CCHS Lax - Bruins in College

BRUINS IN COLLEGE AND BEYOND

RC Willenbrock ’09 (Dartmouth) RC was an All State Kicker in Football and All-American player in
Lacrosse. He spent the fall kicking for the Dartmouth Football team. They are looking to use his
considerable talents a lot this year as a midfielder.

Zach Arthur ’09 (Hobart) Zach is looking to move up the depth chart at this storied program.

Michael Beimford ’09 (Ohio State) Michael is working his way into the rotation and is very excited
to be a Buckeye. Michael or “Pete” as he was affectionately known, is the only two time All-
American in Cherry Creek History.

Ryan Link ’08 (Penn State) Ryan is seeing considerable time at Penn State as a Middie. He is a key
component of Penn State’s resurgence in Division 1.

Ryan Driver ’07 (Denver) Ryan was a tremendously skilled attackman who was an important part of
the team’s success from 2004 – 2007. For three years he quarterbacked the Creek offense and
became an All-American his senior year. Unfortunately, concussions ended his career but he will
go down as one of the great attackman in CCHS history

Tyler O’Crowley ’06 (Denver) At Creek Tyler started out as a goalie but became the most
dangerous long-stick middie (LSM) in the state. He was an All-American in ’06. Back problems
ended his career with the Pio’s.

Cameron Kerr ’06 (Denver) Cameron was an All State Attackman at Creek on the back to back
State Championship teams in 2005 and 2006 before heading to the University of Denver. Cam was
a 4 year letter winner for DU, ending his career under legendary coach Bill Tierney as a first line
starting midfielder for the Pioneers. Cam was on 2 NCAA tournament teams and finished his
career at DU being honored as the Team's Most Improved player as a Senior in 2010.

Payton Sanders ’06 (Denver) Payton was a three-year starter at Creek and an All-American. He
was an impact player on Team Colorado U-19. He was the model of toughness and intensity while
at Cherry Creek and has become one of the most intimidating players in Division 1 lacrosse.

Spencer Cooperman ’05 (Colgate ‘09) Spencer was an All-American and was selected “Player of the
Year” in Colorado. As a captain, he displayed an uncanny work ethic on the field as well as in the
classroom.

Jordan Hendry ’05 (University of Massachusetts ‘09) Jordan did not start playing lacrosse until 8th
grade and became an All-American because of his work ethic and as a student of the game. His
UMass team finished second to UVA in the national championship. He is finishing his career at DU
under coach Tierney.

Rick Will ’04 (Denver ’08) Rick was a first team All-State player in his junior year and was injured in
his senior year. He was plagued by injuries in college but hung in there for four years and was a
model of dedication.

Peter Hein ’03 (Vermont ‘07) Peter was an All-American in his senior year at Creek and was a key
component in three state championship games. He starred as a middie all four years at Vermont.
Peter finished his career with the Denver Outlaws and was one of only four former Bruins to play
at the professional level.

Dustin Palmer ’03 (Syracuse ’07) Dustin was another All-American on the ’03 team and a standout
defensemen. At Syracuse, he was on the National Championship team of ‘04. He was the
defensive coach on the Team Colorado U-19 team that won the Vail Shootout. Dustin played in all
of Syracuse’s 2006 games and was a starter for nine games. He finished his career with DU while
getting his masters.

Brian Welch ’03 (Butler ‘07) Brian was offensive MVP at Cherry Creek and was injured in his senior
year. He saw spot time in his first year at Butler and was a major contributor in ’05 at both
attack and middie. Unfortunately, Butler dropped their program during his senior year.

Sam Ashley ’01 (Butler '05) Sam was a tremendous goalie who was a regular on Team Colorado
throughout his High School career. He was the starting goalie at Butler in 2004 and 2005. He now
is actively involved in coaching High School Lacrosse in Texas.

George Hein ’00 (Denver ’04) George was an excellent middie at Cherry Creek and started on the
U-19 Team Colorado that finished second in the Vail Invitational. He was a major defensive
contributor at Denver University.

Scott Robertson ’98 (Goucher 02) Coach Hannan at Goucher called Scott, “One of the toughest
middies he ever coached.” He was a key face off man for the Gophers.

Geoff Bieging ‘96 (Denver ‘00) Geoff was part of a State Championship team in 1995. He started
his college career at Loyola and came back to DU after his freshmen year. He was a major
contributor to DU’s early success at the Division 1 level. He was a High School All-American in
1996. He went on to be a contributing member of the Colorado Mammoth in the NLL.

