VMI Athletics

2015: Played in and started all 15 games during the season as a defender and team captain … led the nation in caused turnovers per game with 2.87 … at one point led the Southern Conference with 3.71 groundballs per game … named the Three-Legged Stool Winner, an honor bestowed by the VMI Keydet Club which recognizes a first class scholarship athlete with the highest achievements in academics, leadership and athletics … first lacrosse player in program history to receive the award … one of just three VMI cadet-athletes to receive the Intercollegiate Sports Award, given for all-round excellence in intercollegiate athletics scored two goals on the year to go with one assist for a total of three points … had nine shot attempts with three on goal throughout the season … had the second-most groundballs on the team with 59 during the season … had a total of 43 caused turnovers during the year, one of the top leaders in the country for the category ... named to the Cadet-Athlete Scholar Society following spring semester for posting at least a 3.0 GPA for the term ... also named to the Dean's List for spring semester and to the SoCon Honor Roll for the academic year ... one of six VMI cadet-athletes to be named All-Academic by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID).

2014: Played and started in all 14 games as a junior defenseman ... forced 33 opponent turnovers including seven in the season finale against Richmond (Apr. 26), a 7-6 double overtime win ... forced another six opponent errors against Army (Feb. 16) in the home opener ... ranked fourth in NCAA Division I for caused turnovers per game (2.36) ... set a school record for caused turnovers in a season ... collected 48 groundballs with a season-high nine against Richmond ... grabbed at least one groundball in 13 of the 14 games ... won the Atlantic Sun Conference's Fan Vote for Preseason Defensive Player of the Year ... voted by the A-Sun coaches to the All-Atlantic Sun First Team as a defenseman ... named team's Defensive MVP at the awards banquet.

2013: Played and started in 11 games during his sophomore campaign ... scored one goal against Army (Feb. 16) ... forced 26 opponent turnovers, with five coming against Jacksonville (Apr. 6) and another four at Saint Joseph's (Feb. 23) and Canisius (Mar. 16) ... averaged 2.36 caused turnovers per game, ranking him fourth in NCAA Division I rankings for the season ... collected 20 groundballs with three in a game on three occasions ... won the team's Most Valuable Player award at team banquet.

2012: Played in 13 games as a freshman, including the first four of his young career at VMI … tallied one point on an assist to Mike DeBlasio in his first career game versus Navy (Feb. 11) … forced 10 turnovers during the year, including seven in the final three games of the year … caused multiple turnovers in each of the final three games of the year … collected 11 groundballs, with a career-best six in the season finale versus Detroit (Apr. 28) … helped VMI convert 85.2 percent of its clears as a long stick midfielder.

High School: Lettered four seasons at Rockbridge County High School in Lexington, earning All-District honors as a senior ... Collected a school-record 139 ground balls and caused 74 turnovers as a senior ... Played club for Virginia Elite and SVS ... Also lettered in basketball and football, earning All-Region honors as a defensive back.

Personal: Full name is Tyler Lee Prasnicki ... son of David and Debbie Prasnicki ... Father, David, is manager of the VMI Foundation ... older brother, Chase, played football at Army while younger sister, Lauren, played women's lacrosse at Longwood ... majoring in business and economics.