Men’s Lacrosse Announces Newcomers
Sep 18 | Men's Lacrosse
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers men's lacrosse announced its group of freshmen today, as the 11-member class began classes 'On the Banks' last week, and began practices and workouts this week.
The class includes one goalkeeper, three defensemen, two midfielders, three attackmen and two faceoff specialists. Geographically, the group boasts five New Jersey natives, along with representatives from New York, California, Georgia and Texas. Ten players enter as freshmen, while one comes as a transfer from Towson, a 2016 Final Four team.
2017 Scarlet Knight Freshmen Class
#8 Nick Attanasio
Midfield
5-10, 160
Bridgewater, N.J. / Bridgewater – Raritan
Prior to Rutgers: U.S. Lacrosse All-American … First Team All-State … First Team All-Conference … First Team All-Area … First Team Group 4 … team captain and team MVP … team was two-time state champions and three time county champions and won the Tournament of Champions … scored 81 goals and added 34 assists … had a 74-3 career record in high school … also played football, where he was Third Team All-State, First Team All-Conference, First Team All-Metro and First Team All-County … parents are Rick and Donna … has two older siblings, Eric and Alyssa
#33 John Burke
Defense
6-4, 200
Clayton, Calif. / De La Salle
Prior to Rutgers: Adrenaline All-American… two-time captain… North Coast section champions … Maverick Showtime all-star … parents are Patrick and Frances Burke.
#17 Shane Dougherty
Attack
6-1, 175
Rockaway, N.J. / Morris Knolls
Prior to Rutgers: First Team All-State … four-year varsity starter … scored 167 goals and added 99 assists for 266 career points … team captain … earned Peter James Award (Most Outstanding Freshman Athlete) … also played one year of varsity football … parents are Thomas and Maryanne … has a younger sister Monica
#34 Ryan Gallagher
Attack
5-7, 160
Atlanta, Ga. / Marist School
Prior to Rutgers: U.S. Lacrosse All-American … First Team All-State … scored 147 goals and had 180 assists as a four-year varsity starter … high school's all-time leading scorer in program history … team captain … honor roll student … parents are Michael and Karen Gallagher … has a younger sister, Caitlin
#31 Connor Harryman
Faceoff
5-9, 190
Southlake, Texas / Southlake Carroll Senior High School / Bellarmine / Towson
At Rutgers: Will redshirt 2017 season as a transfer, become eligible as redshirt senior in 2018.
At Towson: Saw action in six games in 2016, including all three NCAA Tournament games as team advanced to the Final Four … won 11-of-28 faceoffs with four ground balls and one caused turnover … was 6-of-11 on faceoffs against Penn State in NCAA First Round win … won lone faceoff taken in NCAA Second Round victory to advance to Final Four … faced off against Ohio State in NCAA Final Four.
At Bellarmine: Played in 25 games for the Knights, including 14 as a sophomore … served as a faceoff specialist, winning 55.6 percent of his career draws at Bellarmine … won 234 of his 422 chances, going 151 of 258 last year (.585) … grabbed 114 career groundballs, with 69 coming last season … has three career goals and two assists to his credit … earned second team All-Southern Conference honors in 2016.
High School: Played midfield and faced off at Southlake Carroll Senior High for coach Bart Sullivan … named All-District at both midfield and faceoff … had 157 groundballs his senior year … scored 24 goals and had 15 assists as a senior … won 77 percent of his faceoffs his senior year … also a member of the school's football and wrestling teams and ran track … parents are Scott and Laura Harryman… has one sibling, Jordyn
#81 Jaryd Jean-Felix
Defense
6-1, 195
Cumming, Ga. / Lambert High School
Prior to Rutgers: 2017 Forsyth County Lacrosse Player of the Year … GHSA All-American … First Team All-State as a senior … Second Team All-State as a junior … two-time First Team All-County … team was 2016 state champions … team captain … also played football … parents are Natalie and Richard Jean-Felix… his brother Justin plays lacrosse at Mercer…his brother Jordyn plays football at Marist.
