  Jake Westermann |
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Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Setauket, NY
High School:
Ward Melville
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Height:
6-4
Weight:
200
Position:
D
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A starting defenseman for all of 2009, Jake has earned the trust
and confidence from his teammates, proven with the bestowment of
the title of captain for the 2010 season. All of us in the
program know that we get Jake's best every day in practice, both
with his play and his voice. Jake makes our team defense
stronger with his intelligence and communication. He has a
great grasp of the defense's slide schemes and our man down unit's
strategies. During the 2009 season, Jake stepped up his game
with picking up ground balls, gathering critical ones in the
victory over Cornell. Despite all of this, Jake's greatness
truly comes from his undying loyalty to family, team and
school...2009: Started all 16 games for the
Bears... Considered the communications director of the Bears'
defense...Picked up three ground balls in Brown's key Ivy victory
over NCAA finalist Cornell...Often called, Mr. Brown, for his love
of the university...Picked-up 10 ground balls for the
season...2008: Earned eight starts while playing
in 12 games for the Bears...Picked-up 11 ground
balls...2007: Played in all 14 games for the
Bears...Picked-up seven ground balls, including a season high three
ground balls vs. Bellarmine...Secondary School
Background: A graduate of Ward Melville High School where
he lettered in lacrosse (2) and basketball (2)...Named to
All-County and All-Division Lacrosse Teams...Winner of the Coaches
Award for Team Leadership...Played in the Suffolk County
Exceptional Senior Game...Twice a member of the top defensive unit
on Long Island, yielding 4.13 goals against in 2005 and 3.75 goals
against in 2006...Made the All-Star teams at the Four-Star
Challenge Camp and the Brown Camp...New York State Scholar-Athlete
Award winner...2006 Suffolk Zone Award for outstanding achievement
in physical education...Personal: The son of John
Westermann and Lisa Arbaszewski of Setauket...Has three sisters,
Jessica, Sandy and Kelly...Enjoys badminton, football, movies and
music...US History and Undergraduate Program concentrator.
