By MICHAEL HEINBACH of the Missoulian
The University of Montana lacrosse club is in the midst of a four-week break from game action, looking to get sharp for its final push in the Pacific Northwest Collegiate Lacrosse League’s regular season.
Senior captain Sam Cameron is one of the few members of the team from west of the Mississippi. After beginning his college career at Division III powerhouse Ohio Wesleyan, Cameron decided lacrosse wasn’t everything and chose to transfer to Montana for the education program and the natural wonders of the area.
Now in the home stretch of his final season, Cameron recently talked about his beginnings with the sport and his collegiate career.
Q: How did you become involved in playing lacrosse?
A: I grew up outside of Seattle on Bainbridge Island and at the time lacrosse wasn’t anything like it was on the East Coast. But Bainbridge Island had a great high school team and it became a hotbed for lacrosse. I got my first stick in the first grade, but there wasn’t any organized lacrosse to play until seventh grade. So that stick sat in the closet for five or six years. When I started playing organized lacrosse, I realized just how much I liked it.
