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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Personal College Lacrosse Background


Collin Carson
St. John Fisher College Men’s Lacrosse #35
Face-Off Specialist/Midfielder

         After spending my freshman year at Monroe Community College where I studied business administration while playing lacrosse, I transferred to SUNY Oswego. My sophomore year at Oswego was filled with ups and downs while I changed my major to Communications and endured the struggles of juggling the workload of a four-year university as well as playing a Division III sport.

         My sophomore year of lacrosse did not turn out as well as I had planned. After becoming a starter in the fall, I slid down the depth chart as spring approach. I was not made aware of what actions I made that were incorrect and no one spoke to me as to why this was happening. I ended up playing sparingly during the regular season and played in critical games at times when the game was on the line although I had not played with the starters all week during practice.

         This fall, the coach at Oswego informed me that it was time for the program to move in a different direction. He convinced me that it was not due to a lack of effort on my part, but rather that there was a large group of freshmen coming in and he was building for the future.

         Once I made the decision that I wanted to continue my lacrosse career, I called Coach John C. Johnson here at St. John Fisher College and he told me that I would be welcomed on the team. I shared my excitement with him and let him know that I would continue to work hard and do my best every day. Now that I am here at St. John Fisher College, I am excited about the opportunities that both the school and lacrosse program have to offer me.

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