Hall of Fame
The story of the Plattsburgh State men’s lacrosse program’s history could not be told without mentioning Kyle Norchi, who remains the program’s career record holder in points (282) and goals (198).
Kyle earned the Cardinals’ first-ever USILA All-America honor in 2011 and participated in the USILA All-Star Game that same season. The Hauppauge, N.Y., native earned All-SUNYAC honors each of his four years in a Cardinal uniform and was the first non-goalie to garner First-Team All-SUNYAC recognition in program history.
His eight goals scored against Williams College on April 20, 2010, stand as the second most in a single game in program history, and he ranked among the national leaders in goals per game in 2009 (sixth, 3.29), 2010 (eighth, 3.12) and 2011 (11th, 3.19) and points per game in 2010 (eighth, 4.76).
Date of Induction into Cardinal Sports Hall of Fame:
October 13, 2023
Where is he now:
Kyle is currently a locomotive engineer for the Long Island Railroad. He lives in East Islip, N.Y., and is happily married to his wife, Kristen.
He cites his greatest personal accomplishment as marrying his wife, Kristen, and he states that his greatest professional accomplishment as passing all the tests needed to become a qualified locomotive engineer.
Favorite Plattsburgh State Sports Moment:
“My favorite Plattsburgh State sports moment is becoming the first Plattsburgh lacrosse team to make the SUNYAC playoffs in the spring of 2009. In addition, it would also be playing and becoming friends with so many great people and teammates through my time at Plattsburgh.”
