Tucker Spiess

Position:
Defense
Height:
6-1
Weight:
190
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Old Greenwich, Conn.
High School:
Brunswick

At Brunswick High School
Combined number of 7 varsity letters between hockey and lacrosse at Brunswick High School. Elected captain of both teams my senior year. Recipient of the Hal Rogers Award for leadership and sportsmanship as a senior on varsity hockey. Nammed Most Valuable Defensemen on Brunswick varsity lacrosse senior year as well as recipient of the Nels Correy Award for Defensemen of the Year in Western New England West 1 division (Brunswick, Salisbury, Deerfield, etc). Selected as a US Lacrosse All-American senior year and awarded the Jenkins Athletic Cup at Brunswick High School graduation, one of the school's most prestigious awards for contribution to Brunswick athletics.

Personal
Son of Charles (University of Rochester) and Greta (Union College) Spiess. Nephew of David Chang (Princeton Lacrosse Alumni, '84, All-American). Brother of Myles (current senior and founder of club lacrosse at University of Chicago) and Hunter (current junior on Princeton University varsity lacrosse). I have a black lab named Summer.

Club Team
Midfairfiled Jr. Rangers 07 (hockey) and 2way (lacrosse).

What is something about you that would surprise people?
I love long distance trail running, specifically running for hours outside in the wilderness without stopping. This past summer, I ran 81 miles in 25 hours without sleep or without stopping to refuel for more than 10 minutes at a time. I believe there is nothing like ultra-running to challenge me physically and mentally to push beyonds limits I thought could not be pushed. I also believe ultra-running has significantly helped me in lacrosse, translating towards a stronger physical endurance and mental discipline. In athletics, I now have a greater understanding of how to stay composed in stressful and painful situations when everything hurts and continuing seems impossible.