By Chris Goldberg
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 2/7/14
Hershey High School junior defenseman Jack Donaghue has made a commitment to play Division I lacrosse at Colgate University.
Jack Donaghue ledger: 
High School: Hershey High School
Graduation Year: 2015
Position: Defense
College Choice: Colgate University
Club Affiliation: HEADstrong Lacrosse Club
Major lacrosse honors: Jake Reed Nike Blue Chip Rising Junior 2013, All-Star – Loyola Rising Junior 2013, All-Star – Legacy Lacrosse Invitational 2013, 2013 MidPenn All-Star Second Team,
2013 Penn Live Second Team All-Star, Jake Reed Nike Blue Chip Rising Sophomore 2012, Best Freshman Award – Hershey High School
Academic Honors: Distinguished Honor Roll, Gifted Individualized Education Program, 2015 Wish Team – serving the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Penn State Hershey Medical Center teen volunteer
What will you major in/study? Undecided
Why did you choose Colgate? “Colgate offers an exceptional education and has an outstanding lacrosse team. Coach Murphy, Coach Toomy, and Coach Abbott have a great program and they really made it easy to see why Colgate was such a great fit for me as a player and as a person.”
What are your thoughts on this past HS lacrosse season/team’s outlook for next season? “Our three seniors did a great job of leading us to our second ever State Playoff game last year. The attack also dominated throughout the season and had more than 300 total points combined. This year we have our whole starting defense coming back, as well as younger players who matured last year that will make big contributions this season.”
Additional Comments: “I’d like to thank all of my High School Coaches John Schein, Greg Lelek, and especially Andy Briggs, who has been my coach since middle school. I would also like to thank Brian Neary and Michael Colleouri from HEADstrong for helping me to become a better lacrosse player and getting exposure to college coaches.”
Other schools considered: Air Force Academy, Lehigh, Holy Cross, Drexel, Brown
Maplezone Sports Institute, the official sponsor for Phillylacrosse.com boys’ recruits, congratulates Jack Donaghue. MSI is located on Conchester Highway (Rt. 322) in Garnet Valley, offering lacrosse and sports performance training for boys and girls. From summer and fall club teams to camps, clinics, tournaments and leagues, let MSI be your one stop training facility. Visit us at maplezone.com/lacrosse or contact jmurray@maplezone.com.
