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Georgetown's Jake Carraway entered the NCAA quarterfinals with the longest active goal-scoring streak in Division I. Virginia defenseman Cole Kastner rendered it extinct.
Cole Kastner Turning into Blockbuster Addition to UVA Defense
Fri May 28 2021 | Nelson Rice | College
Blake Kim couldn’t believe his eyes. When he checked in at the San Francisco International Airport one day back in the summer of 2017, he noticed Cole Kastner and his club lacrosse team were on the same flight. Kim did a double take.
Kastner was always the tallest kid on the field when Kim and his fraternal twin brother, Cort, coached him in the seventh and eighth grade with the Firehawks Lacrosse Club. It’s why they suggested he shift from midfield to defense in the first place. But the soon-to-be sophomore at Menlo School in Atherton (Calif.) looked like something else entirely after sprouting from 5-foot-11 to close to 6-foot-7 in less than a year.