Rexrode and Heningburg Named All-Americans
May 24 | Men's Lacrosse
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Rutgers men's lacrosse added two All-Americans to its ledger, as a pair of junior captains in Michael Rexrode and Jules Heningburg were honored Wednesday by the USILA. Rexrode was a Third Team All-American, while Heningburg was an Honorable Mention selection.
With these two selections, Rutgers now has 210 All-Americans all-time. Last season, Scott Bieda (Third Team) and Zack Sikora (Honorable Mention) were named All-Americans.
"Both Michael Rexrode and Jules Heningburg have been great leaders and student-athletes, both on and off the field for us this year, and throughout their careers thus far," head coach Brian Brecht said. "This is a great honor for them individually as well as for the Rutgers Lacrosse program, as both of them are consummate team players. It is exciting that these two have matched the level of play on the field with their performance in the classroom this past year, as both soon-to-be seniors have over a 3.0 GPA and will be two-time captains for us."
Rexrode was also named a Third Team All-American by Inside Lacrosse and was a First Team All-Big Ten selection. The Scarlet Knights' top defenseman, he led the Big Ten with a career-high 23 caused turnovers, including notching his career-high of four caused turnovers twice, in ranked wins over No. 14 Stony Brook and No. 19 Brown. The Leesburg, Va., native also collected 28 ground balls. Rexrode has started in all 40 of his career games played "On the Banks."
Heningburg started all 14 games on attack, scoring 20 goals and adding a career-high 26 assists for 46 points, also collecting 20 ground balls. He had a career-high six assists in a conference road win at Michigan on April 8. The Maplewood, N.J., native had 10 multi-point games, five multi-goal games, and seven multi-assist games. Prior to the season, the Seton Hall Prep product was named a Preseason All-American by Inside Lacrosse and was a Big Ten Preseason Honoree.
The full list of All-Americans is available here.
Follow Rutgers Athletics on Facebook (www.facebook.com/RutgersAthletics ) and Twitter (@RUAthletics) for all of the latest news and updates. For specific updates regarding Rutgers men's lacrosse, follow the program and Brecht on Twitter (@RUMLax and @RUlaxCoach) and Facebook. Fans can receive timely information, including special offers and giveaways throughout the year on our social media outlets along with www.ScarletKnights.com.
