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By Chris Brown
TopLaxRecruits.com, Posted 7/4/15
UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Wyatt Staggs welcomed the competition Thursday at the National 175 International Challenge tryout at Mitchel Complex.
Wyatt Staggs (Mount Paran Christian School, GA)
“I tried out because we’ve been up here for about 3 weeks and I thought it would be fun to represent the state of Georgia and also USA in the tournament,” said the 2018 LSM from Mount Paran Christian School (GA). “There was a lot of competition, but I feel really good about it, I thought I did well.”
Staggs was one of many that tried out for Team Stars and Stripes, which will compete against Team Maple Leafs, Team Iroquois and Team Israel in the International Challenge in late July at RPI.
Staggs was hopeful he will be selected for the 2018 team.
“I think the tryouts went really well.” he said. “I think they were run very well. I think that I did really well. I think that I threw some good checks, some good settled checks.
“I feel like the competition was really good but I didn’t let it get in my head. I just played the game stayed focused.”
Tryouts already were held in New Jersey at Connecticut and the last one will be held Thursday afternoon in Suburban Philly at Plymouth Whitemarsh High. Click here to register for the final tryout.
Click here for coverage from last year’s Challenge.
Others that impressed at Mitchel Complex:
Regan Quinn (Chaminade, NY)
Regan Quinn, Attack, 2017, Chaminade (N.Y.), Tenacious Turtles (committed to Fairfield)
Why did you tryout for the team and what expectations did you have coming in?
Quinn: “I tried out last year; I am just trying to get revenge. We lost last year in overtime. It was a good time; I’m hoping to have good times again.”
How did the tryouts go and what went well for you?
Quinn: “I thought the tryout went pretty good. I had two friends that I was on the attack line with so the chemistry was there.”
How was the competition and what did you do to adjust to the level?
Quinn: “I thought the competition was pretty good. I adjusted by just doing what I do – just going hard to the cage and get it going.”
Chris Gray, Attack, 2017, Shoreham-Wading River (N.Y.), SWR Travel Team, committed to Boston University
Chris Gray (Shoreham-Wading River, NY)
Why did you tryout for the team and what expectations did you have coming in?
Gray: “I tried out because there is a lot of good talent here and it gives me a chance to play against teams from other countries.”
How did the tryouts go and what went well for you?
Gray: “The tryouts were good. I think I had a great group of guys on attack so we had a lot of chemistry. We got to move the ball around a lot and score some easy goals so that helped us out.”
How was the competition and what did you do to adjust to the level?
Gray: “The competition was pretty good. We just moved the ball around a lot and looked for the open guy trying to get the easy goal.”
Sean Donnelly, Attack, 2018, IMG Academy (FL)
Sean Donnelly (IMG Academy, FL)
Why did you tryout for the team and what expectations did you have coming in?
Donnelly: “I tried out for the team so I can potentially make it and play with some better kids.”
How did the tryouts go and what went well for you?
Donnelly: “I think the tryouts went well. The beginning was OK and when we got to the scrimmages I got to get to know the kids better and we had more chemistry.”
How was the competition and what did you do to adjust to the level?
Donnelly: “The competition was good. I haven’t been playing with my own age very much, so it was nice to play with kids the same age as me.”
Jack Van Slyke, Goalie, 2018, The Westminster Schools (GA), C2C Lacrosse
Jack Van Slyke (Werstminster Schools, GA)
Why did you tryout for the team and what expectations did you have coming in?
Van Slyke: “I tried out because we were up here with our team for the tournament this weekend and the showcase tomorrow. I thought this was a really good opportunity to showcase my talents and maybe make a really good team.”
How did the tryouts go and what went well for you?
Van Slyke: “The tryouts went well. There’s a lot of good shooters here. I had a lot of good saves and some good clears which was good.”
How was the competition and what did you do to adjust to the level?
Van Slyke: “The competition was good. I didn’t really need to do anything to adjust. I just played my game and it went well for me.”
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