BALTIMORE – US Lacrosse has announced that former Cornell men's lacrosse player Max Seibald '09 has been named to the U.S. national men's team roster for the 2012 Champion Challenge. The national team will compete from Jan. 27-29 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

The 21-member U.S. men's senior team will play the University of Denver Sunday, Jan. 29. Leading the coaching staff for Champion Challenge will be several members of the U.S. men's national team that claimed Team USA's ninth title at the 2010 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Cup. The staff includes Kevin Cassese, currently the head coach at Lehigh University, Shawn Nadelen, entering his first season as head coach at Towson University, and Brian Dougherty, head coach at Chestnut Hill College. The roster includes players from the 2010 World Cup team and the 2009 training team as well as numerous professional level standouts.

In addition to Seibald, returners from the 2010 men's team includes: Mike Leveille (Syracuse '08), Stephen Peyser (Johns Hopkins '08) and Matt Striebel (Princeton '01).  

A preliminary schedule of the weekend's events:
Friday, Jan. 27
7:30 p.m.  – Jacksonville vs. Notre Dame (scrimmage)

Saturday, Jan. 28
4:30 p.m. – U.S. Men's Team/University of Notre Dame combined practice

Sunday, Jan. 29
1:30 p.m. – U.S. Men's Team vs. Denver University

In addition to playing, the U.S. men's national teams will host National Team Player Clinics for youth and high school players in grades 3-12 on Saturday, Jan. 28.

For full Team USA rosters and more information about Champion Challenge or the youth clinics, visit: www.uslacrosse.org/ChampionChallenge.
 
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