UMBC

, Md.—Former UMBC lacrosse standout attackmen Brendan Mundorf (’06) and Drew Westervelt (’07) are among 23 players who have been selected for the 2010 United States men’s national team. All 23 players, selected by the coaching staff, will compete in the FIL World Championship in Manchester, England from July 14-24, 2010.

Mundorf and Westervelt, who are current teammates with the MLL’s Denver Outlaws, are the third and fourth former Retrievers to represent the USA. Defenseman Gary Clipp (’76) earned the first distinction in 1982, and defenseman George McGeeney (’82) was a two-time selection in 1986 and 1990.

Mundorf earned All America honors in 2005 and 2006 and was the America East Player of the Year in 2006. He is currently sixth on UMBC’s all-time scoring list with 112 goals (6^th), 73 assists (9^th) for 195 points. Mundorf competed for Team Australia in the 2006 World Lacrosse Championships held in Ontario, Canada and had a brilliant tournament, helping the Aussies to an impressive third-place finish. He finished tied for third overall in the tournament with 32 points (24 goals, 8 assists). 

A 2007 Third Team All American, Westervelt is UMBC’s third all-time leading scorer with 112 goals (6^th, tied with Mundorf), 94 assists (3^rd) for 206 points. He had a brilliant 2007 campaign, scoring 35 goals and adding 36 assists for 71 points, the second-highest figure in UMBC’s Division I history.

Both Mundorf and Westervelt were selected to the 2009 MLL All-Star team.

Eighty-four players were invited to the tryouts, which took place in June and 41 players earned a spot on the training team. The team just completed three fall exhibition weekends in West Point, N.Y., Annapolis, Md. and Stony Brook, N.Y.