Malibu lacrosse player Harrison Raine will be named to U.S. Lacrosse Boys’ All-Academic Team, according to his family.
Raine, 18, was notified of the recognition on Sunday, one day after graduating from Viewpoint School in Calabasas with a 3.78 grade point average.
Raine said he was surprised and extremely excited that he received recognition for being a standout on the lacrosse pitch and the classroom.
Each year, U.S. Lacrosse, the national governing body of lacrosse, recognizes graduating high school lacrosse players from across the country for excelling in the classroom. This year’s complete list of All-Americans and All-Academic team members will be released on July 1.
The All-Academic honor puts a cap on a successful senior lacrosse campaign for Raine. Raine, who played attacker, scored 88 points — a combination of goals and assists — for the Patriots, which is a school record.
In fact, Raine’s record-setting point tally broke the previous school record, which he set last year.
“It just kind of happened,” Raine, who was the team’s Offensive MVP and Patriot Award-winner this year, said.
Raine is continuing his lacrosse career at Colorado College in Colorado Springs.
He is part of an 11-member Tigers recruiting class that will be joining a team that went 12-4 last season.
The left-handed player said his strengths on the lacrosse field include his quickness, agility and high lacrosse IQ. He said he believes he can contribute to the Tigers right away.
“I think I am definitely going to see some playing time at the lefty [midfielder],” he said.
Raine said several things drew him to wanting to continue his education in The Centennial State, including the unique class schedule and opportunities for outdoor excursions.
“Because you are in Colorado you can do a lot of skiing, backpacking and outdoor activities,” he said. “Colorado College is also a really environmental science-based school. That is something that really interested me.”
Raine said he plans on studying environmental science and possibly geology or forestry.
“I had a really positive experience with the science department at Viewpoint,” he said. “I had some great teachers, and I went to Point Dume Marine Science School also. I love the outdoors and a great way to go outdoors is to work in science.”
At Viewpoint, Raine was on the headmaster’s list and high honor roll. He was also an AP Scholar with Honors and president of the Viewpoint Founders’ Club. Additionally, he has participated in the Sierra Service Project every summer since he was in the fifth grade and, as a member of the Malibu Optimist Club, he has sponsored creative writing contests at Camp Miller Juvenile Correctional Center.
Raine enjoys skiing, rock-climbing and backpacking, so he said exchanging year-round warm weather for weather that will feature snowy months is no problem.
“It’s snow with a purpose,” he said.
