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The Vail Shootout is a Rocky Mountain Tradition and a 4th of July celebration...

   In its 35th year, the Vail Lacrosse Shootout is flying high again in 2007. As the premiere club tournament in the United States, Vail is home to some of the very best lacrosse in the world. From June 27th - July 4th, Vail will play host to over 60 men's teams and 30 women's teams in what has become a pilgrimage for any true lacrosse fan.

   In 2007 this will be Team 5280's 7th year fielding a team at the Shootout and we are pleased to announce that after last year's tournament finish we will be ranked 6th.  The dues for the tournament are $160 and rooming is $180.  Please send in your payments asap to secure your spot. 

It' never too early to start planning...

Vail 2008 Shootout Schedule/ Results : 

Date Opponent Location Time/Score Win/Loss
4/1/08 TBD TBD TBD 0-0
4/2/08 TBD TBD TBD 0-0
4/2/08 TBD Big Horn Park 6:30 Awesome Event!
4/3/08 TBD TBD TBD 0-0
4/3/08 Happy Hour The Fall Ridge  7:00 Dizzy Bats
4/3/08 Team Event Tap Room TBD 0-0
4/4/08 Rocky Mtn. Oysters probably TBD 0-0

 

#

Name

Position

School

17 Nate Rinfret Attack SKH
5 Sam Allen Attack Denver
11 John Zulberti Attack Syracuse
25 Jon Atwood Attack Colorado
18 Will Kurtz Attack Brown
24 Josh Reichert Attack Gettysberg
2 Nik Stoffel Midfield Denver
4 Dave Duff Midfield Goucher
8 Allan Tiet Midfield Goucher
5 Matt Kelsic Midfield Salisbury
2 Doug Gulick Midfield Ohio State
19 Max Key Midfield Bowdoin
11 Rob Key Midfield Trinity
16 Ben Kurtz Midfield Brown
26 Sam Fitzpatrick Midfield Goucher
30 Greg Delgaudio Midfield Keuga
32 Carl Kumpe Midfield Oberlin
22 Luke Baruch Midfield SKH
8 David Matz Midfield UPenn
13 Chris Spangler Defense Syracuse
14 Boyd Chastant Defense Cornell
23 Patrick Gowan Defense Team England
21 Alex Pritzlaff Defense Hamden-Sydney
33 Mike Junius Defense Wheaton
36 Dan Pratt Defense Syracuse
10 Kyle Malnati LSM Wyoming
9 Karl Koch LSM Goucher
00 Christopher Bluse Goalie Colorado
1 Piet Dudley Goalie  Faifield
9 Lee Moroz Coach Syracuse

 

Vail 2007 Shootout Schedule/ Results : 

   Well after last years successfull first round thumping of RIP we were hoping to get an easy first round game and launch ourselves into the winners bracket on the first day.  As usual the unpredicatbility of new teams and the poor seating thanks ala Flip Naumburg we faced eventual tournament runner up Team Lax Grip.  Made up of former team Canada players and an outstanding All American Goalie from Virginia we had a first day loss of 12-3 to a team who was ranked #11 while we enjoyed our highest ranking to date at #6.  PS don't buy Rack It Pocket.   

   After that the tournament turned into what I would say was the most fun Vail tournament I have ever experienced in my 17 years of attending the event.  The evening shennanigans coupled with exciting games and happy hours and the best team BBQ he have ever had this is a Vail that will be hard to beat in terms of fun.  As Bluse said "We broke the fun-O-Meter on this one."  Although it would have been nice to win more games we had the best time of any team.  Ted Baruch and the Lacrosse Out Reach Foundation hosted the best BBQ at Big Horn Park where we also had exciting events of distance Boche ball, left handed boche ball, tip cup, and cowboy golf.  Ted thanks for hosting a great BBQ. 

   Also the addition of speed demons Josh Reichert and the unselfish play of Matt Kelsic added to the excitement of the tournament.  Even though Team 5280 is run by a number of players from Denver Public Schools there are is a surprissingly large contingent of Kent alumni.  Ah such is the diversity of lacrosse at 8000 feet.  A number of teammates enjoyed a day of white water rafting and while on the trip David Matz saw his first wild Lark Bunting!  

   The home base for the team was split between the Shangrila De Kurtz and our new hotel the Fall Ridge.  The fall ridge guys enjoyed senior sleep outs under the stars and were even attacked one night by random 6 foot creatures hailing from Texas A&M and a new game of dizzy bat lushes.  After the event the average Lark Bunting took about 2.5 days to fully recover and is a good indicator of how awesome Vail can be.  See you in 2008- It's always good to be a Lark Bunting...      

