St. John's University Athletics
2011 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Dan Cremens
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Defense
- Hometown:
- Finksburg, Md.
- High School:
- Westminster
As A Junior (2010): Started all 14 season games ... finished fourth on the team in ground balls (38) and fourth in caused turnovers (12) ... sported a career-best effort against Air Force (Feb. 28) with seven ground balls ... followed that game with a career-best three caused turnovers along with four ground balls at Georgetown (March 6) ... collected five ground balls at Sacred Heart (May 1).
As A Sophomore (2009): Started all of the team's 14 games ... third in the team in ground balls with 31 ... in two games he had 4 ground balls, one of those coming against #3 Notre Dame (April 19) ... had a career-best 6 ground balls in a heated battle at Penn State (April 11) ... caused 12 turnovers on the year ... notched 2 caused turnovers and 3 ground balls in the season finale against Duke (May 3) ... named to the All-ECAC Academic Team.
As A Freshman (2008): Played in 11 games and earned one start, at Rutgers (March 29) ... scooped up a season-total four ground balls with one each against Loyola (March 15), Rutgers, Fairfield (April 26) and Duke (May 4) ... caused one turnover at Rutgers.
Before St. John's: Lettered and captained both the lacrosse and football teams at Westminster ... played in the Maryland all-star game his senior year ... selected by the Carroll County Times as a first team Monacacy Valley Athletic League all-defenseman and an all-conference selection by the Carroll County Sun ... team was three-time state semifinalists and three-time MVAL conference regional champions ... was also a member of the CMD Lacrosse Club ... was the starting receiver in football and was a member of the Baltimore Touchdown Club and an all-star ... was a member of the National Honor Society and earned the Scholar-Athlete Award for the Baltimore Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame.
Off The Field: Daniel Neil Cremens ... born in Baltimore, Md. ... son of Charles and Annette Cremens ... has one brother, Scott (19) ... an accounting major ... member of the prestigious President's Society ... named to the Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society ... is the team's S.A.A.C. representative ... named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star in 2010 ... listens to Eminem, 50 Cent and Young Buck on his iPod on game day ... his favorite place at St. John's is Marillac Hall because of the air conditioning and the view of the New York City skyline.
Cremens Up Close
Nickname: "D.C."
Favorite Book: "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen.
Favorite Movie: "Four Brothers."
Favorite Song: "International Harvester" by Craig Morgan.
Favorite TV Show: Family Guy
Favorite Pro Athlete: Maurice Jones-Drew of the Jacksonville Jaguars.