Josh Sims

Infobox Lacrosse Player


image_size = 150px
position = Transition/Midfield
| shoots = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 2
weight_lb = 205
nll_team = Colorado Mammoth
former_nll_teams = Washington Power
mll_team = Denver Outlaws
former_mll_teams = Baltimore Bayhawks
league= NCAA
team= Princeton University
birth_date = Birth date and age|1978|7|28|mf=y
birth_place = Annapolis, Maryland
nationality = United States
career_start = 2002
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Josh Sims (b. July 28, 1978, in Annapolis, Maryland) is a professional lacrosse player.

Collegiate career

Sims attended Princeton University where he led the Tigers to two NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championships in 1997 and 1998. He earned NCAA All-American honors three times, and twice won the McLaughlin Award as Division I midfielder of the year. Sims was also the first Princeton University Student-Athlete to be presented with the NCAA Top VIII Award (the first lacrosse player to be presented with the award since 1983). [ [https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2000/12/15/sports/2080.shtml Josh Sims '00 first Princetonian ever to win NCAA Top VIII award - The Daily Princetonian ] ]

NLL career

Sims is a member of the Colorado Mammoth. He helped lead the Mammoth to their 2006 National Lacrosse League Champion's Cup. [ [http://www.coloradomammoth.com/Team/player.aspx?PID=10 Mammoth ] ] In 2007 Season he was recognized by the league as one of the top transition players in the game by being named Transition Player of the Week three times and being named to his first National Lacrosse League All-Star Game as a reserve. [ [http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=2763 NLL.com - Official Website of the National Lacrosse League - Articles - NLL ANNOUNCES ALL-STAR GAME RESERVES ] ]

MLL career

Sims was acquired by the Denver Outlaws on March 6, 2006 for the Outlaws 2006 first-round, 2nd overall, Collegiate Draft Pick (Kyle Dixon [ [http://www.laxpower.com/laxnews/news.php?story=4181 Lacrosse News ] ] ). In 2002 and 2005 he was a member of the Baltimore Bayhawks Major League Lacrosse Champion Steinfeld Cup winners. [ [http://www.denveroutlaws.com/team/players/index.html?player_id=28 denveroutlaws.com: Players ] ]

Personal

Sims is the founder of "Icon Lacrosse, LLC", and former Director of the "Boulder Valley Lacrosse Association". [http://www.boulderlacrosse.org/bvlacommunity/staff.php] . He is now the director of the Superior Lacrosse Club. [http://www.superiorlacrosseclub.com]

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NAME=Sims, Josh
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Lacrosse player
DATE OF BIRTH=July 28, 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH=Annapolis, Maryland
DATE OF DEATH=
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