University of Delaware Athletics
2021 captains Charlie Kitchen, Mark Bieda, Ryan Shaw and Jake Hervada
Blue Hens Name Captains for 2021 Season
12/4/2020 2:45:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
NEWARK, Delaware – Delaware men's lacrosse head coach Ben DeLuca announced the appointment of Mark Bieda, Jake Hervada, Charlie Kitchen and Ryan Shaw as captains for the 2021 season after a team vote.
This serves as Hervada's third stint as captain, while Bieda, Kitchen and Shaw take the reins for the first time.
"Our team did a tremendous job in selecting captains for the 2021 season," said head coach Ben DeLuca. "Mark, Jake, Charlie and Ryan are proven leaders on and off the field and they, along with our entire senior class, will set a standard of excellence and commitment for our team to follow."
Bieda has seen action in nine games over his career, scoring the eventual game-winning goal against Marist before the 2020 season was cut short due to COVID-19.
Hervada, a 2020 Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar Award winner, is just one of 10 players in program history to win over 300+ faceoffs in his career, ranking ninth all-time with 305. Despite having the past two seasons cut short due to injury, he's played in 48 games since 2016, scoring four goals, tallying six assists and piling up 143 ground balls.
Kitchen is one of just two players in program history to rank in the top-10 in goals, assists and points, joining only Randy Powers in the elite group. He is a three-time All-CAA honoree and will enter his final year in the Blue & Gold with 118 career goals (sixth all-time), 66 assists (10th all-time) and 184 points (eighth all-time). He owns the nation's longest active goal streak (38) and currently posts the 12th longest all-time in NCAA Division I history.
Shaw has played in 30 career games, most at the close defense or long stick midfield positions, where he helped the Blue Hens rank in the top-10 nationally in scoring defense over the past two seasons.
This serves as Hervada's third stint as captain, while Bieda, Kitchen and Shaw take the reins for the first time.
"Our team did a tremendous job in selecting captains for the 2021 season," said head coach Ben DeLuca. "Mark, Jake, Charlie and Ryan are proven leaders on and off the field and they, along with our entire senior class, will set a standard of excellence and commitment for our team to follow."
Bieda has seen action in nine games over his career, scoring the eventual game-winning goal against Marist before the 2020 season was cut short due to COVID-19.
Hervada, a 2020 Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar Award winner, is just one of 10 players in program history to win over 300+ faceoffs in his career, ranking ninth all-time with 305. Despite having the past two seasons cut short due to injury, he's played in 48 games since 2016, scoring four goals, tallying six assists and piling up 143 ground balls.
Kitchen is one of just two players in program history to rank in the top-10 in goals, assists and points, joining only Randy Powers in the elite group. He is a three-time All-CAA honoree and will enter his final year in the Blue & Gold with 118 career goals (sixth all-time), 66 assists (10th all-time) and 184 points (eighth all-time). He owns the nation's longest active goal streak (38) and currently posts the 12th longest all-time in NCAA Division I history.
Shaw has played in 30 career games, most at the close defense or long stick midfield positions, where he helped the Blue Hens rank in the top-10 nationally in scoring defense over the past two seasons.
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