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Greenville's Trevor Stuart will Represent Jamaica in 2023 World Lacrosse Tournament
T revor M. Stuart (Greenville (SC) AL 2021), played in the Pan American World Lacrosse Qualifier in Medellin, Colom- bia, July 17-23, 2022, with the Jamaica National Lacrosse Team. Trevor’s father was born in Jamaica in 1965; in 1968, he and his parents emigrated to New York, and this qualified him as an eli- gible player for Team Jamaica. Brother Stuart is a dual citizen of the United States and Jamaica. Brother Stuart made significant con- tributions to the team as a starting at- tackman in all four games. The Jamaican team beat Colombia 7-2, the U.S. Virgin Islands 5-4, and Peru 7-2, but fell to Puerto Rico in the championship game 6-5. With their record, the team quali- fied to play in the World Games in San Diego next summer from June 21-July 1, 2023. They will compete in a field with 29 other nations for the title of the best lacrosse team in the world. The team finished 13 th in the 2018 games. Due to an injury, he was not able to participate in those games. Stuart played high school lacrosse in Atlanta at Allatoona High School. During his senior season, he was named team captain, 1 st Team All-State, Geor- gia All - American, and his team won the 5A State Championship. He became the first Division 1 lacrosse commit from his high school, setting the standard for players following him. He played Division 1 lacrosse at Furman University from 2016-2020, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Ur- ban Studies. During his playing career, he contributed to Furman’s 2016-2017 Conference Championship season. He currently coaches a youth lacrosse team in Greenville called the Greenville RiverHawks that travels
across the southeast. During the organi- zation’s second year, Trevor’s team won a tournament in Nashville in June and came in second place in the Charlotte tournament. As a Greenville Men’s Lacrosse League member, the best players in the city were chosen to participate in the Blue Ridge Classic, a premier men’s summer tournament in the south from July 29-31, 2022. Stuart and his team went undefeated and won the cham- pionship. They brought home the first championship Greenville has ever won in this classic. Stuart is passionate about the growth of lacrosse and making the sport more inclusive for all players to participate. He aims to coach and mentor players to
be great on and off the field.
The matches Brother Stuart will par- ticipate in along with Team Jamaica will air on ESPN and ESPN+ in July 2023.
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