County College Co-Ed Named Co-Captain Of Men's LAX Team

Khelsae Andican is breaking down barriers, but don’t tell her that. She just wants to play lacrosse and win.

The female County College of Morris student from Mountain Lakes has been named co-captain of the men’s lacrosse team at the school and is the squad’s backstop in net.

“She’s proved herself above and beyond most of the other players and is willing to do things other won’t,” said head coach Todd Cieri, of Morris Plains, in a statement. “It’s what’s in your heart; it’s that toughness that you have. She does not get any preferential treatment, performs all of the drills and is respected as much as our other captains, Christian Gutowski and Eric Sarrel.”

Andican played on boys teams during middle school and moved from attack to goalie while at CCM.

Andican has already notched a win over the College of Southern Maryland, a double-overtime thriller on March 5.

Andican’s road was paved by Carli Vieldhouse, who was the first female in school history to join the team in 2015. Andican and Sarah Majerscak followed Vieldhouse.

The goalie is a criminal justice major and president of the Criminal Justice Club at CCM and her goal is to someday work for a federal agency.

Pictured: Andican in goal; Andican with Cieri. Photos Courtesy County College of Morris.