Three-year letterwinner ... talented athlete who will lead Army's second midfield unit this spring ... intelligent player with an instinct for the game ... capable dodger with a hard shot from long range ... runs the field well ... part of a midfield unit that returns mainly intact ... plays well behind the cage or out near the top of the restraining box.
2004: Appeared in all 15 games with 8 starts ... posted goals in back-to-back contests against Yale and Lehigh ... also tallied versus Duke in regular-season finale ... three goals and four assists were a season best ... put together three-game scoring streak ... registered a point in four of five Army contests during that run.
2003: Appeared in 12 games for the Black Knights ... only goal of the season came in Army's 9-8 upset of No. 8 Rutgers.
2002: Appeared in four games as a freshman ... saw first collegiate game experience opposite Hofstra ... scored first college goal against Lafayette ... rifled off two shots and picked up a ground ball in that contest.
Prior to West Point: Male Career Athlete award winner at Brien McMahon H.S. ... high school All-American ... two-time first team all-state ... first team All-FCIAC ... co-captain of lacrosse team with brother Jake ... all-area co-MVP along with brother Jake (2001) ... helped lead Brien McMahon to Division 2 state championship in 2000 ... scored 257 career points in high school ... also lettered in football and wrestling ... two-year captain of wrestling squad ... all-area wrestler (2001) ... named to U.S. Navy/NHSACA All-America football squad in 2000 ... member of National Honor Society.
Personal:Christopher Monroe Couch ... born March 6, 1983, in Norwalk, Conn. ... parents are Jack and Kristina Couch ... twin brother of Jake Couch, also a lacrosse player at Army ... majoring in Human Geography.
Year GP G A P Shots GB
2002 4 1 0 1 2 1
2003 12 1 0 1 1 2
2004 15 3 4 7 20 5
Totals 31 5 4 9 23 8
