Ryan McClay (August 6, 1981 ) is an American
lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensi ...
player. He plays defense for the
New Jersey Pride in
Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse (MLL) was a men's field lacrosse league in the United States. The league's inaugural season was in 2001. Teams played anywhere from ten to 16 games in a summertime regular season. This was followed by a four-team playoff ...
since he was drafted by the team in the first round in the 2003 college draft. He played his college lacrosse at
Cornell
Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teac ...
and his high school lacrosse at Mahopac High School in
Mahopac, New York
Mahopac ( or ) is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in the town of Carmel in Putnam County, New York, United States. Also known as Lake Mahopac, the exurb is located some north of New York City, on US Route 6 at the county's southern central ...
.
McClay played on the US Men's National Lacrosse Team at the 2010
World Lacrosse Championships
The World Lacrosse Championship (WLC) is the international men's field lacrosse championship organized by World Lacrosse that occurs every four years.
The WLC began before any international lacrosse organization had been formed. It started as a ...
in Manchester, England. The US team defeated Canada 12-10 in the final to reclaim the World Championship. McClay was selected to the All-World team after the championships.
McClay currently works as an assistant Varsity lacrosse coach at
Fairfield College Preparatory School
Fairfield College Preparatory School (Fairfield Prep) is a Jesuit preparatory school located on the campus of Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut. It is an all-male school of about 700 students, founded by the Society of Jesus in 194 ...
in Fairfield, Connecticut.
[https://jesuitpride.com/coaches.aspx?rc=94&path=mlax]
References
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Cornell Big Red men's lacrosse players
Living people
1981 births
American lacrosse players
People from Mahopac, New York
New Jersey Pride players