Shawn Nadelen (born April 16, 1979) is a retired professional

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player and the current head men's lacrosse coach at Towson University. He attended

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where he made two NCAA Tournament Final Four appearances with the Blue Jays as a long stick midfielder.

MLL career

Nadelen was selected by the Bayhawks as the 15th overall pick in the 2001 MLL Collegiate Draft. He has played his entire

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career with Bayhawks organization. Nadelen helped win two

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Championships:

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and

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. 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.

NLL career

Nadelen played for the Philadelphia Wings,

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, and the New Jersey Storm from 2002 until his retirement in 2011. In

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, 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

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in the 2004 Heritage Cup, an international

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tournament that takes place every two years, and has been named to Team USA in the 2007 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships.

Coaching career

Nadelen Named Towson University Head Lacrosse Coach Division I lacrosse program. Since 2005, Nadelen has served on the coaching staff of the Men’s Lacrosse team at Towson University. Nadelen was an Assistant Men’s Lacrosse Coach with the

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Tigers from 2002-2004. Nadelen's career goal is to be a Head Coach of a Division I lacrosse program.

Statistics

NLL

MLL

References

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