McClay honored for community service
Published on August 20, 2005 under Major League Lacrosse (MLL) News Release
BOSTON, Mass. - Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced Saturday that New Jersey Pride defenseman Ryan McClay has been honored with the inaugural Starbucks Community Service Award. McClay, along with other MLL honorees, was acknowledged on Saturday at the 2005 Major League Lacrosse Awards Luncheon.
McClay was the New Jersey team recipient of the award in recognition of his work with the Westchester/Putnam County Special Olympics. On the field, he started all 12 games for the Pride and led the team in ground balls with 47. He tallied an assist in the Pride's July 16 loss to Long Island.
Major League Lacrosse, a six-team professional outdoor lacrosse league, was founded in 1999 by fitness entrepreneur Jake Steinfeld, CEO of Body by Jake Global L.L.C., and partners Dave Morrow, a former champion lacrosse player and now CEO of Warrior Lacrosse, a leading global provider of innovative and high performance lacrosse equipment; and Timothy B. Robertson, former CEO of The Family Channel and the current chairman of Bay Shore Enterprises, L.L.C., an investment holding company with activities in international media and Internet technology ventures. The MLL commenced play in June of 2001 and has teams in Baltimore, Boston, Long Island, (Montclair) New Jersey, Philadelphia and Rochester. The 2005 MLL season began on Friday, May 20 and concludes with the New Balance Major League Lacrosse Championship Weekend Friday, August 19 and Sunday, August 21 at Boston University's Nickerson Field. Additional league information can be found at www.majorleaguelacrosse.com.
Major League Lacrosse Stories from August 20, 2005
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