2025 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Checo, Richard
Jersey Number 45
Richard Checo
- Position:
- D
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Oakton, Va.
- High School:
- St. John's College High School
Bio
WHY LEHIGH? "I chose Lehigh because I wanted to be a part of something big and wanted to be a part of a top tier lacrosse program. I felt at home and a part of something bigger than myself."
AS A SOPHOMORE (2024): Outstanding sophomore campaign, earning USA Lacrosse Magazine second team All-America honors and honorable mention All-American honors from USILA and Inside Lacrosse...landed on the Patriot League All-Tournament team...named to the first team All-Patriot League for the second straight season...holds the record for the most caused turnovers in program history with 102..caused multiple caused turnovers in 12 games...finished the season with 48 caused turnovers, the second most in a single season at Lehigh...also picked up 62 ground balls, which was second on the team..caused 100th career turnover in NCAA First Round game against Johns Hopkins (5/12)....named the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week two times this season (4/8), (4/22)...tied an NCAA single-game caused turnover record (8) in semifinal win over Navy...scored first collegiate goal against Loyola (3/29)...scored a goal in Lehigh's 13-12 win over Lafayette (4/26).
AS A FIRST-YEAR (2023): Had an impressive season as a rookie…Won the James Daniel Nolan Award, which is give to the top first-year male athlete at Lehigh…named to the first team All-Patriot League...Earned USILA, Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse Magazine honorable mention All-American honors...Caused 54 turnovers, which is a single-season record at Lehigh…Also picked up 64 ground balls…Led the NCAA in caused turnovers per game (3.60)...Tallied multiple caused turnovers in 14 games…caused three turnovers and picked up three ground balls in season opener against Fairfield (2/11)...had a career-high of 10 ground balls and a career-high of six caused turnovers against Cornell (2/25).
BEFORE LEHIGH: A Nike All-American, was also named a first team WCAC honoree … Rated as a four-star recruit by Inside Lacrosse … Member of the Annapolis Hawks as well … Rated four stars by NLF (National Lacrosse Federation) … Named second team All-Met.
CAREER STATISTICS
CAREER HIGHS
Caused Turnovers: 8 vs. Navy (5/3/24)
Groundballs: 10 vs. Cornell (2/25/23)
Assists: 1, four times; last vs. Lafayette (5/2/23)
Goal: 1, two times; last vs. Lafayette (4/26/24)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2024): Outstanding sophomore campaign, earning USA Lacrosse Magazine second team All-America honors and honorable mention All-American honors from USILA and Inside Lacrosse...landed on the Patriot League All-Tournament team...named to the first team All-Patriot League for the second straight season...holds the record for the most caused turnovers in program history with 102..caused multiple caused turnovers in 12 games...finished the season with 48 caused turnovers, the second most in a single season at Lehigh...also picked up 62 ground balls, which was second on the team..caused 100th career turnover in NCAA First Round game against Johns Hopkins (5/12)....named the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week two times this season (4/8), (4/22)...tied an NCAA single-game caused turnover record (8) in semifinal win over Navy...scored first collegiate goal against Loyola (3/29)...scored a goal in Lehigh's 13-12 win over Lafayette (4/26).
AS A FIRST-YEAR (2023): Had an impressive season as a rookie…Won the James Daniel Nolan Award, which is give to the top first-year male athlete at Lehigh…named to the first team All-Patriot League...Earned USILA, Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse Magazine honorable mention All-American honors...Caused 54 turnovers, which is a single-season record at Lehigh…Also picked up 64 ground balls…Led the NCAA in caused turnovers per game (3.60)...Tallied multiple caused turnovers in 14 games…caused three turnovers and picked up three ground balls in season opener against Fairfield (2/11)...had a career-high of 10 ground balls and a career-high of six caused turnovers against Cornell (2/25).
BEFORE LEHIGH: A Nike All-American, was also named a first team WCAC honoree … Rated as a four-star recruit by Inside Lacrosse … Member of the Annapolis Hawks as well … Rated four stars by NLF (National Lacrosse Federation) … Named second team All-Met.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Season | GP-GS | G | A | Pts | Shots | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | UP | GB | TO | CT | Pen-Min. |
| 2023 | 15-12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | .000 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 64 | 17 | 54 | 0-0.0 |
| 2024 | 17-14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 5 | .833 | 0 | 62 | 10 | 48 | 6-5.5 |
| Totals | 32-26 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | .466 | 7 | .466 | 0 | 64 | 27 | 102 | 0-0.0 |
CAREER HIGHS
Caused Turnovers: 8 vs. Navy (5/3/24)
Groundballs: 10 vs. Cornell (2/25/23)
Assists: 1, four times; last vs. Lafayette (5/2/23)
Goal: 1, two times; last vs. Lafayette (4/26/24)
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