Boys’ recruit: Issaquah (WA) 2015 MF-FO Giannopulos commits to Georgetown

By Chris Goldberg
TopLaxRecruits.com, Posted 7/9/13

Issaquah (WA) rising junior midfielder-FO specialist Mikey Giannopulos has made a verbal commitment to play Division I lacrosse at Georgetown University.

Mikey Giannopulos ledger:

High School: Issaquah (WA), East of Seattle

Graduation Year: 2015

Position: M/FO

College Choice: Georgetown University

Club Affiliations: West Coast Starz, Seattle Starz, Jr. Stealth

Major lacrosse honors, camps and showcases:
2015 National Face-Off Champion;
2012 NSCLA Champion, 2015 West Coast Starz;
NSCLA/Fall Crabfeast All-Star;
High Rollers All-Star;
Rookie of the Year;
All-State, 2nd Team (only Sophomore All-State player);
2015 Nike Blue Chip

What will you major in/study? Business/Finance

Why did you choose Georgetown? “Georgetown is a great school with an awesome coaching staff in a great city and… surprisingly convenient from WA state.”

Outlook for your High School team next season? “Very good, we will be one of the top 4 teams and I will be working very hard to help our team deliver 2 State Championships in the next 2 years.”

Thank You: “I would like to thank my Dad for guiding me and always inspiring the confidence to know that I can achieve my dreams, also for supporting me through a lot of lax events. Lewis Ratcliff (NLL Washington Stealth, Starz) for “discovering me” at a camp a few years ago and giving me opportunities to showcase my skills. Nolan Godfrey (National Face-off Championship) for helping showcase my skills and being a great supporter. And Coaches Warne, Phipps, Rewkowski and O’Branski of Georgetown for giving me the opportunity to represent such a great University and up & coming program. I have a lot to accomplish in the next 2 years but I can’t wait to get to GU and contributing right away.”