Introduction
Joe Vasta was an All-American lacrosse player at the United States Air Force Academy from 1983 to 1986 who is currently the 3rd all-time Division I career scoring leader.
Career
In 2008, Duke's Matt Danowski surpassed Vasta as the all-time leading scorer. Along with Danowski and Syracuse's Michael Powell, Vasta is one of only three NCAA players to reach the 150-150 plateau (goals and assists).
In 1986, Vasta scored 108 points which ranks him 3rd all time on the single season scoring list. During his four years at Air Force, the Falcons had an overall record of 43 wins and 13 losses, which included a 12 and 1 record in 1984 and also a victory over Georgetown in 1985. Vasta was just the ninth Air Force representative in the prestigious, at that time, North/South college lacrosse all-star game. Vasta is also 4th in career points-per-game, 11th in career goals and 6th in career assists.
Vasta played his high school lacrosse in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y. and is presently a first officer MD-11 class pilot with Federal Express. He is also a member of the Flying Monkey Lacrosse club of Kansas City.
Vasta was the head coach of the Blue Valley Titans girls' lacrosse team at Blue Valley High School from 2009 to 2012.
Statistics
Air Force Academy
| Season | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 12 | 41 | 14 | 55 | 4.58 | |
| 1984 | 13 | 60 | 23 | 83 | 6.38 | |
| 1985 | 14 | 39 | 58 | 97 | 6.93 | |
| 1986 | 17 | 33 | 75 | 108 (a) | 6.35 | |
| Totals | 56 | 173 | 170 (b) | 343 (c) | 6.13 (d) |
- (a) 9th in NCAA Division I single season career points
- (b) 10th in career assists
- (c) 4th in career points
- (d) 5th in career points-per-game