#32 Jordan Pakzad
Defense
6-1, 180
Newport Beach, Calif. / Corona Del Mar
Prior to Rutgers: Under Armor Underclassman All-American… Orange County Player of the Year… Three-time All-County selection… four-year varsity letterwinner … team captain … team was 2016 Orange County champions … also played football his freshman year…parents are Melinda and Fari Pakzad … has an older sister, Jessica … grandfather played basketball at the University of Arizona
#44 Eddie Perlstein
Faceoff
5-7, 165
Hewlett, NY / Lynbrook High School
Prior to Rutgers: Named All-State and All-County as a senior … All-County as a junior … Honorable Mention All-Metro… Honorable Mention All- Long Island … won 75 percent of his faceoffs as a senior … three-year varsity starter … team captain … member of Honor Society and Music Honor Society… parents are Ron and Robin Perlstein… has two sisters, Rosie and Anna.
#42 Michael Sanguinetti
Attack
6-2, 200
Robbinsville, N.J. / Robbinsville / Trinity Pawling
Prior to Rutgers: U.S. Lacrosse All-American … ranked No. 82 among incoming freshmen by Inside Lacrosse … in four years at Robbinsville, scored 170 goals and added 90 assists … was named All-County three times … named County Player of the Year and Area Player of the Year … First Team All-State and First Team All CVC … named Player of the Year by The Trentonian … holds the Robbinsville HS school record in goals and assists, breaking record set by brother A.J. … attended Trinity Pawling as a postgraduate for one year, where he was named All-New England … parents are Anthony and Christine … has two older siblings, A.J. and Morgan
#91 Cole Touhey
Goalkeeper
5-11, 165
Gladstone, N.J. / Rutgers Prep
Prior to Rutgers: Named to Top 100 Seniors list by Inside Lacrosse and ranked No. 7 among goalkeepers … Third Team All-State … two-time First Team All-Skyland Conference … Third Team All-State Prep … made 429 saves and collected 71 ground balls in high school career … two-time captain … community service honoree … parents are Tim and Denise Touhey … two younger siblings, Quinn and Maeve
#11 David Walker
Midfield
5-11, 175
Scotch Plains, N.J. / Scotch Plains-Fanwood HS
Prior to Rutgers: Two-time Academic All-American … two-time First Team All-State and All-Division … First Team All-Conference … recorded 65 points (27 goals and 38 assists) along with 487 ground balls and a 75 percent career faceoff winning percentage … also played soccer, earning honorable mention All-State and was sectional and county champions … on honor roll for all four years … parents are Paul and Christine … has two siblings, Thomas and Carly
The class includes one goalkeeper, three defensemen, two midfielders, three attackmen and two faceoff specialists. Geographically, the group boasts five New Jersey natives, along with representatives from New York, California, Georgia and Texas. Ten players enter as freshmen, while one comes as a transfer from Towson, a 2016 Final Four team.
2017 Scarlet Knight Freshmen Class
#8 Nick Attanasio
Midfield
5-10, 160
Bridgewater, N.J. / Bridgewater – Raritan
Prior to Rutgers: U.S. Lacrosse All-American … First Team All-State … First Team All-Conference … First Team All-Area … First Team Group 4 … team captain and team MVP … team was two-time state champions and three time county champions and won the Tournament of Champions … scored 81 goals and added 34 assists … had a 74-3 career record in high school … also played football, where he was Third Team All-State, First Team All-Conference, First Team All-Metro and First Team All-County … parents are Rick and Donna … has two older siblings, Eric and Alyssa
#33 John Burke
Defense
6-4, 200
Clayton, Calif. / De La Salle
Prior to Rutgers: Adrenaline All-American… two-time captain… North Coast section champions … Maverick Showtime all-star … parents are Patrick and Frances Burke.
#17 Shane Dougherty
Attack
6-1, 175
Rockaway, N.J. / Morris Knolls
Prior to Rutgers: First Team All-State … four-year varsity starter … scored 167 goals and added 99 assists for 266 career points … team captain … earned Peter James Award (Most Outstanding Freshman Athlete) … also played one year of varsity football … parents are Thomas and Maryanne … has a younger sister Monica
#34 Ryan Gallagher
Attack
5-7, 160
Atlanta, Ga. / Marist School
Prior to Rutgers: U.S. Lacrosse All-American … First Team All-State … scored 147 goals and had 180 assists as a four-year varsity starter … high school's all-time leading scorer in program history … team captain … honor roll student … parents are Michael and Karen Gallagher … has a younger sister, Caitlin
#31 Connor Harryman
Faceoff
5-9, 190
Southlake, Texas / Southlake Carroll Senior High School / Bellarmine / Towson
At Rutgers: Will redshirt 2017 season as a transfer, become eligible as redshirt senior in 2018.
