by Shirley Hill. Our Senior B lacrosse team captain, Ron Cogan, has donned a new jersey, not red and black, but teal and black. The new jersey goes along with the new team he is now a member of, the Rochester Knighthawks.
Ron signed a one-year deal with the Rochester Knighthawks on February 15, 2009. The NLL says his birthplace is Six Nations, but we all know that he was has played all his minor lacrosse right here at Onondaga. On February 21st, in Ron’s second game as a Knighthawk he scored his first goal. Best wishes Ron, good luck into the NLL.
Here is a short bio on 29 yr. old Ron. He was originally drafted by the Knighthawks in the eighth round (71st overall) in the 2001 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft. He spent the 2008 summer with the Onondaga RedHawks of the Can-Am Senior “B” lacrosse league and recorded 19 goals and 28 assists in 14 regular season games.
He played with the RedHawks for eight seasons (2001-08) and collected 81 goals and 156 assists in 86 games. In 2005, he was a member of the Can-Am championship team. In 2000, he played Jr. “A” for the Six Nations Arrows of the Ontario Lacrosse Association. That season he earned All-Star Game MVP honors. In 1999, he played for the Onondaga Jr. “B” team.
The 6-4, 235 pound right-hander has also played on the Under-19 Iroquois Nationals team 1n 1996, where he was named to the All-Tournament team. In2002, he played for the Iroquois team at the World Lacrosse Championships. In addition, he played junior college lacrosse at Herkimer County Community College and was a 2002 National Junior College Athletic Association All-American.