Drexel University Athletics
Voelker to be Inducted to National Lacrosse Hall of Fame
5/20/2015 12:56:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
Philadelphia - Drexel Men's Lacrosse Head Coach Brian Voelker has earned the ultmate honor in his sport. The former star player at Johns Hopkins will be enshirined into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in October.
Voelker was a three-time All-American as a defenseman at Hopkins. He was a third-team pick in 1989 and 1990, and was a first-team selection as a senior in 1991. Voelker was also selected to play in the North-South All-Star Game in 1991. The Blue Jays went to four NCAA Tournaments during Voelker's illustrious career. As a professional, Voelker played seven indoor seasons with the Philadelphia Wings, winning three championships, and then played two seasons in Major League Lacrosse, adding another championship with the Long Island Lizards in 2003. Voelker helped the U.S. National Team to the gold medal in both 1994 and 1998. He was selected to the 1998 All-World Team and also chosen as the World's Best Defenseman following the 1998 World Games.
The Baltimore native recently completed his sixth season as the Dragons' head coach. Voelker led the Dragons to their first ever CAA Championship in 2014. The Dragons defeated Penn and advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals for the first time ever.
The 2015 class for the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame was approved by the U.S. Lacrosse Board of Directors. This year's nine-person class will be officially inducted in a ceremony on Saturday, October 24, at The Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley, Md. Joining Voelker in the 2015 class are Jake Curran, Dom Fin, Diane Geppi-Aikens (posthumous), Bob Hartranft, Julie Hull Elicker, Charlie Lockwood, Sarah Nelson and Maggie Vaughan.
Tickets for the 2015 National Lacrosse Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, sponsored by RPS Bollinger and the Markel Insurance Company, will be available to the public for purchase beginning August 1. Tickets will be sold online at uslacrosse.org/HOF.
The National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, a program of U.S. Lacrosse, was established in 1957 to honor men and women who by their deeds as players, coaches, officials and/or contributors, and by the example of their lives, personify the great contribution of lacrosse to our way of life. Just over 400 lacrosse greats are honored in the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, which is located with the Lacrosse Museum at U.S. Lacrosse Headquarters in Baltimore.
Voelker was a three-time All-American as a defenseman at Hopkins. He was a third-team pick in 1989 and 1990, and was a first-team selection as a senior in 1991. Voelker was also selected to play in the North-South All-Star Game in 1991. The Blue Jays went to four NCAA Tournaments during Voelker's illustrious career. As a professional, Voelker played seven indoor seasons with the Philadelphia Wings, winning three championships, and then played two seasons in Major League Lacrosse, adding another championship with the Long Island Lizards in 2003. Voelker helped the U.S. National Team to the gold medal in both 1994 and 1998. He was selected to the 1998 All-World Team and also chosen as the World's Best Defenseman following the 1998 World Games.
The Baltimore native recently completed his sixth season as the Dragons' head coach. Voelker led the Dragons to their first ever CAA Championship in 2014. The Dragons defeated Penn and advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals for the first time ever.
The 2015 class for the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame was approved by the U.S. Lacrosse Board of Directors. This year's nine-person class will be officially inducted in a ceremony on Saturday, October 24, at The Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley, Md. Joining Voelker in the 2015 class are Jake Curran, Dom Fin, Diane Geppi-Aikens (posthumous), Bob Hartranft, Julie Hull Elicker, Charlie Lockwood, Sarah Nelson and Maggie Vaughan.
Tickets for the 2015 National Lacrosse Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, sponsored by RPS Bollinger and the Markel Insurance Company, will be available to the public for purchase beginning August 1. Tickets will be sold online at uslacrosse.org/HOF.
The National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, a program of U.S. Lacrosse, was established in 1957 to honor men and women who by their deeds as players, coaches, officials and/or contributors, and by the example of their lives, personify the great contribution of lacrosse to our way of life. Just over 400 lacrosse greats are honored in the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, which is located with the Lacrosse Museum at U.S. Lacrosse Headquarters in Baltimore.
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