Stan Cockerton
Stan Cockerton (born May 19, 1955) was an All-American lacrosse player for the NC State Wolfpack men's lacrosse team from 1977 to 1980, leading the Wolfpack to its only NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament appearance in 1979.
| Born | May 19, 1955 Oshawa, Ontario |
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| Nationality | Canada |
| Shoots | Left |
| Position | Attack |
| NCAA MSL OLA Jr A team | North Carolina State University Brooklin Redmen Oshawa Green Gaels |
| Career highlights | |
NCAA D-I Career Records
Other
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| U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame, 2014 Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame, 2003 | |
Career
Cockerton is ranked fourth all-time in NCAA career goals with 193 and is second in points per game at 6.36. He led the Wolfpack to 30 wins from 1977 to 1980, with two second-place finishes in the Atlantic Coast Conference. North Carolina State cancelled the varsity lacrosse program in 1983. Stan once scored 11 goals in one game, against Salisbury State in 1979.
Cockerton, a three time first-team All American, learned the game in Ontario playing box lacrosse for the famed Oshawa Green Gaels junior team. He also teamed with Mike French for the 1978 Canadian National Team upset over a heavily favored U.S. team, scoring the overtime winning goal. Cockerton also played for the Brooklin Redmen in Major Series Lacrosse, while he was going to school at North Carolina State, scoring over 200 points for the Redmen.
Cockerton is currently the president of the Ontario Lacrosse Association and is the founder of the Heritage Cup. He was formerly the president of the Federation of International Lacrosse. Stan was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2003 and the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2014.
Stan is the father of Mark and Matt Cockerton, two highly touted players from the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League, who played college lacrosse at the University of Virginia.
Statistics
North Carolina State University
| Season | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 11 | 52 | 20 | 72 | 6.55 | |
| 1978 | 11 | 45 | 27 | 72 | 6.36 | |
| 1979 | 12 | 51 | 25 | 76 | 6.33 | |
| 1980 | 11 | 45 | 15 | 60 | 5.55 | |
| Totals | 44 | 193 | 87 | 280 | 6.32 |
- 1st in NCAA D-I career goals per game
- 3rd in NCAA D-I career points per game
- 5th in NCAA D-I career goals
OLA Jr A and MSL
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1970 | Oshawa Green Gaels | OLA Jr A | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | Oshawa Green Gaels | OLA Jr A | 25 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1972 | Oshawa Green Gaels | OLA Jr A | 28 | 43 | 33 | 76 | 86 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 28 | ||
| 1973 | Oshawa Green Gaels | OLA Jr A | 28 | 56 | 72 | 128 | 109 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1973 | Brooklin Redmen | MSL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1974 | Oshawa Green Gaels | OLA Jr A | 22 | 51 | 55 | 106 | 91 | 12 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 55 | ||
| 1975 | Oshawa Green Gaels | OLA Jr A | 28 | 68 | 62 | 130 | 102 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 16 | ||
| 1976 | Oshawa Green Gaels | OLA Jr A | 26 | 87 | 81 | 168 | 67 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 20 | ||
| 1977 | Brooklin Redmen | MSL | 16 | 56 | 36 | 92 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 14 | ||
| 1978 | Brooklin Redmen | MSL | 11 | 27 | 22 | 49 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1979 | Brooklin Redmen | MSL | 12 | 25 | 44 | 69 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 6 | ||
| 1980 | Brooklin Redmen | MSL | 8 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 49 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Junior A Totals | 158 | 319 | 315 | 634 | 501 | 44 | 66 | 90 | 153 | 121 | ||||
| SENIOR TOTALS | 48 | 121 | 111 | 232 | 126 | 12 | 25 | 23 | 49 | 22 | ||||