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2024 Men's Lacrosse Roster

44 Micah Payton

  • Position Midfield
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 210
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Loveland, Colo.
  • High School Thompson Valley

Biography

Career Honors

  • Second Team All-RMAC (2024)
  • RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll (2022)
2024 (Senior): Earned Second Team All-RMAC honors at the attack position… Played in 17 games, starting each of the last 16… Tallied 18 of his 33 career goals… Finished second on the team for both assists (26) and offensive points (44)… Was second in the RMAC for assists and assists per game (1.53)… Took 52 shots, putting 33 of them on goal… Also had 28 groundballs and eight caused turnovers… Scored three man up goals and one game-winning goal… Had six multiple-goal games… Started the season with six points (2G, 4A) in a Feb. 23 win over Dominican… Capped the season and his career with two goals and five points against Colorado College (May 4)… Also had a 5-point (2G, 3A) effort against CUI on Apr. 5.

2023 (Junior): Played in 14 games… Scored five goals while recording four assists to finish with nine offensive points... Took 12 shots, eight of which were on goal… Also had three ground balls… Scored twice in a Apr. 1 home win over Westminster… Also had a goal and an assist on Apr. 28 against CSU Pueblo.

2022 (Sophomore): Played in 11 games… Scored two goals while assisting on two others to finish the year with four points… Took nine shots, five of which were on goal… Scooped up seven ground balls while causing three turnovers… Had a season-high three ground balls on Mar. 5 at Adams State… RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll pick.

2021 (Freshman): Played in nine games… Scored eight goals while recording five assists to finish with 13 points… Had three 2-goal games… Had three points against both Shorter (2G, 1A; Mar. 12) and Adams State (1G, 2A; May 7)… Was credited with the game-winning goal in a Apr. 9 win at Adams State… Finished with 24 shots, taking at least one in all nine of his appearances… Placed 17 shots on goal… Claimed five ground balls and caused two turnovers.

Prep: Was a 2-time first team all-state and all-conference selection for the Loveland High School Indians, coached by Steve Payton… Earned those honors in 2018 and 2019 as a sophomore and junior before his 2020 senior season was canceled by the pandemic… Earned second team all-conference accolades as a freshman in 2017.

Personal: Is majoring in Pre-BAS Criminal Justice Law Enforcement… Aspires to become a police officer and go whichever... Enjoys fishing, playing guitar, hiking, shooting guns and taking photos.

Why I Chose CMU: “I never thought I would come to CMU after both of my sisters came here, but I then found the incredible Criminal Justice Law Enforcement major that CMU has and the campus is a very great spot with several outdoor activities to do. Then I got recruited here by the men’s lacrosse team and I wanted to come here even more."

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Historical Player Information

  • 44

    2021Freshman

    Midfield
    6'2" 190 lbs
    44
  • 44

    2022Sophomore

    Midfield
    6'2" 190 lbs
    44
  • 44

    2023Junior

    Midfield/Attack
    6'2" 200 lbs
    44
  • 44

    2024Senior

    Midfield
    6'3" 210 lbs
    44