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Chris Lightner
 19  Chris Lightner
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Timonium, MD

High School:
Calvert Hall

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 200

Position:
D

2011: Started all 16 games on close defense and finished with one goal, 21 ground balls and nine caused turnovers • Tied for fourth on the team with nine caused turnovers • Key member of a defense that finished sixth in the nation in scoring defense (7.25) • Helped hold the opposition scoreless for a stretch of 14 minutes or longer 22 times and to one goal or less in 32 of 64 quarters on the year • Jump-started JHU's 12-11 win over second-ranked Virginia with his first goal of the season just over two minutes into the game • Made big open-field hit on Maryland's Scott Larue to cause a turnover that led to a Chris Boland goal late in the fourth quarter of JHU's 12-11 overtime win against the Terps - goal capped an 8-1 run that turned an 8-3 deficit into an 11-9 lead.

2010: Played in all 15 games and had one goal, one assist, 20 ground balls and four caused turnovers on the year • Got the nod as the top pole in the season-opener against Manhattan and fueled a defense that held the Jaspers scoreless for the first 53:12 - the longest such streak in the Dave Pietramala era • Had an assist against Delaware, totaled a career-high four ground balls against UNC and came back with his first career goal and two GBs against Albany • JHU defense held the opposition scoreless for 10 minutes or longer 23 times on the season.

At Calvert Hall: Under Armour All-American and US Lacrosse All-American as a senior • Two-time first team all-metro and two-time First Team All-MIAA selection • Helped team to a 17-3 record and a trip to the MIAA Semifinals as a junior and a 16-4 record and an appearance in the MIAA title game as a senior • Totaled one goal, two assists and 78 ground balls as a senior • Three-year letterwinner in football • Garnered All-MIAA honors as a standout OLB/FB.

Personal: Christopher J. Lightner • The son of Lee Lightner, Laurie Bracken and stepfather Colt Bracken • Great grandfather, Milard Lang, played lacrosse and soccer at Johns Hopkins and was inducted into both the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame and the National Soccer Hall of Fame • Born April 1, 1991 • Economics major.

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