TAMPA, Fla. - University of Tampa men's lacrosse standout Greg Griffo has been named an honorable mention All-American by the United States Intercollegiate Coaching Association (USILA). He becomes the first player in program history to earn the honor.
Griffo, a senior from Babylon, N.Y., recently concluded his Spartan career as the team's leading scorer. In 16 games, he netted 28 goals and 10 assists, including a pair of game-winning goals. He registered at least one points in 14 games this season. His top performance was a four goal, two assist performance against Saint Leo in the Deep South Conference semifinals.
As a two-year letterwinner, Griffo has led Tampa in scoring in each of the program's first two seasons. He has been part of a pair of DSC regular season championship teams as the Spartans have notched a total of 22 wins over the past two years.
First Team
Attack
Riley Loewen, Sr. Limestone College
Corey Lunney, Sr. Merrimack College
Luke Miller, So. New York Institute of Technology
Midfield
Joe Celano, Sr. Adelphi University
Zach Cummings, Sr. Limestone College
James Delaney, Sr. Seton Hill University
LP Midfield
Kevin Kennedy, Sr. Adelphi University
Specialist
Lou Riley, Sr. Dowling College
Jake Ternosky, Sr. Limestone College
Defense
Danny McDermott, Jr. New York Institute of Technology
Andrew Wagner, Jr. Mercyhurst University
Brandon Waiter, So. Merrimack College
Goalie
Connor Reagan, Sr. Merrimack College
Second Team
Attack
Keegan Bal, Sr. Lake Erie College
Matt Delmonico, Jr. Seton Hill University
Brian Scheetz, Sr. Mercyhurst University
Midfield
Ryan Brunet, So. New York Institute of Technology
Andrew Chadderdon, Jr. LeMoyne College
Reagan Harding, So. Lake Erie College
LP Midfield
TJ McAndrew, Sr. LIU Post
Specialist
Greg Puskuldjian, Jr. Adelphi University
Defense
Jeff Konko, Sr. Pfeiffer University
Jeff Melsopp, Sr. Adelphi University
Gerald O'Brien, So. LeMoyne College
Goalie
Christopher Ilse, Sr. Seton Hill University
Honorable Mention
Attack
Matthew Beccaris, Fr. LIU Post
Greg Melaugh, Sr. Merrimack College
Tyler Prevost, Sr. LeMoyne College
Midfield
Greg Griffo, Sr. University of Tampa
Zac Reid, Sr. Mercyhurst University
Tor Reinholdt, Sr. Limestone College
Steven Tilmon, Jr. Pfeiffer University
Defense
Alex Cameron-Carter, Sr. LeMoyne College
Justin Goodwin, So. Lake Erie College
DJ Lubs, Jr. Florida Southern College
Goalie
Hayden Kirk, Jr. Pfeiffer
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