At Towson: Saw action in six games in 2016, including all three NCAA Tournament games as team advanced to the Final Four … won 11-of-28 faceoffs with four ground balls and one caused turnover … was 6-of-11 on faceoffs against Penn State in NCAA First Round win … won lone faceoff taken in NCAA Second Round victory to advance to Final Four … faced off against Ohio State in NCAA Final Four.
At Bellarmine: Played in 25 games for the Knights, including 14 as a sophomore … served as a faceoff specialist, winning 55.6 percent of his career draws at Bellarmine … won 234 of his 422 chances, going 151 of 258 last year (.585) … grabbed 114 career groundballs, with 69 coming last season … has three career goals and two assists to his credit … earned second team All-Southern Conference honors in 2016.
High School: Played midfield and faced off at Southlake Carroll Senior High for coach Bart Sullivan … named All-District at both midfield and faceoff … had 157 groundballs his senior year … scored 24 goals and had 15 assists as a senior … won 77 percent of his faceoffs his senior year … also a member of the school's football and wrestling teams and ran track … parents are Scott and Laura Harryman… has one sibling, Jordyn
#81 Jaryd Jean-Felix
Defense
6-1, 195
Cumming, Ga. / Lambert High School
Prior to Rutgers: 2017 Forsyth County Lacrosse Player of the Year … GHSA All-American … First Team All-State as a senior … Second Team All-State as a junior … two-time First Team All-County … team was 2016 state champions … team captain … also played football … parents are Natalie and Richard Jean-Felix… his brother Justin plays lacrosse at Mercer…his brother Jordyn plays football at Marist.
#32 Jordan Pakzad
Defense
6-1, 180
Newport Beach, Calif. / Corona Del Mar
Prior to Rutgers: Under Armor Underclassman All-American… Orange County Player of the Year… Three-time All-County selection… four-year varsity letterwinner … team captain … team was 2016 Orange County champions … also played football his freshman year…parents are Melinda and Fari Pakzad … has an older sister, Jessica … grandfather played basketball at the University of Arizona
#44 Eddie Perlstein
Faceoff
5-7, 165
Hewlett, NY / Lynbrook High School
Prior to Rutgers: Named All-State and All-County as a senior … All-County as a junior … Honorable Mention All-Metro… Honorable Mention All- Long Island … won 75 percent of his faceoffs as a senior … three-year varsity starter … team captain … member of Honor Society and Music Honor Society… parents are Ron and Robin Perlstein… has two sisters, Rosie and Anna.
#42 Michael Sanguinetti
Attack
6-2, 200
Robbinsville, N.J. / Robbinsville / Trinity Pawling
Prior to Rutgers: U.S. Lacrosse All-American … ranked No. 82 among incoming freshmen by Inside Lacrosse … in four years at Robbinsville, scored 170 goals and added 90 assists … was named All-County three times … named County Player of the Year and Area Player of the Year … First Team All-State and First Team All CVC … named Player of the Year by The Trentonian … holds the Robbinsville HS school record in goals and assists, breaking record set by brother A.J. … attended Trinity Pawling as a postgraduate for one year, where he was named All-New England … parents are Anthony and Christine … has two older siblings, A.J. and Morgan
#91 Cole Touhey
Goalkeeper
5-11, 165
Gladstone, N.J. / Rutgers Prep
Prior to Rutgers: Named to Top 100 Seniors list by Inside Lacrosse and ranked No. 7 among goalkeepers … Third Team All-State … two-time First Team All-Skyland Conference … Third Team All-State Prep … made 429 saves and collected 71 ground balls in high school career … two-time captain … community service honoree … parents are Tim and Denise Touhey … two younger siblings, Quinn and Maeve
#11 David Walker
Midfield
5-11, 175
Scotch Plains, N.J. / Scotch Plains-Fanwood HS
Prior to Rutgers: Two-time Academic All-American … two-time First Team All-State and All-Division … First Team All-Conference … recorded 65 points (27 goals and 38 assists) along with 487 ground balls and a 75 percent career faceoff winning percentage … also played soccer, earning honorable mention All-State and was sectional and county champions … on honor roll for all four years … parents are Paul and Christine … has two siblings, Thomas and Carly
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