Johns Creek Graduate Already Making Waves at Collegiate Level

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John Stastny, a 2014 graduate of Johns Creek High School, is wasting no time contributing at the collegiate level.

On Feb. 28, in the US Coast Guard Academy’s first lacrosse game of the 2015 season, Stastny started as the Bears’ long stick middle. At 2:37 into the second quarter, Stastny on the turnover recovered the ground ball and made the up-field clear.

While the visiting Bears lost the away game 19 to 9 to their arch rival, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Midshipmen, the first game sets the tone for a rematch next year at home in New London, Connecticut.

The game was the first not only for the Bears’ 2015 season, it was also the first of Stastny’s collegiate career — and the first year the team played at the NCAA level.

Stastny accepted a full appointment to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 2014. The United States Coast Guard Academy, the smallest of the nation’s five military service academies, is an accredited college educating future Coast Guard officers.

While at Johns Creek High School, Stastny earned a combined seven varsity letters in swimming and lacrosse, some of which include being chosen as team captain for both the swim and lacrosse teams, receiving the Swim Team Gladiator Award, given the Lacrosse Team Most Valuable Player Award, Scholar Athlete recognition and being named to the LB3 2014 Elite club lacrosse.

His service activities included Habitat for Humanity with St. Brigid Catholic Church, Country Club of the South assistant swim team coach and Newtown Park assistant lacrosse coach.

Photo credits: Jordan Stastny