Jarett Park

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Jarett Park
Born (1982-10-25) October 25, 1982 (age 42)
Winfield, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight205 pounds (93 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionMidfield
NLL team
Former teams		 Colorado Mammoth
Orlando Titans
New York Titans
San Jose Stealth
MLL team
Former teams		 Washington Bayhawks
San Francisco Dragons
Boston Cannons
NCAA team Syracuse University
Pro career 2005–
NicknameJ-Rat

Jarett Park (born October 25, 1982) is a professional lacrosse player from Otisco, New York. He currently plays for the Colorado Mammoth in the National Lacrosse League, and the Washington Bayhawks of Major League Lacrosse.

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College career

Park is a graduate of Syracuse University, where he was a two-sport athlete. A midfielder on the lacrosse team, leading the team in groundballs in all four seasons, [1] he helped them win two NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championships in 2002 and 2004. [2] Park also played on the Orangemen soccer team. As a freshman, he was awarded the Big East Rookie of the Year and led the nation in assists per game. In 2001 he was named College Men's Freshman of the Year by Soccer America magazine. As a junior, he garnered All-Big East recognition. As a senior, Park did not play soccer, instead deciding to focus on lacrosse. [3]

Professional career

Park's professional career started in 2005 with the Boston Cannons of the Major League Lacrosse, where he was twice named Rookie of the Week. Following his rookie season, he was traded to the expansion San Francisco Dragons. In both 2006 and 2007, he finished with the team's second highest groundball totals. [4] During the 2008 MLL season, Park was traded to the Washington Bayhawks. [5]

In the 2006 NLL season, Park played with the San Jose Stealth of the National Lacrosse League. Following the season, he was acquired by the New York Titans in the 2006 NLL expansion draft. In 2007, he led the team in groundballs with 129, good for eighth in the league. [1] In 2008, he was awarded Week 7 "Transition Player of the Week" honors, and was also named to the National Lacrosse League All-Star Game. During the 2009 NLL season, he was again named to the All-Star Game as an injury replacement. [6]

When the Titans moved to Orlando, Park went with them, playing one more season with the team before they disbanded. He was chosen by the Colorado Mammoth in the dispersal draft. [7]

Statistics

NLL

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMGPGAPtsLBPIM
2006San Jose106612412------------
2007New York166131912943------------
2008New York155510147242123264
2009New York16459134213011292
2010Orlando914563262101116
2011Colorado120228215100040
NLL Totals7822355759613182357012

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jarett Park New York Titans Bio". NYTitansLacrosse.com. Archived from the original on 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
  2. ↑ "Jarett Park - Men's Lacrosse". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  3. ↑ Bisang, Scott. "Park chooses lax over soccer". DailyOrange.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
  4. ↑ "Jarett Park San Francisco Dragons Bio". SanfranciscoDragons.com. Archived from the original on 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
  5. ↑ "Dragons trade Park, Lochte to Bayhawks for McGlone". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com. June 23, 2008. Archived from the original on June 12, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
  6. ↑ "All-Star reserves announced". NLL.com. February 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  7. ↑ "Vinc chosen first by Mammoth". NLL.com. August 6, 2010. Archived from the original on January 20, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
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