by BECKY GOFF
Little Apple Post
K-State Men's Lacrosse will host teams from the University of Kansas, Missouri State University and the University of Missouri for their Donnie Tillar Tournament.
The tournament is named to honor former K-State Lacrosse Head Coach, Donnie Tillar.
1LT Donaldson "Donnie" Preston Tillar III was the Head Lacrosse Coach at Kansas State University, while stationed at Fort Riley, prior to being deployed during Operation Desert Storm.
Tillar was was killed in action on February 27, 1991, while serving the US Army as a Black Hawk Helicopter Pilot.
Following a nearly 2 year shutdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, the K-State Lacrosse team has spent the last 18 months rebuilding the team.
The team had six players remaining when they returned to practices, and they have grown to nearly 30 team members.
The K-State Lacrosse program is a club sport, which means it is affiliated with the University, but receives no direct funding or support from the University.
The student-athletes will spend the day playing in matches and at the end of the tournament the team will be going through the stands cleaning up before they get to call it a night.
The first match in the Donnie Tillar Tournament starts at 10:30 am on Saturday at Memorial Field between the intersections of Anderson Avenue with Denison Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.
