Hall of Fame
MARK BARNES, Lycoming College
Lacrosse – Class of 2001
Mark Barnes is one of four student-athletes at Lycoming to earn all-American recognition in three different seasons. Barnes was a three-time USILA All-American Honorable Mention (1999, 2000, 2000), and a 2000 InsideLacrosse.com Preseason All-American. He was a four-time All-MAC First Team selection and was named the 1999 MAC Player of the Year. Barnes was named to the MAC 100 All-Century Team.
Barnes holds Lycoming records with 609 career ground balls and 10.32 per game (played before caused turnover stat was kept). He has four of top six slots on school's single-season ground ball record book. Barnes won 55 percent (733-1341) of career faceoffs using a long-stick. He led the team, which was in its second year when he joined, to two conference title games (1999, 2001).
Barnes was inducted into the Lycoming Athletics (2007) and Corning-Painted Post High School (2005) Hall of Fames.