21 from Baltimore area invited to U19 lax tryouts

Twenty-one players from the Baltimore area are among 109 invited to try out this summer for the 2019 U.S. women’s U19 national team, US Lacrosse announced Wednesday. The players, representing 16 states, were selected from more than 500 applicants. Tryouts will be held at US Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks on Aug. 10-12. For the first time, players who have completed a year of college were eligible to be selected, though none of those players came from the Baltimore area. Most of the players, 48, just completed their senior year in high school. The Federation of International Lacrosse Women’s U19 World Championship will be held Aug. 1-10, 2019, in Peterborough, Ontario. Following are the Baltimore-area players invited to the tryout with their high schools, positions and years of graduation: Kayla Abernathy, McDonogh, midfield, 2020; Shay Ahearn, Glenelg Country, draw, 2019; Whitney Albert, St. Mary’s, attack, 2019; Georgia Ceanfaglione, John Carroll, defense, 2019; Eloise Clevenger, Marriotts Ridge, midfield, 2020; Sarah Cooper, Notre Dame Prep, defense, 2018; Julia Dorsey, McDonogh, midfield, 2019; Elizabeth Hillman, Bel Air, midfield, 2018; Julia Hoffman, McDonogh, attack, 2018; Maddie Jenner, McDonogh, midfield, 2018; Hannah Leubecker, home schooled, attack, 2019; Hannah Mardiney, Notre Dame Prep, attack, 2018; Alex Marino, Bryn Mawr, attack, 2018; Emily Nalls, Glenelg, defense, 2019; Oliva Rubin, Bryn Mawr, midfield, 2018; Emma Schettig, McDonogh, midfield, 2018; Shannon Smith, Roland Park, midfield, 2020; Taylor Suplee, Southern, goal, 2018; Tayler Warehime, Manchester Valley, midfield, 2018; Darby Welsh, St. Paul’s, midfield, 2018; and Sophie Wrisk, Catonsville, midfield, 2020. MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Former Big Ten Conference Player of the Year and consensus AllAmerican A.J. Guyton has joined coach Tavaras Hardy’s coaching staff as an assistant at Loyola Maryland. Guyton served as Northwestern’s director of player development last season. A native of Peoria, Ill., Guyton was named the Big Ten Player of the Year as a senior in 2000 at Indiana, where he culminated a standout career with 2,100 points to go with 429 rebounds, 403 assists and129 steals. — making their debut.

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