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Chick named finalist for Senior CLASS Award
4/1/2019 11:48:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – After being named a Senior CLASS Award candidate in early March, Lehigh men's lacrosse senior Craig Chick has been named a finalist for the prestigious award, as announced late last week. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School ®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. Chick is Lehigh's third finalist in the last nine seasons, joining with Jonathan Stumpf in 2011 and Ty Souders in 2014.
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The finalists were chosen by national media from the list of 30 candidates announced earlier this month. Nationwide fan voting begins immediately to help select the winner, and fans are encouraged to submit votes online at the Senior CLASS Award website through May 20. To vote, please click here. Fan votes will be combined with those of the media and Division I head coaches to determine the winners. The Senior CLASS Award recipient will be announced during the 2019 NCAA Men's Lacrosse National Championship® in May.
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To be eligible for the Senior CLASS Award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition.
In total, the Mountain Hawks have had at least one candidate in six of the last seven years. Pettit was also named a candidate in early March, marking the first time in program history that Lehigh has featured multiple honorees.
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Chick has enjoyed impressive success at a prestigious institution; Lehigh is currently tied for 46th nationally in the U.S. News and World Report top national universities. Chick is in Lehigh's business program as a Finance major. As a freshman, he was named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for a semester GPA over 3.2 during his competitive (spring) season. Chick also garnered the Faculty Athletics Council Award.
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Chick has shown strong character as a two-time team captain, devoting 20+ hours per week to weight training, skill work, practice, conditioning, film study and team meetings. Within the men's lacrosse program, different councils have been created, with Chick heavily involved in the Academic Council (council of five to oversee the academic success of the team) and Leadership Council (council of voted-upon individuals from each class to handle the vision and goals of the team). Chick has taken part in Flight 45, Lehigh Athletics' Leadership Academy, in both the Emerging Leaders Program (hand-picked student-athletes to undergo leadership development and education) and Leadership Legacy Program (second installment of leadership program for a select few among various athletic teams).
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Chick and the Mountain Hawks have continually taken part in community service. Just a few days into every fall semester, the program holds its annual community service kickoff for the City of Bethlehem Parks and Recreation. Chick and the Mountain Hawks have also hosted Community Night in the past when they opened their doors to all members of the community for an hour-long free lacrosse clinic. In each of the last two seasons, Lehigh has taken part in the Nicholas Colleluori Classic. Lehigh joined forces with the HEADstrong Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to providing essential services to improve lives affected by cancer. In 2017, Lehigh Lacrosse more than quadrupled its initial fundraising goal of $3,000 by raising $13,339 for HEADstrong's 2017 "Go Lime" campaign. It was the most money raised by any team or group of teams in the entire campaign. Then this past fall (2018), the Mountain Hawks absolutely shattered their goal, raising over $20,000 for the fight against cancer.
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In the past, the Mountain Hawks have also taken part in the Reading Rocks program at local Donegan Elementary School. With Reading Rocks, the whole team spent approximately one hour with the students, helping them read before getting to know the youngsters through playing games and other activities. Every holiday season, each team takes part in Adopt-A-Family when they provide a holiday for a local underprivileged family. The process includes shopping for gifts, wrapping them and delivering them in early December.
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On the field, Chick was named a preseason first team All-American by Inside Lacrosse after rewriting the record books in his first three seasons at Lehigh. A 2018 USILA All-American and a two-time postseason Inside Lacrosse All-American, Chick's 140 career turnovers are already the Lehigh and Patriot League career records, and good for third in NCAA history. He is chasing the NCAA record of 158 held by Detroit's Jordan Houtby. Chick has 33 groundballs and 22 caused turnovers so far in 2019, and is a three-time Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week.
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Chick is a two-time first team All-Patriot League honoree and was named a 2018 Tewaaraton Award nominee. He is the Lehigh single-season record holder in caused turnovers (41 set last season), breaking his own record of 40 set as a sophomore. As a freshman, Chick's 37 caused turnovers led the nation. As a junior, Chick became Lehigh's first All-American named to the first or second team in the last 87 years. Since 1931, Lehigh's 34 All-Americans have all been either third team or honorable mention honorees. Chick wrapped up his junior season by posting 13 groundballs and six caused turnovers in the Patriot League Tournament to earn All-Tournament Team recognition, helping lead the Mountain Hawks to the Patriot League Championship Game for the first time since 2014.
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The Mountain Hawks head to No. 6 Loyola for a big matchup against the Greyhounds. Gametime is set for 11 a.m. on CBS Sports Network.
