WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Over the weekend, Elmira College men's lacrosse and EC Men's Lacrosse Alumni Association participated in Shootout for Soldiers and helped raise over $10,000 for the 501(c)(3) charity, as part of a 24-hour fundraiser event held at Long Bridge Park in Arlington, Virginia.

Shootout for Soldiers, a charitable organization that aims to use the sport as a platform to assist our nation's veterans and foster community engagement, hosted its Washington, D.C.-area festivities on Saturday, June 23, and Sunday, June 24. Along with music, food, and other funs activities, teams in attendance competed in 24 consecutive friendly contests. Since its inception, Shootout for Soldiers has raised over $2.5 million, and last year's events had a combined attendance of over 75,000.

Soaring Eagles for Soldiers, a team consisting of EC alumni and current players, raised the most funds out of all the participating teams at the Washington, D.C., event with a total of $10,546. While surpassing their goal, Soaring Eagles for Soldiers helped the organizers in Washington, D.C. raise a total of $40, 838 to help support wounded America veterans. Spearheaded by EC Men's Lacrosse Association Alumni members Matthew Hayes '02, Joe Gemmell '04, and Skyler Pradelski '16, a total of 14 Soaring Eagles suited up for this great cause.

For more information on Shootout for Soldiers, please visit their website by clicking here.

Here's a list of the current and former EC men's lacrosse players who competed in the 24-hour games:

Michael Brooks '00
Pat Sullivan '00
Justin Matto '01
Brian Simmons '01
Matthew Hayes '02
Evan Petit '02
Nate Beckles '03
John King '03
Joe Gemmell '04
Justin Urbaniak '04
Eric Hallman '15
Skyler Pradelski '16
Nevin Olney '18
David Keisler '20