Alex Hewit
Encyclopedia
Alexander G. "Alex" Hewit (November 8, 1985 –) is a retired lacrosse
goaltender
. He began playing lacrosse as a youth. He led his high school to three New Jersey state championships and was one of the most sought after high school lacrosse players in the United States. Since his older brother was studying and playing lacrosse at Princeton University
, Alex decided to attend Princeton as well. He starred as a member of the Princeton Tigers men's lacrosse
team from 2005 through 2008. He was recognized as a three-time United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association
(USILA) All-American (first team once) and a three-time second team All-Ivy League
performer. He was the 2006 National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) goaltender of the year and 2008 Princeton co-captain
. During his college career, Princeton lacrosse earned an Ivy League championship and two NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
invitations.
taking an entrance exam for the Delbarton School
in sixth grade. On the seventh and eighth grade team and the freshman team at the Delbarton School he also played goalie. In eighth grade, he made a New Jersey state eighth-grade all-star team along with Cocoziello that competed against all-stars from other states. He made the varsity team
as a sophomore and helped lead the team to a cumulative 63–4 record and three high school lacrosse state championships. He was an all-state and all-conference goalie who made the headmaster’s list as a student. He was regarded as the fifth-best high school lacrosse recruit in the nation in the 2003, according to Inside Lacrosse
. Since his older brother Grant was at Princeton, the college was on his short list along with Johns Hopkins, Duke
, Harvard
and Dartmouth
. Grant later became captain of the 2006 Tigers lacrosse team.
selection in 2006, a second team selection in 2007 and an honorable mention selection in 2008. He was a 2006, 2007 & 2008 second team All-Ivy League selection.
Hewit was a mild-mannered goalie who never celebrated after making saves. His goaltending style of taking away the high and tight shots altered the way opposing teams approached scoring. During the 2006 season, he held the three highest scoring teams in the country (Virginia
, Hofstra
and Cornell
) to 20 goals, which was half of their combined average. He was given the Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award
in 2006 in recognition of being the best National Collegiate Athletic Association
lacrosse
goaltender
. The 2006 team was Ivy League co-champion with Cornell
. In 2007, he entered the season with a lower goals against average
(6.45) than the NCAA Division I career record and was a preseason first team All-American according to Inside Lacrosse. He served as co-captain of the 2008 team. After a 5–7 2005 year, Princeton qualified for the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
in 2006
& 2007
.
after graduating from Princeton. He was signed by New Jersey Pride
for the 2008 MLL season
, but he appeared in no games.
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
. He began playing lacrosse as a youth. He led his high school to three New Jersey state championships and was one of the most sought after high school lacrosse players in the United States. Since his older brother was studying and playing lacrosse at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, Alex decided to attend Princeton as well. He starred as a member of the Princeton Tigers men's lacrosse
Princeton Tigers men's lacrosse
The Princeton Tigers men's lacrosse team represents Princeton University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's lacrosse...
team from 2005 through 2008. He was recognized as a three-time United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association
United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association
The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association is an association of institutions with varsity college lacrosse programs in all three NCAA divisions, founded in 1885.-Awards:...
(USILA) All-American (first team once) and a three-time second team All-Ivy League
Ivy League
The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eight schools as a group...
performer. He was the 2006 National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
(NCAA) goaltender of the year and 2008 Princeton co-captain
Captain (sports)
In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...
. During his college career, Princeton lacrosse earned an Ivy League championship and two NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
The annual NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament determines the top men's field lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III....
invitations.
Background
Hewit is the son of Russell and Nan Hewit, and his siblings are Grant, Meghan and Rusty. Born November 8, 1985, and raised in , Hewitt began playing lacrosse as a youth. Both of his older brothers played and introduced him to the sport. Hewit started playing lacrosse in fourth grade in a local recreational league in his hometown. By sixth grade he was converted from an attackman to a goalie, but not until the coaches convinced his mother's that her concern for her son's safety were unwarranted. He met his middle school, high school and college teammate Dan CocozielloDan Cocoziello
Daniel F. "Dan" Cocoziello is a lacrosse defenseman who plays professional field lacrosse in the Major League Lacrosse . He starred as a member of the Princeton Tigers men's lacrosse team from 2005 through 2008 where he started every game. He is the only defenseman to have earned the Men's Ivy...
taking an entrance exam for the Delbarton School
Delbarton School
Delbarton School is a private all-male Roman Catholic college preparatory school in Morristown, New Jersey, educating young men from 7th to 12th grade. Delbarton is a Catholic independent school directed by the Benedictine monks of St. Mary's Abbey....
in sixth grade. On the seventh and eighth grade team and the freshman team at the Delbarton School he also played goalie. In eighth grade, he made a New Jersey state eighth-grade all-star team along with Cocoziello that competed against all-stars from other states. He made the varsity team
Varsity team
In the United States and Canada, varsity sports teams are the principal athletic teams representing a college, university, high school or other secondary school. Such teams compete against the principal athletic teams at other colleges/universities, or in the case of secondary schools, against...
as a sophomore and helped lead the team to a cumulative 63–4 record and three high school lacrosse state championships. He was an all-state and all-conference goalie who made the headmaster’s list as a student. He was regarded as the fifth-best high school lacrosse recruit in the nation in the 2003, according to Inside Lacrosse
Inside Lacrosse
Inside Lacrosse is a lacrosse media entity and ESPN affiliate. It includes many parts including a news website, an 11 times annual magazine, online video streaming, internet forums and an ESPN television show...
