Nikolas Menendez
Duke University - Class of 2028
2022 Spring Clips
Broken down by key opponent / team, and highlighting some of our outstanding competitors (highly ranked and recognized)
Spring 2022 -vs Gonzaga High School
Gonzaga High School was ranked #2 nationally when we played them in Washington DC this past March 2022.
Great matchups against some of their top offensive players including:
James Mattan - UNC (2022 5-Star) - 2022 NLF #20
Jack Leiland – Georgetown (2023 4-Star)
Ryan Splaine - Rutgers (2022 4-Star)
Tommy Bonavita - Army (2022 3-Star)
Leif Hagerup – UNC (2022 3-Star)
Brendan Lane - Holy Cross (2022 3-Star)
Spring 2022 -vs McDonogh High School
McDonogh High School finished the season ranked #1 in the MIAA (a highly competitive league) and ranked #8 nationally.
Great matchups against some of their top offensive players including:
McCabe Millon - Duke (2023 5-Star) - Inside Lacrosse & 2023 NLF #1
Jonny Cool - Ohio State (2022 4-Star) - 2022 NLF #23
Hugh Brown - Loyola (2022 4-Star) - NLF #54
Matt McMillen - Penn (2022 4-Star) - 2022 NLF #18
Malachi Jones - Virginia (2022 4-Star) - 2022 NLF #46
Ben Bavar - Brown (2023 4-Star)
Aidan Hurdle - Navy (2022 4-Star)
Zach Hayashi - Navy (2023 4-Star)
Spring 2022 -vs Bullis High School
Bullis High School finished the season ranked #12 nationally; was a competitive game when we played them in Potomac, MD this past April 2022.
Great matchups against some of their top offensive players including:
Tucker Wade - Princeton (2023 5-Star) - 2023 NLF #8
Chase Band - Ohio State
Spring 2022 -vs The Hill Academy (Ont)
The Hill Academy (Ontario, Canada) is one of CMA's top rivals and it's always a very competitive and lively contest. In 2022, we were able to play against The Hill twice (2x) - once at the University of Michigan field in a flurry of snow, and another time at the MSLA Midwest Championship.
Luckily the "good guys" ended up on top both times (us!). They finished the season ranked #21 nationally.
Great matchups against some of their top players including:
Bowie Horsman - Cornell (2022 4-Star)
Donny Scott - Syracuse (2023 4-Star) - 2023 NLF #19
Jaden Ciappara - Cornell (2023)
- Jake Dandrea - Vermont (2022)
Ian Kohut - Bellarmine (2023)
Spring 2022 -vs St. Xavier (KY)
St. Xavier is one of the top teams in the state of Kentucky. They finished the season 21-3 and ranked #1 in Kentucky.
Spring 2022 -vs St. Ignatius (OH)
St. Ignatius (OH) is a highly competitive team in the Midwest. Their powerhouse program has continuously put forth deep runs into the Ohio State Championship.
Great matchups against some of their top offensive players including:
Drew Wynocker - Denver (2022 3-Star)
Hunter Moriarity - Fairfield (2023)
Gino DeVengencie - Canisius (2022)
Spring 2022 -vs Western Reserve Academy (WRA)
We played WRA twice - once in the Midwest Scholastic Lacrosse Association (MSLA) championship game and then again at the Premier Prep Championship. They finished the season ranked #28 nationally and were very competitive games.
Great matchups against some of their top players including:
Aiden Bodonyi - Ohio State (2023 4-Star) - 2023 NLF #31
Jordan Ito - Ohio State (2023 4-Star)
Ryan Favaro - Colgate (2022 3-Star)
Zach Claiborne - Johns Hopkins (2023)
Blake Eiland - Ohio State (2022)
2022 Premier Prep Championship
Fun weekend playing against WRA and The Hill Academy, to win out as the "Best Prep Team" amongst some very good programs.
Game #1
CMA - 13
The Hill - 8
Game #2
CMA - 20
The Hill - 6
A very short highlight reel created by a videographer that attended the game.
