Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 8/29/18
From Press Release
Peter Milliman, the Richard M. Moran Head Coach of Men’s Lacrosse, has announced that the Big Red will add 13 newcomers to the roster for the 2019 season. The 13-member class features four US Lacrosse All-Americans, and consists of six defenders, three players that can play attack or midfield, two midfielders, one face-off specialist, and one goalie.
The group hails from five different states, including a class-high five New Yorkers, as well as one player coming from Ontario.
“I think this class is going to bring depth and competition at every spot on the field,” said Milliman. “There are several players who have the ability to impact us right away, but for the first time in a few years, we have very few openings in the lineup right now. There is a battle at every position all of these newcomers are going to have to fight very hard if they want a chance to get on the field this year. This is a defensively heavy class but overall it’s a strong group that we are very excited about.”
Cornell Men’s Lacrosse Class of 2022
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown Last School
Gavin Adler D/LSM 5-8 180 Hewlett, N.Y. Hewlett HS
Theodore Batson D/LSM 6-0 170 Hagerstown, Md. Culver Military Academy (Ind.)
Billy Chabot M 5-11 185 Rye, N.Y. Rye HS
Billy Coyle A/M 5-7 170 Malvern, Pa. The Hill Academy
Max Fields D 6-2 195 Canton, Mass. Belmont Hill School
Henry Follows A/M 5-9 155 Oakville, Ont. The Hill Academy
Chayse Ierlan G 6-1 200 Victor, N.Y. Victor HS
Ian Jacobs D 6-2 190 Princeton, N.J. Princeton HS
Patrick Jacobs D 6-1 185 Princeton, N.J. Princeton HS
JJ Lombardi A/M 5-7 180 Rochester, N.Y. Salisbury School
Mitch Rothstein FO 6-3 210 Haddonfield, N.J. Haddonfield Memorial HS
Garrett Ruff M 5-9 170 Honeoye Falls, N.Y. Honeoye Falls Lima HS
JQ Stramanak D 6-1 230 Annapolis, Md. Archbishop Spalding HS
Billy Coyle – A/M – 5-7 – 170
Malvern, Pa. (Malvern Prep/Hill Academy)
Prior to Cornell
• Earned four varsity letters at Malvern Prep before spending one season at The Hill Academy.
Won the 2018 GEICO High School National Championship and the 2018 National Prep Championship with the Hill Academy at Ursinus College.
• Served as team captain as a senior at Malvern Prep.
• Finished with 126 goals and 147 assists for 273 career points at Malvern Prep.
• Named All-USA Today (2017).
• Three-time All-Main Line selection.
• Two-time first-team All-Inter-Ac League honoree.
• First-team All-Eastern PA (2017).
• Two-time Under Armour Team Philadelphia selection.
• 2015 Under Armour Tournament Champion.
• Earned five varsity letters in soccer at Malvern Prep.
Milliman on Coyle: “After a very good high school career at Malvern, Billy benefitted greatly from a post-graduate year at The Hill Academy to work on some other elements of his game. With top level coaching at both schools he has been able to blend those two styles of play into something similar to the system we play at Cornell and I believe that Billy has the ability to be an impact player for us at some point.”
Mitch Rothstein – FO – 6-3 – 210
Haddonfield, N.J. (Haddonfield Memorial High School)
Prior to Cornell
• Earned four varsity letters in lacrosse at Haddonfield Memorial High School.
• Two time US Lacrosse All-American (2017, 2018).
• Two-time US Lacrosse Academic All-American (2017, 2018).
• 2018 recipient of the U.S. Lacrosse Bob Scott Award, which recognizes a “player in each area who goes above and beyond in service to his team, school, and community.”
• Three-time All-Olympic Conference selection.
• Two-time team captain.
• Won back-to-back Olympic Conference Championships.
• Phillylacrosse.com All-South Jersey, 2017-18
Milliman on Rothstein: “Mitch is one of the top face-off guys coming out of high school and we are very excited to bring him to Ithaca. He’s big and physical with great skills at the X and we expect that he is going to compete for face-off time very soon.”
Ian Jacobs – D – 6-2 – 190
Princeton, N.J. (Princeton High School)
Prior to Cornell
• Lettered four times in lacrosse at Princeton High School.
• Served as team captain as a senior.
• Named second-team All-NJ (2017).
• First-team All-Mercer County (2017).
• 2017 Princeton High School Defensive MVP.
• Lettered twice in soccer, earning first-team All-NJ honors as a senior.
Milliman on Jacobs: “Ian is a tall, rangy defenseman that rarely come with his combination of footwork. He has the frame and the potential to compete for us down the road.”
