Mangan Named USILA Scholar All-America
May 28 | Men's Lacrosse
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (May 28, 2012) - Senior midfielder Will Mangan (Maplewood, N.J.) has been honored to the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Scholar All-America team, it was announced. The co-captain was recognized for both his Scholar All-America and All-America Honorable Mention awards at the USILA's annual All-America awards banquet on Sunday, May 28, held this year at the Marriott Copley Place in Boston, Mass.
The latest award for Mangan joins the co-captain's 2012 postseason haul of BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year, All-BIG EAST First Team honoree, USILA/LaxWorld North-South Classic participant and USILA All-America Honorable Mention.
First-year head coach Brian Brecht was impressed by Mangan's focus on and off the field during the 2012 season.
"Will has been a true student-athlete for us all year," Brecht said. "He has worked hard to earn all his postseason awards. I am sure he is most proud of being named a Scholar All-American as he finishes his career. The rigors of Rutgers University academically and the level of competition on the lacrosse field proves this honor to be the most fulfilling as a Rutgers student-athlete."
A finance major, Mangan completed his final season "On the Banks" with his fifth hat trick of the year and sixth of his career at Georgetown on April 27. His three-goal, one-assist performance brought his senior totals to 40 points from 30 goals and 10 assists. Mangan finished second on the squad with 46 ground balls.
"We are going to miss Will's leadership, but I am confident he has laid the groundwork along with many of our other alumni," Brecht said. "They have all dedicated so much time to make Rutgers Lacrosse great and a special program that they feel proud to be a part of."
Mangan's recognition marks the fourth time in school history a Scarlet Knight has received Scholar All-America accolades. Jeff Duca (2003), Jamie Lovejoy (2004) and Brian Shemesh (2011) were previous honorees.
In 1989, the USILA Scholar All-America Program was established to recognize student-athletes from USILA member institutions who have distinguished themselves academically, athletically and as citizens of their communities. The USILA Selection Committee selects an overall team representing Division I, II and III. The Scholar All-Americans are recognized at the annual Lacrosse All-America Banquet.
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USILA 2012 Scholar All-America Team
Sean Aaron Union College
Rory Averett Goucher College
Joe Banno Haverford College
Matt Bell Villanova University
Greg Bensman Mercyhurst College
Jesse Bernhardt University of Maryland
Anthony Biscardi University of Massachusetts
Ian Bolland Stevenson University
Joe Bonanni The Ohio State University
Tom Celentani University of Massachusetts
Marcus Cheatham Susquehanna University
Charlie Cipriano Fairfield University
Jordan Collins-Hartwig Rochester Institute of Technology
Franc Cook Lynchburg College
Brendan Corcoran Elizabethtown College
CJ Costabile Duke University
Joe Cummings University of Maryland
John Cunningham Princeton University
Bobby Dattilo Hobart College
Kyle Denhoff St. John Fisher College
Ryan Doyle Catholic University
Matthew Egan Bowdoin College
Nick Farrell Denison University
Tyler Fiorito Princeton University
Mark Flibotte Bowdoin College
Rob Fortunato University of Virginia
Eric Gollands Clarkson University
Ward Gruppo Dickinson College
Andrew Gvozden Hofstra University
Dillon Hamill Haverford College
John Haus University of Maryland
Brian Hill Cabrini College
Alex Hofrichter Stevens Institute of Technology
Tyler Hutchinson Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Eric Janssen Adelphi University
Peter Johnson Trinity College
Matt Kawamoto The Ohiio State University
Jeff Keating Roanoke College
Sean Kirwan Tufts University
Brewster Knowlton Western New England College
Roman Lao-Gosney Lehigh University
Cameron Lao-Gosney Lehigh University
Justin Lea Stevenson University
Andrew Liptak Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Matt Livingston Union College
Jameson Love Bryant University
Eric Lusby Loyola University
Matt Lynch Goucher College
Matt Mackrides Penn State University
William Mangan Rutgers University
Vic Marchetti Lycoming College
Carter Mavromatis Hampden-Sydney College
Andrew McCrumb Stevenson University
John McSorley Cabrini College
Ethan Meyer Union College
Tyler Midwinter Randolph-Macon College
Jeff Ocampo Ursinus College
Kevin Randall University of Notre Dame
Justin Rose Pfeiffer University
Robert Rotanz Duke University
Tyler Russell Rochester Institute of Technology
Sam Russell Whittier College
Collin Schmitt Roger Williams University
Andrew Sellers Salisbury University
Eric Small Western Connecticut State University
Michael Steinhauser Stevens Institute of Technology
Scott Stolzenberg Rensselear Polytechnic Institute
Robert Sullivan Union College
Mike Tota SUNY Cortland
Frank Tufano Drexel University
Kevin Vaughan Harvard University
Peter Windsor St. Mary's College of Maryland
Greg Wright SUNY Cortland
Jacob Ziegler Jacksonville University
