Ashton Hellmuth first team all Met Lacrosse

Senior Ashton Hellmuth (Lehigh) became the first Girls’ Lacrosse player in Bishop Ireton history to be named to the Washington Post All Met team for 2009. Hellmuth, a four-year varsity player, finished as the all time career leader in goals (185) scoring 72 goals this season and finished second overall in career total scoring at 211 total points.

Senior defender Lauren Gray (Georgetown) and Junior attack Janet Tela (UConn) were named to the All Met second team. Gray finished out her career as the program’s all time leader in draw controls with 88 and tallied 43 goals and 23 assists in the 2009 campaign. Tela set the single season records for total scoring (129 points), goals (86) and assists (43). She will start her senior season third all time in career total scoring just eleven points behind Hellmuth and fifteen behind 2008 graduate Julianne Tela (George Mason University).

Senior defender Claire Banta (Virginia) and Senior Attack Maria Bowman (Villanova) were named to the Honorable Mention All Met team. Both players posted impressive numbers and were key contributors to the program’s success. The Cardinals were WCAC finalists and Virginia State semi finalists posting an impressive 19-4 record for the 2009 season. Ireton went 15-0 at Fannon Field, undefeated at home for the first time in program history shattering nearly every program record in the process. “The class of 2009 has left their signature across the school record books on the field and in the classroom. We are very proud of all eleven members of the class of 2009 who have given so much to the school, the lacrosse program and look to the returning upperclassmen to continue that tradition in 2010” said Head Coach Steve Tela.