Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:

1. Mercer has promoted Chad Surman, removing the interim tag.

Surman was named the Bears’ interim men’s lacrosse coach on Aug. 6, but athletic director Jim Cole promoted him to full-time status on Tuesday. Surman just completed his fifth season on the Mercer staff after arriving in Macon, Ga., in September 2015.

Kyle Hannan resigned after eight seasons at the helm of the Bears on Aug. 6, the day Surman was named the interim coach.

More here.

2. Jules Heningburg is the cover star of our November 2020 issue.

The issue hits homes later this week, and we’ll share the cover story by staff writer on Nelson Rice at 11 a.m. ET on Thursday. Rice chronicles the Heningburg family’s history of activism and why Jules Heningburg was made for this movement.

In homes this week, our November 2020 edition featuring Jules Heningburg of the Black Lacrosse Alliance — and why he was made for this movement.

More: https://t.co/nQX4ZM0Z4I pic.twitter.com/H71wMFTKg2

— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) October 27, 2020

3. Former Maryland men’s lacrosse player Jon Garino is now cancer free.

On August 10, Garino announced on his Instagram that he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. On Tuesday, he said he completed his last day of treatment.

 

 

 

 

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Cancer free! More than stoked to complete my last day of treatment. Thankful to have amazing family & friends. To all those who reached out to show love and support, thank you It made a big difference. Time to crack an ice cold Coors light and big wave

A post shared by Jon Garino (@jongarino) on Oct 27, 2020 at 1:27pm PDT

4. National Lacrosse Hall of Famer Dick Watts has died at 92.

Watts coached UMBC to its lone national championship in any team sport in 1980. That title, a Division II championship, was the high point of his 23-year coaching career in which he amassed 178 wins. He was also a two-time All-American defenseman at Johns Hopkins.

Read more about his impactful life and career here. 

WHAT WE’RE READING

• Want to boost your young athlete’s mood? Here are five foods that’ll help. 

• Lacrosse Bucket’s Tanner Demling wonders if Quinnipiac will bounce back in 2021.

• Indira Varma, a women’s lacrosse player at Ithaca College, tells her story on Untold Athletes. 

• St. Joe’s men’s and women’s lacrosse teams have partnered with Harlem Lacrosse. 

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Gary Gait is still out here recreating the Air Gait. And dare we say this one is even flashier?

 

 

 

 

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So are we just not going to talk about how @garygait just went one handed BTB air gait in @cusewlax practice. COMMON PEOPLE!!! I don’t care who you are. THIS IS INSANE!!!! #lacrosse #hightlight #boxlax #boxlacrosse #gaitlacrosse #gaitlax #canadalax #cusewlax #cuselax #syracuse #syracuselacrosse #insane #airgait #practice #goal #lacrossehighlights

A post shared by RedBeard Lacrosse (@redbeard_lax) on Oct 26, 2020 at 2:44pm PDT

WHAT’S ON TAP

• Go inside the November 2020 edition of US Lacrosse Magazine with a full preview of contents.

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