Patrick Jacobs – D – 6-1 – 185
Princeton, N.J. (Princeton High School)
Prior to Cornell
• Lettered four times in lacrosse at Princeton High School.
• Served as team captain as a senior.
• Three-time All-Colonial Valley Conference selection.
• 2018 Princeton High School Defensive MVP.
• Lettered three times in soccer, earning two all-conference selections.
Milliman on Jacobs: “Patrick is a physical defenseman who plays as hard as anyone. He’s a good cover guy and like his brother, Ian, he should be in the mix for playing time once he gets more experience.”
Gavin Adler – D/LSM – 5-8 – 180
Hewlett, N.Y. (Hewlett High School)
Prior to Cornell
• Earned four varsity letters in lacrosse at Hewlett HS.
• Led all defenseman in Long Island for caused turnovers and ground balls in 2018.
• Four-time all-conference.
• Three-time all-county.
• Defenseman of the Year finalist.
• Two-time team captain.
• Lettered once in football and in winter track, earning all-conference honors in both sports.
Milliman on Adler: “Gavin has been one of the top long sticks midfielders on Long Island as a high schooler and has shown the ability to impact games with his speed, intensity and ability to pick up loose balls. He’s a physical defenseman that plays with an edge and we are looking forward to watching him develop in college.”
Theodore Batson – D/LSM – 6-0 – 170
Hagerstown, Md. (Culver Military Academy (Culver, Ind.))
Prior to Cornell
• Earned a combined four varsity letters at St. James School and the Culver Military Academy.
• Served as team captain as a senior.
• Helped Culver Military Academy to a US Lacrosse No. 1 ranking in 2018.
• Won three Midwest Lacrosse Championships.
• Two-time first-team All-Midwest.
• Won a pair of Inter-Ac Invitational Championships.
• Winner of the John Yeager Award.
• Earned three varsity letters in soccer.
Milliman on Batson: “Teddy has been the starting long stick on one of the top high school teams in the country for a few years. He is a very fundamental defenseman with excellent speed and he really fits our style of play. Teddy may be entering college a bit under-the-radar but I think he has a great chance to compete for us sooner rather than later.”
Billy Chabot –M – 5-11 – 185
Rye, N.Y. (Rye High School)
Prior to Cornell
• Earned four varsity letters in lacrosse at Rye High School.
• Served as team captain as a senior.
• Led Rye HS in goals as a junior and senior.
• Second highest scoring midfielder in Rye history with 175 points.
• Three-time all-league selection.
• Three-time all-section honoree.
• Led Rye to its first Section 1 Championship game in 10 years.
• Winner of the George “Butch” Nordstrom Award, given to the top athletic performer of the graduating senior class.
• Earned three varsity letters in football at Rye High School.
• Second-team all-state in football as a senior.
Milliman on Chabot: “Billy is another very good all-around athlete who was able to play multiple positions in high school. He’s a New York product from a strong lacrosse community and he was one of the top midfielders in his area. We expect Billy to add some depth to the midfield both offensively and defensively as well as provide some competition with the faceoff unit.”
Max Fields – D – 6-2 – 195
Canton, Mass. (Belmont Hill School)
Prior to Cornell
• Played lacrosse for three years at Belmont Hill School.
• Served as team captain as a senior.
• Three-time ISL All-League
• Participated in the BostonLax All-Star game in 2017 and 2018.
• Won a pair of League Championships (2016, 2017)
• Played three years of hockey and one year of football.
Milliman on Fields: “Max has been a very consistent performer in the ISL League and has been one of the top high school defenders in the Massachusetts area for a couple of years now. He has the size, strength and speed to be a top level college defender and we are really excited that he is at Cornell.”
Henry Follows – A/M – 5-9 – 155
Oakville, Ont. (Hill Academy)
Prior to Cornell
• Played lacrosse at the Hill Academy for three seasons after one year at Oakville Trafalgar High School.
• Served as the Hill’s Junior Varsity captain and was the squad’s MVP as a sophomore.
• Won the Men’s U18 Team Ontario National Championship in 2016 and 2017.
• Was the Men’s U18 Team Ontario National MVP in 2016 and the Offensive MVP in 2017.
Served as captain of the Men’s U18 Team Ontario squad in 2017.
• Member of the Oakville Buzz of the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse Association
• Played badminton for one year at Hill Academy.
