Big Green Add 10 Rookies to Roster Ahead of 2022 Season

HANOVER, N.H. – Dartmouth men's lacrosse head coach Brendan Callahan has announced the addition of 10 players to the roster ahead of the 2022 season.

Joining the Big Green as members of the Class of 2025 are Joe Azelby, Holden Deck, Tyler Ford, Vincent Gandolfo, Cam Hitchcock, Griffin O'Neil, Colin McGill, Quinn Moore, Mason Morel and Brandon Ventarola.

"We are thrilled to welcome these 10 young men to our men's lacrosse program and the Dartmouth College community," Callahan said. "This group will provide help in key areas on the field, as well as being positive additions off the field. They will be a valuable piece to our program's success, and we are excited to see what they are able to help us accomplish. It's great to see our level of national recruiting pick up as we were able to find players from seven different states and one Canadian province.

"As you can see from their accolades, these young men are bringing some of the best talent and athleticism to Hanover that high school lacrosse currently has to offer," Callahan continued. "It's even more exciting that we will get to work with these young men in person, with our returning team members, for what we hope is a normal fall ball season. I think these young men will have an impact in our program and in our community from the day they step foot on campus. I look forward to seeing them develop over the next four years"

Name: Joe Azelby
Hometown/High School: Sammamish, Wash. / Eastlake
Club: Seattle Stars / West Coast Stars
Position: LSM
Height/Weight: 6-0 / 180
Accolades: Adrenaline All-American … MVP of Adrenaline All-American game … Under Armour All-American watch list … Academic All-American … two-year captain … two-time state champion … high school career ground ball record holder.
Video: Junior Year Highlights / Senior Year Highlights
Coach Cal on Joe: "Joe has tremendous hands for a defenseman and has the ability to make plays in the middle of the field as well as be a threat on the offensive end of the field."

Name: Holden Deck
Hometown/High School: Toronto, Ont. / Crescent School / The Hill Academy
Club: Edge
Position: Midfield
Height/Weight: 6-0 / 195
Accolades: Team Ontario National Champion … Toronto Beaches Jr A. Varsity Hockey Most Improved Award.
Video: Junior Year Highlights
Coach Cal on Holden: "Holden is a left-handed dodger and scorer with good speed and quickness. He has a knack for setting up his teammates off of a Dodge well, being able to shoot and score when his hands are free."

Name: Tyler Ford
Hometown/High School: Oakville, Ont. / Thomas Blakelock / The Hill Academy
Club: Edge
Position: Attack
Height/Weight: 6-2 / 180
Accolades: Hill Academy Offensive Player of the Year.
Video: Junior Year Highlights
Coach Cal on Tyler: "Tyler is a tough right-handed finisher with tremendous hands. We are excited about his play-making ability around the net and on the ride."

Name: Vincent Gandolfo
Hometown/High School: Lloyd Harbor, N.Y. / Cold Spring Harbor / IMG Academy
Club: LI Express
Position: F/O
Height/Weight: 5-11 / 190
Accolades: Scholar Athlete of the Year at Cold Spring Harbor … 74% F/O wins at IMG with four goals and three assists.
Video: Junior Year Highlights / Senior Year Highlights
Coach Cal on Vinny: "We are looking forward to seeing Vinny compete at the face-off X for us. He is a great combination of hand speed and strength and has a knack for picking up ground balls, all things you look for with a high-level face-off man."

Name: Cam Hitchcock
Hometown/High School: Carmel, Ind. / Culver Academies
Club: Juiced Cherries
Position: Defense
Height/Weight: 6-2 / 205
Accolades: Under Armour All-American watchlist … Under Armour All-American Team Midwest … first team all-state.
Video: Junior Year Highlights / Senior Year Highlights
Coach Cal on Cam: "Cam has the potential to be a lockdown cover defenseman with tremendous foot work. We are excited to add his level of physicality to our defense."

Name: Griffin O'Neil
Hometown/High School: Providence, R.I. / The Holderness School
Club: 3D New England
Position: Defense
Height/Weight: 6-2 / 200
Accolades: US Lacrosse High School All American …lacrosse and football captain.
Video: Junior Year Highlights / Senior Year Highlights
Coach Cal on Griffin: "Griffin is a tremendous athlete and a physical on-ball defender. He is another guy that has a play-making ability in the middle of the field and off the face-off wings. I especially like how he gets the ball off the turf and up the field in the clearing game."

Name: Colin McGill
Hometown/High School: Devon, Pa. / Malvern Prep School
Club: Rising Sons
Position: Attack
Height/Weight: 6-3 /210
Accolades: First team all-state … first-team all-inter-ac.
Video: Junior Year Highlights / Senior Year Highlights
Coach Cal on Colin: "Colin has great size and hands with a big-time left-handed shot. He has great play-making ability on the offensive end of the field."

Name: Quinn Moore
Hometown/High School: Verona, N.J. / Seton Hall Prep School
Club: Tri-State
Position: Midfield
Height/Weight: 6-5 / 205
Accolades: First team all-county … first team all-conference… second team all-nonpublic … first team all-state.
Video: Junior Year Highlights / Senior Year Highlights
Coach Cal on Quinn: "Quinn is a big-time right-handed shooter that also has the ability to use his big frame to make plays while attacking the net. We are excited about the pressure he will put on opposing defenses."

Name: Mason Morel
Hometown/High School: Atlanta, Ga. / Centennial
Club: GA Thunder
Position: Goalie
Height/Weight: 5-8 / 165
Accolades: Second team all-state … Centennial lacrosse team MVP … Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award.
Video: Junior Year Highlights / Senior Year Highlights
Coach Cal on Mason: "Mason is a fiery competitor that has great quickness and stopping ability. He is also an athlete that has the ability to make plays in and around the net with the ball."

Name: Brandon Ventarola
Hometown/High School: Mount Sinai, N.Y. / Trinity Pawling School
Club: Team 91
Position: Midfield
Height/Weight: 5-11 / 165
Accolades: Midnight Mania All-Tournament … Long Island Under Armour … Maverick Showtime All-star … NYS regional Epoch Championship MVP … all-division, all-county and all-state for football.
Video: Junior Year Highlights / Senior Year Highlights
Coach Cal on Brandon: "Brandon is a quick and shifty player with slick skills. His speed allows him to play pretty much any position on offense or defense in the midfield. He will have a chance to make an impact on both ends of the field for us."

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