Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 4/10/14
Pansini & Mezrow and Phillylacrosse.com congratulate this week’s honorees for the Pansini & Mezrow Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. Each winner receives a $50 gift certificate to Starbuck’s. Overall male and female winners at the end of the season will receive a large cash prize. HS coaches can nominate their players by sending information to golax@phillylacrosse.com.
Kevin Meakim, Downingtown East, Sr, Attackman
Committed to: Elizabethtown
Major lax honors: HM-All Ches-Mont
Service projects: Lax Ref/coach for youth, Speaker for rising 8th graders/tour guide,
Academic honors: National Honor Society, Student Forum, Distinguished Honors
GPA: 4.1
Awards: Scholar Athlete
Chris Jordan, Upper Merion, Sr., midfielder/attackman
Committed to: Elizabethtown College
Service projects: Volunteer coach for Upper Merion Lacrosse Club (K-2 and 3rd/4th Grade teams)
Academic honors: National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Distinguished Honors
GPA: 3.8 cumulative, 4.0 this year
Greg Merrill, Great Valley, Sr., Attackman
Committed to: Princeton University
Major lacrosse honors: 3X All-Ches-Mont League First Team; Ches-Mont League MVP, All-State, All-American. Great Valley High School’s all-time leading scorer.
Service Projects: Great Valley Youth Lacrosse Association U15A Assistant Coach; volunteers at West Chester SPCA; Paoli United Methodist Church Christian Student Mission; fed homeless people in Philadelphia; raised money for local food banks in crop walk benefit; participated in Home of the Sparrow Work Day; multiple home improvement projects for the poor.
Academic Honors: National Honor Society
GPA: 4.1
Bryan Mizell, Strath Haven, Sr., Midfielder
Committed to: Eastern University
Major lax honors: Boston Legacy Tournament All-Star Team 2013
Service projects: Philabundance, Relay For Life, Play For The As
Academic honors: National Honors Society, High Honors
GPA: 3.85
Awards: Varsity football MVP 2013, JV football MVP 2011, Freshman football MVP 2010
Bridget Chakey, Agnes Irwin, Sr., Attack, signed with Syracuse
Lax honors: PASLA National Tournament Team #4, All Main Line Lacrosse Honorable Mention, Lacrosse Unsung Hero Award, All Main Line Lacrosse Second Team, All Interacademic Honorable Mention, Lacrosse Coach’s Award, PASLA National Tournament Team #2, Maximum Exposure Rising Junior All-Star, Main line athlete of the week, two-time Captain of lacrosse team, Under Armor All America Underclassmen team
GPA: 85.5 unweighted (A- average)
School service: Agnes Irwin Student body President, Model UN, Cradles to Crayons
