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Thomas Landon

Shoniker Brownlee

By Victoria Klassen By Victoria Klassen

Thomas Shoniker Landon Brownlee plays
is playing division offence with the Cornwall
1 lacrosse for the Celtics. He started playing
Manhattan University lacrosse with the Celtics
Jaspers. His lacrosse when he was four years old.
journey began with the “I have played my whole
Cornwall Celtics at age ten. career with the Celtics from

In 2020, he began playing field lacrosse for the paperweights to junior C, winning back-to-back peewee
Ottawa Capitals. After graduating high school, provincial C championships,” said Landon.

Thomas attended Bridgton Academy for a prep This year, his start to the season was delayed because he
year which helped him achieve his goal of playing had hockey playoffs in New York. He is now enjoying being
division 1 lacrosse. He currently plays for the back with his Celtics team.
Manhattan University Jaspers in NYC. “I think we have a really good chance at making a run for

Thomas had his first game with the Celtics this the Meredith Cup,” said Landon. “We have a really strong
season in mid-May when he returned home from group of guys this year and I think we all know it’s possible.”
school. He plays transition and says that he enjoys In the fall, he will be heading to Middlebury College to play
the fast pace and physical play of lacrosse. hockey, and hopefully lacrosse as well.
“The season is going well. We have a chance to gain “I really like the physicality of the sport. There really isn’t
home floor advantage over Nepean if we do well in any other sport that you can do the things you can do in

the rest of the regular season,” said Thomas. “I am lacrosse,” said Landon.

looking forward to going far in the playoffs.” For now, Landon is working hard with his Celtics team
In 2017, Thomas was part of the Celtics team towards winning the Meredith Cup.
that won the B championship, ranking sixteenth in “The best part about this team is that almost all of our guys
the province. have been playing Celtics their whole lives,” said Landon.
“I enjoy playing lacrosse with all the people who I “It makes it more special to do it with guys that have
grew up playing with and just having a good time stuck around and seen the process through right here in
being around one another” shared Thomas. Cornwall.”