Mike McCallion

Position:
Defense/Midfield
Height:
5-7
Weight:
155
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Ballston Lake, N.Y.
High School:
Shenendehowa

Senior Year (2005): Team captain … One of eight players to start all 19 matches … Winner of the Frank Schantz Award for commitment to the program and outstanding character … Second on the team with four assists …Tallied assists versus Cornell, Adelphi, at Providence and at Louisville ... Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll both semesters ... BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

Junior Year (2004): Played in 16 games, starting 13 … Named team’s Offensive MVP … Tied for the team lead with three assists … Assisted on the game-winning goal versus Rutgers … Had two assists on the Orange’s final two goals in its 3-2 double-overtime win at Pittsburgh … Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in both semesters … BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

Sophomore Year (2003): One of five players to see action in all 17 games, including 16 starts … Part of all five of SU’s shutouts … Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters … BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

Freshman Year (2002): Played in 16 games, including 12 starts despite battling a knee injury for most of the season … Named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both semesters … BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

High School: Played three seasons at Shenendehowa … Led the team with 13 goals, including three game-winners as a senior … Had four assists for team-best 30 points … Tallied 49 points on 19 goals and 11 assists for his career … Captained the team his senior season … First team All-State pick in 2001 … Two-time first team All-Suburban Council selection (2000-01) … 2001 Suburban Council Most Valuable Player … Class A Section II Player of the Year as a senior … Class A All-Captial Region in 2000 and 2001 … Captained his Empire State Games team to the gold medal in 2001.

Personal: Born October 22, 1983 … Son of John and Susan McCallion … Brother, John, SU’s first three-time captain, played at Syracuse from 1992-95 … Majored in accounting.