Peter Trombino
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Peter Trombino is a retired lacrosse
attackman who played professional field lacrosse
in the Major League Lacrosse
(MLL) from 2007 to 2008. He starred as a member of the Princeton Tigers men's lacrosse
team from 2004 through 2007. He earned Ivy League
Rookie of the Year honors, two United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association
(USILA) All-American honorable mention recognitions and three All-Ivy League selections (one first team and two second team). During his college career, Princeton earned two Ivy League championships and three NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
tournament invitations. In high school he won a state championship in lacrosse and two league championships in American football
.
. He also has a younger brother Christopher and younger sister Elizabeth. Trombino attended St. Anthony's, which is a Roman Catholic college preparatory private high school, in on Long Island
. He participated on both the lacrosse and American football teams in high school. Trombino also competed in the Empire State Games
in lacrosse. He earned varsity letter
s in both lacrosse and American high school football
for the St. Anthony's Friars.
In American football, as a junior in high school, Trombino made a fourth quarter interception in the end zone
to help St. Anthony's earn a Long Island Catholic High School Football League championship game in high school football
. He played cornerback
on the two-time league champions who went 22–1 during his career.
In lacrosse, Trombino was an all-Long Island selection. He led his school to a 20–1 record and the Catholic League state championship during his senior year. Additionally, he was an Empire State Games
gold medalist.
in three of Trombino's four years (2004, 2006 & 2007).
As a freshman, Trombino was expected to be a midfielder, but he surprisingly earned a spot in the first team attack unit. He became the first Princeton freshman to score at least one goal in all 15 of his games (the prior record had been a goal in 10 different games). Trombino was the 2004 Men's Ivy League Rookie of the Year. The team were Ivy League co-champions with Cornell
. As a freshman in the 2004 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
, he scored an overtime
game-winning goal in a 9–8 quarterfinals victory over Maryland that was set up by Ryan Boyle
. However, in the semifinals the following week against Navy
, Trombino's shot was stopped with eight seconds left in the 8–7 loss.
In 2005, Trombino was Princeton's leading scorer. He was a second team All-Ivy League
selection. In March 2006, Trombino scored two goals and an assist in the defeat of Johns Hopkins that ended the defending national champion Blue Jays' 17-game winning streak and 37-game (38 was the NCAA record) home
winning streak. In the game, he had to shift from attack to midfield in the second half when Mike Gaudio suffered a knee injury. The team finished the season as Ivy League co-champion with Cornell. He was a second team All-Ivy League selection that year as well as an honorable mention USILA All-American Team
selection. In the 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
first round 11–8 victory over UMBC
Trombino scored two goals and had two assists. In the quarterfinals, Princeton was eliminated by Maryland 11–6 in the subsequent game.
Princeton qualified for the 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
, but was eliminated by Georgetown 9–8 in the first round. In 2007, Trombino was a first team All-Ivy League selection. He was an honorable mention USILA All-American Team selection. As a senior, Trombino served as co-captain
of the 2007 team. He wrote his senior thesis on The Influence of Sir William Johnson Among the Iroquois
Indians.
during the 2007
and 2008 season
s. During the 2008 season with the Philadelphia Barrage
, he once scored nine goals over a two-game stretch on the road (against the New Jersey Pride
and Los Angeles Riptide
). He only appeared in one game for Philadelphia in 2007. However in 2008, he played in 10 games and scored fifteen goals, including one two-pointer, and had seven assists. He had a total of thirty-eight shot attempts in his career, all in 2008.
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...
attackman who played professional field lacrosse
Field lacrosse
Field lacrosse, sometimes referred to as the "fastest sport on two feet," is a full contact outdoor men's sport played with ten players on each team. The sport originated among Native Americans, and the modern rules of field lacrosse were initially codified by Canadian William George Beers in 1867....
in the Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse, or MLL, is a professional men's field lacrosse league that is made up of five teams in the United States and one team in Canada.- History :...
(MLL) from 2007 to 2008. 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 2004 through 2007. He earned 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...
Rookie of the Year honors, two 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 honorable mention recognitions and three All-Ivy League selections (one first team and two second team). During his college career, Princeton earned two Ivy League championships and three 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....
tournament invitations. In high school he won a state championship in lacrosse and two league championships in American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
.
Background
Born, September 23, 1985, Trombino is the son of Anthony and Cathleen Trombino. His brother Brian played lacrosse at HofstraHofstra 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...
. He also has a younger brother Christopher and younger sister Elizabeth. Trombino attended St. Anthony's, which is a Roman Catholic college preparatory private high school, in on Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
. He participated on both the lacrosse and American football teams in high school. Trombino also competed in the Empire State Games
Empire State Games
The Empire State Games are a set of annual Olympic-style competitions for amateur athletes from the state of New York, encompassing several divisions and allowing athletes of all ages to compete. It was a member of the National Congress of State Games...
in lacrosse. He earned varsity letter
Varsity letter
A varsity letter is an award earned in the United States for excellence in school activities. A varsity letter signifies that its winner was a qualified varsity team member, awarded after a certain standard was met.- Description :...
s in both lacrosse and American high school football
High school football
High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....
for the St. Anthony's Friars.
