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'''Alexander G. |
'''Alexander G. Hewit''' (born November 8, 1985) is a retired [[Goaltender (lacrosse)|lacrosse goaltender]]. He led his high school to three New Jersey state championships and was one of the most sought after high school lacrosse players in the United States. He starred as a member of the [[Princeton Tigers men's lacrosse]] team from 2005 through 2008. He was recognized as a three-time [[United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association]] (USILA) [[All-American]] (first team once) and a three-time second team All-[[Ivy League]] performer. He was the 2006 [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) goaltender of the year and 2008 Princeton co-[[captain (sports)|captain]]. During his college career, Princeton lacrosse earned an Ivy League championship and two [[NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship]] invitations. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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Hewit is the son of Russell and Nan Hewit, and his siblings are Grant, Meghan and Rusty.<ref name=BAH>{{cite web|url=http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=535634 |title=Bio: Alex Hewit | |
Hewit is the son of Russell and Nan Hewit, and his siblings are Grant, Meghan and Rusty.<ref name=BAH>{{cite web|url=http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=535634 |title=Bio: Alex Hewit |access-date=August 15, 2010 |publisher=[[Princeton University]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725084042/http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=535634 |archive-date=July 25, 2011 }}</ref> Born November 8, 1985, and raised in [[Chatham, New Jersey|Chatham]], New Jersey, Hewit began playing lacrosse as a youth. Both of his older brothers played and introduced him to the sport. Hewit started playing lacrosse in fourth grade in a local recreational league in his hometown. By sixth grade he was converted from an attackman to a goalie, but not until the coaches convinced his mother's that her concern for her son's safety were unwarranted.<ref name=AHTBitL/> He met his middle school, high school and college teammate [[Dan Cocoziello]] taking an entrance exam for the [[Delbarton School]] in sixth grade.<ref name=OF>{{cite web|url=http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=1445109|title=Old Friends |access-date=August 16, 2010|date=April 21, 2008|publisher=Princeton Athletic Communications}}</ref> On the seventh and eighth grade team and the freshman team at the Delbarton School he also played goalie.<ref name=AHTBitL>{{cite web|url=http://laxnews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=294|title=Alex Hewit - The Best in the Land|access-date=August 15, 2010|date=|work=Lax News|author=Magruder, T.}}</ref> In eighth grade, he made a New Jersey state eighth-grade all-star team along with Cocoziello that competed against all-stars from other states.<ref name=OF/> He made the [[varsity team]] as a sophomore and helped lead the team to a cumulative 63–4 record and three high school lacrosse state championships. He was an all-state and all-conference goalie who made the headmaster's list as a student.<ref name=BAH/> According to ''[[Inside Lacrosse]]'', he was the fifth-best high school lacrosse recruit in the nation in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://insidelacrosse.com/Recruiting-archives|title=The Recruiting Issue Archives|access-date=August 15, 2010|work=[[Inside Lacrosse]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806064057/http://insidelacrosse.com/Recruiting-archives|archive-date=August 6, 2010|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Since his older brother Grant was at Princeton, the college was on his short list along with [[Johns Hopkins Blue Jays men's lacrosse|Johns Hopkins]], [[Duke Blue Devils men's lacrosse|Duke]], [[Harvard Crimson men's lacrosse|Harvard]] and [[Dartmouth Big Green men's lacrosse|Dartmouth]].<ref name=AHTBitL/> Grant later became captain of the 2006 Tigers lacrosse team.<ref name=BAH/> |
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==College career== |
==College career== |
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Hewit played in six games for Princeton and started three as a freshman in 2005.<ref name=BAH/> He became the starting goalie late in his freshman year.<ref name=OF/> He was first team [[USILA All-American Team]] selection in 2006, a second team selection in 2007 and an honorable mention selection in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usila.org/AllAmericanPDFs/2006_AA_All.pdf|title=USILA 2006 Division I All-Americans| |
Hewit played in six games for Princeton and started three as a freshman in 2005.<ref name=BAH/> He became the starting goalie late in his freshman year.<ref name=OF/> He was first team [[USILA All-American Team]] selection in 2006, a second team selection in 2007 and an honorable mention selection in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usila.org/AllAmericanPDFs/2006_AA_All.pdf|title=USILA 2006 Division I All-Americans|access-date=August 13, 2010|publisher=[[United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usila.org/AllAmericanPDFs/2007_AA_All.pdf|title=USILA 2007 Division I All-Americans|access-date=August 13, 2010|publisher=[[United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usila.org/AllAmericanPDFs/2008_AA_All.pdf|title=USILA 2008 Division I All-Americans|access-date=August 13, 2010|publisher=[[United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association]]}}</ref> He was a 2006, 2007 & 2008 second team All-Ivy League selection.<ref name=06IML>{{cite web |url=http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/mlax0506.asp |title=Ivy League Lacrosse 2005–2006 |access-date=August 15, 2010 |archive-date=January 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122073312/http://archives.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/mlax0506.asp |publisher=IvyLeagueSports.com |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name=07IML>{{cite web |url=http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/mlax0607.asp |title=Ivy League Lacrosse 2006–2007 |access-date=August 15, 2010 |archive-date=January 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122073655/http://archives.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/mlax0607.asp |publisher=IvyLeagueSports.com |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name=08IML>{{cite web |url=http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/mlax0708.asp |title=Ivy League Lacrosse 2007–2008 |access-date=August 15, 2010 |archive-date=January 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122073316/http://archives.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/mlax0708.asp |publisher=IvyLeagueSports.com |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> |
