WASHINGTON, D.C.  -  Two former Georgetown University men’s lacrosse players were selected to play in the eighth annual Major League Lacrosse All-Star Game, which will be held at Denver’s INVESCO Field at Mile High on Thursday, July 16.

Major League Lacrosse had used an “East” vs. “West” format in the last two all-star games, but this year’s game will return to the popular “Old School” vs. “Young Guns” format, which was featured in the 2005 All-Star Game.  The “Young Guns” squad is comprised of players from the 2007-09 classes, while the “Old School” squad will be made up by those players from classes prior to and including 2006.

Former Georgetown All-American defensemen Brodie Merrill (B’05) and Kyle Sweeney (B’03) were selected to represent the “Old School” team.

Merrill was one of eight players from the Toronto Nationals, who are 4-2 and stand in second place in the league.  A two-time first-team All-American, Merrill has scored three goals and eight assists for 11 points and is second on the team with 34 ground balls.

This will be the fourth-straight all-star game appearance for Merrill, who has enjoyed a standout career since graduating from Georgetown in 2005.  Merrill was named the MLL Rookie of the Year in 2005 as a member of the Baltimore Bayhawks and then won back-to-back Defensive Player of the Year Awards with the Rochester Rattlers in 2006 and 2007.

Sweeney has scored two goals with eight assists for 10 points and has 26 groundballs in five games with the Boston Cannons.

Since joining the MLL as a third round pick of the Bridgeport (Conn.) Barrage in the 2003 draft, Sweeney spent most of his career with that team, including the team’s move to Philadelphia.  He was part of three MLL Championships with the team, winning the league title in 2004, 2006 and 2007, respectively.

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