Dan Glading
Encyclopedia
Dan Glading is a lacrosse
player who played at the University of Virginia
and currently plays in Major League Lacrosse
.
Danny Glading played in high school for Georgetown Prep, a school regularly nationally ranked in lacrosse. Glading played attack for the Virginia Cavaliers
from 2006 to 2009, leading the team to an NCAA Championship in 2006
. He was named an All-America
n three times by the USILA and was a finalist for the 2009 Tewaaraton Trophy
, given annually to the nation's best lacrosse player. Glading finished his career ranked in Virginia's top ten in goals (seventh), assists (tied for fifth), and points (tied for fifth). His career totals of 119 goals and 104 assists make him only the sixth player in Atlantic Coast Conference
history to reach 100 goals and 100 assists in a career.
The Washington Bayhawks selected Glading with the fifth overall pick of the 2009 Major League Lacrosse
draft.
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
player who played at the University of Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
and currently plays in Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse, or MLL, is a professional men's field lacrosse league that is made up of five teams in the United States and one team in Canada.- History :...
.
Danny Glading played in high school for Georgetown Prep, a school regularly nationally ranked in lacrosse. Glading played attack for the Virginia Cavaliers
Virginia Cavaliers men's lacrosse
The Virginia Cavaliers men's lacrosse team represents the University of Virginia in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's lacrosse...
from 2006 to 2009, leading the team to an NCAA Championship in 2006
2006 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
The 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 36th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament. Sixteen NCAA Division I college men's lacrosse teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament.The semifinals and...
. He was named an All-America
All-America
An All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...
n three times by the USILA and was a finalist for the 2009 Tewaaraton Trophy
Tewaaraton Trophy
The Tewaaraton Trophy is an award given annually, since 2001, to the most outstanding American college lacrosse player. It is the lacrosse equivalent of football's Heisman Trophy. The trophy is presented by the Greater Washington Sports Alliance and the University Club of Washington, D.C...
, given annually to the nation's best lacrosse player. Glading finished his career ranked in Virginia's top ten in goals (seventh), assists (tied for fifth), and points (tied for fifth). His career totals of 119 goals and 104 assists make him only the sixth player in Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
history to reach 100 goals and 100 assists in a career.
The Washington Bayhawks selected Glading with the fifth overall pick of the 2009 Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse, or MLL, is a professional men's field lacrosse league that is made up of five teams in the United States and one team in Canada.- History :...
draft.
University of Virginia
| Season | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 17 | 26 | 21 | 47 | -- | |
| 2007 | 16 | 31 | 17 | 48 | -- | |
| 2008 | 18 | 30 | 35 | 65 | -- | |
| 2009 | 18 | 32 | 31 | 63 | -- | |
| Totals | 69 | 119 | 74 | 223 | -- |
Major League Lacrosse
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
| 2009 | Washington | 8 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||
| MLL Totals | 8 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||