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Rabil Earns Second Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Honors
June 10, 2008
2007-08 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Men's At-Large Team
BALTIMORE, MD - Paul Rabil (Gaithersburg, MD/DeMatha), a senior midfielder on the 2008 Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse team, has been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America At-Large Second Team it was announced today. Rabil makes the jump to the second team after garnering third team status a year ago and he joins Chris Watson '05 as the only two players in program history to twice earn Academic All-America honors. His selection marks the seventh time in school history a Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse player has been named an Academic All-American with six of the seven coming since Dave Pietramala took over as head coach in 2001. In addition, he is one of just five men's lacrosse players named to the team, which consists of 48 student-athletes on three teams. He is one of just two lacrosse players to earn a repeat selection.
One of the premier players in the nation over the last four years and a two-time finalist for the prestigious Tewaaraton Trophy, Rabil led the team in scoring for the third straight time this season as he totaled a career-high 36 goals and 14 assists for 50 points. He led the Blue Jays to a runner-up finish in the NCAA Tournament as he scored 14 goals and added three assists for 17 points in the four playoff games. He scored a career-high six goals and added an assist in the NCAA Championship game against Syracuse.
A political science major with a 3.49 cumulative grade point average, Rabil completed two internships, including one at the Cordish Company (commercial real estate development), where he maintained the web site for the company's multi-billion dollar Ballpark Village development. He also served as a teaching assistant in two courses and earned a minor in entrepreneurship and management.
Rabil earned First Team USILA All-America honors in each of his final three seasons at Johns Hopkins and was selected as the McLaughlin Award winner as the nation's top midfielder in 2007. He finished his career as JHU's career leader in goals (111) and points (178) among midfielders and is Hopkins' career leader in goals (28), assists (23) and points (51) in NCAA Tournament games.
Johns Hopkins posted an 11-6 record in 2008 and advanced to the national championship game for the third time in the last four years and a record 18th time overall.
To be eligible for the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Team an athlete must be a starter or significant reserve and boast at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average. The student-athlete must be at least a sophomore and must have completed one full year at his or her current institution. Sports Information Directors nominate eligible athletes from their schools. An All-District team is first selected and individuals who earn First Team All-District honors are then placed on the national ballot for consideration at that level. CoSIDA's District II, of which Johns Hopkins is part, includes Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
The ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America At-Large Team is comprised of athletes who participate in the following sports: fencing, golf, gymnastics, hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming, tennis, volleyball, water polo and wrestling. Separate men's and women's at-large teams are selected.
All-Time Johns Hopkins Men's Lacrosse Academic All-America Selections
Milford Marchant • 3rd Team • 1995-96
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