Kevin Huntley (lacrosse)

Infobox Lacrosse Player


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position = Attack
shoots = Left
height_ft = 5
height_in = 10
weight_lb = 190
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mll_team = Los Angeles Riptide
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league= NCAA
team= Johns Hopkins University
birth_date = Birth date and age|1986|7|28|mf=y
birth_place = Towson, Maryland
nationality_2 =United States
nationality = Canada
career_start = 2008
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Kevin Huntley (born September 20, 1986) is a professional lacrosse player with the Los Angeles Riptide of Major League Lacrosse. He plays the attack position. Huntley played collegiate lacrosse at Johns Hopkins University where he helped his team win two national championships, and finished his college career as the eighth all-time leading goal scorer in Johns Hopkins history. His father, Dave Huntley, was also an All-American at Johns Hopkins. In 2008, Huntley was named Major League Lacrosse Rookie of the Year.

Collegiate career

Huntley won two national championships while playing with the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays. As a freshman he played in fifteen games and helped the Blue Jays win the 2005 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship. He led his team in goals during the tournament. In 2006, as a sophomore, Huntley was awarded USILA third team All-American honors. In his junior season he helped his team win the 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship. In the Blue Jays' quarterfinal game against Georgetown University, Huntley scored a career high five goals. Earlier in the contest, Huntley was penalized for using an illegal stick. When he returned to play he was using a teammate's stick when he scored all five goals. [cite web |url=http://hopkinssports.cstv.com/sports/m-lacros/mtt/huntley_kevin00.html |title=Kevin Huntley's JHU Player Bio |accessdate=2008-07-30 |author= |date= |work= |publisher=HopkinsSports.com] As a senior, Huntley and the Blue Jays were again in the national championship game; however, this time they were defeated by the Syracuse Orange.

Before playing at Hopkins, Huntley was twice awarded the All-Metro High School Player of the Year by the Baltimore Sun while playing at Calvert Hall College High School. In addition, as a sixteen year old, he represented Team Canada at the 2003 Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships, helping his team win the silver medal. [cite web|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/highschool/softball/bal-sp.blax11jun11,0,2460804.story?page=2|title=2004 All-Metro Boys Lacrosse Team|date=June 4, 2004|publisher=The Baltimore Sun|accessdate=2008-08-14]

Huntley and his father Dave Huntley, a former All-American midfielder at Johns Hopkins, are the only father–son duo to win two national championships, and are only the second pairing to score 100 or more goals each in their respective Division I lacrosse careers. [cite web|url=http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/pressreleases/index.html?article_id=1134|title=Born to Play|last=Ginsberg|first=Eric |date=July 23, 2008|publisher=MajorLeagueLacrosse.com|accessdate=2008-08-14|quote="Kevin and Dave Huntley became just the second father-son combination in Division I lacrosse history to score 100 or more goals during their careers."]

Professional career

Huntley began his professional career with the Los Angeles Riptide in 2008. Originally drafted by the San Francisco Dragons 17th overall in the 2008 MLL Collegiate Draft, Huntley was immediately traded to the Riptide on draft day.cite web |url=http://www.lariptide.com/team/roster/index.html?player_id=31 |title=Kevin Huntley's Los Angeles Riptide Player Bio |accessdate=2008-08-12 |author= |date= |work= |publisher=LARiptide.com|quote="Along with dad Dave, is the only father-son combination to each with two NCAA Championships."] [cite web|url=http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/pressreleases/index.html?article_id=966|title= Paul Rabil selected with #1 Overall Pick|date=May 28, 2008|publisher=MajorLeagueLacrosse.com|accessdate=2008-06-10] Huntley joined a Riptide team that was coached by Huntley family friend John Tucker.cite web|url=http://laxmagazine.cstv.com/sports/m-mll/spec-rel/071008aae.html|title=MLL Week 9 Notebook: Huntley Grows Up|last=McLaughlin|first=Corey |date=July 10, 2008|publisher=Lacrosse Magazine Online |accessdate=2008-08-14]

Huntley has had an immediate impact on the league, and was named Rookie of the Week three times, Offensive Player of the Week once. He also set a record for the most number of goals scored by a rookie in Major League Lacrosse, breaking Adam Doneger's mark set in 2003. [cite web|url=http://majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/pressreleases/index.html?article_id=1162|title=Huntley, Mcclay, Keenan, Queener Earn Weekly Awards|date=August 4, 2008|publisher=MajorLeagueLacrosse.com|accessdate=2008-08-12] Following the season, Huntley was presented the Major League Lacrosse Rookie of the Year Award. [cite web|url=http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/pressreleases/index.html?article_id=1190|title=Huntley named Cascade Rookie of the Year|date=August 12, 2008|publisher=MajorLeagueLacrosse.com|accessdate=2008-08-14]

Awards

References

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