More Information on Nick Colleluori
With school back in session, the Titans will begin year two of its lacrosse program with fall practice, which includes playing for a great cause as Detroit will participate in the 3rd Annual Nick Colleluori Classic on Saturday, Oct. 10.
The event is sponsored by The HEADstrong Foundation, which was help founded by Nick Colleluori, a lacrosse player at Hofstra University who lost his battle with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 2006 at the age of 21. Because of his love of the game, the event was created as a way to raise money for blood cancer cures, treatment, research and awareness.
The weekend will feature 20 Division I and III programs on display at Ridley High School on Folsom, PA, the high school that Colleluori attended. Saturday’s schedule will have 12 Division I teams take to the fields, with each team competing in two games with 20-minute quarters and running clock. The event will conclude on Sunday with the Division III tournament.
While UDM’s opponents have not yet been determined, some of the other teams from the Division I ranks that will be there are Drexel, Hofstra, Mount St. Mary’s, Rutgers, St. Joseph’s, UMBC and Villanova.
To help raise funds, each school in the tournament is required to sell 300 HEADstrong T-Shirts. The shirts bear the HEADstrong Foundation logo on the front with the No. 27, Colleluori’s number, with the phrase “RELENTLESS” above it. To help the event’s cause, you can purchase a shirt for $15 by contacting assistant coach Chris Kolon at 313-578-0414 or at christopher.kolon@udmercy.edu.
For more information on the foundation, please visit
www.HEADstrongfoundation.org.