Jon Hess (lacrosse)

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Jon Hess
NationalityUSA
PositionAttackman
NLL draft23rd overall, 1998
New York Saints
NLL teams New York Saints (1999 – 2000)
MLL teams New Jersey Pride (2001 – 2003)
NCAA team Princeton University
Pro career1999–2003
Website NLL webpage
Career highlights
College highlights
Records
  • Princeton single-season points (74, 1997–present)
  • Princeton single-season assists (48, 1997–present)
Professional highlights

Jonathan A. "Jon" Hess is a retired lacrosse attackman who played professional box lacrosse in the National Lacrosse League (NLL), and professional field lacrosse in Major League Lacrosse (MLL). He starred as a member of the Princeton Tigers men's lacrosse team from 1995 through 1998, where he earned National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) lacrosse attackman of the year award, three United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) All-American recognitions, four Ivy League championships, three national championships, an Ivy League Player of the Year award, and an NCAA tournament most outstanding player award. Hess holds Princeton lacrosse scoring records for both points and assists, and won an NCAA individual national statistical championship for assists. As a professional, he is a former sportsman of the year and MLL assists leader.

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Early and personal life

Hess, who is from Nyack, New York, [1] established the Rockland County scoring record (314 points). [2] He attended Nyack High School, where he earned All-county recognition three times, but was unable to lead them past perennial league champion Yorktown High School. [2] Hess was an Empire State Games gold medalist in 1992 and bronze medalist in 1993. [2]

He is married to three-time soccer All-American and 2000 Olympic Games silver medalist, and former New York Power player, Sara Whalen Hess. [3] [4]

College career

Hess was part of a trio of noted attackmen who were Princeton classmates along with Jesse Hubbard and Chris Massey. [2] [5] [6] As starters, the trio of All-Americans, who retired second (Hess), third (Hubbard) and fourth (Massey) in career points at Princeton, [7] had a 43–2 record and combined for 618 points. [8] Hess was awarded the 1997 Jack Turnbull Award as the best NCAA lacrosse attackman. [9] He was a first team USILA All-American Team selection in 1997 and 1998 and second team selection in 1996. [10] [11] [12] He was also first team All-Ivy League in 1996 and 1997 and a second team selection in 1998. [13] [14] [15] The 1995 team, which earned the school's sixth consecutive NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship invitation, [16] was Ivy League co-champion, [17] while the 1996–1998 teams were 6–0 undefeated outright conference champions. [13] [14] [15] These undefeated league champions won the 1996, 1997 and 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championships, becoming the first team to win three consecutive championships since Syracuse from 1988–90 and the first to be recognized to have done so without an NCAA scandal since Johns Hopkins from 1978–80. [8]

Hess earned the 1997 Men's Ivy League Player of the Year and the 1997 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament Most Outstanding Player. [9] His most outstanding player performance included five goals and eleven assists in the tournament and three goals and five assists in the championship game against Maryland. [1] The 1997 team is regarded as the best in school history with a record number of wins during its 15–0 season. [18] He served as co-captain of the 1998 team, [19] and he scored two second half goals and had an assist as Princeton pushed its lead to 7–3 during the 1998 Championship game. [20] For the day, he ended up with four goals as part of the 15–5 victory over Maryland. [8]

Hess holds the Princeton University single-season points (74, 1997) [7] and single-season assists records (48, 1997). [21] He was the 1998 NCAA statistical champion in assists per game (2.60), [22] even though he was slowed down that season by a hamstring injury. [23]

Princeton University

   
SeasonGPGAPtsPPG
199515121729--
1996153029593.9
1997152648744.9
1998151439533.5
Totals60821332153.59

Professional career

Hess played for the New York Saints during the 1999 and 2000 NLL seasons. [24] [25] Hess also played three seasons in MLL with the New Jersey Pride from 2001 to 2003 before retiring to work for Merrill Lynch in New York City. [2] [26] [27] Hess works as a NASDAQ stock trader. [4] [3] With the Pride, he won the Major League Lacrosse Iron Lizard of the Year Award during the 2003 MLL season. [28] That year, he was reunited with Princeton teammate Hubbard. [29] In each of his three seasons in the MLL, he finished first (2001) or second (2002 & 2003) in the league in assists. [28] [30] [31]

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Preceded by
Michael Watson 		Jack Turnbull Award
1997		Succeeded by
Casey Powell
Preceded by
Mike Eckert/Jesse Hubbard 		Ivy League Men's Lacrosse Player of the Year
1997		Succeeded by
Mike Ferrucci
Preceded by
Michael Watson 		NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship Most Outstanding Player
1997 		Succeeded by
Corey Popham
Preceded by
Inaugural season		 MLL Regular season assists leader
2001 		Succeeded by
Casey Powell
Preceded by
Paul Cantabene 		Major League Lacrosse Iron Lizard of the Year Award
2003 		Succeeded by
discontinued
Preceded by
New league		 Major League Lacrosse all-time single-season assists leader
2001 – 2003 (39)		Succeeded by
Connor Gill
Preceded by
New league		 Major League Lacrosse all-time career assists leader
2001 – 2004 (100)		Succeeded by
Casey Powell

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