Shawn Nadelen

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Shawn Nadelen
Born (1979-04-16) April 16, 1979 (age 45)
Henrietta, New York
NationalityAmerican
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight200 pounds (91 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionDefense/Midfield
NLL draft30th overall, 2001
New Jersey Storm
NLL teams Philadelphia Wings
Minnesota Swarm
New Jersey Storm
MLL team Washington Bayhawks
Pro career 20012011

Shawn Nadelen (born April 16, 1979) is a retired professional lacrosse player and the current head men's lacrosse coach at Towson University.

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He attended Johns Hopkins University where he made two NCAA Tournament Final Four appearances with the Blue Jays as a long stick midfielder.

MLL career

Nadelen was selected by the Bayhawks as the 15th overall pick in the 2001 MLL Collegiate Draft. He has played his entire field lacrosse career with Bayhawks organization. Nadelen helped win two Major League Lacrosse Championships: 2002 and 2005.

He was named to the 2006 MLL All-Star Team.

Nadelen retired in June 2011 after being named the head men's lacrosse coach at Towson University. [1]

NLL career

Nadelen played for the Philadelphia Wings, Minnesota Swarm, and the New Jersey Storm from 2002 until his retirement in 2011. [1] In 2006, with the Wings he recorded a total of ten points (3G, 7A) and 53 loose balls in 13 games played.

The Rochester, NY native represented the United States in the 2004 Heritage Cup, an international box lacrosse tournament that takes place every two years, and has been named to Team USA in the 2007 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships. [2]

Coaching career

Nadelen Named Towson University Head Lacrosse Coach Division I lacrosse program. [3]

Since 2005, Nadelen has served on the coaching staff of the Men’s Lacrosse team at Towson University. [4] Nadelen was an Assistant Men’s Lacrosse Coach with the Princeton University Tigers from 2002-2004.

Nadelen's career goal is to be a Head Coach of a Division I lacrosse program. [5]

Statistics

NLL

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMGPGAPtsLBPIM
2002New Jersey1351116706------------
2003New Jersey12279678------------
2004Philadelphia111910679------------
2005Minnesota5224300------------
Philadelphia8055376------------
2006Philadelphia1337105310------------
2007Philadelphia131676215------------
2008Philadelphia121788818102234
2009Philadelphia13010106112------------
2010Philadelphia2011100------------
2011Philadelphia12044416------------
NLL Totals11415698458690102234

MLL

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamGPG2ptGAPtsLBPIMGPG2ptGAPtsLBPIM
2001Baltimore71012602000030.5
2002Baltimore1230032722000021.5
2003Baltimore1000113142000050
2004Baltimore900001811000020
2005Baltimore1200002222000000
2006Baltimore120000271-------
2007Washington91001243-------
2008Washington120000303.5-------
2009Washington90000141-------
MLL Totals92502719917.590000122

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References

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  2. Six Wings Named To Team USA Roster Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Lee, Edward (May 31, 2011). "Nadelen could be Towson lacrosse program's 'Captain America'". Baltimore Sun . Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  4. Shawn Nadelen - Defensive Coordinator - TU Lacrosse Archived May 18, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  5. McLaughlin, Corey (May 19, 2008). "Shooting from the Hip: Shawn Nadelen". InsideLacrosse.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-21.