Syracuse University Athletics

Sophomore Year (2009): Played in all 18 games as a member of the second midfield … Scored 14 goals, including game-winners against Army and Albany … Also had nine assists on the season and recorded 10 ground balls … Tallied a personal-best three points four times … Notched a career-best three goals against Johns Hopkins to record his first career hat trick … Contributed three points, including a career-high two assists against Virginia and Cornell in the NCAA championship game … Named to the NIKE/Inside Lacrosse Team of the Week (April 28) after scoring two goals and dishing out an assist at Massachusetts … Two goals against Army … Notched two points (1g, 1a) versus Siena in the first round of the NCAA Tournament … Also scored goals in wins against Providence, at Georgetown, versus Albany and Maryland (NCAA) … Tied his career-best with two assists at Loyola … Also had an assist against Hobart.

Team USA (Summer 2008): Helped lead the U.S. U-19 National Team to the gold medal and a 7-0 record at the 2008 International Lacrosse Federation (ILF) World Championship in Coquitlam, British Columbia … Amidon tallied goals against Australia and England in pool play … Also found the cage versus Canada in the gold-medal match.

Freshman Year (2008): Appeared in all 18 contests … Scored six points, including five goals … Collected 12 ground balls … Netted two goals, including a man-up score, in his collegiate debut against Villanova … Matched his season high with two goals against Canisius in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... Also scored once against Binghamton … Registered his first career assist against Massachusetts.

High School: Led Lafayette to a 75-10 record in his four seasons, including the state championship and a 24-0 overall record in 2005 … 2007 Under Armour and U.S. Lacrosse All-American … Scored 89 points, including 55 goals as a senior … Competed for the Central team at the 2005 and 2006 Empire State Games … Helped Central to the gold medal in 2006 … 2007 Post-Standard All-CNY First Team … Three-time all-league honoree, including first-team honors in 2006 and 2007 … Two-time team captain … Also played basketball and was quarterback of the football team … Passed for 1,528 yards as a senior.

Personal: Joshua Maurice Amidon ... Born in February 1989 in Syracuse, N.Y. … Son of Arnold and Patricia Amidon … One brother, one sister … Enrolled in the College of Human Ecology.