Hall of Fame
2010 Inductees to the New Jersey Lacrosse Foundation Hall of Fame
Jeremy Becket Wolff
The Lawrenceville School 1993
Princeton University 1997
At The Lawrenceville School, Becket was a two-time all-state honoree as an attackman, helping his team capture Prep A-State titles in 1991 and 1992 and serving as team captain in 1993. He earned the Marshall H. Chambers Trophy as the team's Most Valuable Player in his senior year. He was also an all-state soccer player, and ranked in the U.S. top 20 for squash.
Becket played collegiately at Princeton University, where he was converted to a defenseman during his freshman year. The Tigers captured 3 Ivy League titles from 1995 to 1997 and three NCAA Division I championships in 1994, 1996, and 1997. He served as a team captain in 1997, helping guide the Tigers to the squad's first undefeated season since 1935. In 1996 and 1997, he was named first team All-Ivy League (unanimous in 1997), and was a second team All-America selection in 1996 and 1997. Becket also was named to the 1996 and 1997 NCAA Division I All-Tournament teams and was selected to compete in the USILA North/South All-Star Game in 1997. He was awarded Princeton's Howard Trophy in 1997, as the team's most improved player over his Princeton career.
After college, Becket played for four years with the New York Athletic Club lacrosse team, which won the North American Club Championship in 1999. Becket currently lives in Chicago, where he runs Fundamental Credit for Citadel, a multi-strategy hedge fund. He is married with two sons, Turner (4) and Miles (2), who he is introducing to lacrosse as quickly as time permits.
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