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2016 MAY MADNESS


THE


T


PERFECT STORM


On the surface, Trevor Baptiste’s journey to Denver is an unlikely story. But he was built for the Pioneers’ faceoff job.


By Gary Lambrecht 24 LACROSSE MAGAZINE » May 2016


revor Baptiste traces the


improbable path that led him far


from his New Jersey roots and laughs as he considers the odds.


What were the chances that Baptiste, once a talented Pop Warner football running back, then a Junior Olympics swimmer, would not get truly serious about lacrosse until high school, yet would rise as a college freshman to become one of the sport’s elite faceoff weapons?


What were the odds that the lightly-recruited Baptiste would consider a Division I offer from Quinnipiac before committing as a two-way midfielder to Division III Franklin & Marshall — only to change course after receiving an unexpected invitation to visit the University of Denver?


What was the likelihood that the relatively anonymous Baptiste would take over the primary faceoff role in Denver at the outset of last season, would lead the nation in faceoff win percentage (68), would set an NCAA record for faceoff wins (310) as a freshman and would be recognized as a first- team All-American?


Who could have foreseen Baptiste, at age 18, lighting such a fuse for Denver’s drive to its first NCAA title?


“In my junior year [at Morristown-Beard (N.J.) School], I didn’t even think I’d be playing Division I lacrosse — and if I did, definitely not for a school that would make it to the final four,” said Baptiste, days before he continued his excellent sophomore season by winning 15 of 23 draws to help Denver rout Ohio State,


A Publication of US Lacrosse


©MARC PISCOTTY


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