May 24, 2014 -  The Head Coaches of Section Five met on Sunday afternoon to listen to the presentations of twenty-five players who had been nominated for All-America team honors. The awards,  sponsored by US Lacrosse, identify some of the best players from each area of the country.
The Head Coaches of thirty-six teams came together to pick the players to receive the awards.
The Academic All-American award is the highest honor given to a player who is both a great lacrosse player and an excellent student. US Lacrosse allows one award for each ten teams in the area and so there were three awards for Section Five this year. An Academic All-American must, first be selected as All American and then, where warranted, can be nominated as the result of their academic accomplishments. Seven players were nominated for the award this year.
The All-American award is given to great lacrosse players from the area. US Lacrosse allows one award for each five teams in the area, so with thirty-six teams in Section Five, there were seven awards available this year. Twenty-five players were nominated, but after the first team league lists were determined twenty-four players were considered. USLacrosse requires that players who are in leagues must make first team league honors in order to be considered.
 New in 2012, US Lacrosse added an award named for the long-time Johns Hopkins lacrosse coach and Athletic Director, Bob Scott. The annual award is given to a senior of outstanding character, good academic standing and one who demonstrates good sportsmanship and safe play. Read about the award and Coach Scott at the USLacrosse site.
The winner from Section Five, this year, was Honeoye Falls-Lima senior attackman, Ryan Kelly. Ryan`s outside interests have included tutoring in the Rochester City schools, representing his community at Boys State, helping in youth camps, attending leadership camps and winning numerous awards for his community works. One comment made for Ryan stated, "Ryan is the kid who makes us all proud. Proud that we live in a community where kids like Ryan kelly grow up,develop,excel and give back."
2014 Academic All Americans
Eric Munn - Canandaigua senior midfielder - Siena
Nick Panara - Pittsford senior defenseman - Fairfield
Ben Reeves - Palmyra-Macedon senior attackman - Yale
2014 All Americans
Eddie Eddington - Geneva senior midfielder - Cortland
Kevin Hill - Webster Thomas junior midfielder - Penn State
Trevor Hodgins - Churchville-Chili senior attackman - Ohio State
Justin Kesselring - Fairport senior attackman/midfielder - Le Moyne
Brandon Maciejewski - Penn Yan senior goalie - Stony Brook
Stephen Quinzi - Pittsford senior attackman - Georgetown
Bradley Voigt - Penn Yan senior attackman/midfielder - Syracuse
Read more about the award winners as the story continues.
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