Date Opponent Location Time/Score Win/Loss
4/1/07 Lax Grip Edwards Turf Field 1:30 / 3-12 0-1
4/2/07 Brine Elite Edwards Turf Field 9:30 / 7-8 0-2
4/2/07 Team BBQ Big Horn Park 6:30 Awesome Event!
4/3/07 IAS Breakaway Edwards Turf Field 3:30 / 13-7 1-2
4/3/07 Happy Hour The Fall Ridge  7:00 Dizzy Bats
4/03/07 Team Event Tap Room 8:30 I count this as a win
4/4/07 Rocky Mtn. Oysters Edwards Turf Field 9:00 / 3-10 1-3

 

#

Name

Position

School

$ Nick Stoffel Midfield Denver
00 Christopher Bluse Goalie Colorado
1 Piet Dudley Goalie  Faifield
4 Dave Duff Midfield Goucher
5 Sam Allen Attack Skidmore
7 Doug Gulick Midfield Ohio State
8 Alan Tiet Midfield Goucher
9 Lee Moroz Coach Syracuse
9 Matt Kelsic Midfield Salisbury
10 Kyle Malnati LSM Wyoming
11 John Zulberti Attack Syracuse
13 Christopher Spangler Coach Syracuse
14 Boyd Chastant Defense Cornell
16 Ben Kurtz Midfield Brown
17 Nate Rinfret Attack MSCD
18 Will Kurtz Midfield Brown
19 Max Key Midfield Bowdoin
21 Alex Pritzlaff LSM Hamden-Sydney
22 Andrew Hughes LSM Bowdoin
24 Josh Reichert Attack Gettysberg
25 Jon Atwood Midfield Colorado
26 Sam Fitzpatrick Attack Goucher
29 Karl Koch LSM Goucher
30 Greg Delgaudio Midfield Keuga
32 Carl Kumpe Midfield Oberlin
33 Mike Junius Defense Wheaton
36 Dan Pratt Defense Syracuse
25 Luke Baruch Attack Back East Some Where
27 Joseph Lowrance Midfield Salisbury
 9 Kevin Fixler Midfield Denver
22 Greg Martinez Attack Denver
23 John Stafford No show Oswego

 

  Vail 2006 Shootout Schedule/ Results :

   The best way to describe this years 2006 Vail tournament is to just state Team 5280 11, Rack it Pocket 10!!!  This was the biggest upset of the tournament and the biggest win Team 5280/Tap Room has ever enjoyed in Vail.  Through the awesome effort of the entire team and the outstanding play of John Zulberti (A), Chris Bluse (G), and Jon Atwood (A) we beat over ranked #3 RIP!  Of course the team was on a high for the remainder of the tournament and our celebration definitely carried over into the evenings every night.  We played some other tough games but as usual it was 2 hours of lacrosse, 22 hours of shenanigans.  Hopefully this will help us into next years tournament with a higher ranking!  See you in 2007.  -Its always better to be a Lark Bunting... 

    

Date Opponent Location Time/Score Win/Loss
4/1/06 Crap it Pocket Edwards Turf Field 1:30 /11-10!! 1-0
4/2/06 Jammin Salmon Ford Field 9:30 / 6-15 1-1
4/2/06 Team BBQ Ford Field 6:30 Grilling at the tent
4/3/06 Merril Lynch Ford Field 3:30 / 7-10 1-2
4/3/06 Happy Hour Tap Room 8:30 Great start to the night

4/4/06

 Rocky Mtn. Oysters Edwards Turf Field 10:00 /7-11 1-3

Vail Shootout 2006 Roster:

#

Name

Position

School

$ Nick Stoffel Midfield Denver
00 Christopher Bluse Goalie Colorado
1 Peter Gordon Midfield Colorado
4 Dave Duff Midfield Goucher
5 Sam Allen Attack Skidmore
7 Doug Gulick Midfield Ohio State
8 Alan Tiet Midfield Goucher
9 Lee Moroz Coach Syracuse
9 Andrew Bourke Midfield Denver
10 Kyle Malnati LSM Wyoming
11 John Zulberti Attack Syracuse
13 Christopher D. Spangler Defense Syracuse
14 Boyd Chastant Defense Cornell
16 Ben Kurtz Midfield Brown
17 Nate Rinfret Attack MSCD
18 Will Kurtz Midfield Brown
19 Max Key Midfield Bowdoin
21 Alex Pritzlaff LSM
22 Andrew Hughes LSM Bowdoin
24 Noah Aptekar LSM / Goalie Penn
25 Jon Atwood Midfield Colorado
26 Sam Fitzpatrick Attack Goucher
29 Karl Koch LSM Goucher
30 Greg Delgaudio Midfield Keuga
32 Carl Kumpe Midfield Oberlin
33 Mike Junius Defense Wheaton
36 Dan Pratt Defense Syracuse
37 Tyson Ehinger Goalie Colorado
48 Chris Mace Goalie Mines
99 Jarrod McNichol Midfield Colorado