BOSTON – Former Cornell men's lacrosse players Mitch Belisle '07 and Max Seibald '09 are among the 40 players selected to participate in the 2011 Sports Authority Major League Lacrosse (MLL) All-Star Game. The game will be held at Harvard Stadium in Cambridge, Mass., on July 9th at 7 p.m.

Belisle, a member of the Boston Cannons, will be making his first All-Star appearance. Seibald, a member of the Denver Outlaws, will make his third consecutive trip to All-Star weekend.

This year's All-Star game will showcase a new twist as the two winners of the MLL Ultimate Fan Fantasy Contest, Nathan Solomon and Michael Hatala, will serve as captains and handpick the two All-Star teams. The All-Star selection event will take place at Harvard Stadium on Friday, July 8 as part of the All-Star Kick Off Party at 7 p.m. The selection event is free and open to the public.

The MLL All-Star Game is one of MLL's biggest events of the season and features the popular Bud Light Skills Competition and the all-new Goalie Gauntlet. It will air live on ESPN2.

The players, who will make up those two teams at the All-Star Game will be:

Matt Abbott, Chesapeake, Defensive Midfield
Drew Adams, Long Island, Goalie
Mitch Belisle, Boston, Defense
Stephen Berger, Long Island, Midfield
Greg Bice, Rochester, Defense
Ryan Boyle, Boston, Attack
Martin Cahill, Rochester, Midfield
Ned Crotty, Rochester, Attack
Matt Danowski, Long Island, Attack
Kyle Dixon, Chesapeake, Midfield
Chris Eck, Boston, Face-off
Mike Evans, Chesapeake, Defense
Danny Glading, Chesapeake, Attack
Kyle Hartzell, Chesapeake, Defense
Pat Heim, Boston, Midfield
Ben Hunt, Chesapeake, Midfield
Mike Kimmel, Chesapeake, Midfield
Jordan Levine, Rochester, Midfield
Joe Marra, Hamilton, Goalie
Eric Martin, Denver, Defense
Brodie Merrill, Hamilton, Defense
Brendan Mundorf, Denver, Attack
Stephen Peyser, Long Island, Midfield
Brian Phipps, Chesapeake, Goalie
Peet Poillon, Denver, Midfield
Nicky Polanco, Long Island, Defense
Matt Poskay, Boston, Attack
Max Quinzani, Boston, Attack
Paul Rabil, Boston, Midfield
Brad Ross, Boston, Midfield
Jesse Schwartzman, Denver, Goalie
Max Seibald, Denver, Midfield
Geoff Snider, Hamilton, Midfield
Brian Spallina, Long Island, Defense
Matt Striebel, Rochester, Midfield
Kyle Sweeney, Boston, Defense
Joe Walters, Hamilton, Midfield
Mike Ward, Long Island, Defensive Midfield
Drew Westervelt, Denver, Attack
Lee Zink, Denver, Defense

*Alex Smith (Chesapeake, Face-off) and Chris Garrity (Chesapeake, Goalie) were named All-Stars, but will not play due to injuries.