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By BYU Press Release
Brigham Young's Jason Lamb Selected to Coach 2002 USA West All-Star Team
CHICO, CALIFORNIA -- USA West Lacrosse has announced that Brigham
Young University head coach Jason Lamb has been selected as head
coach of the 2002 USA West College All-Star Team. The team will
scrimmage Team USA at Pepperdine in late June before traveling to
Perth, Australia to compete in the Australian Senior Championships
and in pre-World Championships scrimmages against several national
teams as they prepare for the World Championships. The team will also
compete in the International Open Tournament at the World
Championships, which are in Perth July 5 -14.
Lamb has led the Brigham Young men's lacrosse team to a 109-29 record
in his seven years at the helm. His Cougars have won four RMILL
conference championships and two USLIA National Championships in 1997
and 2000. Lamb also serves as the President of the United States
Lacrosse Men's Division Intercollegiate Associates (USLIA) Executive
Board.
"This is a tremendous honor," said Lamb. "We're looking forward to
assembling the best USA West team ever."
Joining Lamb as USA West assistant coach will be University of
Michigan head coach John Paul. In five seasons at Michigan Paul has
led the Wolverines to a 73-17 record, with three consecutive CCLA
championships and USLIA National Championship Tournament berths in
the past three years.
Steve Dini, Executive Director of USA West Lacrosse and head coach at
Chico State, will serve as a second assistant and general manager.
"We are thrilled not only with the staff we've secured for this
year's team, but also with the opportunity we have to scrimmage Team
USA and to participate in Perth," said Dini.
USA West Lacrosse promotes lacrosse players from outside of the
traditional hotbeds of the sport. Athletes eligible for selection
are elite-level USLIA players, NCAA players from select varsity
programs in Western conferences and locales, and NCAA players at
Eastern varsity programs who played high school lacrosse in the West.
Over the past two years USA West All-Star teams have competed in
Japan, England and the Czech Republic. They won the International
Friendship Games in Tokyo in 2000 and the 2001 Prague Cup. The team
also boasts impressive wins over the English, Welsh and Irish
national teams in the summer of 2001.
The 2002 team will be selected from a pool of applicants being
solicited now. The team will be announced December 17, 2001.
Source:
Brigham Young's Jason Lamb Selected to Coach 2002 USA West All-Star Team
BYU Press Release 6Nov01 US CA Chic S2
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