blue Point) – 3.21 – Management
So. Chris Nemes (Novi, MI/Detroit Catholic Central) – 3.60 – Business
Jr. John Nowicki (Clinton Twp., MI/De La Salle) – 3.62 – Education
Jr. Adam Parrottino (Troy, MI/De La Salle) – 3.51 – Business/Finance
RFr. Nick Schesnuk (Chesterfield, MI/De La Salle) – 3.86 – Pre-Dental
RFr. Wes Steen (Columbus, OH/Olentangy Liberty) – 3.94 – Mechanical Engineering
That’s a welcome bit of good news after a season which saw UDM placed on probation for Academic Progress Rate violations.
Detroit Country Day junior Ahmed Iftikhar was one of Quint Kessenich’s non-hotbed players who impressed at last weekend’s Warrior 40 event:
Iftikhar plays with one of the shortest shafts I’ve ever seen. But he loves the ‘stubby’ for it’s light weight and ball stopping benefits. He is technically sound. I like his stance and explosion to shots. He appeared better high than low in the limited time I was able to evaluate him. He led Detroit Country Day to a Division 2 state title and carries a 3.6 GPA in honors and AP courses. He was one of five US Lacrosse All-Americans playing in the Warrior 40. When the lights came on in practice and the game, Iftikhar delivered.
The Johns Hopkins commit was joined by Brother Rice standout Riley Kennedy as the lone Michigan-based players at the event.
The Ann Arbor Journal updates the AAPS lacrosse issue. (Apologies for linking their site, with its evil pop-up ad. I’m trying to limit linking to them until that goes away).