U.S. Lacrosse Release

SPARKS, Md. (Denver/U.S. Lacrosse) - University of Denver men's lacrosse freshman close defender Dylan Johnson (Englewood, Colo.) has been named an injury replacement to the United States Men's National Under-19 Team ahead of this summer's Federation of International Lacrosse Men's U19 World Championships to be played July 7-16 in Coquitlam, B.C.

Johnson recently completed his freshman year at the University of Denver where he started all 16 games for the 13-3 Pioneers. The 6-foot-2 defenseman scored two goals, had 23 ground balls and was tied for second on the team with six caused turnovers. A native of Englewood, Colo., Johnson was a four-year all-state player at Cherry Creek High School and earned US Lacrosse All-America honors.

About the U.S. Men's U19 Team: The U.S. team, led by Ohio State head coach Nick Myers, will have a closed training camp this weekend at the new headquarters in Sparks. Md., and will then convene again in Seattle for a training camp in early July before crossing the border to Canada for the world championship. The U.S. Men's U19 team has amassed a 41-2 all-time record in international play, claiming gold in each of the seven U19 world championship events to date (1988, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2008, 2012). Team USA defeated Canada 10-8 in the gold medal game to capture the 2012 FIL World Championship in Turku, Finland.

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