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Jungers Named One Of 10 Finalists For Lowe's Senior Class Award For Lacrosse
April 24, 2007 | Men's Lacrosse
Zachary Jungers has been named on of 10 finalists for the Lowe's Senior Class Award, which recognizes outstanding performance in athletics, academics and service.
Jungers, a senior defender for the Tigers, is also one of two players, along with Cornell goalie Matt McMonagle, to be a finalist for the Lowe's award while also making the list of the final 17 nominees for the Tewaaraton Trophy as the outstanding player in lacrosse.
In addition to Jungers and McMonagle, the other finalists are Mitch Belisle of Cornell, Nick Bonnaci of Dartmouth, Adam Crystal of Drexel, John Dunn of Colgate, Eric Heidenberger of Villanova, Tony McDevitt of Duke, Greg Rommel of Syracuse and Drew Thompson of Virginia.
"That's a great list," said Princeton coach Bill Tierney. "There are some great players and some great, great kids on that list. We're proud of Zach for being part of something like this."
Jungers is in his second year as a starting close defender for Princeton after being the No. 1 longstick midfielder his first two years. Jungers was a third-team All-America a year ago and a preseason second-team All-America this season. He is one of the cornerstones of the nation's top-ranked defense, which allows just 5.9 goals per game.
In addition to his lacrosse ability, Jungers is a politcs major whose senior thesis is on the admissibility of criminal evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment. He was an Academic All-Ivy League selection a year ago.
Jungers was also part of Princeton's men's lacrosse team's trip to New Orleans during fall break to work to rebuild houses destroyed by Hurricane Katrina as part of the Habitat for Humanity project. Jungers also volunteered last summer to work in the office of a U.S. Congressman.
Princeton is currently 8-3 on the season with regular season games remaining this Saturday against Dartmouth and next Saturday against Brown.
The Lowe's Senior Class Award began in 2001 to recognize college basketball players who elected to stay in school for four years. It has since been expanded to include five sports.
The winner will be selected by a combination of voting by coaches, sponsors and media, as well as a fan ballot that is available at www.seniorclassaward.com. The winner will be announced at the Division I Final Four, as well as the All-Senior All-America team.