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Priester was an honorable mention All-American and a second-team All-Ivy midfielder as a senior after helping the Big Red to a 15-2 record and an appearance in the NCAA semifinals. A three-year letter winner for Cornell, he won the team’s 1975 C.F. Morse Lacrosse Scholar-Athlete of the Year,  given annually to the lacrosse player who combines best the physical attributes of the Spartan and the scholastic achievement of the Athenian.