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The Daily OrangeMLAX | Jamieson enrolls, close to joining SU: Top recruit would boost Orange attack
By Andy McCullough
Posted: 9/2/08, 11:24 PM EST Section: Sports
Sophomore John Lade left Villanova to join the Orange, while senior Scott Kahoe arrived from Georgetown.
Lade was a first-team All-Colonial Athletic Association pick and played on the gold medal-winning United States U-19 lacrosse squad this summer. Kahoe started twice for the Hoyas last year after missing 2007 with a shoulder injury.
Lade will participate in fall practice, Morrison said. Kahoe will as well, barring a physical.
But neither brings the profile of Jamieson, a star at both OCC and on the Canadian Junior A indoor circuit, where he played with Sid Smith on the Six Nations Arrows. He comes to campus with sterling statistics - 237 points in two seasons at OCC - and a bundle of championship hardware, the 2007 National Junior College Male Athlete of the Year Award included. He is the only lacrosse player to win the award since its inception in 1992.
Jamieson could be a panacea for a team looking to replace its leading scorer, Tewaaraton Trophy-winning attack Mike Leveille.
"Cody is probably the most complete lacrosse player I've ever seen," said OCC head coach Chuck Wilbur.
From Six Nations to Syracuse
Syracuse recruited three standouts from OCC following the 2007 season: Jamieson, defender Sid Smith and midfielder Kent Squires-Hill. All three also played together for Six Nations.
It made sense. The Lazers won its second straight junior college title that year, buoyed by flashy players like Jamieson that succeeded in the tighter confines of the Canadian box lacrosse game. The Orange slumped to a 5-8 season and missed the playoffs for the first time in 25 years.
The OCC players were supposed to jumpstart the Orange. But it didn't work out that way.
Smith had more credits than Jamieson and Squires-Hill when the three were recruited. He arrived on campus last fall and anchored the championship defense this spring. Squires-Hill, on the other hand, did not have enough credits to enroll for the 2008 season, and Jamieson choose to wait for this fall as well.
Lade was a first-team All-Colonial Athletic Association pick and played on the gold medal-winning United States U-19 lacrosse squad this summer. Kahoe started twice for the Hoyas last year after missing 2007 with a shoulder injury.
Lade will participate in fall practice, Morrison said. Kahoe will as well, barring a physical.
But neither brings the profile of Jamieson, a star at both OCC and on the Canadian Junior A indoor circuit, where he played with Sid Smith on the Six Nations Arrows. He comes to campus with sterling statistics - 237 points in two seasons at OCC - and a bundle of championship hardware, the 2007 National Junior College Male Athlete of the Year Award included. He is the only lacrosse player to win the award since its inception in 1992.
Jamieson could be a panacea for a team looking to replace its leading scorer, Tewaaraton Trophy-winning attack Mike Leveille.
"Cody is probably the most complete lacrosse player I've ever seen," said OCC head coach Chuck Wilbur.
From Six Nations to Syracuse
Syracuse recruited three standouts from OCC following the 2007 season: Jamieson, defender Sid Smith and midfielder Kent Squires-Hill. All three also played together for Six Nations.
It made sense. The Lazers won its second straight junior college title that year, buoyed by flashy players like Jamieson that succeeded in the tighter confines of the Canadian box lacrosse game. The Orange slumped to a 5-8 season and missed the playoffs for the first time in 25 years.
The OCC players were supposed to jumpstart the Orange. But it didn't work out that way.
Smith had more credits than Jamieson and Squires-Hill when the three were recruited. He arrived on campus last fall and anchored the championship defense this spring. Squires-Hill, on the other hand, did not have enough credits to enroll for the 2008 season, and Jamieson choose to wait for this fall as well.
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Jim Hyde
posted 9/03/08 @ 9:49 AM EST
Should help.
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