Alumni

Tom Johnson

National Lacrosse League
2007/2008 San Jose Stealth

NLL Career Highlights: Acquired in the first round (seventh overall) 2007 NLL Entry Draft.

Lacrosse Highlights: Awarded the Ed Bayley Trophy as the 2007 WLA Rookie of the Year...He was the first rookie to score 5 points...He was the top player selected in the WLA draft in 2007...Registered 54 points (27 goals, 27 assists) in 18 games for the WLA’s Langley Thunder...Three year member of the Delta Islanders, earning the Outstanding Achievement Award and was selected on the Provincial all-star first team...Earned British Columbia First Team All-Star selection while playing for Delta Junior A...Notched 44 goals and 29 assists during Islanders’ career...Holds the all-team scoring record for the Islanders...Attended Bellarmine University (Louisville, Ky.)...Appeared in just two games for Bellarmine, registering one shot against Denver.

Personal: Hobbies include working out, playing basketball, rugby, football, snowboarding, wakeboarding and surfing...An accomplished quarterback in high school he earned Provincial all-star quarterback honors and was the team’s Player of the Year honoree...An eighth man and scrum half he earned his high school team’s MVP honors and was offered an invitation to join the Team Canada Rugby Junior Squad...Born on November 28, 1986, in Vancouver, B.C.

(Text and Photo courtesy of the San Jose Stealth)

Bryan Poole

Bryan Poole will be the inaugural head coach for TriState University men's lacrosse team that will begin competition in the 2007-2008 season. Coach Poole comes to TSU after one year as the head assistant men's lacrosse coach at the College of Wooster. While at the College of Wooster, Poole was the team's offensive coordinator and helped the team to an 8-6 record. Prior to coaching at the College of Wooster, Coach Poole has coached lacrosse at St. Vincent Lacrosse Camp, Washington and Jefferson Champ Camp and Pacific Sports Camp.

In 2007, Poole made his Major League Lacrosse (MLL) professional debut as a member of the Chicago Machine. Poole is an attackman and scored a season-high two goals on May 19 against Los Angeles. 

The first season of MLL was in 2001. The league is currently made up of 10 teams divided into an eastern and western conference. The western conference consists of teams from Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. The eastern conference is made up of teams from Boston, Long Island, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Rochester, and Washington. 

Coach Poole graduated from St. Vincent College with a Bachelor of Arts in sociology with a minor in criminology. While at St. Vincent, Poole led the nation in scoring for NCAA Division II from 2002 - 2004. Poole is St. Vincent's all-time leading scorer, and holds records for most career points, assists and goals. Coach Poole was a two-year captain and was selected as the team's offensive MVP for 2002 - 2004 seasons. Before playing at St. Vincent, Coach Poole was a first-round draft pick in the semi-professional Western Lacrosse Association in 1999. Western Lacrosse Association is a Canadian box lacrosse league.

“I have been very fortunate to have an opportunity to attend college on a lacrosse scholarship, play pro lacrosse, and now starting my coaching career in the college ranks, all because my parents encouraged me to play lacrosse!!  I played minor lacrosse with North Delta Tomahawks good old teal and black uniforms:), I started in pee-wee and played until Midget before joining Surrey Rebels because ND did not have an A1 team.  I then went onto play Intermediate and Junior A with New West Salmonbellies, where I won Top Graduating Player Award for BC Junior A, 1^st team all-star (twice) and overall points leader in my last season of Junior A with the Salmonbellies.  I was then a first round draft pick of the WLA to the New West Salmonbellies.” 

(Text and Photo courtesy of the TriState University)

Ian Poole

Ian Poole brings an extensive lacrosse background to TSU in his first season as an assistant coach for the men’s lacrosse program. Poole is a native of Vancouver, British Columbia, where he played Junior A lacrosse for the New Westminster Salmonbellies. Poole also played for the Maple Ridge Burrards of the Western Lacrosse Association.

Coach Poole was a four-year starter as an attackman/midfielder for St. Vincent College. In four seasons, Poole rose to the top of the St. Vincent record books with 149 career goals and 223 total career points. In 2005-2006, Poole was recognized as the offensive player of the year and earned the E. Albert Deluca Award as the outstanding student-athlete.

Poole graduated from St. Vincent with a degree in sociology.

(Text and Photo courtesy of the TriState University)

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