August 20, 2008
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U-19 Team to World Championship

CHESTERTOWN, MD -- Washington College men's lacrosse alumni Kevin Giblin '85 and John Nostrant '86 served as assistant coaches for the United States U-19 Team that won its sixth consecutive International Lacrosse Federation (ILF) U-19 World Championship with a 19-12 victory over Canada in the gold medal game on July 12th in Coquitlam, British Columbia.

Giblin has built Georgetown Prep into a national high school power since becoming the program’s first head coach in 1988. The school has won 277 games in his 19 seasons as head coach and has been nationally-ranked 11 times, including first by Inside Lacrosse in 2003 and 2006. Giblin was a two-time captain at Washington, helping the Shoremen reach the NCAA Division III championship game in 1984 and 1985.

Nostrant has served as the head coach at the Haverford School since 1991, winning more than 225 games along with state championships in 2000 and 2005. A three-time All-American midfielder at Washington College, Nostrant enjoyed a successful playing career with the Baltimore Thunder and Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League. He played in six straight league championship games and was a second team all-pro in 1991 and 1992 with the Wings. He has also coached at the pro level with the Wings and the Philadelphia Barrage of Major League Lacrosse. Nostrant was inducted into the Washington College Hall of Fame in 2002.

US Lacrosse Release on USA Winning the U-19 World Championship