Jake Westermann

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Setauket, NY
High School:
Ward Melville
Height:
6-4
Weight:
195
Position:
D

What do you get when you mix together the nicest guy you have ever met, with a Long Island edge on the field, and a lacrosse intelligence that makes the entire defense better? Jake is Brown University. Brown is Jake. There is nothing he would not do to make Brown and Brown Lacrosse better. He continues to improve in the weight room in all three major lifts. He was a starter for half of 2008, and a key member of the defense for the entire season. In 2009, Jake will be asked to play an even bigger role leading the defense, and his success will have much to do with our team's success...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.