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Hewit was a mild-mannered goalie who never celebrated after making saves.<ref name=OF/> His goaltending style of taking away the high and tight shots altered the way opposing teams approached scoring.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/14/sports/othersports/14lacrosse.html|title=Georgetown Sends Princeton Packing With a Goal 21 Seconds Into Overtime | |
Hewit was a mild-mannered goalie who never celebrated after making saves.<ref name=OF/> His goaltending style of taking away the high and tight shots altered the way opposing teams approached scoring.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/14/sports/othersports/14lacrosse.html|title=Georgetown Sends Princeton Packing With a Goal 21 Seconds Into Overtime |access-date=August 15, 2010|date=May 14, 2007|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Himmelsbach, Adam}}</ref> During the 2006 season, he held the three highest scoring teams in the country ([[Virginia Cavaliers men's lacrosse|Virginia]], [[Hofstra Pride men's lacrosse|Hofstra]] and [[Cornell Big Red men's lacrosse|Cornell]]) to 20 goals, which was half of their combined average.<ref name=BAH/><ref name=AHTBitL/> He was given the [[Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award]] in 2006 in recognition of being the best [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] [[Goaltender (lacrosse)|lacrosse goaltender]].<ref name=PU25>{{cite web|url=http://www.goprincetontigers.com/fls/10600/pdf/MLAX.Record.Book.pdf |title=Men's Lacrosse |access-date=August 12, 2010 |publisher=Princeton University |page=25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725083934/http://www.goprincetontigers.com/fls/10600/pdf/MLAX.Record.Book.pdf |archive-date=July 25, 2011 }}</ref> The 2006 team was Ivy League co-champion with [[Cornell Big Red men's lacrosse|Cornell]].<ref name=06IML/> In 2007, he entered the season with a lower [[goals against average]] (6.45) than the NCAA Division I career record and was a preseason first team All-American according to ''Inside Lacrosse''.<ref name=BAH/> He served as co-captain of the 2008 team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goprincetontigers.com/fls/10600/pdf/MLAX.Record.Book.pdf |title=Men's Lacrosse |access-date=August 12, 2010 |publisher=Princeton University |page=22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725083934/http://www.goprincetontigers.com/fls/10600/pdf/MLAX.Record.Book.pdf |archive-date=July 25, 2011 }}</ref> After a 5–7 2005 year,<ref name=AHTBitL/> Princeton qualified for the [[NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship]] in [[2006 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship|2006]] & [[2007 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship|2007]].<ref name=MCR>{{cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_lacrosse_champs_records/2009/2009champs.pdf|title=Men's Championship Results|access-date=August 8, 2010|publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]|page=5}}</ref> |
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==Professional career== |
==Professional career== |
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Hewit took a job with [[Lehman Brothers]] after graduating from Princeton.<ref name=OF/> He was signed by [[New Jersey Pride]] for the [[2008 MLL season]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newjerseypride.com/team/roster/index.html?player_id=62 |title=#35 Alex Hewit, G |publisher=[[New Jersey Pride]] | |
Hewit took a job with [[Lehman Brothers]] after graduating from Princeton.<ref name=OF/> He was signed by [[New Jersey Pride]] for the [[2008 MLL season]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newjerseypride.com/team/roster/index.html?player_id=62 |title=#35 Alex Hewit, G |publisher=[[New Jersey Pride]] |url-status=dead |
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[[Category:Princeton Tigers men's lacrosse players]] |
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[[Category:1985 births]] |
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Morris County, New Jersey]] |
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| Born | November 8, 1985 |
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| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 200 pounds (91 kg) |
| Position | Goaltender |
| NCAA team | Princeton University (2008) |
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Alexander G. Hewit (born November 8, 1985) is a retired lacrosse goaltender. He led his high school to three New Jersey state championships and was one of the most sought after high school lacrosse players in the United States. He starred as a member of the Princeton Tigers men's lacrosse team from 2005 through 2008. He was recognized as a three-time United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) All-American (first team once) and a three-time second team All-Ivy League performer. He was the 2006 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) goaltender of the year and 2008 Princeton co-captain. During his college career, Princeton lacrosse earned an Ivy League championship and two NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship invitations.
