BALTIMORE, MD – Steve Mitchell, a standout member of the Johns Hopkins men’s lacrosse team from 1984 through 1987, has been elected to the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame it was announced today by US Lacrosse. Mitchell is one of eight individuals who will be inducted in ceremonies scheduled for Saturday, October 25 at the Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley, Maryland.
In addition to Mitchell, the Class of 2014 includes Stan Cockerton, Jay Jalbert, Erin Brown Millon, Michele Uhlfelder, Peter G. Voelkel, Carole Wakefield (posthumous) and Marge Watson.
The 66th Hall of Fame inductee from Johns Hopkins, Mitchell helped the Blue Jays win NCAA Championships in 1984, 1985 and 1987. Johns Hopkins compiled a 47-6 record during his career, which also included a trip to the NCAA Semifinals in 1986. The Blue Jays’ six losses during his career came by a combined total of just 10 goals.
Mitchell earned Honorable Mention All-America honors as a junior and First Team All-America as a senior. He was the first-ever long stick defensive midfielder to earn First Team All-America honors. He was named to the All-Time Johns Hopkins Team when he graduated and was later inducted into the Johns Hopkins Athletic Hall of Fame (2004) and the Greater Baltimore Chapter of the Lacrosse Hall of Fame (2009).
Mitchell’s post-graduate lacrosse career included being a member of the United States Men’s National Team in 1990 and 1994. He helped the U.S. to world titles in both of those years and grabbed All-World honors at the 1990 championships.
In addition this exploits in lacrosse during his time at Homewood, Mitchell was also a standout member of the Blue Jay football and basketball teams. He played one season of football and led the team in receiving with 26 receptions for 491 yards and five touchdowns, while he started at forward on the basketball team for two years and led the team in scoring (16.2 ppg.) and rebounding (9.8 rpg.) as a sophomore.
Tickets for the 2014 National Lacrosse Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, sponsored by RPS Bollinger and the Markel Insurance Company, will be available to the public for purchase beginning August 1. Tickets will be sold online at www.uslacrosse.org/HOF.
The National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, a program of US Lacrosse, was established in 1957 to honor men and women who by their deeds as players, coaches, officials and/or contributors, and by the example of their lives, personify the great contribution of lacrosse to our way of life. Nearly 400 lacrosse greats are honored in the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, which is located with the Lacrosse Museum at US Lacrosse Headquarters in Baltimore.
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