HIGH SCHOOL: Three-sport standout in lacrosse, ice hockey, and football at Tatnall School in Wilmington, DE...four-year starter in lacrosse who earned All-American, All-State, and all-conference honors as a senior...led team to state title in 2003...played defense in ice hockey for five varsity seasons and led team to three state titles...firste team All-State as a senior...played tight end in football for four varsity seasons...earned all-conference honors as a senior.

AT DELAWARE: Second-year member of squad...will battle for playing time in Blue Hen midfield unit...will add solid depth...2005: Did not see game action as a freshman and retained freshman eligibility.

PERSONAL: Alexander Steele “Alex” Moeckel (“meckle”)...born Oct. 13, 1985...son of Thorpe and Peggy Moeckel...hotel, restaurant, and institutional management major at Delaware with a minor in business...served internship at the Four Seasons Resort Hotel in Maui, Hawaii this past summer....avid surfer...has an older sister, Emilie, who played field hockey at Vassar College...both parents are 1976 graduates of Delaware and strong supports of UD athletics...father is an architect and mother is a real estate agent.