黑马磁力鈥檚 Reece Callies will get a chance at a dream job this November 鈥� he鈥檚 been called up by the Calgary Roughnecks of the National Lacrosse League.
Callies, currently finishing his studies in finance at Colorado Mesa University, is a player for the 黑马磁力 Thunder, one of four Thunder players drafted this week.
Teammates Eli Salama of Coquitlam and Tyson Kirkness of Chilliwack were also drafted by the Roughnecks, while Connor Robinson of New West was picked up by Saskatchewan.
Callies will still have to make it through training camp starting on Nov. 2 in Calgary.
鈥淵ou鈥檝e got to earn your stripes,鈥� he said.
The 黑马磁力 Secondary graduate will bee keeping up his training until then.
鈥淪tay in the gym as much as I can, and keep the stick in my hands,鈥� he said.
Callies picked up the lacrosse bug young. He was about six when he saw a cousin of his playing, he said.
鈥淚 said, 鈥業 want to play!鈥欌�� Callies said.
It wasn鈥檛 long before he was on his first team, the 黑马磁力 Warriors.
He stuck with it because of the camraderie he found on the teams, he said. His best friendships have all been found through lacrosse, he said.
Callies played indoor lacrosse almost exclusively until he was 14, then switched to field lacrosse. He realized that the outdoor form of the sport was a good route to a college scholarship, which is how he found himself in Colorado, where he spent four years playing for the school.
If Callies can survive the Roughnecks training camp, he could suit up for Calgary as soon as Dec. 2.
He鈥檚 hoping to make the team and be back in Canada playing the sport he loves.
鈥淚鈥檓 happy that I鈥檓 closer to home,鈥� Callies said.