In American football, as a junior in high school, Trombino made a fourth quarter interception in the end zone
End zone
In gridiron-based codes of football, the end zone refers to the scoring area on the field. It is the area between the end line and goal line bounded by the sidelines. There are two end zones, each being on an opposite side of the field...
to help St. Anthony's earn a Long Island Catholic High School Football League championship game in high school football
High school football
High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....
. He played cornerback
Cornerback
A cornerback is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football. Cornerbacks cover receivers, to defend against pass offenses and make tackles. Other members of the defensive backfield include the safeties and occasionally linebackers. The cornerback position...
on the two-time league champions who went 22–1 during his career.
In lacrosse, Trombino was an all-Long Island selection. He led his school to a 20–1 record and the Catholic League state championship during his senior year. Additionally, he was an Empire State Games
Empire State Games
The Empire State Games are a set of annual Olympic-style competitions for amateur athletes from the state of New York, encompassing several divisions and allowing athletes of all ages to compete. It was a member of the National Congress of State Games...
gold medalist.
College career
Trombino attended Princeton University where he was a history major. He was also a lacrosse player for four years and is the only Princeton player to have at least 20 goals and 10 assists each year of a four-year career. Princeton qualified for the NCAA Men's Lacrosse ChampionshipNCAA 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 three of Trombino's four years (2004, 2006 & 2007).
As a freshman, Trombino was expected to be a midfielder, but he surprisingly earned a spot in the first team attack unit. He became the first Princeton freshman to score at least one goal in all 15 of his games (the prior record had been a goal in 10 different games). Trombino was the 2004 Men's Ivy League Rookie of the Year. The team were Ivy League co-champions 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...
. As a freshman in the 2004 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
2004 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
The 2004 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 34th 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 championship game...
, he scored an overtime
Overtime (sports)
Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw. In most sports, this extra period is only played if the game is required to have a clear winner, as in single-elimination...
game-winning goal in a 9–8 quarterfinals victory over Maryland that was set up by Ryan Boyle
Ryan Boyle
Ryan J. Boyle is a lacrosse player who plays professional field lacrosse for the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse . He most recently played professional box lacrosse for the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League until his release in 2011...
. However, in the semifinals the following week against Navy
Navy Midshipmen men's lacrosse
The Navy Midshipmen men's lacrosse team represents the United States Naval Academy in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's lacrosse. Navy currently competes as a member of the Patriot League and play their home games at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland...
, Trombino's shot was stopped with eight seconds left in the 8–7 loss.
In 2005, Trombino was Princeton's leading scorer. He was a 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...
selection. In March 2006, Trombino scored two goals and an assist in the defeat of Johns Hopkins that ended the defending national champion Blue Jays' 17-game winning streak and 37-game (38 was the NCAA record) home
Home (sports)
In sports, home is a term referring to both the city and stadium, arena, or field where an athletic team plays games at their venue, whilst when the team plays elsewhere then they are considered the away team. The home term can refer to either the sponsoring institution or the place where it is...
winning streak. In the game, he had to shift from attack to midfield in the second half when Mike Gaudio suffered a knee injury. The team finished the season as Ivy League co-champion with Cornell. He was a second team All-Ivy League selection that year as well as an honorable mention USILA All-American Team
USILA 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 the 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
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...
first round 11–8 victory over UMBC
UMBC Retrievers men's lacrosse
The UMBC Retrievers men's lacrosse team represents the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's college lacrosse competition. The Retrievers play their home games at UMBC Stadium, located in Baltimore, Maryland with a capacity of 4,500...
Trombino scored two goals and had two assists. In the quarterfinals, Princeton was eliminated by Maryland 11–6 in the subsequent game.
Princeton qualified for the 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
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...
, but was eliminated by Georgetown 9–8 in the first round. In 2007, Trombino was a first team All-Ivy League selection. He was an honorable mention USILA All-American Team selection. As a senior, Trombino served as 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...
of the 2007 team. He wrote his senior thesis on The Influence of Sir William Johnson Among the Iroquois
Iroquois
The Iroquois , also known as the Haudenosaunee or the "People of the Longhouse", are an association of several tribes of indigenous people of North America...
Indians.
Professional career
He played with the Philadelphia BarragePhiladelphia Barrage
The Philadelphia Barrage were a Men's Field Lacrosse team that was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from the 2004 season until the 2008 season when they became a traveling team. Since the 2001 season, they have played in Major League Lacrosse. They started playing in the American Division, but...
during the 2007
2007 MLL season
2007 Major League Lacrosse season was the 7th season of the league. The season began on May 12 and concluded with the championship game on August 26, 2007.-General information:...
and 2008 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:...
s. During the 2008 season with the Philadelphia Barrage
Philadelphia Barrage
The Philadelphia Barrage were a Men's Field Lacrosse team that was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from the 2004 season until the 2008 season when they became a traveling team. Since the 2001 season, they have played in Major League Lacrosse. They started playing in the American Division, but...
, he once scored nine goals over a two-game stretch on the road (against the 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:...
and Los Angeles Riptide
Los Angeles Riptide
The Los Angeles Riptide were a lacrosse team based in Carson, California. From 2006 to 2008, they played in Major League Lacrosse. They ceased operations before the 2009 season due to the economic situation in the United States.-Franchise history:...
). He only appeared in one game for Philadelphia in 2007. However in 2008, he played in 10 games and scored fifteen goals, including one two-pointer, and had seven assists. He had a total of thirty-eight shot attempts in his career, all in 2008.
External links
- Trombino at the Lax.com