UMBC Swimmer, 4 Former Lacrosse Players Eye National Honors

By Jeff Seidel

Four former UMBC men's lacrosse players are in the group invited to try out for the U.S. team that will be competing at the 2014 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championships.

The Americans won the title in 2010, beating Canada in the finals played in Manchester, England. Brendan Mundorf and Drew Westervelt each played on that team. Both are attackmen and now play Major League Lacrosse—Mundorf with Denver and Westervelt locally with the Chesapeake Bayhawks.

Midfielders Terry Kimener and Peet Poillon are trying to earn a spot for the first time. 

Kimener also is playing in the MLL, now in his third year with Denver. Poillon plays for the Charlotte Hounds.    

There are 98 players overall trying out for the team from Aug. 30 to Sept. 1 at Goucher College in Towson.

Also from UMBC, rising senior Mohamed Hussein finished 29th overall in the 200 IM Wednesday at the 15th FINA World Championships. The native of Cairo, Egypt and broke his own Egyptian National record in doing so. 

"Once again, we are extremely proud of Mohamed and his accomplishments,” UMBC swimming and diving head coach Chad Cradock said. "He has worked extremely hard not only to earn an opportunity to swim at the World Championships, but to compete at his best against the best in the world."

Hussein clocked a time of 2:02.29, almost a second faster than the record he set last year during qualification for the 2012 Olympic Games.