Ian Dingman (athlete)

Infobox Lacrosse Player


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position = Midfield
shoots = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 4
weight_lb = 260
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league= NCAA
team= United States Naval Academy
mll_team = Philadelphia Barrage
nationality = United States
birth_date = Birth date and age|1982|12|5|mf=y
birth_place = Deferiet, New York
career_start = 2005
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Ian Dingman (born December 5, 1982 in Deferiet, New York) is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and a lacrosse player.

Dingman attended Carthage Senior High School where he lettered in lacrosse 4 times, football two times, and basketball one time.

Collegiate career

In Dingman's freshman year at Navy in 2003, he came off the bench in 11 of 13 games to lead the Midshipmen in scoring with 23 goals and 17 assists. He also had 20 groundballs on the year and garnered Second-Team All-ECAC honors and was named ECAC rookie of the week twice. He received the William H. "Dinty" Moore Award as Navy's top offensive player.

In Dingman's sophomore campaign, he garnered Second-Team All-American honors after scoring 36 goals and dishing out 26 assists. He was also named First-Team All-Patriot League and was the recipient of the William H. "Dinty" Moore Award as Navy's top offensive player for the second year in a row. Against top 5 teams in the country, Dingman scored 9 goals and dished out 4 assists.

In 2005, Dingman's career took a turn as he was academically ineligible and disenrolled from the Naval Academy. He attended Jefferson Community College in New York but did not play lacrosse. He was readmitted to the Naval Academy on the first day of classes in August 2005. [cite web|url=http://www.laxpower.com/profiles/dingman.php|title=Profile: Ian Dingman of Navy|work=LaxPower.com|date=|accessdate=2007-08-03]

After a year away from lacrosse, Dingman returned to the playing field and received the William H. "Dinty" Moore Award for the third time in his career as Navy's best offensive player. He had a team-high 33 goals and also had 11 assists. He also scooped up 31 ground balls during the season.

Ian Dingman finished his collegiate lacrosse career in 2007 with 33 goals and 9 assists to go along with 29 ground balls. Dingman finished his career as Navy's all-time leading goal scorer with 125 goals and finished fourth all-time in points scored at Navy with 188 points (125 goals, 63 assists).

MLL career

Dingman was drafted in the third round of the 2007 MLL Collegiate Draft by the Philadelphia Barrage of the Major League Lacrosse. [cite web|url=http://www.philadelphiabarrage.com/team/roster/index.html?player_id=27|title=Ian Dingman's Barrage Player Bio|work=PhiladelphiaBarrage.com|date=|accessdate=2007-08-03]

On July 17, 2007, Dingman was awarded the Cascade MLL Rookie of the Week Award for his efforts in his professional lacrosse debut. [cite web|url=http://www.philadelphiabarrage.com/news/index.html?article_id=235|title=Dingman Named Cascade Rookie of the Week
work=PhiladelphiaBarrage.com|date=|accessdate=2007-08-03]

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