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Six UVA Men’s Lacrosse players were selected to the 2011 preseason All-America team by Face-Off Yearbook. Junior attackman Steele Stanwick and senior midfielder Shamel Bratton both landed on the first-team. Junior attackman Chris Bocklet and senior midfielder Rhamel Bratton earned third-team honors, while sophomore midfielder Chris LaPierre and senior goalie Adam Ghitelman were named honorable mention.

Preseason ranked #1 Syracuse had three players named to the first team. Virginia is ranked #2 in the preseason polls behind the two time defending NCAA champs. 

To read the full list of preseason All-Americans, click here.

To read the press release on the honors from the university, click here.

UVA was also honored with its second consecutive Mad Stache Trophy as the top earner (over $11,000) in this year’s Mustache Madness fundraiser for the HEADstrong Foundation. Read more here.