WESTBROOK—Blue Blazes senior Captain Grayson Post signed a National Letter of Intent on Tuesday evening, April 17 to attend St. Michael’s College in Colchester, Vermont beginning in the fall of this year, and take to the lacrosse field for the school beginning in the spring of 2019.
“My goal was always to play lacrosse in a Division II program or higher,” Post said, “I’m very lucky to be realizing this dream at such a highly-regarded school as St. Mike’s.”
Post is the first-ever Westbrook lacrosse player to sign on at either a DI or a DII school, according to his father, Greg.
It’s hardly surprising Post is making the transition to a college program; he and lacrosse go way back, and he’s consistently been an offensive leader.
“I’ve been playing lacrosse since my seventh grade year at Westbrook Middle School,” he said. “(Coach Pete Lyons) has been my coach all but one of those years, my freshman year. I do play year round with several club teams – Maine Mussels, Dirigo, 207 Lacrosse and Southern Maine River Rats – and have played with some outstanding players and for some really great coaching staffs.”
Lyons is currently the head coach at Westbrook High School. Josh Plowman, now coaching at Lake Region High School, held the position when Post was a freshman.
Post likes St. Michael’s for a number of reasons. For one, he enjoys the greater Burlington area; beyond that, however, he immediately felt, when he visited, like he fit among the staff and other players. “I did two overnight stays, attended their prospect camp in October, and their ‘Committed Players Day’ in February. They made me feel right at home and like a part of the team,” he said.
Moreover, the men’s lacrosse team is looking stronger and strong every day, and Post wants to be a part of the team’s coming success. “They’re a lacrosse program on the rise,” he said. “This is (head coach Alex Smith’s) first season there after being at Colorado State and he’s awesome. I can’t wait to learn from him and (Assistant Coach Sean Curtin).”
Put squarely on the spot – asked directly to identify his strengths and weaknesses as a lacrosse player, Post was very frank.
“I believe that my strengths are my field awareness, my size and toughness and my work ethic,” he said. “I’ve also been influenced by a lot of great people – my coaches, and one teammate in particular, Ryan Shackley. He’s a great friend who’s been by my side playing sports with me almost my whole life. I think we make a great duo and we’ve always pushed each other to get better.”
“As for weaknesses,” he continued, “I need to work on my speed and agility, moving without the ball, and recognizing situations much quicker.”
“Grayson is the type of kid we love to recruit – he’s hard-working, humble, and his attitude and personality will be a great addition to our locker room,” Smith said. “On the field, his ability to make the right play behind the goal and shoot the lights out gives him the opportunity to come in and make an immediate impact. We are excited to see how he develops this spring and in the coming years!”
Post plans to major in business administration, and minor in data science. He’s already dabbling in college academics.
“I’ve also been enrolled in the St. Mike’s ‘First Class’ program this spring. It allows high school seniors the chance to enroll early and learn what taking a college course is like. I’m currently taking the Personal Financial Planning class. It’s helped me get my feet wet before arriving to campus this fall.”
Post maintains a snappy web presence at http://www.graysonpostsports.com/.
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Westbrook senior boys’ lacrosse captain Grayson Post poses with his national letter of intent. He’ll join the St. Mike’s men’s lacrosse squad next year. (Courtesy photo)
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