Background
[edit]Hewit is the son of Russell and Nan Hewit, and his siblings are Grant, Meghan and Rusty.[1] Born November 8, 1985, and raised in Chatham, New Jersey, Hewit began playing lacrosse as a youth. Both of his older brothers played and introduced him to the sport. Hewit started playing lacrosse in fourth grade in a local recreational league in his hometown. By sixth grade he was converted from an attackman to a goalie, but not until the coaches convinced his mother's that her concern for her son's safety were unwarranted.[2] He met his middle school, high school and college teammate Dan Cocoziello taking an entrance exam for the Delbarton School in sixth grade.[3] On the seventh and eighth grade team and the freshman team at the Delbarton School he also played goalie.[2] In eighth grade, he made a New Jersey state eighth-grade all-star team along with Cocoziello that competed against all-stars from other states.[3] He made the varsity team as a sophomore and helped lead the team to a cumulative 63–4 record and three high school lacrosse state championships. He was an all-state and all-conference goalie who made the headmaster's list as a student.[1] According to Inside Lacrosse, he was the fifth-best high school lacrosse recruit in the nation in 2003.[4] Since his older brother Grant was at Princeton, the college was on his short list along with Johns Hopkins, Duke, Harvard and Dartmouth.[2] Grant later became captain of the 2006 Tigers lacrosse team.[1]
College career
[edit]Hewit played in six games for Princeton and started three as a freshman in 2005.[1] He became the starting goalie late in his freshman year.[3] He was first team USILA All-American Team selection in 2006, a second team selection in 2007 and an honorable mention selection in 2008.[5][6][7] He was a 2006, 2007 & 2008 second team All-Ivy League selection.[8][9][10] Hewit was a mild-mannered goalie who never celebrated after making saves.[3] His goaltending style of taking away the high and tight shots altered the way opposing teams approached scoring.[11] During the 2006 season, he held the three highest scoring teams in the country (Virginia, Hofstra and Cornell) to 20 goals, which was half of their combined average.[1][2] He was given the Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award in 2006 in recognition of being the best National Collegiate Athletic Association lacrosse goaltender.[12] The 2006 team was Ivy League co-champion with Cornell.[8] In 2007, he entered the season with a lower goals against average (6.45) than the NCAA Division I career record and was a preseason first team All-American according to Inside Lacrosse.[1] He served as co-captain of the 2008 team.[13] After a 5–7 2005 year,[2] Princeton qualified for the NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship in 2006 & 2007.[14]
Professional career
[edit]Hewit took a job with Lehman Brothers after graduating from Princeton.[3] He was signed by New Jersey Pride for the 2008 MLL season,[15] but he appeared in no games.[16]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Bio: Alex Hewit". Princeton University. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Magruder, T. "Alex Hewit - The Best in the Land". Lax News. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Old Friends". Princeton Athletic Communications. April 21, 2008. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ "The Recruiting Issue Archives". Inside Lacrosse. Archived from the original on August 6, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
- ^ "USILA 2006 Division I All-Americans" (PDF). United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
- ^ "USILA 2007 Division I All-Americans" (PDF). United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
- ^ "USILA 2008 Division I All-Americans" (PDF). United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
- ^ a b "Ivy League Lacrosse 2005–2006". IvyLeagueSports.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
- ^ "Ivy League Lacrosse 2006–2007". IvyLeagueSports.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
- ^ "Ivy League Lacrosse 2007–2008". IvyLeagueSports.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
- ^ Himmelsbach, Adam (May 14, 2007). "Georgetown Sends Princeton Packing With a Goal 21 Seconds Into Overtime". The New York Times. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
- ^ "Men's Lacrosse" (PDF). Princeton University. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
- ^ "Men's Lacrosse" (PDF). Princeton University. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
- ^ "Men's Championship Results" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 5. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
- ^ "#35 Alex Hewit, G". New Jersey Pride. Archived from the original on June 1, 2008. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
- ^ "2010 Major League Lacrosse Player Encyclopedia" (PDF). Major League Lacrosse. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
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