Two Scarlet Knight Signees Named to National All-Star Game
May 06 | Men's Lacrosse
CHICAGO, Ill. - Rutgers incoming freshmen Mike Diehl (Flemington, N.J.) and Zack Zenda (South Brunswick, N.J.) were each selected to play in the 2008 National High School Men's Lacrosse Senior Showcase to be played at Benedictine University in Chicago, Ill.
The "National All-Star Game" of boys' high school lacrosse features the top senior high school players in competition representing the North, South, East and West regions. The National Senior Showcase is setup in a final four format, with two semifinal games, a third place game and a championship game. All of the teams are guaranteed practice and scrimmage time on Friday, June 20 and two games on Saturday, June 21. The competition concludes with an awards banquet featuring a special keynote speaker on Saturday evening.
Diehl, a 6-3, 210-pound attackman, is a four-year letterman and three-year starter at Hunterdon Central High School. As a junior, he was named to the NJILCA Division A All-State Second-Team and to the All-Skyland Conference First-Team. He led his team with 49 goals and 25 assists during the 2007 season. In addition, Diehl was a three-year football letterman and named to the Star-Ledger First Team All-State team as a linebacker. Diehl was a three-time New Jersey Group 4 state lacrosse champion and a two-time New Jersey Group 4 state football champion.
Zendawas a two-sport athlete excelling in both lacrosse and soccer at South Brunswick High School. He won the GMC Championship in both 2006 and 2007 and was named Second-Team All-Middlesex Country during his junior campaign. In soccer, Zenda was named First-Team All-Central Jersey, First-Team All-Middlesex Country, and Second-Team All-State.
