Billy Haire Class: Junior Hometown: Darien, Conn. High School: Darien Height / Weight: 6-1 / 207 Position: Defense

2008 Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-American (Honorable Mention) In 2007: Emerged as one of the top young defenders in Division I lacrosse ... First Team All-Patriot League selection ... Started all 15 games on close defense and was a big reason why Bucknell allowed only 6.3 goals per game, second-best in the nation ... Routinely assigned to the opposition's best attackman ... Ranked third on the team with 36 ground balls ... Had a career-high eight ground balls vs. Navy and had four each against Ohio State and Lehigh ... In 2006: One of the Patriot League's top newcomers ... Started all 14 games on close defense and helped the Bison to a No. 7 national ranking in scoring defense ... Ranked fourth on the team with 31 ground balls ... Season-high six ground balls vs. Lafayette ... Personal: Son of Jack and Kathy Haire ... Born Oct. 8, 1986 in Greenwich, Conn. ... 2005 graduate of Darien High School ... Earned four varsity letters in wrestling, three in lacrosse and two in football ... Led lax team to 23-0 record and a state title as a senior ... Named MVP of state tournament as a defenseman ... Team was ranked No. 5 in the nation ... Also won three conference championships ... All-conference, all-state and high school All-America selection ... Two-time state champion in wrestling, where he was ranked No. 4 in New England ... In football earned all-league honors as a junior ... Majoring in history ... Spent Fall 2007 semester studying in Florence, Italy.

Frank Fedorjaka on Haire: "Billy is our shut-down defender, and believe it or not he has gotten even bigger an stronger since last year. Coming off a first-team all-conference season in which he often took the other team's top attacker out of the game, we expect him to be even better. He's a real physical defender and our best one-on-one cover guy."