Kevin Huntley (born September 20, 1986) is a professional

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player with the Toronto Nationals of

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and the Philadelphia Wings of the

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. He plays the attack position. Huntley played collegiate lacrosse at

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where he helped his team win two

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, and finished his college career as the eighth all-time leading goal scorer in Johns Hopkins history. His father,

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, was also an All-American at Johns Hopkins. In 2008, Huntley was named Major League Lacrosse Rookie of the Year.

Collegiate career

Huntley won two national championships while playing with the

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. As a freshman, he played in fifteen games and helped the Blue Jays win the

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. He led his team in goals during the tournament. In 2006, as a sophomore, Huntley was awarded

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third team

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n honors. In his junior season he helped his team win the

2007 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship The 2007 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament was held from May 12 through May 28, 2007. This was the 37th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament. Sixteen NCAA Division I college lacrosse, college men's lacrosse teams ...

. In the Blue Jays' quarterfinal game against

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, Huntley scored a career high five goals. Earlier in the contest, Huntley was penalized for using an illegal stick. When he returned to play he was using a teammate's stick when he scored all five goals. As a senior, Huntley and the Blue Jays were again in the national championship game; however, this time they were defeated by the

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. Before playing at Hopkins, Huntley was twice awarded the All-Metro High School Player of the Year by the Baltimore Sun while playing at

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. In addition, as a sixteen-year-old, he represented Team Canada at the 2003

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, helping his team win the silver medal. Huntley and his father

, a former All-American midfielder at Johns Hopkins, are the only father–son duo to win two national championships, and are only the second pairing to score 100 or more goals each in their respective Division I lacrosse careers.

Professional career

Huntley began his professional career with the Los Angeles Riptide in

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. Originally drafted by the

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17th overall in the 2008 MLL Collegiate Draft, Huntley was immediately traded to the Riptide on draft day. Huntley joined a Riptide team that was coached by Huntley family friend John Tucker. Huntley has had an immediate impact on the league, and was named Rookie of the Week three times, Offensive Player of the Week once. He also set a record for the most goals scored by a rookie in Major League Lacrosse, breaking Adam Doneger's mark set in 2003. Following the season, Huntley was presented the

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. On February 12, 2010 it was announced Huntley was traded to the Hamilton Nationals along with four other players.http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/pressreleases/?article_id=1617

Statistics

Major League Lacrosse

Awards

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Huntley, Kevin 1986 births Living people American lacrosse players Calvert Hall College High School alumni Johns Hopkins Blue Jays men's lacrosse players Lacrosse forwards Major League Lacrosse major award winners Major League Lacrosse players People from Towson, Maryland Philadelphia Wings players Lacrosse players from Maryland Sportspeople from Baltimore County, Maryland Los Angeles Riptide players Chesapeake Bayhawks players Hamilton Nationals players