Captain overcomes hardships

JUSTIN HALLMAN STAFF WRJTER JJH722@CABRINI.EDU

"Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant." - Horace

Entering Cabrini College as ability-laden lacrosse player out of St. Joseph's Prep High School, Mike Cottone was looked at as constant at the next level in the bright future of Cavaliers lacrosse. What wasn't aware were the troubles Cottone would have to overcome in hls college career. His courage to triumph over hard times and his ability to succeed are why this Cottone has been chosen as a spring sport senior profile athlete.

This year for the Cavaliers men's lacrosse team, Cottone was a Captain coming off a year in which he was selected as a member of the All-Conference 1st team as a Junior. This year

Cottone has used his leadership and seniority to take the Cavaliers to their highest ranking ever in school history at #9 in the country. Cottone is also a favorite to be selected to the all-PACteam again this season, as well as a nomination for the division three North-South All-Star game featuring the nation's best players.

However, things haven't

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always been this easy for Cottone.

"The summer between his sophomore and junior years is when he really turned the corner," said Steve Colfer, Men's Lacrosse Head Coach. "Mike did struggle a bit with his academics in his first two years here and just wasn't all together ready. But that summer, he really matured. He physically got into shape and mentally as well. He totally committed to the team."

Wearing the number two on the back of his jersey, the Long Stick Midfielder leads the team in takeaways and is among the leaders on groundballs. His captaincy is found more on his