Hempstead, NY - Pride Men's Lacrosse recruit, Sam Linares, who signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Hofstra last fall, has been named an Under Armour All-American for 2012, Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE: UA) and Corrigan Sports Enterprises, Inc. announced today.

As such, Linares is one of the top eighty-eight high school boys and girls seniors to receive the sport's highest honor and will play in the seventh annual Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic on Saturday, June 30 at Towson University's Johnny Unitas Stadium in Towson, MD.

A fourth-year player at Hauppauge (NY) High School, Linares is currently the Long Island leader in points with 100 for the Eagles, who will face Westhampton in the Suffolk County playoffs on Friday. An All-Suffolk County selection in 2011, he tallied 64 points for Hauppauge as a junior and recorded 65 points as a sophomore. He also posted 40 points as a freshman. Linares, a multi-time Scholar-Athlete Award recipient, has also played four years of soccer and was an all-county selection. He is Hofstra's second Under Armour All-American following current junior defenseman Cody Solaja in 2009.

Under Armour All-Americans are selected by a panel of lacrosse experts from Inside Lacrosse Magazine. The year-long selection process includes input from college and high school coaches from across the country as well as nominations from the public.

Players will experience a weekend of events that begins on Thursday, June 28 and culminates with the Under Armour All-America Girls Classic on Saturday, June 30 at 5 p.m. followed by the Boys Classic at 8 p.m.. The Boys Classic will be showcased live on ESPNU for the seventh year.

The Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic also includes the Underclassmen Elite Stars tournament that will feature the top underclass boys and girls players from10 regions across the country. The three-day Elite Stars tournament culminates Sunday, July 1 with the girls and boys finals at 3:30PM on the fields surrounding Unitas Stadium.

Tickets can be purchased on www.ticketmaster.com. For more information about the event, visit www.underarmourlacrosse.com. You can also follow the event on Facebook at www.facebook.com/UAAllAmericaLax.