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212 Lacrosse, based out of Park City, participated in the Santa Barbara Showdown this past weekend in beautiful Santa Barbara, California. The tournament attracted 100+ teams.

The team was led by former Stanford & Team USA Alum Lauren Schmidt and UNC Tar Heel Mike Acee.

The 2021 girls finished the weekend winning 212’s 18th tournament championship. The weekend included wins over; Tenacity Pen  13-3, NorCal 10-4, and Desert Heat 12-6 and OC Crush 8-7 in the Championship Game.

What an incredible finish to the championship game!  With 212 trailing 7-5 and 4 minutes remaining, a tremendous defensive play and a turnover by OC Crush led to a viscous 212 comeback.  The game culminated with a 212 penalty shot and 20 seconds of running time remaining with the game tied at 7.  As the clock ran down, the 212 coaches urged the referees to blow the whistle since all games end when the horn sounds without regard to the circumstances.  The referee blew the whistle just in time and 212 scored to win the game seconds before the final horn sounded!

“Congratulations to OC Crush on a fine tournament.  They have a well coached and skilled team and should be proud of their efforts.   We are all appreciative of Lauren Schmidt’s efforts this weekend.  Thank you Lauren.  I’m extremely proud of all the 212 kids. As always, a big thank you to the entire 212 girls’ community. The support the parents showed myself and Lauren was tremendous.  I’d also like to thank the Showdown staff for organizing a well run, fun event for the kids.” – Mike Acee

212 has a cumulative record of 184 wins 48 losses and 18 tournament championships with 32 players committing to play college lacrosse.

Great to have Adam, Will and Marcus in Park City for the 212 youth and high school clinic.  Thank you!

 

Adam Ghitelman

 

 

 

Adam Ghitelman joins the Utes lacrosse staff as an Assistant Coach after serving as Head Coach of the University of Southern California men’s club lacrosse program for the past year. Prior to USC, Adam served as an assistant coach at Harvard University for 4 years. During this time, Ghitelman helped the Crimson do what no other team had done in 24 years, as Harvard won the program’s first Ivy League championship since 1990 with a 5-1 conference record. The feat helped earn Harvard an at-large berth to the NCAA tournament, its first since 2006 and sixth overall, while elevating the Crimson to the highest ranking in program history at No. 11. He currently plays Major League Lacrosse for the Atlanta Blaze as a goaltender and has been in the league for  6 years. He is a team captain and MLL All-Star.

Adam has been involved with growing the sport of lacrosse and is a Co-Founder of G3 Lacrosse which provides the most elite and innovative lacrosse goaltender camps, academies, and clinics throughout the country and Marketing Coordinator for StringKing Lacrosse.

Will Manny

Will Manny joins Utes lacrosse staff as an Assistant Coach after completing 2 years at Wagner College running the offense and receiving his MBA in Management. He currently plays for the Boston Cannons and just completed his fourth year in Major League Lacrosse. Captaining the Cannons the past two years, he was named 2015 and 2016 Cannons Offensive Player of the Year and 2016 Most Valuable Player and has been an MLL All-Star the past 2 seasons. Manny has been in the top 10 in scoring the past 3 summers.

After graduating from UMass in 2013 will served as an Assistant Manager at Bank of America in Boston for a year and a half. Recognizing lacrosse is his passion he served as a Graduate Assistant at Wagner for the 2015 and 2016 seasons. Both seasons at Wagner were record setting with most wins in school history consecutively. On top of coaching Will is Co-Founder of Attack 101 Lacrosse with Marcus, spreading the game and teaching young players the right way to develop both on and off the field.

Will is originally from Long Island, New York and attended St. Anthony’s High School. He continued to play his collegian lacrosse at the University of Massachusetts graduating in 2013. Manny finished his career as UMass’ 5th all time leading scorer with 201 points (107 goals, 94 assists) in just 107 games. Will was also name 2012 USILA First Team All-America, Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Player of the Year, an honor which he earned two years after bring named the 2010 CAA Rookie of the Year. A four-time All-CAA honoree, he led UMass in assists all four seasons from his attack position, while pacing the Minutemen in points from 2010-12 and goals in 2010 and 2012.

 

Marcus Holman

Marcus Holman joins the Utes lacrosse staff as an Assistant Coach. He currently plays Major League Lacrosse for the Ohio Machine and served as captain the past two seasons. He was named 2014 Machine Offensive Player of the Year and has been an MLL All-Star the past 3 seasons. Holman finished the 2016 season 2nd in goals scored and 4th in total points.

After graduating from UNC, Marcus has helped grow the sport of lacrosse all over the country working camps and clinics for top programs and through his business, Attack 101 Lacrosse. He served as an assistant coach at Durham Academy from 2014-2015 and Cary Academy in 2016 along with coaching at Bucktown Lacrosse, a club program in Raleigh, NC.

Marcus is from Baltimore, Maryland and attended the Gilman school. He played lacrosse at the University of North Carolina and graduated in 2013 as a 3x All-American. He finished his collegiate career with 213 points, 121 goals and 92 assists breaking a UNC record.  In 2013, led the Tar Heels to the ACC Championship, was sole team captain, and a Tewaaraton Finalist. He won the Turnbull Trophy as the Tar Heels’ most valuable player for three consecutive years and most valuable offensive player for two years. He earned first team All-America honors and was named ACC Rookie of the Year in 2010.

 

 

 

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212 LACROSSE PLAYER JACK MINTZ COMMITS TO UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT

PARK CITY, Utah (September 17, 2016) — Jack Mintz a senior attackman for Park City HS and 212 Select, has committed to play NCAA Division-I lacrosse for University of Vermont .

Jack is one of the top attackmen in Utah, impressing the 212 staff with his outstanding athleticism and technical skill set. We asked Jack his thoughts recently after fulfilling a dream he’s been chasing for the last 3 years.

Why did you choose Vermont?

“I chose Vermont because the school is a perfect fit for me with the size and location.  I also love the coaching staff headed by former UNC coach Chris Feifs.”

Who would you like to thank?

“A huge thanks to my Mom, Dad, Tillie, Mike Acee, and Andy Langendorf.”

“Jack is a special kid.   His desire to work with unrelenting focus has been fun to watch over the past 7 years.  I’m thrilled for the entire Mintz family. Well deserved.”

-212 Founder Mike Acee

This marks the 30th 212 Lacrosse player to commit to a division 1 program in the last 4 years.

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About 212 Lacrosse

212 Lacrosse, is based in Park City, Utah. 212 is led by Mike Acee, who has more than 30 years of experience playing and coaching lacrosse. Mike was raised in Deer Park, N.Y.  where he was an All-American, gold-medalist and the top scorer at the Empire State Games for Team Long Island.  Acee continued his career at the University of North Carolina  winning  4 ACC championships, 1 NCAA national championship and Mike ranked 7th in ACC scoring, starting on attack for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

At 212, Mike and his staff have a cumulative record of 194 wins 50 losses and 17 tournament championships with  30 players committing to play college lacrosse.

212 Select tournament teams play in honor of Neill Redfern, The Family of Steve Muir and Eric Seremet. 3 former teammates at the University of North Carolina of 212 founder, Mike Acee. Neill is battling cancer, Steve has passed from cancer, and Eric tragically lost his wife in a car accident.   212 Lacrosse endeavors to support those in need such as these families through donation of tournament fee proceeds.