Position Attack Nationality Canada | Shoots Right Name Stan Cockerton | |
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Born May 19, 1955 (age 68)
Oshawa, Ontario ( 1955-05-19 ) NCAA, MSL, OLA Jr A team North Carolina State University, Brooklin Redmen, Oshawa Green Gaels Education North Carolina State University | ||
Stan cockerton national lacrosse hall of fame
Stan Cockerton (born May 19, 1955) was an All-American lacrosse player for the NC State Wolfpack men's lacrosse team from 1977 to 1980, leading the Wolfpack to its only NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament appearance in 1979.
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- Stan cockerton national lacrosse hall of fame
- Stan cockerton lacrosse hall of fame induction speech
- Career
- North Carolina State University
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Stan cockerton lacrosse hall of fame induction speech
Career
He is ranked fourth all-time in NCAA career goals with 193. He led the Wolfpack to 30 wins from 1977 to 1980, with two second-place finishes in the Atlantic Coast Conference. North Carolina State cancelled the varsity lacrosse program in 1983. Stan once scored 11 goals in one game, against Salisbury State in 1979.
Cockerton, a three time first-team All American, learned the game in Ontario playing box lacrosse for the famed Oshawa Green Gaels junior team. He also teamed with Mike French for the 1978 Canadian National Team upset over a heavily favored U.S. Team, scoring the overtime winning goal. Cockerton also played for the Brooklin Redmen in Major Series Lacrosse, while he was going to school at North Carolina State, scoring over 200 points for the Redmen.
Cockerton is currently an executive with both the Ontario Lacrosse Association and International Lacrosse Federation as well the founder of the Heritage Cup. Stan was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2003. Cockerton was further inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2014.
Stan is the father of Mark and Matt Cockerton, two highly touted players from the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League, who played college lacrosse at the University of Virginia.