. Since his older brother Grant was at Princeton, the college was on his short list along with Johns Hopkins, Duke
Duke Blue Devils men's lacrosse
The Duke Blue Devils men's lacrosse team represents Duke University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's lacrosse...
, Harvard
Harvard Crimson men's lacrosse
The Harvard Crimson men's lacrosse team represents Harvard University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's lacrosse...
and Dartmouth
Dartmouth Big Green men's lacrosse
The Dartmouth Big Green men's lacrosse team represents Dartmouth College in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's lacrosse. Dartmouth competes as a member of the Ivy League and plays its home games at Scully-Fahey Field in Hanover, New Hampshire.The Big Green secured the Ivy...
. Grant later became captain of the 2006 Tigers lacrosse team.
College career
Hewit played in six games for Princeton and started three as a freshman in 2005. He became the starting goalie late in his freshman year. He was first team USILA All-American TeamUSILA All-American Team
The USILA All-American Team is an honor given annually to the best American men's college lacrosse players at their respective positions by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association. The term All-American is derived from the same practice in American college football, in which the...
selection in 2006, a second team selection in 2007 and an honorable mention selection in 2008. He was a 2006, 2007 & 2008 second team All-Ivy League selection.
Hewit was a mild-mannered goalie who never celebrated after making saves. His goaltending style of taking away the high and tight shots altered the way opposing teams approached scoring. During the 2006 season, he held the three highest scoring teams in the country (Virginia
Virginia Cavaliers men's lacrosse
The Virginia Cavaliers men's lacrosse team represents the University of Virginia in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's lacrosse...
, Hofstra
Hofstra Pride men's lacrosse
The Hofstra Pride men's lacrosse team represents Hofstra University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's lacrosse competition. The university first fielded a varsity men's lacrosse team in 1949, hiring Howdy Myers the following season from Johns Hopkins to take over the...
and Cornell
Cornell Big Red men's lacrosse
The Cornell Big Red Men's Lacrosse team represents Cornell University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's lacrosse. Cornell competes as a member of the Ivy League, of which they have won 23 conference championships. The Big Red have appeared in the NCAA tournament 22...
) to 20 goals, which was half of their combined average. He was given the Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award
Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award
The Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award is presented annually by the USILA to the top college goaltender in NCAA Divisions I, II, and III. Johns Hopkins has won the most awards, with 14. Starting in 1990, the award has also been presented to the top women's goaltender in NCAA Divisions I, II & III....
in 2006 in recognition of being the best National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
. The 2006 team was Ivy League co-champion with Cornell
Cornell Big Red men's lacrosse
The Cornell Big Red Men's Lacrosse team represents Cornell University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's lacrosse. Cornell competes as a member of the Ivy League, of which they have won 23 conference championships. The Big Red have appeared in the NCAA tournament 22...
. In 2007, he entered the season with a lower goals against average
Goals against average
Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender....
(6.45) than the NCAA Division I career record and was a preseason first team All-American according to Inside Lacrosse. He served as co-captain of the 2008 team. After a 5–7 2005 year, Princeton qualified for the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
The annual NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament determines the top men's field lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III....
in 2006
2006 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
The 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 36th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament. Sixteen NCAA Division I college men's lacrosse teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament.The semifinals and...
& 2007
2007 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
The 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was held from May 12 through May 28, 2007. This was the 37th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament...
.
Professional career
Hewit took a job with Lehman BrothersLehman Brothers
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. was a global financial services firm. Before declaring bankruptcy in 2008, Lehman was the fourth largest investment bank in the USA , doing business in investment banking, equity and fixed-income sales and trading Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (former NYSE ticker...
after graduating from Princeton. He was signed by New Jersey Pride
New Jersey Pride
The New Jersey Pride were a men's field lacrosse team formerly based in Piscataway, New Jersey, United States. They played in Major League Lacrosse from 2001-2008.-Franchise history:...
for the 2008 MLL season
2008 MLL season
The 2008 Major League Lacrosse season was the 8th season of the league. The season began on May 17, 2008 and concluded with the championship game on August 24, 2008.-Pre-season:...
, but he appeared in no games.