Nick Russo Class: Senior Hometown: Port Jefferson, N.Y. High School: Comsewogue H.S. Height / Weight: 6-0 / 195 Position: Midfield

WORTH NOTING: Good all around player ... showed sparks in the fall of bringing his game to the next level ... expected to see some time as a defensive midfielder this season ... brings valuable game experience into the season ... 34 career games, fourth on the team.

AT VIRGINIA: 2001—Reserve defensive midfielder behind David Jenkins and Brenndan Mohler ... played in 13 games ... had two ground balls vs. Johns Hopkins and one vs. Radford ... lettered for the third time. 2000—Backup defensive midfielder ... played in 10 games ... scored the first goal of his career against Princeton on March 11 ... second letter. 1999—Played in 11 games as a reserve midfielder ... gained valuable playing time throughout the season ... did not score a goal, but recorded assists vs. Ohio State and Stony Brook ... lettered.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three times in lacrosse ... team captain ... state championship team ... earned All-Division, All-County and All-State honors ... county Player of the Year ... played in North-South game and Empire State Games ... also lettered three times in football ... All-Division, All-County and All-State ... team captain ... scholar athlete of the year.

PERSONAL: Son of Carol and Charlie Russo ... born 6-13-80 in Port Jefferson, N.Y. ... has three brothers, Peter (24), Charlie (19) and Ben (17), and a sister, Jessica (11) ... member of National Honor Society in high school ... Special Olympics coach ... father played football at Vermont ... anthropology major.

RUSSO STATISTICALLY

Year	Games	G.Balls	Shots	Goals	Assists	Pts
1999	11	8	1	0	2	2
2000	21	9	2	1	0	1
2001	13	3	0	0	0	0
Career	34	12	3	1	2	3