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An excellent athlete with great speed and stick skills who can play close defense or long-stick middie ... An aggressive one-on-one defender who will look to start again in 2009 ... Very good in transition and on the wing of face-offs. 2008: Started all 13 games ... Scored one goal and had one assist for two points ... Fourth on the team with 31 ground balls ... Had 10 games with at least two ground balls ... Registered a season-high five ground balls at Syracuse ... Tallied four ground balls in the season opener against Maryland ... Had three ground balls and scored a goal against Hobart. 2007: Appeared in all 15 games ... Third on the team with 47 ground balls ... Scored one goal ... Eleven games with at least two ground balls and five games with at least five ... Collected six ground balls in the season opener against Maryland ... Scored a goal and had six ground balls at St. John's ... Tallied six ground balls against Syracuse ... Had six ground balls versus Hobart ... Tallied five ground balls against Fairfield. High School: Helped lead Duxbury to three-straight state championships (2004-06) ... Earned All-American honors as a junior and a senior ... Also captained the team as a senior ... A three-sport standout, playing football and basketball as well ... Named the Division 2A Player of the Year in football, where he was a running back and safety ... Helped lead Duxbury to the 2005 Division 2 State Championship. Personal: Born on September 22, 1987 ... The son of Peter and Marybeth Nixon ... Has one sister, Emily. |
 
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