Team Captain ... In 2011: Played in all 17 games, seeing time at both close defense and long-stick defensive midfield ... Part of a defense that ranked fifth in the nation in scoring defense (7.24) ... Logged 21 ground balls and seven caused turnovers ... Season-high four ground balls against Penn State ... In 2010: Transitioned to close defense and turned in an all-conference sophomore season ... Named Second Team All-Patriot League at season's end ... Finished second on the team and first among long poles in ground balls with 52 ... Part of a defensive unit that led the Patriot League and ranked third in the country in goals-against (7.93) ... Logged 15 caused turnovers ... Patriot League Defensive Player of Week on Apr. 26 ... Pocketed a career-high 10 ground balls in a dominant performance against Jacksonville ... Had five or more GBs five times ... In 2009: Showed great promise as a regular long-stick defensive midfielder ... Played in every game and ranked among the team leaders with 22 ground balls ... First career goal came in second half of title-clinching win over Colgate ... Goal came off a faceoff win, just nine seconds after a Colgate goal ... Season-high five ground balls vs. Air Force ... Also had four against Lehigh ... Personal: Son of Vin and Susan Neithamer ... Born Aug. 11, 1989 in Alexandria, Va. ... Has a brother, Greg ... Captained the football, basketball and lacrosse teams at St. Stephens & St. Agnes School ... All-state pick in lacrosse ... All-IAC and honorable mention All-Met ... Helped team beat Georgetown Prep in IAC semis two years in a row ... Football team MVP ... Led grid squad to state semis as a senior ... Part of two IAC champion basketball teams ... Earned school's Model Athlete Award for Class of 2008 ... Economics major ... Frank Fedorjaka on Neithamer: "Jason has worked very hard to stay healthy, and he is in the best shape of his career entering his senior year. He is back playing long-stick defensive midfield, which is more of a natural position for him, but he has played a lot of close defense and can cover anyone. He is tremendous on ground balls and in transition, and to this point he has been our best leader on the field."