E.L. Crossley boys field lacrosse coach Kim Yallup calls Joshua Paterson a Renaissance Man.

Yallup justifiably gushed with praise when asked about Paterson, a 17-year-old, Grade 11 student, who is a top-notch field lacrosse player, solid student and also displays an exceptional work ethic holding down a variety of jobs.

“He’s super responsive, always polite, always gives 110 (per cent) not just for the team, but to the guys too, trying to teach them what they’re doing right, what they’re doing wrong because a lot of these guys aren’t lacrosse players,” Yallup said. “He’s also incredibly intelligent. He’s going into framing and he’s going to be great at framing, but he could have done 10 other things.

“It’s kind of cool. I like to call kids like that Renaissance Men — they’re kind of good at anything. People today don’t know what that means anymore, but to me it’s a huge complement when you’re good at everything you do.”

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