Joe Vasta is a former All-American lacrosse player at the United States Air Force Academy from 1983 to 1986. Vasta was the all-time NCAA scoring leader for over 20 years and is currently the tenth all-time. Vasta coaches lacrosse at Rockhurst High School in Kansas City, Missouri.
Career In 2008, Duke's Matt Danowski surpassed Vasta as the all-time NCAA leading scorer. Along with Danowski,
Vasta is one of only six NCAA players to reach the 150-150 plateau (goals and assists).
In 1986, Vasta scored 108 points which ranks 12th 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 11th in career goals, 6th in career assists and 5th in career points-per-game, though the NCAA does not officially recognize that statistic.
Vasta played his high school lacrosse in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y. and is presently an MD-11 Captain with Federal Express. He is also a member of the Flying Monkey Lacrosse club of Kansas City.
Vasta is currently an assistant coach at Rockhurst High School and 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 6.35 Totals 56 173 170 343 (a) 6.13 (b)
(a) 10th in Division I career points (b) 6th in career points-per-game
See also Air Force Falcons men's lacrosse
References
External links Air Force Lacrosse Records Lacrosse Magazine Article 'Not Your Average Joe' Flying Monkey lacrosse Blue Valley Titans High School girls lacrosse team