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11/17/2011 Bucknell Men's Lacrosse Captains AnnouncedNeithamer, Scally, Streep, Thibeault Elected 2012 Team Captains Tom Thibeault was a promising midfielder on the Bison men's lacrosse team, until a health scare ended his playing career prematurely. On Jan. 13, 2010, Tom underwent emergency open-heart surgery. Thankfully, the surgery was successful and Tom has recovered well. He has returned to school, and while he can no longer participate in contact sports, he has served as a student assistant coach for the last two seasons and remains an inspirational and integral part of the team. In 2012, he was one of four Bison elected team captain. Personal: Son of Tom and Trish Thibeault ... Born Nov. 29, 1989 in Baltimore ... Has a sister, Kendall, who played on the Bucknell women's lacrosse team ... Captained the soccer and lacrosse teams at Boys' Latin ... Helped soccer team to a state title in 2008 ... Lax team won state title his sophomore year and was ranked No. 1 in the nation for most of 2007 before falling in state title game ... In 2006 team did win state crown and finished No. 1 in nation ... sociology major. | |||||||||||||||||||