Mike Bocklet
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Mike Bocklet was a professional lacrosse
player with the Long Island Lizards
of Major League Lacrosse
.
Supplemental Draft by the Long Island Lizards
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where he served as captain of the Stags during his senior season and finished his career ranked among the best players in program history statistically. He tallied 147 points, fourth all-time, on 95 goals, fifth in program history and 52 assists, sixth in program history. In 2007, Bocklet earned a selection to the prestigious USILA North-South game and to the Tewaaraton Trophy
Watchlist, given to the nation's most outstanding NCAA lacrosse player. In 2004, Bocklet helped lead the Stags to the Great Western Lacrosse League
Championship and the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
Tournament. Bocklet was named Second Team All-New England in 2005 and 2007 and Second Team All-GWLL in 2004 and 2005.
where he was named a high school All-American and was the New York State Section I Point Leader, scoring 108 points with 54 goals and 54 assists during
his senior season.
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 with the Long Island Lizards
Long Island Lizards
The Long Island Lizards are a Major League Lacrosse professional men's field lacrosse team based in Hempstead, New York, USA, located on Long Island. They are original members of the MLL and lost in the league's inaugural game on June 7, 2001 to the Baltimore Bayhawks , 16-13...
of 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 :...
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Professional career
Bocklet was drafted in the 4th round (45th overall) of the 2007 Major League LacrosseMajor 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 :...
Supplemental Draft by the Long Island Lizards
Long Island Lizards
The Long Island Lizards are a Major League Lacrosse professional men's field lacrosse team based in Hempstead, New York, USA, located on Long Island. They are original members of the MLL and lost in the league's inaugural game on June 7, 2001 to the Baltimore Bayhawks , 16-13...
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Collegiate career
Bocklet attended Fairfield UniversityFairfield University
Fairfield University is a private, co-educational undergraduate and master's level teaching-oriented university located in Fairfield, Connecticut, in the New England region of the United States. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1942, and today is one of 28 member institutions of the...
where he served as captain of the Stags during his senior season and finished his career ranked among the best players in program history statistically. He tallied 147 points, fourth all-time, on 95 goals, fifth in program history and 52 assists, sixth in program history. In 2007, Bocklet earned a selection to the prestigious USILA North-South game and to the 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...
Watchlist, given to the nation's most outstanding NCAA lacrosse player. In 2004, Bocklet helped lead the Stags to the Great Western Lacrosse League
Great Western Lacrosse League
The Great Western Lacrosse League, also known as the GWLL, was a NCAA Division I men's college lacrosse athletic conference that existed from 1994 to 2009...
Championship and the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
The annual NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament determines the top men's field lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III....
Tournament. Bocklet was named Second Team All-New England in 2005 and 2007 and Second Team All-GWLL in 2004 and 2005.
High school career
Bocklet attended John Jay High SchoolJohn Jay High School (Cross River, New York)
John Jay High School is a public high school located in Cross River, New York. It is the only high school in the Katonah-Lewisboro School District...
where he was named a high school All-American and was the New York State Section I Point Leader, scoring 108 points with 54 goals and 54 assists during
his senior season.