Syracuse. NY -- This just in from Mike Morrison, the men's lacrosse contact at Syracuse University:
Syracuse lacrosse great Tom Marechek (1989-92) will be enshrined in the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame this weekend. The induction ceremony will begin at 7:15 p.m. on Saturday at the Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley, Md. Marechek, a four-time All-American, was a member of two national championship teams (1989, 1990) with the Orange.
Marechek joins Roberta Brennan (Boston Women's Lacrosse Association/U.S. National Team), Lynn Craun (James Madison '75), Pat Dillon (Towson '72), Chris Sailer (Harvard '81), Virginia head coach Dom Starsia (Brown '74), George Tracy (Navy '63) and Dick Watts (Johns Hopkins '56) as part of the 2008 Hall of Fame class.
Marechek etched his name SU record books, earning first-team All-America accolades three times in the course of his storied collegiate career. He still ranks second in career goals (182) and seventh in career points (258). Marechek recorded two of the top goal-scoring seasons in school history. He tallied 53 goals in 1991, the fourth-best season total at Syracuse, and he scored 47 in 1992 which is tied for 10th on the Orange's single-season list.
While at Syracuse, Marechek, a native of Victoria, British Columbia, and the Gait brothers - Gary and Paul - were tabbed the "Canadian Connection." Marechek was a four-time member of the Canadian National Team and earned an International Lacrosse Federation All-World Team distinction in 1998.
As a professional, Marechek played 12 seasons with the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League, earning eight All-Pro honors, winning four league championships and retiring as the league's third all-time leading scorer with 773 points. He became the first Wings player to have his jersey number retired by the organization. In addition, Marechek played seven seasons of Major League Lacrosse with the former Baltimore Bayhawks and was a four-time all-star. He also won two league championships.
The National Lacrosse Hall of Fame was established in 1957 to honor men and women, past and present, whose contributions to the game of lacrosse were significant, both on and off the playing field. More than 325 lacrosse greats are honored in the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, which is housed in the Lacrosse Museum at U.S. Lacrosse Headquarters in Baltimore.
Marechek is the 21st person with ties to the SU lacrosse program to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Syracuse lacrosse great Tom Marechek (1989-92) will be enshrined in the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame this weekend. The induction ceremony will begin at 7:15 p.m. on Saturday at the Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley, Md. Marechek, a four-time All-American, was a member of two national championship teams (1989, 1990) with the Orange.
Marechek joins Roberta Brennan (Boston Women's Lacrosse Association/U.S. National Team), Lynn Craun (James Madison '75), Pat Dillon (Towson '72), Chris Sailer (Harvard '81), Virginia head coach Dom Starsia (Brown '74), George Tracy (Navy '63) and Dick Watts (Johns Hopkins '56) as part of the 2008 Hall of Fame class.
Marechek etched his name SU record books, earning first-team All-America accolades three times in the course of his storied collegiate career. He still ranks second in career goals (182) and seventh in career points (258). Marechek recorded two of the top goal-scoring seasons in school history. He tallied 53 goals in 1991, the fourth-best season total at Syracuse, and he scored 47 in 1992 which is tied for 10th on the Orange's single-season list.
While at Syracuse, Marechek, a native of Victoria, British Columbia, and the Gait brothers - Gary and Paul - were tabbed the "Canadian Connection." Marechek was a four-time member of the Canadian National Team and earned an International Lacrosse Federation All-World Team distinction in 1998.
As a professional, Marechek played 12 seasons with the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League, earning eight All-Pro honors, winning four league championships and retiring as the league's third all-time leading scorer with 773 points. He became the first Wings player to have his jersey number retired by the organization. In addition, Marechek played seven seasons of Major League Lacrosse with the former Baltimore Bayhawks and was a four-time all-star. He also won two league championships.
The National Lacrosse Hall of Fame was established in 1957 to honor men and women, past and present, whose contributions to the game of lacrosse were significant, both on and off the playing field. More than 325 lacrosse greats are honored in the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, which is housed in the Lacrosse Museum at U.S. Lacrosse Headquarters in Baltimore.
Marechek is the 21st person with ties to the SU lacrosse program to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
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