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By Barrett Neale

Kyle Wharton (JHU Athletics)

Coach: Dave Pietramala, 11th season
Conference: Independent
2010 Record: 7-8

Inside Lacrosse ranked Johns Hopkins 11th in its preseason poll and selected three Blue Jays for its All-America team: sophomore defender Tucker Durkin (third team), senior attackman Kyle Wharton (honorable mention) and sophomore midfielder John Ranagan (honorable mention).

Wharton and Durkin are the only two returning players who started all 15 games last season, but four others worked their way into the starting lineup for at least five games.

The Blue Jays had a .500 regular-season record in 2010, but their strength of schedule (eight games against other postseason teams) earned them an at-large bid into NCAA tournament. They lost in the first round to eventual champion Duke.

2011 Schedule
Feb. 19 @ Towson
Feb. 22 @ Delaware
Feb. 26 vs. Siena
March 5 vs. Princeton
March 9 vs. Manhattan
March 12 vs. UMBC
March 19 @ Syracuse
March 26 vs. Virginia
April 3 @ North Carolina
April 8 vs. Albany
April 16 @ Maryland
April 23 vs. Navy
April 30 vs. Loyola
May 6 @ Army

Issue 158: February 2011