Milliman on Follows: “Henry really exemplifies the kind of student-athlete that we want on our roster. He has very good skills, field awareness and finishes the ball very well around the goal. He is an excellent teammate and earns his teammates’ respect with how hard he works every day. We expect Henry to push our guys in practice and compete for some time on the extra man unit in a couple of years.”
Chayse Ierlan – G – 6-1 – 200
Victor, N.Y. (Victor High School)
Prior to Cornell
• Earned five varsity letters in lacrosse at Victor HS.
• Two-time US Lacrosse High School All-American (2017, 2018).
• Under Armour All-American Senior Game Selection (2018).
• Two-time Under Armour Upstate Team selection (2016, 2017).
• All-Greater Rochester Male Athlete of the Year (2018).
• First-team All-New York State (2017).
• Two-time Monroe County Player of the Year (2017, 2018).
• Two-time Section Defensive Player of the Year (2017, 2018).
• Three-time first-team All-Greater Rochester (2016, 2017, 2018).
• Hold the Victory HS record for career saves (573).
• Three-time New York State Champion (2015, 2016, 2017).
• Five-time New York State Sectional Winner (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018).
• Five-time New York State Scholar Athlete (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018).
• Two-time team captain (2017, 2018).
• Victor High School Male Athlete of the Year (2018).
• Victor High School Outstanding Senior Boy Award Recipient (2018).
• Earned six varsity letters in ice hockey at Victor HS.
• Holds the school career records in wins (50), lowest goals-against average (1.7), and highest save percentage (.953).
• Named the New York State Player of the Year, the All Greater Rochester Player of the Year, and the Monroe County Player of the Year as a senior.
• Won a New York State Championship in hockey (2018) and three sectional championships (2015, 2016, 2018).
• Three-time New York State Section MVP (2015, 2016, 2018).
• Two-time first-team All-Greater Rochester (2016, 2018).
• Named first-team all-state as a senior.
Milliman on Ierlan: “Just going by accolades, Chayse is one of the most decorated high school player I’ve ever recruited. We think he might be the best goalie coming out of high school this year and we couldn’t be more excited to have him at Cornell. He has the athleticism, skills, patience, and leadership that you want to see in a college goalie but I believe that his work ethic may be his most impactful characteristic. Freshman goalies always have fundamental work to do but Chayse will likely compete for playing time as soon as he gets acclimated to our system and the speed at this level.”
JJ Lombardi – A/M – 5-7 – 180
Rochester, N.Y. (Salisbury School)
Prior to Cornell
• Earned four varsity letters at Salisbury School.
• 2018 Under Armor All-American.
• 2018 US Lacrosse High School All-American.
• Won the 2018 Stewart Linsday Best Attackman in New England West Award.
• Three-time All-New England West League selection.
• Two-time team captain.
• Two-time team MVP.
• Earned two varsity letters in football as a running back.
Milliman on Lombardi: “We are excited to get JJ in the mix with the offensive players we have and use his skill set to help us generate scoring opportunities. He is a very dynamic player that has the ability to create offense very quickly. An attackman by trade, JJ has the strength, speed and athleticism to make an impact in the midfield very early on in his career.”
Garrett Ruff – M – 5-9 – 170
Honeoye Falls, N.Y. (Honeoye Falls Lima High School)
Prior to Cornell
• Played four years of lacrosse at Honeoye Falls Lima HS.
• 2018 US Lacrosse High School All-American.
• 2018 Monroe County Player of the Year.
• First-team All-Greater Rochester (2018).
• First-team All-Monroe County (2017).
• 2017 US Lacrosse Academic All-American.
• Three-time team captain.
• Played three years of basketball at Honeoye Falls Lima HS.
Milliman on Ruff: “Garrett is an all-around player, a real two-way type midfielder. He scored a lot of points in high school, but he’s fast and athletic enough to play both ends of the field. His diversity gives us options and we’re looking forward to seeing how he develops and what role he will fill for us.”
JQ Stramanak – D – 6-1 – 230
Annapolis, Md. (Archbishop Spalding High School)
Prior to Cornell
• Earned a combined four varsity letters from Annapolis High School and Archbishop Spalding High School.
• Nominated for the McCormick Unsung Hero
• Named to the 2016 Under Armour Underclass Baltimore team.
• Played for the Annapolis Hawk Lacrosse Club, serving as team captain from 2015 to 2018.
• Lettered once in football.
Milliman on Stramanek: “JQ is a very good high school defenseman coming out of Maryland, but he missed his senior lacrosse season while recovering from an injury. He is a big physical defender who has excelled with individual match-ups. Once he gets back to 100% healthy and gets development and understanding of our team system, we think JQ has great potential.”