Year: Junior
Major: Business
Sport: Lacrosse
FP: How long have you been playing lacrosse?
Tom: I started playing in the 7th grade, so probably eight or nine years. I switched from baseball to lacrosse when I was a kid.
FP: What made you want to play lacrosse instead of baseball?
Tom: Well football was my main sport, and I wanted to get faster for football so I tried out lacrosse in the spring; plus my friends wanted me to play.
FP: Did you play any other sports growing up?
Tom: Nope, just football and lacrosse.
FP: Why did you decide to play lacrosse in college?
Tom: Mostly the size factor for football, I thought I wasn’t big enough to play past high school. I felt I had become a better lacrosse player too.
FP: What position do you play in lacrosse?
Tom: I’m kind of a miscellaneous player, but I guess I could say I mostly play defense.
FP: I heard you’re a transfer student, where did you play before attending USM?
Tom: Springfield College in Massachusetts
FP: What made you want to transfer from Springfield?
Tom: I’m from a relatively small town in Maine, so I guess the biggest reason was because of the location and size of the city.
FP: Is there anything you want USM to know about the “real” Thomas Boothby?
Tom: I’m a pretty laid back guy and I’m easy to talk to. Go SOX.