Mark Evanchick (born September 17, 1997) is an American field lacrosse defenseman. He currently plays for the Philadelphia Barrage of Major League Lacrosse. [1] He was the franchise's first draft pick since returning to Philadelphia in 2020. [2] [1]
Evanchick was born to Christine and Joseph Evanchick in Darien, Connecticut. [3] He attended Darien High School. He was the captain of both the football and lacrosse teams. [3] In football, he was a part of a state championship team for Darien in the Class LL in 2015. [4] He was also named the Gatorade Player of the Year for the State of Connecticut. [5] [6] He was also named Connecticut Player of the year twice in the sport of lacrosse. [7]
Evanchick was a two-sport athlete the University of Pennsylvania, in football and lacrosse, though he only appeared in one game on the football team. In lacrosse, he was First-team All-Ivy as a sophomore in 2018. [8] In 2019, he was Third-team USILA All-American, [9] First-team All-Ivy [10] and First-team ECAC All-Star. [11] That year, Penn lost to Yale in the NCAA Lacrosse Tournament. [12]
In 2020, he started all five games the team played. [3] The season was shortened due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Evanchick was selected with the 9th overall pick by the Philadelphia Barrage in the 2020 MLL Collegiate Draft. He signed with the team shortly after. [1]
Mark Evanchick (born September 17, 1997) is an American field lacrosse defenseman. He currently plays for the Philadelphia Barrage of Major League Lacrosse. [1] He was the franchise's first draft pick since returning to Philadelphia in 2020. [2] [1]
Evanchick was born to Christine and Joseph Evanchick in Darien, Connecticut. [3] He attended Darien High School. He was the captain of both the football and lacrosse teams. [3] In football, he was a part of a state championship team for Darien in the Class LL in 2015. [4] He was also named the Gatorade Player of the Year for the State of Connecticut. [5] [6] He was also named Connecticut Player of the year twice in the sport of lacrosse. [7]
Evanchick was a two-sport athlete the University of Pennsylvania, in football and lacrosse, though he only appeared in one game on the football team. In lacrosse, he was First-team All-Ivy as a sophomore in 2018. [8] In 2019, he was Third-team USILA All-American, [9] First-team All-Ivy [10] and First-team ECAC All-Star. [11] That year, Penn lost to Yale in the NCAA Lacrosse Tournament. [12]
In 2020, he started all five games the team played. [3] The season was shortened due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Evanchick was selected with the 9th overall pick by the Philadelphia Barrage in the 2020 MLL Collegiate Draft. He signed with the team shortly after. [1]