June 1, 2010

BALTIMORE, MD - Johns Hopkins senior men's lacrosse standouts Michael Kimmel (Towson, MD/Loyola) and Steven Boyle (Derry, NH/Pinkerton Academy) have been named to the 2010 USILA All-America team, it was recently announced.  Kimmel garnered first team honors, while Boyle earned honorable mention status.  The selection marks the second time Kimmel has earned All-America status as he makes the jump to the first team after earning second team honors a year ago.  Boyle's selection marks the third time in his career he has earned honorable mention status.

Kimmel finished second on the team in scoring with 23 goals and 16 assists for 39 points.  His 23 goals ranked third on the team, while his 16 assists ranked second. He also finished second on the team in ground balls (37).  His 23 goals also tied his career high and his 39-point effort marked the fourth straight season he totaled 30 or more points.  He is just the third midfielder in school history to total 30 or more points four times.

Kimmel finished his career with 79 goals and 66 assists for 145 points.  He is one of just three midfielders in school history to register 75 or more goals and 65 or more assists and he finishes his career ranked 18^th on JHU's career assist list and 22^nd on the points list.  Among players who played exclusively midfield during their career at Johns Hopkins, Kimmel ranks third in points and fourth in assists.  He also tied the Johns Hopkins career record with 64 games played.

Steven Boyle garnered All-America honors for the third time in his career.

Kimmel's selection also marks the 11^th time in the last 13 years that Johns Hopkins has produced a First Team All-America midfielder.

Boyle enjoyed the finest statistical season of his career in 2010 as he led the team in goals (32), assists (23) and points (55).  He also scored a team-high five extra-man goals and his goal, assist and point totals were all career highs.  Boyle finished 15^th in the nation in points per game (3.67), 22^nd in assists per game (1.53) and 35^th in goals per game (2.13).  He was one of just 11 players in the nation to post 30 or more goals and 20 or more assists and he is the first Johns Hopkins player to turn the trick since Kyle Barrie in 2003.

Boyle ends his career with 95 goals and 69 assists for 164 points.  He is tied for 21^st on JHU's career goal-scoring list, tied for 14^th on the assist list and ranks 16^th on the points list.  He totaled at least one point in all 15 games this season.

In addition to their individual accomplishments, Kimmel and Boyle also linked themselves together in the JHU recordbook as they are just the fourth set of classmates to total 140 or more career points.

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