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2019 Men's Lacrosse Roster

Garrison Wojtas #16 D

  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    195
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Hauppauge, NY
  • Highschool:
    Hauppauge

Summary

Biography

2019: Selected to Empire 8 Conference First Team … named to the Empire 8 Men’s Lacrosse All-Championship Team … Hartwick’s Roy Chipman Memorial Award winner for Male Athlete of the Year … named Team MVP … selected Hartwick “Hawk of the Week” on 3/12 and 5/13 … one of seven players to start all 15 games … team leader in ground balls (126) and caused turnovers (44) … scored nine goals … added two assists … recorded 12 shots … ranked third in both ground balls per game (8.40) and caused turnovers per game (2.93) in the Empire 8 … registered seven games accumulating 10 or more ground balls … equaled career-high with 12 ground balls and caused a career-high eight turnovers in a 10-9 triple-overtime win against Farmingdale (3/9) … scored first career goal in season opener against Oswego (3/2) … scored two goals in back-to-back wins over Potsdam (3/16) and Houghton (3/23) … added a goal and an assist in win over Sage (4/10) … had 11 ground balls in win over Naz (3/30) … notched 10 GBs versus Oswego, Houghton, Elmira (3/27), and Alfred (4/20) … caused six turnovers in game against Houghton … forced five turnovers against St. John Fisher (4/13) … caused four against Potsdam, Alfred, and Fisher (5/1) … 126 ground balls was the third-highest total recorded in a single season in Hartwick history … his 285 career GBs ranks fourth all-time.

2018: Selected to Empire 8 Conference Second Team … registered 39 caused turnovers … added 57 ground balls … tied atop the league’s statistical standings and ranked eleventh in the country in caused turnovers … second on the team in ground balls with an average of 4.1 per contest … In conference-only statistics, Wojtas was the sole leader in caused turnovers (21) and he was tied for seventh in ground balls (34) … registered season-highs of nine ground balls and six caused turnovers with an assist in Hawks’ regular season meeting with conference champion Stevens on April 14 … started all 14 games … had at least three ground balls in 12 of 14 games … added seven GBs in 14-1 win over Elmira (4/21) … had five ground balls and five caused turnovers in victories over Clarkson (4/4) and Utica (4/18) … forced three turnovers in four different games … had at least two CTs in 12 games.

2017: Received Empire 8 Conference Honorable Mention … named to Empire 8 Fall 2016 President's List ... named a Hartwick "Hawk of the Week" on 4/25 ... one of two Hawks to start in all 15 games … ranked second on the team in both ground balls (61) and caused turnovers (34) … ranked second in the Empire 8 Conference in caused turnovers per game (2.27) … ranked 31st nationally in the category … finished eighth in the league in ground balls per game (4.07) … recorded at least one ground ball in every game … notched a caused turnover in all but one contest … season-best 12 ground balls in one-goal loss to Hamilton on 4/18 … recorded season-high four caused turnovers in consecutive games versus Nazareth (4/15), Hamilton (4/18), and Houghton (4/22).

2016: One of four players to start in all 14 games … 41 ground balls and 23 caused turnovers ranked second on the team … ranked seventh in the Empire 8 Conference in caused turnovers per game (1.64) … registered season-high six ground balls in victory over Canton (3/5) … notched four caused turnovers in 17-7 victory against Houghton (4/22).

Prior to Hartwick: Attended Hauppauge High School … competed in lacrosse, volleyball, and basketball for the Eagles … captained both the lacrosse and volleyball teams … Honor Roll student.

Personal: Son of Gary and Doreen Wojtas … pursuing a degree in Business Administration.

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Historical Player Information

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    2016Freshman

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    6'4" 180 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2017Sophomore

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    6'4" 180 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2018Junior

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    6'4" 180 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2019Senior

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    6'4" 195 lbs
    16