Syracuse University Athletics

Position: Defense
Height: 5-9
Weight: 184
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Randolph, N.J.
High School: Randolph HS/Villanova Univ.

Sophomore Year (2009): USILA Honorable Mention All-American … Started all 18 games on close defense … One of seven players to start every game … Part of an SU defense that ranked fourth nationally in scoring defense and posted a 7.38 team goals-against average, the lowest mark for an Orange squad since 1970 … Finished third on the team and first among all close defenders with 53 ground balls … Had at least one ground ball in 16 of the team’s 18 contests, including a season-best six against Binghamton … Recorded five ground balls at Georgetown, versus Colgate, Princeton at the Inside Lacrosse Big City Classic and Maryland in the NCAA quarterfinals … Topped 100 ground balls for his career against the Terps.

Team USA (Summer 2008): Member of the U.S. Under-19 Team that won the gold medal at the 2008 U-19 International Lacrosse Federation (ILF) World Championship in Coquitlam, British Columbia … Anchored a U.S. defense that held four of its seven opponents to fewer than 10 goals and three of its foes to five goals or less, including the first shutout in U.S. U-19 history as the Americans defeated Japan, 27-0.

Freshman Year (2008 at Villanova): All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) First Team … CAA All-Rookie Team honoree … Only freshman in the CAA to be a first-team all-conference choice … Started all 15 games on defense for the Wildcats … Led the team with 53 ground balls … Was 17-of-39 (.436) at the faceoff X … Picked up at least four ground balls on nine different occasions, including a season-high eight against Notre Dame … Had four ground balls in a 7-4 win against Towson … Picked up four ground balls and won 6-of-11 faceoffs in an 11-10 win at Robert Morris.

High School: Four-year starter … One of the top 100 prospects in the Class of 2007 according to Inside Lacrosse … Led the Rams to a 17-5 record and a Group III runner-up finish his senior year … Notched five goals, 12 assists, and won 67 percent of his faceoffs as a senior … New Jersey Defender of the Year as a senior … Earned all-area, all-state, All-Fitch Conference, and All-Iron Hills Division first-team honors in 2007 … Two-time HSAA selection … Joe Nazarro Award recipient … Two-time team captain … Collected 771 career ground balls … Named MVP of the East squad at the U.S. Lacrosse National Senior Showcase … Also a standout in football and track … Recognized in both sports with first-team all-area and all-county honors … Football MVP … Conference champion in the 300m and 4x400m relay.

Personal: John Christian Lade … Born in November 1988 in Morristown, N.J. … Son of Charlie and Janice Lade … Three brothers … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.