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Like Lehigh men's lacrosse on Facebook, follow on Twitter and Instagram for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks.Â
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Lacrosse 2019 Finalists
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The finalists were chosen by national media from the list of 30 candidates announced earlier this month. Nationwide fan voting begins immediately to help select the winner, and fans are encouraged to submit votes online at the Senior CLASS Award website through May 20. To vote, please click here. Fan votes will be combined with those of the media and Division I head coaches to determine the winners. The Senior CLASS Award recipient will be announced during the 2019 NCAA Men's Lacrosse National Championship® in May.
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To be eligible for the Senior CLASS Award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition.
In total, the Mountain Hawks have had at least one candidate in six of the last seven years. Pettit was also named a candidate in early March, marking the first time in program history that Lehigh has featured multiple honorees.
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Chick has enjoyed impressive success at a prestigious institution; Lehigh is currently tied for 46th nationally in the U.S. News and World Report top national universities. Chick is in Lehigh's business program as a Finance major. As a freshman, he was named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for a semester GPA over 3.2 during his competitive (spring) season. Chick also garnered the Faculty Athletics Council Award.
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Chick has shown strong character as a two-time team captain, devoting 20+ hours per week to weight training, skill work, practice, conditioning, film study and team meetings. Within the men's lacrosse program, different councils have been created, with Chick heavily involved in the Academic Council (council of five to oversee the academic success of the team) and Leadership Council (council of voted-upon individuals from each class to handle the vision and goals of the team). Chick has taken part in Flight 45, Lehigh Athletics' Leadership Academy, in both the Emerging Leaders Program (hand-picked student-athletes to undergo leadership development and education) and Leadership Legacy Program (second installment of leadership program for a select few among various athletic teams).
 Chick and the Mountain Hawks have continually taken part in community service. Just a few days into every fall semester, the program holds its annual community service kickoff for the City of Bethlehem Parks and Recreation. Chick and the Mountain Hawks have also hosted Community Night in the past when they opened their doors to all members of the community for an hour-long free lacrosse clinic. In each of the last two seasons, Lehigh has taken part in the Nicholas Colleluori Classic. Lehigh joined forces with the HEADstrong Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to providing essential services to improve lives affected by cancer. In 2017, Lehigh Lacrosse more than quadrupled its initial fundraising goal of $3,000 by raising $13,339 for HEADstrong's 2017 "Go Lime" campaign. It was the most money raised by any team or group of teams in the entire campaign. Then this past fall (2018), the Mountain Hawks absolutely shattered their goal, raising over $20,000 for the fight against cancer.
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In the past, the Mountain Hawks have also taken part in the Reading Rocks program at local Donegan Elementary School. With Reading Rocks, the whole team spent approximately one hour with the students, helping them read before getting to know the youngsters through playing games and other activities. Every holiday season, each team takes part in Adopt-A-Family when they provide a holiday for a local underprivileged family. The process includes shopping for gifts, wrapping them and delivering them in early December.
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On the field, Chick was named a preseason first team All-American by Inside Lacrosse after rewriting the record books in his first three seasons at Lehigh. A 2018 USILA All-American and a two-time postseason Inside Lacrosse All-American, Chick's 140 career turnovers are already the Lehigh and Patriot League career records, and good for third in NCAA history. He is chasing the NCAA record of 158 held by Detroit's Jordan Houtby. Chick has 33 groundballs and 22 caused turnovers so far in 2019, and is a three-time Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week.
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Chick is a two-time first team All-Patriot League honoree and was named a 2018 Tewaaraton Award nominee. He is the Lehigh single-season record holder in caused turnovers (41 set last season), breaking his own record of 40 set as a sophomore. As a freshman, Chick's 37 caused turnovers led the nation. As a junior, Chick became Lehigh's first All-American named to the first or second team in the last 87 years. Since 1931, Lehigh's 34 All-Americans have all been either third team or honorable mention honorees. Chick wrapped up his junior season by posting 13 groundballs and six caused turnovers in the Patriot League Tournament to earn All-Tournament Team recognition, helping lead the Mountain Hawks to the Patriot League Championship Game for the first time since 2014.
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The Mountain Hawks head to No. 6 Loyola for a big matchup against the Greyhounds. Gametime is set for 11 a.m. on CBS Sports Network.
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Like Lehigh men's lacrosse on Facebook, follow on Twitter and Instagram for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks.Â
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Lacrosse 2019 Finalists
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| Name | Position | School |
| Tate Boyce | Goalkeeper | Providence College |
| Craig Chick | Defense/Long-Stick Midfield | Lehigh University |
| Ryan Conrad | Midfield | University of Virginia |
| Zach Goodrich | Defensive Midfield | Towson University |
| Colton Jackson | Midfield | University of Denver |
| Chris Sabia | Defense | Penn State University |
| Pat Spencer | Attack | Loyola University Maryland |
| Jacob Stover | Goalkeeper | Loyola University Maryland |
| Johnny Surdick | Defense | United States Military Academy |
| Jack Tigh | Midfield | Yale University |
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