Haley and Dock earn NAC All-Conference honors
NAC 2023 MLAX All-Conference Release
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.—MCLA Men's Lacrosse sophomores Nathan Haley (North Adams, MA) and Boden Dock (Norway, ME) have been named to the 2023 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) All-Conference teams.
Haley, the 2022 NAC Rookie of the Year, earned All-Conference First-Team honors scoring 42 goals while dishing out ten assists this season. He also became the first player in MCLA program history to eclipse the 100-career point mark in a 17-8 victory for the Trailblazers at Wells College this past April.
Dock was selected to the All-Conference Second Team as he led MCLA in scoring with a program record 49 goals, which was 4th best in the NAC, and five assists. He scored a career-high 7 seven goals twice this season in wins against Mitchell College and NVU-Lyndon.
Maine Maritime's Jayden Wilson walked away with Player of the Year honors while SUNY Delhi's Sean Dalton and Jaggar Beachak were selected as Defensive Player and Rookie of the Year. Husson's Mike O'Neill and SUNY Cobleskill's Greg Valachovic were chosen as Co-Coaches of the Year and SUNY Cobleskill's Kerry Blackwood was selected as the Senior Scholar Athlete.
In addition to the top conference awards, 30 student-athletes were named to the All-Conference teams, and nine were named to the NAC Men's Lacrosse Sportsmanship Team. The Sportsmanship Team is reserved for those who distinguish themselves through demonstrated acts of sportsmanship and ethical behavior. The honorees have positively affected the sport's culture and game environment by clearly demonstrating sportsmanship and integrity beyond playing rules and etiquette.
Trailblazer Matthew Wallace was chosen as MCLA's representative on the Sportsmanship Team.
Player of the Year – Jayden Wilson, Maine Maritime
Defensive Player of the Year – Sean Dalton, SUNY Delhi
Rookie of the Year – Jaggar Beachak, SUNY Delhi
Senior Scholar Athlete – Kerry Blackwood, SUNY Cobleskill
Co-Coaches of the Year – Mike O'Neill, Husson / Greg Valachovic, SUNY Cobleskill
All-Conference First Team
A - Lyle Beeman, SUNY Poly
A - Sean D'Amaro, SUNY Cobleskill
A - Nate Haley, MCLA
A - Jayden Wilson, Maine Maritime
M – Jacob Belanger, Maine Maritime
M – Gunner McAllister, Husson
M – Sam Nichol, Maine Maritime
M – Luke Taylor, SUNY Poly
D – Joseph Carr, SUNY Delhi
D – Donavon Johnson Moline, SUNY Delhi
D – Zachary Seebach, SUNY Delhi
D – Ryan Sparacino, SUNY Poly
LSM – Sean Dalton, SUNY Delhi
G – Samuel Steng, SUNY Delhi
FO – Jacob Larochelle, Husson
All-Conference Second Team
A – Matt Boynton, Husson
A – Boden Dock, MCLA
A – Andrew Maycock, SUNY Poly
A – Austin Mesler, SUNY Canton
M – Kerry Blackwood, SUNY Cobleskill
M – William Bockhaus, SUNY Cobleskill
M – Bryce DeRonda, Husson
M – Brendan Reddington, Maine Maritime
D – Dominic DeSimone, Thomas College
D – Gus Eisenmann, Husson
D – Brandon Gagne, Maine Maritime
D – Elias Libby, NVU-Lyndon
LSM – Steven Sullivan, SUNY Poly
G – Joseph VanZandt, SUNY Poly
FO – Anthony Ferrato, SUNY Delhi
Sportsmanship Team
SUNY Canton – Kyle Fingar
SUNY Cobleskill – Aaron Brooks
SUNY Delhi – Brett Fischer
Husson – Tristan Swan
Northern Vermont-Lyndon – Alex Reed
Maine Maritime – Andrew King
MCLA – Matt Wallace
SUNY Poly – Michael Baker
Thomas College – Max Irons