Drew Westervelt

{{Short description|American lacrosse player}}

{{Infobox lacrosse player

| position = Attack

| shoots =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lb = 235

| nll_team = Colorado Mammoth

| former_nll_teams = Philadelphia Wings

| mll_team = New York Lizards

| former_mll_teams = Chesapeake Bayhawks, Denver Outlaws

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|4|25|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Bel Air, Maryland

| nationality = American

| nll_draft = 37th overall

| nll_draft_year = 2007

| nll_draft_team = Philadelphia Wings

| career_start = 2007

| nickname =

}}

Drew Westervelt (born April 25, 1985 in Bel Air, Maryland[http://denveroutlaws.com/player/108/denver-outlaws-14-drew-westervelt Drew Westervelt | Denver Outlaws Lacrosse] Retrieved 2014-10-26.) is a former lacrosse player in the National Lacrosse League and Major League Lacrosse.

College career

Westervelt attended the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where, as a senior, he was the nation's fifth-leading scorer.{{cite web |url=http://www.denveroutlaws.com/team/players/index.html?player_id=70 |title=Westervelt's Denver Outlaw Player Bio |accessdate=2008-02-29 |format= }}

Entrepreneurship

In April 2014, Westervelt launched a new company HEX Performance based in Baltimore, Maryland. The company produces "HEX" removes that sweaty smell leftover in performance synthetic fabrics. HEX is now being sold at Wegmans, Whole Foods Market, Harris Teeter, Shoprite, and Canadian Tire.{{cite web| url = http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2014/08/29/this-former-umbc-lacrosse-player-wants-to-take-the.html?page=all| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140904040225/http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2014/08/29/this-former-umbc-lacrosse-player-wants-to-take-the.html?page=all| archive-date = 2014-09-04| title = Hex: This former UMBC lacrosse player wants to take the smell out of your gym shirts - Baltimore Business Journal}}

Professional career

=MLL=

Westervelt was selected by the Denver Outlaws fourth overall in the 2007 MLL Collegiate Draft.

In 2011 he was traded to the Chesapeake Bayhawks, then in 2016 to the New York Lizards.{{cite web|url= https://www.nylizards.com/articles/2016-drew-westervelt-trade|title= Lizards Acquire Drew Westervelt in Exchange for Second Round 2017 Collegiate Draft Pick|work= www.nylizards.com|date=June 28, 2016|accessdate=August 16, 2016}}

=NLL=

He was acquired by the Philadelphia Wings in the third round (37th overall) in the 2007 National Lacrosse League entry draft.{{cite web |url=http://www.wingslax.com/article/68182 |title=Wings Send Brendan Thenhaus to Edmonton for Second Round Pick |accessdate=2008-02-29 |work=WingsLax.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080306160529/http://www.wingslax.com/article/68182 |archivedate=2008-03-06 }} During the 2009 NLL season, he was named to the All-Star Game as an injury replacement.{{cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3811|title=All-Star reserves announced |date=February 19, 2009|publisher=NLL.com|accessdate=2009-03-05}}

On September 13, 2013, Westervelt was traded to the Colorado Mammoth for Ryan Hotaling and draft picks.{{cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/news_article/show/284961 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130913175136/http://www.nll.com/news_article/show/284961 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 13, 2013 |title=Wings send Westervelt to Mammoth |work=NLL.com |date=September 13, 2013 |accessdate=September 13, 2013 }} He was not included in the published final roster for Colorado, so his status with that team is not known.{{cite web|url=http://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/2016-nll-previews-colorado-mammoth/33509|title=2016 NLL previews: Colorado Mammoth|work=www.insidelacrosse.com|date=December 22, 2015|accessdate=August 16, 2016}}

Statistics

=MLL=

BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0"
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! colspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  

! colspan="7" | Regular Season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  

! colspan="7" | Playoffs

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Season !! Team !! GP !! G !! 2ptG !! A !! Pts !! LB !! PIM !! GP !! G !! 2ptG !! A !! Pts !! LB !! PIM

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

|2007

Denver1020014341621201311
ALIGN="center"

|2008

Denver12240832121.52100111
ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

|2009

Denver122721746118.52001110
ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="2" | MLL Totals!!34!!71!!2!! 39!!112!!39!!12!! 5!!3!!0 !!2!!5!!3!!2

=NLL=

BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0"
ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  

! colspan="6" | Regular Season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  

! colspan="6" | Playoffs

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Season !! Team !! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! LB !! PIM !! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! LB !! PIM

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2008

Philadelphia75492116100010
ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2009

Philadelphia163419537216------
ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2010

Philadelphia163240728715------
ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2011

Philadelphia152727545014------
ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2012

Philadelphia163619555912120240
ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2013

Philadelphia163029596025122432
ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="2" | NLL Totals !! 86 !! 164 !! 138 !! 302 !! 349 !! 98 !! 3 !! 4 !! 2 !! 6 !! 8 !! 4

=University of Maryland, Baltimore County=

BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0"
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! colspan="1" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Season !! GP !!G !! A !! Pts !! PPG !!

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2004

142315382.71
ALIGN="center"

| 2005

152723503.33
ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2006

152720473.13
ALIGN="center"

| 2007

173536714.18
ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="1.5" |Totals !!61!!112!!94!!206!!3.38!!

References