2009 NCAA Semifinalists Duke Lacrosse Over the Years

The Duke men’s lacrosse program
takes great pride in its community
outreach program. For the past
two years, the Blue Devils have
participated in cooking and serving
meals at the Durham-based Ronald
McDonald House and Urban
Ministries Soup Kitchen. They took
part in a 5K run that benefitted the
Duke Physical Therapy Program
and spent numerous hours coaching lacrosse at local
youth clinics.
“With the growth of the sport of lacrosse and our
role here and being members of the Duke community,
we embrace our role in the community on as many
levels as makes sense,” said Duke head coach John
Danowski. “We want to be involved in the lacrosse
community and the growth of the sport. We want to be
involved in the Duke community, whether it be at the
Children’s Hospital or the Ronald McDonald
House, and we want to be involved in
the Durham community.”
In 2008, the men’s lacrosse
team adopted a young child who
was being treated at the Duke
University Hospital through the
Friends of Jaclyn Foundation.
During the 2007 season, the
Duke squad sponsored a U.S.
Army unit in Iraq through America
Supporting Americans (www.asa-usa.
org). The sponsored unit was Headquarters &
Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry
Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry
Division in Anaconda, Iraq.