Mercyhurst University Athletics

Accolades
2014 Mercyhurst Male Senior Student-Athlete of the Year
2014 William C. Schmeisser Award
2014 USILA First Team All-American
2014 USILA Scholar All-America
2014 ECAC Defensive Player of the Year
2014 All-ECAC First Team
2013 William C. Schmeisser Award
2013 USILA First Team All-American
2013 All-ECAC First Team
2013 ECAC All-Tournament Team
2012 William C. Schmeisser Award
2012 USILA First Team All-American
2012 First Team All-ECC
2012 ECAC All-Star
2011 USILA All-American Honorable Mention

2014: Started all 16 matches...collected 23 ground balls...caused 13 turnovers...went 1-1 on faceoffs...held Wheeling Jesuit's Landon Delprince scoreless in a 7-5 win April 19...contained Pfeiffer's Tucker Hammock, Marty Beccaris of LIU Post, and Macgregor Johnston of Lake Erie to a goal apiece in Laker victories...led the Laker defense, which allowed 6.19 goals per game, fewest in Division II.

2013: Started all 19 games...picked up 25 groundballs...caused 11 turnovers...top defender on the NCAA runner-up...named William C. Schmeisser Award winner as Division II's Most Outstanding Defender for the second straight year...chosen United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) All-American First Team for the second straight season...picked First Team All-Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC).

2012: Started all 14 matches...collected 10 groundballs...caused 12 turnovers...anchored Laker defense that allowed second-fewest goals in nation...named William C. Schmeisser Award as Division II's Most Outstanding Defender...selected to United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) All-American First Team...chosen First Team All-East Coast Conference...earned Eastern College Athletic Conference All-Star Team honors.

2011: Played in and started all 16 games… tied for ninth in GB (21) and fifth in caused turnovers (8)...honorable mention USILA All-American.

High School: Two-sport athlete playing football and lacrosse…Earned accolades in both sports, with All-Western New York honors in football and an All-America nod in lacrosse.

Personal: Son of Joel and Donna…One sibling, Carolyn…Major is sports medicine.