John Strohsacker US Lacrosse
Duke University
The Laxman Cometh
Ned and Team USA Teammates celebrate winning the World Championship after beating Canada 12-10 in the finals in Manchester, UK.
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ast spring in eight consecutive days Ned Crotty ‘05 helped Duke Lacrosse win the National Championship, collected the Tewaaraton Award as the nation’s best male lacrosse player, and became the first pick in the Major League Lacrosse draft. In July he scored two goals for Team USA in the World Championship finals to help beat Canada for the gold. In August he won the Anthony J. McKevlin Award as the ACC Male Athlete of the Year, joining illustrious athletes like Dave Thompson, Michael Jordan, Charlie Ward and J.J. Redick. Ned Crotty is arguably the finest athlete in Delbarton’s history. Vince Lombardi said that perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence. Ned Crotty started the pursuit early. He began skating at age three and started playing hockey in kindergarten when the family lived briefly in Minnesota. When Ned was seven his father Jerry changed jobs, and he and wife Lucy, both originally from Buffalo, moved with their six children to New Vernon, NJ. Ned entered second grade at the Harding School, took up lacrosse in fifth grade, and continued to play hockey for the Morristown Colonials. His signature was to work hard, and he displayed an unusual degree of focus.
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John Strohsacker US Lacrosse
by Jessica Fiddes