Stan Cockerton

Stan Cockerton (born May 19, 1955) is a former All-American lacrosse player for the NC State Wolfpack men's lacrosse team from 1977 to 1980, leading the Wolfpack to its only NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament appearance in 1979.

Stan Cockerton

Cockerton playing for the North Caroline State Wolfpack.
Born	(1955-05-19) May 19, 1955 Oshawa, Ontario
Nationality	Canadian
Shoots	Left
Position	Attack
NCAA MSL OLA Jr A team	North Carolina State University Brooklin Redmen Oshawa Green Gaels
Career highlights
NCAA D-I Career Records 1st in goals per game 3rd in points per game 5th in goals Other 1978 World Lacrosse Championship Gold (Canada) 1979 Second Team Men’s All-American 1978 Second Team Men’s All-American 1977 Third Team Men’s All-American
U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame, 2014 Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame, 2003

Career

Cockerton is among the all-time career goal scorers with 193 and is second in points per game at 6.36. He led the Wolfpack to 30 wins from 1977 to 1980, with two second-place finishes in the Atlantic Coast Conference. North Carolina State cancelled the varsity lacrosse program in 1983. Stan once scored 11 goals in one game, against Salisbury State in 1979.

Cockerton, a three time first-team All American, learned the game in Ontario playing box lacrosse for the famed Oshawa Green Gaels junior team. He also teamed with Mike French for the 1978 Canadian National Team upset over a heavily favored U.S. team, scoring the overtime winning goal. Cockerton also played for the Brooklin Redmen in Major Series Lacrosse, while he was going to school at North Carolina State, scoring over 200 points for the Redmen.

Cockerton is currently the president of the Ontario Lacrosse Association and is the founder of the Heritage Cup. He was formerly the president of the Federation of International Lacrosse. Stan was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2003 and the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2014.

Stan is the father of Mark and Matt Cockerton, two highly touted players from the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League, who played college lacrosse at the University of Virginia.

Statistics

North Carolina State University

Season			GP	G	A	Pts	PPG
1977			11	52	20	72	6.55
1978			11	45	27	72	6.36
1979			12	51	25	76	6.33
1980			11	45	15	60	5.55
Totals			44	193	87	280	6.32

• 1st in Division I career goals per game
• 3rd in Division I career points per game

OLA Jr A and MSL

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1970	Oshawa Green Gaels	OLA Jr A		1	--	--	--	--		2	0	2	2	0
1971	Oshawa Green Gaels	OLA Jr A		25	14	12	26	46		5	0	0	0	2
1972	Oshawa Green Gaels	OLA Jr A		28	43	33	76	86		17	23	26	49	28
1973	Oshawa Green Gaels	OLA Jr A		28	56	72	128	109		--	--	--	--	--
1973	Brooklin Redmen	MSL		1	1	1	2	0		--	--	--	--	--
1974	Oshawa Green Gaels	OLA Jr A		22	51	55	106	91		12	18	36	54	55
1975	Oshawa Green Gaels	OLA Jr A		28	68	62	130	102		2	9	5	14	16
1976	Oshawa Green Gaels	OLA Jr A		26	87	81	168	67		6	16	21	37	20
1977	Brooklin Redmen	MSL		16	56	36	92	36		4	7	12	19	14
1978	Brooklin Redmen	MSL		11	27	22	49	31		3	5	3	8	2
1979	Brooklin Redmen	MSL		12	25	44	69	10		4	13	9	22	6
1980	Brooklin Redmen	MSL		8	12	8	20	49		1	--	--	--	--
Junior A Totals				158	319	315	634	501		44	66	90	153	121
SENIOR TOTALS				48	121	111	232	126		12	25	23	49	22

See also

• Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame
• NC State Wolfpack men's lacrosse
• Oshawa Green Gaels

References

• The Vault: Stan Cockerton, NC State (April 1979) | USA Lacrosse
• Canadian Lacrosse Hall Of Fame entry
• Heritage Cup website
• 1978 USILA Men’s All-Americans
• Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Lacrosse records
• Bible of Lacrosse Canadian Box Lacrosse Stats
• National Lacrosse Hall of Fame Welcomes Class of 2014
• When The Wolfpack Roamed the Lacrosse Field Lacrosse Bucket