The Upper Arlington Mens lacrosse team will be well represented when Team Ohio embarks on a decade-long tradition of playing in the 35-year old Vail Shootout July 27-30th.

UA Head Coach Ted Wolford will be on the three-man coaching staff along with central Ohio lacrosse fixture Chris Gallagher and Hilliard Davidson Head Coach Anthony Kelly, a former face-off specialist at Ohio State, who currently plays for the L-A Riptide of Major League Lacrosse.

Suiting up for the 24-member state-wide team are three Golden Bears from the class of 2007; attackman
Grant Devilbiss, defenseman Daniel Gaines and goalie Judson Hall.

"This tournament gives seniors a chance to play at a higher level in terms of ability and altitude," said Wolford. Team Ohio will play games in the shadow of the Rockies against all-star squads from all over the
country including entries from Baltimore, Chicago, Connecticut, Colorado, California, Texas and the
Pacific Northwest. Team Ohio is part of a 16-team high school bracket.

"To see the mountains all around you, the stars at night, it's such a beautiful place in the summer, too," added Wolford. "And our guys will get a chance to go white-water rafting and we'll drive up in the mountains and get a sense of the place."

The team will have a familiar central Ohio component with Jordan Bowdy and Michael Kerpsack of Dublin
Coffman, Steve Simonetti and Tyler Mordecai of Dublin Jerome, Brian Zwick and Greg Schneider of Dublin
Scioto and John Brelus of Worthington Kilbourne.