141 Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Henneghan leads with tenacity, funny personality By Mike Still COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Growing up, Charley and Danny Henneghan rarely got into any trouble with their parents. Any time their mother tried to scold or punish the two brothers, Charley changed her mind. "Over the years, it's got ten to the point where we never really get into that much trouble because he just always makes my mom laugh at the end of it all," Danny said of his older brother. "She always forgets she's mad" His whole life. Charley has had a certain quality about him. He has the rare ability to make any situation, no matter the cir cumstances. a funny one for everyone involved. "He doesn't take himself too seriously, and he makes people feel comfortable and has fun with whatever he's doing." Molly Henneghan said of her oldest son. "He just makes people feel good." He has brought his antics and easy going attitude to Penn State and for four years has kept the spirits of the men s lacrosse squad high through hard times But there are two very different sides ot Charley Henneghan. And as beneficial as it's been having Henneghan"s light-hearted personality on the team, his abilities on the field might be just as vital to the Lions' success. The entertainer Despite being an athlete his whole lie Henneghan"s heart may belong to some where else other than the playing field the dance floor. When he was 13. Henneghan tirelessly memorized the dance moves of LNSYXt' and Michael Jackson. "Beat It." "Thriller." "Bve Bve Bve." Charlev had the mow s Henneghan (right), or “Good Time Charley," has yamfm the respect as ' Start here X Live off campus? down to the slightest of details "I'm the best dancer on the team, far and away." Henneghan joked. "I've been known to take over a few dance floors in my day. The dance floor is my stomping ground." Though he refrains from breaking out his dance moves everyday in practice. Henneghan finds other ways to keep his teammates entertained MEN'S LACROSSE The senior possesses an arsenal of dif ferent jokes, impressions and movie quotes that's guaranteed to keep the Lions in stitches. "If you think of a funny movie you saw seven or eight years ago. he can just recite a quote w ord for word from it." senior co captain. Joe Britt said. "It's one of those quotes that you hear, and now you have to figure out where it's tmm, but you know you recogni/o it." But the gu» his kui’.ily and triends call "Good Time ('barley" really doesn't have to do muck: ot anything to get a laugh His presence keeps die Lions uplifted. "You just wok at him and laugh.' said freshman .Nick Dolik who attended Brother Rice High School with Henneghan m Bioomfield Hills. Mich. "Hn can make yen >miie easily domy nothiim. i!» ahcnv- hit* a nadlc a; luck uith '\ery!hiny and aiakt-' body happy and Hee.neuhan's happynnd positive is somethin;, ms p aui mates have found imakiabin this With just one min ail season. Hie i a Lions a: and Sms!ration Jhmneehar: he- ills team m -He kern Brill --.air -if' Mir supposed tt The Census needs y o u * to return your -P o v m*. There are special programs in place to count students on campus. But if you live off campus, you have to complete your own 2010 Census form that arrived in the mail. By participating, you re helping future students enjoy some of the same benefits and services that you have today. It s just iO questions and takes about 10 minutes. So fill it out and mail it back. Libititv to keen tile man •ot ha\ ii'.u Ha- >ear the;-, h ipeci ;; i.jVl'li'! Ill’; ll high •'iiv.ru! b:ii u;., ; iui iLi■ At ■aaer for the u Charley Henneghan (right) fights for a ground ball in a game against Bucknell this season a lot uf people from getting down this vear " As tun-loving and relaxed as Hi-nneahan is off of the field, it maybe dif ficult to grasp the idea that he's also the i.hhis' iop faceoff man. tine of the most brutal aspects of the name, winning faceoffs, takes a side of Henneghan that those who don't share the iieid with him don't often see. The competitor When Henneghan began playing lacrosse his freshman year at Brother Rico. his team didn't have a faceoff guy. Hoping to help his team out, Henneghan gave it a shot. i basically taught myself throughout high school and just got better and better and by the end of high school we had a percentage of like 90." he said. “I mean. I am from Michigan, and there's not a whole lot of competition up there, but I just had a knack for it. and my hands were just quicker than most others." Henneghan taught himself well, devel oping into an All-America faceoff man his senior vear in 2005. )im *'ijr Also a standout running back on the andiron. he used the aggressiveness and agility he gained from football in the face oif circle. ■ Football's all about quickness and get ting out of the faceoff circle quickly is my biggest attribute,'' he said. "When the whistle blows. I'm already out." This season. Henneghan's quickness has been working wonders for the Lions. His .015 faceoff percentage stands as the best in the Colonial Athletic Association. For some, it's difficult to believe "Good Time Charley" is capable of such success in such a serious aspect. But Henneghan’s teammates aren't surprised in the least. "He's just a competitor,” Dolik said. "He can be all jokes and smiles off the field, but The Daily Collegian when we got on the field, he's usually busi ness and he can just flip a switch really quick. "You'll think he's joking around, but he'll blow by you on the faceoff." The one-on-one style of faceoffs pro vides Henneghan with added motivation. He knows that it's him against his oppo nent, and whoever wins the brutal battle is going to help his team win. “It's a game within a game and what it comes down to is focus, focus, focus." Henneghan said. "It's all about shutting everyone out and just focusing on the whistle and beating the guy up. It's basi cally a wrestling match out there." Finishing strong Looking back to Henneghan's first sea son with the Lions, coach Glenn Thiel can't do much else but chuckle to himself. "When he came in here he was Good Time Charley,' " Thiel said. “It was just a big old freshman do nothing and just hang around and do a couple things here and there." But having spent four years with Henneghan and getting to know him as both a player and a person, Thiel has learned to take him for what he is and is impressed with how much he’s developed. "He's comical, and he's funny, and he’s relaxed, but he plays very hard,” the coach said. "He’s come a long ways." Henneghan has found the perfect bal ance between work and play. He picks up the ball for his team and he picks them up when they’re down. And in his eyes, he's found his place. "That's my way of being a leader on the team," Henneghan said. "I feel like I can have people cracking up, but when the time comes to be serious, people have enough respect to listen to me and to take in the advice I have to give." To e-mail reporter: massB6o@psu.edu States Census 2010 IT'S IN OUR HANDS
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