2015

IROQUOIS NATIONALS ANNOUNCE WORLD TEAM ROSTER

August 31, 2015 Iroquois Nationals

CONTACT: LANDON MILLER, GM: iroquoisnats@gmail.com
ANSLEY JEMISON, EdDir: ajemison@cornell.edu

HAUDENOSAUNEE August 27, 2015 – The Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse program announces the official team roster participating in the 2015 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships, WILC 2015, scheduled for September 18-27th on Haudenosaunee lands located in North America.

The Iroquois Nationals are the National Lacrosse team for the Haudenosaunee and are serving as the host team for the 2015 WILC for the first time in the tournament’s history.

The Iroquois Nationals General Manager, Mr. Landon Miller announced, “The Iroquois Nationals Team is versatile, intelligent, and prepared to do what it takes to compete at the highest level for the 10 day WILC tournament.”
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Albany’s Lyle Thompson repeats as Tewaaraton winner

June 1, 2015 Iroquois Nationals

Via Syracuse.com
By Patrick Stevens

Lyle Thompson’s record-shattering college career added one last honor Thursday night: A second consecutive Tewaaraton Award.

The Albany attackman, who set NCAA career marks for assists (225) and points (400), collected college lacrosse’s highest honor again Thursday in Washington. Thompson shared the Tewaaraton with his brother Miles last year.

Lyle Thompson, who last week won the USILA’s Enners Award as the nation’s most outstanding player, had 52 goals and 69 assists this season while leading the Great Danes to their third consecutive America East title and an appearance in the NCAA tournament quarterfinals for the second year in a row.
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2015 WILC Schedule Announced

June 1, 2015 Iroquois Nationals

Haudenosaunee – The game line up for the 2015 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships is announced for this September 18-27th by the Federation of International Lacrosse.

Thirteen teams representing the countries of the Czech Republic, Israel, Serbia, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, Turkey, Australia, Finland, USA, Canada, England & the Haudenosaunee Iroquois Nationals will vie for the coveted trophy of World Lacrosse Champion during the week long international tournament
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Iroquois Nationals Teammate Chris Gaylord Powless Passes

May 18, 2015 Iroquois Nationals

chris_powless The Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse are saddened with the sudden passing of our Iroquois Nationals teammate and friend Chris Gaylord Powless of the Mohawk Nation.

Chris Powless genhen was a member of the 1999 Iroquois Nationals Bronze Medalist U-19 Team which traveled to Adelaide, Australia. Chris received a Bronze Medal as a formidable member of the Iroquois National’s first-ever Federation of International Lacrosse World Championship medal team. Chris Powless was selected to the Iroquois Nationals Men’s Team that returned to compete internationally in Perth, Australia in 2002.
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Native American Players and the 2015 NCAA Tourney

May 18, 2015 Iroquois Nationals

Haudenosaunee – The NCAA experience offered 12 Native American collegiate lacrosse athletes a chance to extend their successful lacrosse season this May as their respected teams made the 2015 NCAA National Lacrosse Tournament.

The 10 Native American Division I collegiate players are: Kason Tarbell #24, Mohawk Nation, Cornell University, from University of Albany is Seth Oakes #21, Mohawk Nation, Dalton Roundpoint #18, Mohawk Nation, Ky Tarbell #42, Mohawk Nation and Lyle Thompson #4, last year’s Tewaaraton Winner and a 2015 Tewaaraton Finalist from the Onondaga Nation. The University of Denver is home to Zach Miller #33, Seneca Nation and Brendan Bomberry #19 Mohawk Nation. From the mid-south is the University of Virginia, home to player Zed Williams #36, a 2015 Tewaaraton Watch List Candidate from the Seneca Nation. Representing Syracuse University is Warren Hill #3, Mohawk Nation, and Randy Staats #45 a 2015 Tewaaraton Watch List Candidate from the Mohawk Nation.
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Iroquois Nationals in the NLL: Cody Jamieson, Craig Point, Sid Smith – Powers Knighthawks Win

February 24, 2015 Iroquois Nationals

Article via the Rochester Knighthawks
by Craig Rybczynski

(February 21, 2015)… Cody Jamieson’s goal at 3:02 of overtime completed an incredible second-half comeback to give the Rochester Knighthawks a 13-12 win over the Buffalo Bandits 13-12. With the come-from-behind win, the Knighthawks swept the three-game season series against their Thruway rivals.

Jamieson scored the game’s final three goals, including the game winner to extended Rochester’s winning streak to six games over Buffalo, who fell to 4-5.
Jamieson finished the game with four goals and one assist as Rochester (5-3) rallied from 12-8 down in the fourth quarter to earn their third straight win.

Joe Walters and Jordan Hall assisted on the winner to each finish with five-assist efforts. Craig Point led Rochester with six points (2+4), while Cory Vitarelli posted a four-point (3-1) effort.
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Iroquois Nationals Board Member Tonya Gonnella Frichner Passes

February 17, 2015 Iroquois Nationals

Article from Indian Country Today
By Gale Courey Toensing

A citizen of the Onondaga Nation, whose Snipe Clan name was Gowanahs, Tonya Gonnella Frichner left peacefully during the first hour of February 14, 2015 surrounded by family members and friends in her New Jersey home after a valiant decade-long battle with cancer. She was 67.

Being with Gonnella Frichner at the end of her life was a beautiful experience, Betty Lyons, Gonnella Frichner’s niece, told ICTMN. “I was laying next to her and holding her hand and it helped me to help her—and that’s how she was. She always made you feel good. Even in her death there was that generosity. She passed peacefully. Her husband was the most wonderful husband—he’s like a father to me. He made sure that she had exactly what she wanted right to the end—that she got home and had the peace of being surrounded with family. It was like a gift she gave to us to be with her when she passed. It’s not about what you do in this world, it’s about who you really are.”
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