Garth Miles ’96 (Denver ’00) Garth was a very gifted middie and was part of the 1995 State
Championship Team. He went on to play at University of Massachusetts and came back to DU
where he was a standout Defensive middie.

Hank Brier '94 (Dartmouth '98) after being named a two-time All-Colorado player at Creek, Hank
went on to play at Dartmouth. As a senior, the Jewish Sports Review named him to their All-
American team.

Tim Hooper '86 (Colgate '90) was one of the leaders of the '86 State Championship team who went
on to star at Colgate for 4 years.

Brian Wimer '87 (Yale '91) Brian was a first team All-State defenseman whose terrible luck with
injuries derailed an All-America opportunity his senior year in high school, then eventually shut
down his lacrosse career at Yale where he was a valuable player for two years.

Karl F. Wimer ’86 (Yale ’90) Selected All-America in his senior year in high school, Karl was the first
recipient of the Doc Stabler award (top scholar lacrosse player in Colorado). At Yale, Karl became
the first Colorado high school graduate to earn DI All-America honors, and was a key contributor
to their 2nd ranked team in 1990. He still owns the second-highest one-year scoring total at Yale.

Todd Danner ’82 (Whittier ’86) Todd Played defense at Cherry Creek and went on to star at
Whittier. He was a three time WCCLL All-star and had his number retired at Whittier. He also is
in the Whittier College Hall of Fame.

Brion Salazar '81 (Syracuse, University of Colorado '84) An All-America at Creek, Brion played a year
at Syracuse before returning home to star at CU as a fullback for CU in the early 80s. When his
football eligibility ran out, Brion picked lacrosse up again and became one of the best faceoff men
in the country. He was a first round draft pick for the Denver Rifles pro outdoor team, and was
also drafted by the Detroit Turbos (indoor). Later he was the head coach at DU and Ohio State.

Billy Goldy '81 (Cornell '85) An All-State mid-fielder and a leader of the '81 State Championship
team, Billy went on to play lacrosse at Cornell University. He was also All-State and a leader of the
'81 State Championship soccer team and All-State place-kicker on the State runner-up football
team. While at Cornell, Billy also played football and kicked the second longest field goal in Cornell
football history.

Kent Lemon '78 (Cornell, University of Colorado '82) After helping lead Creek to a State
Championship in '78, Kent played a year at Cornell before returning to CU.

CLUB BALL
Local universities, such as CSU and CU, have been exceptionally strong at the club level, and a
popular destination for many Creek lacrosse greats. This was particularly the case in the early days
of Colorado lacrosse when many players stayed close to home, although by all accounts players like
Rick Parietti and Mike Reiter would have starred at any of the best schools back East. Here we
recognize those who helped build programs at CU and CSU. (still under development - please send
any information you have on a player or players so we can give them credit here!)

Ricky Parietti '80 (CSU) An unstoppable force on midfield and attack, Ricky led CSU in its early
years. He would later go toe-to-toe with the best in the world and earn all-Vail Tournament
honors as a leading member of the legendary Team Colorados squads.

Mike Reiter '86 (CSU '91) Mike was a star midfielder who helped win the State Championship in '86,
then went to college on a tennis scholarship. Mike turned back to lacrosse and CSU where he
helped build the program into a serious contender as a player coach. Mike was also a stalwart
midfielder on the great Team Colorados in the Vail Tournament.

The following are ex-Creek players who are currently starring on the CU team or coaching there.
Although I don't have all their details at the moment, I wanted to call out their success with the
information I have.

Marty Taffet is now a coach at CU after going right to St. Johns out of Creek.

Dane Mueller initially went to DU, then transferred to CU where he is currently starting.

Kyle Driver (twin of Ryan Driver) has been key contributor at CU ever since he joined the team
after Creek.

Tyler Padzik has also been at CU since winning the State Championship at Creek.

Tyler O'Crowley's played at DU, but transferred and is now healthy and starting at CU healthy as a
solid defender.

Michael Beimford has transferred to CU from OSU and is now a starter there.

Matt White is starting at midfield at CU as well.

This page recognizes Creekers who
are starring at the Varsity level in
college or graduated from an NCAA
lacrosse program.

If we left you (or someone you know) off the list, don't get mad! Email us! We either don't have
all your details or are trying to contact you. Send an email with your school, year, and details,
and we will add you as soon as we can!