An excellent athlete with great speed and stick skills ... An aggressive one-on-one defender who will look to start at long-stick midfield or close defense ... Very good in transition.

2007: The ECAC Preseason Rookie of the Year ... 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 ... Caused a turnover and had six ground balls versus Hobart ... Tallied five ground balls against Fairfield ... Three ground balls in three-straight games (UMass, Rutgers and Penn State).

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.