Kyle Fiat (born March 14, 1983 in

Salt Lake City, UT Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the capital and most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in Utah. With a population of 200,133 in 2020, the ...

) is professional lacrosse player who plays for the Philadelphia Wings in the

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and the

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. Outside of lacrosse, Fiat is a physical education teacher at Dulaney High School near Baltimore, Maryland . He extravagantly dominates

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and spreads his knowledge of the activity with his many weight training students.

Collegiate career

Fiat attended the

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where he played under Defensive Coach and fellow Philadelphia Wings player, Shawn Nadelen. Fiat started college at

Utah State University Utah State University (USU or Utah State) is a public land-grant research university in Logan, Utah. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. With nearly 20,000 students living on or near campus, USU is Utah's ...

where he played club lacrosse before transferring to

for two years and making the team as a walk-on.

Professional career

Fiat signed with the

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as a free agent on November 14, 2006. His first NLL goal came in dramatic fashion, scoring the game-winner on March 24, 2007, with 40 seconds remaining in a Wings come from behind victory over the

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. He was drafted by the

in Round Two (12th overall) of the 2007 MLL Supplemental Draft. Fiat was named to Team USA for the 2007

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s.Six Wings Named To Team USA Roster
Fiat also teaches Physical Education at Dulaney High School in Timonium, MD.

Statistics

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References

1983 births Living people Philadelphia Wings players Major League Lacrosse players Lacrosse players from Utah Utah State University alumni Towson Tigers men's lacrosse players Sportspeople from Salt Lake City Chesapeake Bayhawks players {{US-lacrosse-bio-stub