Shawn Nadelen (born April 16, 1979) is a retired professional lacrosse player and the current head men's lacrosse coach at Towson University.

Shawn Nadelen
Born (1979-04-16) April 16, 1979 (age 45)
Henrietta, New York
NationalityAmerican
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight200 pounds (91 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionDefense/Midfield
NLL draft30th overall, 2001
New Jersey Storm
NLL teamsPhiladelphia Wings
Minnesota Swarm
New Jersey Storm
MLL teamWashington Bayhawks
Pro career20012011

He attended Johns Hopkins University where he made two NCAA Tournament Final Four appearances with the Blue Jays as a long stick midfielder.

MLL career

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Nadelen was selected by the Bayhawks as the 15th overall pick in the 2001 MLL Collegiate Draft. He has played his entire field lacrosse career with Bayhawks organization. Nadelen helped win two Major League Lacrosse Championships: 2002 and 2005.

He was named to the 2006 MLL All-Star Team.

Nadelen retired in June 2011 after being named the head men's lacrosse coach at Towson University.[1]

NLL career

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Nadelen played for the Philadelphia Wings, Minnesota Swarm, and the New Jersey Storm from 2002 until his retirement in 2011.[1] In 2006, with the Wings he recorded a total of ten points (3G, 7A) and 53 loose balls in 13 games played.

The Rochester, NY native represented the United States in the 2004 Heritage Cup, an international box lacrosse tournament that takes place every two years, and has been named to Team USA in the 2007 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships.[2]

Coaching career

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Nadelen Named Towson University Head Lacrosse Coach Division I lacrosse program.[3]

Since 2005, Nadelen has served on the coaching staff of the Men’s Lacrosse team at Towson University.[4] Nadelen was an Assistant Men’s Lacrosse Coach with the Princeton University Tigers from 2002-2004.

Nadelen's career goal is to be a Head Coach of a Division I lacrosse program.[5]

Statistics

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    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM GP G A Pts LB PIM
2002 New Jersey 13 5 11 16 70 6 -- -- -- -- -- --
2003 New Jersey 12 2 7 9 67 8 -- -- -- -- -- --
2004 Philadelphia 11 1 9 10 67 9 -- -- -- -- -- --
2005 Minnesota 5 2 2 4 30 0 -- -- -- -- -- --
Philadelphia 8 0 5 5 37 6 -- -- -- -- -- --
2006 Philadelphia 13 3 7 10 53 10 -- -- -- -- -- --
2007 Philadelphia 13 1 6 7 62 15 -- -- -- -- -- --
2008 Philadelphia 12 1 7 8 88 18 1 0 2 2 3 4
2009 Philadelphia 13 0 10 10 61 12 -- -- -- -- -- --
2010 Philadelphia 2 0 1 1 10 0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2011 Philadelphia 12 0 4 4 41 6 -- -- -- -- -- --
NLL Totals 114 15 69 84 586 90 1 0 2 2 3 4
    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team GP G 2ptG A Pts LB PIM GP G 2ptG A Pts LB PIM
2001 Baltimore 7 1 0 1 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0.5
2002 Baltimore 12 3 0 0 3 27 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1.5
2003 Baltimore 10 0 0 1 1 31 4 2 0 0 0 0 5 0
2004 Baltimore 9 0 0 0 0 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
2005 Baltimore 12 0 0 0 0 22 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 Baltimore 12 0 0 0 0 27 1 - - - - - - -
2007 Washington 9 1 0 0 1 24 3 - - - - - - -
2008 Washington 12 0 0 0 0 30 3.5 - - - - - - -
2009 Washington 9 0 0 0 0 14 1 - - - - - - -
MLL Totals 92 5 0 2 7 199 17.5 9 0 0 0 0 12 2

References

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  1. ^ a b Chavez, Bob (November 22, 2011). "Wings defenseman Shawn Nadelen to retire". ILIndoor.com. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
  2. ^ Six Wings Named To Team USA Roster Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Lee, Edward (May 31, 2011). "Nadelen could be Towson lacrosse program's 'Captain America'". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  4. ^ Shawn Nadelen - Defensive Coordinator - TU Lacrosse Archived May 18, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ McLaughlin, Corey (May 19, 2008). "Shooting from the Hip: Shawn Nadelen". InsideLacrosse.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-21.