The Washington State Chapter of US Lacrosse announced today that 14 high school student-athletes in Washington state have been named to the 2012 US Lacrosse All-American team.
The selections mark the first time since the awards were first made in Washington state in 1987 that as many as 14 local student-athletes have been named All-American or All-American Honorable Mention in a single year.
Local selections include three athletes who call Mercer Island home, Boys Lacrosse midfielder Connor Bernal and Girls Lacrosse attacker Elena Skouras, and Lakeside School midfielder Natalie Fox.
Other honorees include three players from Girls Varsity state champion Bainbridge High School (Kelsey Mackin, Grace Deery-Schmitt, Madeline Stevenson), two each from Boys Division I state champion Bellevue High School (Sam Leggett, Austin Boyd), Issaquah High School (Ben Director, Kole Lindor), and the Lakeside School's Makayla DeJong along with single selections from Archbishop Murphy High School (Mahealani Wong), Lake Washington High School (Cody Bernstein) and Redmond High School (Claire Monsaas).
Leggett, one of two Bellevue Wolverines honored in 2012, is the seventh student-athlete in state history to be named to the US Lacrosse High School All-American team for the second consecutive year. He is the ninth student-athlete in Bellevue school history to receive the lacrosse award.
Student-athletes named to the US Lacrosse All-American Team are considered the best high school lacrosse players in the United States. To be honored, student-athletes must be an All-State selection, must be in good standing at his or her school and must exhibit sportsmanship on and off the field.
Washington recipients are selected by a state committee made up of varsity coaches from eastern and western Washington as assigned by US Lacrosse.
Since 1987, a total of 90 student-athletes from Washington state (58 boys and 32 girls) have been named All-American or All-American Honorable Mention by US Lacrosse.
To view an historical list of All-American selections in Washington state please visit: http://www.washingtonhslax.com/history/awards-and-records
2012 US Lacrosse Boys All-Americans
Washington State Selections
Position Name Year School (Team – if different from school)
Attack Cody Bernstein Sr Lake Washington High School
Midfield Connor Bernal Sr Mercer Island High School
Midfield Ben Director Sr Issaquah High School
LS Midfield Kole Lindor Sr Issaquah High School
Defense Sam Leggett Sr Bellevue High School
Goal Austin Boyd Sr Bellevue High School
2012 US Lacrosse Girls All-Americans
Washington State Selections
Position Name Year School (Team – if different from school)
Midfield Kelsey Mackin Sr Bainbridge High School
Midfield Grace Deery-Schmitt Sr Bainbridge High School
Midfield Claire Monsaas Jr Redmond High School (Lake Sammamish)
Midfield Mahealani Wong Sr Archbishop Murphy High School (Snohomish)
Defense Makayla DeJong Sr Lakeside School
2012 US Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention
Washington State Selections
Position Name Year School (Team – if different from school)
Attack Elena Skouras Sr Mercer Island High School
Midfield Natalie Fox Jr Lakeside School
Goal Madeline Stevenson Jr Bainbridge High School
