Cornell University Athletics

At Cornell: A two-time Tewaaraton Trophy nominee, Glynn was a three-time second-team All-American selection during his career with Cornell. He was also a three-time first-team All-Ivy selection. He finished his senior year ranked third on the team with 23 goals and fourth overall with 33 points. He registered his 100th career point during his final season and despite fracturing his elbow midway through the year, he continued to be one of the dominant face-off men in the country, ranking eighth in win percentage (.574) and third in ground balls per game (6.56). Glynn was named Ivy League Player of the Week twice during the 2009 season, after helping the Big Red to victories over Army and Princeton. As a junior, Glynn finished the year ranked second on the team with 44 points off 18 goals and a team-best 26 assists. His 1.67 assists per game ranked second in the conference and 17th in the nation, while his 2.87 points per game was good for seventh in the league. Glynn took over the majority of the face-off duties for the Big Red and proved to be one of the best in the nation, ranking first in the Ivy League and third in the country with a .633 win percentage. Glynn also ranked third in the conference and ninth in the nation with 5.47 ground balls per game. He posted 12 multi-point games, registering a season-high six points with two goals and four assists vs. Hobart. Glynn also scored a season-high three goals against Denver and Syracuse. He won a season-high 14 face-offs vs. Army and had his best outing with an 11-of-13 (.846) performance against Canisius. Glynn picked up at least five ground balls in 11 games, including a season-high nine vs. Ohio State in the first round of the NCAA tournament. After sitting out his sophomore year with an injury, Glynn returned to the Big Red for his junior season and proved to be invaluable, earning his first All-America nod. He finished the year ranked second on the team with 22 assists and fourth overall with 23 goals. Nationwide, Glynn proved to be one of the top midfielders in the country, finishing the year ranked third overall in assists, fourth in points and 11th in goals. His biggest score of the season came with four seconds remaining in the sudden-victory overtime period as Cornell defeated Albany to advance to the national semifinal of the 2007 NCAA tournament. Glynn saw action in all 16 games, made eight starts and registered three or more points in 10 games during the year. In the first game of the season, he registered a career-high six points with four goals and two assists vs. Binghamton. He matched that with a two-goal, four-assist performance vs. Harvard. Glynn was also the team’s second leading face-off man, winning 37-of-81 restarts for a .457 win percentage and picked up 39 ground balls on the season. He saw action in all 14 games for the Big Red as a rookie in 2005, recording three goals and four assists for seven points. He also picked up 19 ground balls.

At Lindenhurst: A 2004 All-American, Glynn earned four letters and two team MVP awards at Lindenhurst HS. He was chosen as the 2004 Suffolk County Athlete of the Year, in addition to being Newsday’s Scholar Athlete of the Year and High School Athlete of the Year as a senior. A member of the US Lacrosse National Showcase team, Glynn also earned three varsity letters and two offensive MVP awards in football.

Personal: John Frank Glynn is the son of Bill and Donna Domaratius and is enrolled in Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He has a younger brother, Mike, who plays lacrosse at SUNY Plattsburgh. 

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