Brett Queener - Amateur Career

Amateur Career

Queener, a field lacrosse goaltender, began playing high-school varsity lacrosse for the Penn Yan Academy as an eighth grader. At Penn Yan, under his father and head coach Harry Queener, he helped the team capture five consecutive sectional titles. As a high school senior, Queener was recognized by US Lacrosse as an All-American.

After high school, Queener enrolled at Penn State University, but left due to academic reasons. He then enrolled at Herkimer County Community College. While at Herkimer, Queener led the lacrosse team to the 2005 National Junior College Athletic Association national championship, and was named "National Junior College Player of the Year".

Queener transferred and joined the University at Albany Great Danes, a NCAA Division I collegiate lacrosse program in 2006. During his first game with the Great Dane's, against the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays, Queener ran the length of the field and scored a goal. While at Albany, he was named to the All-America East Conference team three times. In 2007, he led the Great Danes to the 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament, advancing to the quarterfinals before losing, in overtime, to Cornell University. Even though Queener was the team's starting goaltender, during man-up situations he would come out of net, exchange his goaltender stick for a short crosse and play offense.