Mark Evanchick

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Mark Evanchick (born September 17, 1997) is an American field lacrosse defenseman. He currently plays for the Philadelphia Barrage of Major League Lacrosse. [1] He was the franchise's first draft pick since returning to Philadelphia in 2020. [2] [1]

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Early life

Evanchick was born to Christine and Joseph Evanchick in Darien, Connecticut. [3] He attended Darien High School. He was the captain of both the football and lacrosse teams. [3] In football, he was a part of a state championship team for Darien in the Class LL in 2015. [4] He was also named the Gatorade Player of the Year for the State of Connecticut. [5] [6] He was also named Connecticut Player of the year twice in the sport of lacrosse. [7]

Collegiate career

Evanchick was a two-sport athlete the University of Pennsylvania, in football and lacrosse, though he only appeared in one game on the football team. In lacrosse, he was First-team All-Ivy as a sophomore in 2018. [8] In 2019, he was Third-team USILA All-American, [9] First-team All-Ivy [10] and First-team ECAC All-Star. [11] That year, Penn lost to Yale in the NCAA Lacrosse Tournament. [12]

In 2020, he started all five games the team played. [3] The season was shortened due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Professional career

Evanchick was selected with the 9th overall pick by the Philadelphia Barrage in the 2020 MLL Collegiate Draft. He signed with the team shortly after. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mark Evanchick Signs with the Barrage". Philadelphia Barrage MLL Team. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. "Register" . www.bizjournals.com. February 17, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Mark Evanchick – Men's Lacrosse". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  4. "All-Time Football Championship Game Results". www.casciac.org. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  5. "Mark Evanchick 2015–2016 CONNECTICUT FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR". playeroftheyear.gatorade.com. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  6. "Football: Darien's Mark Evanchick named Gatorade State Player of the Year". www.gametimect.com. December 3, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  7. Wittmer, Daniel. "Two-sport athlete Mark Evanchick finds a home on defense for Penn men's lacrosse". www.thedp.com. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  8. "Men's Lacrosse All-Ivy, Postseason Award Winners Announced". ivyleague.com. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  9. "USILA Unveils Division I All-Americans; Spencer Named Player of Year". www.uslaxmagazine.com. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  10. "Men's Lacrosse All-Ivy, Postseason Awards Announced". ivyleague.com. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  11. "ECAC Announces 2019 Division I Men's Lacrosse All-ECAC and Major Award Winners". ecacsports.com. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  12. staff, Baltimore Sun. "College lacrosse roundup (May 19): Yale beats Penn in OT, 19-18, to reach NCAA men's final four". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved May 29, 2020.