Notre Dame Lacrosse Team Members Drafted into NLL

The National Lacrosse League held their annual draft recently, and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish were well represented in the selection process. A total of four players were drafted by NLL teams, with the highest pick,. Michael Podgajny, being selected No. 7 overall by the San Francisco Dragons. Since 2001, the Irish have sent 12 players to the professional level. Michael Podgajny was the highest draft pick ever for a Notre Dame player. Here is the list of lacrosse athletes who have graduated from Notre Dame to play in the NLL. The athletes from this past year are in bold.

Steve Bishko
Tom Glatzel
David Ulrich
Devin Ryan
Brian Giordano
D.J. Driscoll
Pat Walsh
Brian Hubschmann
Michael Podgajny
Joey Kemp
Sean Dougherty
Taylor Clagett

This is great news for the Notre Dame athletics department. It’s always a good thing when these great athletes can go on to play their sport at the professional level. We would like to wish Michael Podgajny, Joey Kemp, Sean Dougherty and Taylor Clagett the best of luck as they pursue their new careers.

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Posted in General on May 30, 2008

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