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.

Stan Cockerton
Born (1955-05-19) May 19, 1955
Oshawa, Ontario
NationalityCanada
ShootsLeft
PositionAttack
NCAA

MSL
OLA Jr A team
North Carolina State University
Brooklin Redmen
Oshawa Green Gaels
Career highlights

NCAA D-I Career Records

  • 1st in goals per game
  • 3rd in points per game
  • 5th in goals

Other

  • 1978 World Lacrosse Championship Gold (Canada)
  • 1979 Second Team Men’s All-American
  • 1978 Second Team Men’s All-American
  • 1977 Third Team Men’s All-American
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

Cockerton playing for the North Caroline State Wolfpack.

North Carolina State University

     
SeasonGPGAPtsPPG
1977115220726.55
1978114527726.36
1979125125766.33
1980114515605.55
Totals44193872806.32
  • 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
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1970Oshawa Green GaelsOLA Jr A1--------20220
1971Oshawa Green GaelsOLA Jr A251412264650002
1972Oshawa Green GaelsOLA Jr A28433376861723264928
1973Oshawa Green GaelsOLA Jr A285672128109----------
1973Brooklin RedmenMSL11120----------
1974Oshawa Green GaelsOLA Jr A225155106911218365455
1975Oshawa Green GaelsOLA Jr A2868621301022951416
1976Oshawa Green GaelsOLA Jr A26878116867616213720
1977Brooklin RedmenMSL165636923647121914
1978Brooklin RedmenMSL112722493135382
1979Brooklin RedmenMSL12254469104139226
1980Brooklin RedmenMSL812820491--------
Junior A Totals158319315634501446690153121
SENIOR TOTALS481211112321261225234922

See also

References

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