Froemming pays it forward as ‘mentor’ during final season

Cole Froemming (22) defends against Villanova in 2018. (Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics.)When Marquette men’s lacrosse senior defender Cole Froemming was being recruited, the “student” part of being a student-athlete was just as important as playing the sport he loves.

“I wanted to be as close to home as possible at a good school with a strong academic rigor,” Froemming said. “At the time, I saw what Coach Amplo was was doing with the program and thought he was building something special, and I wanted to be a part of it.”

Despite seeing limited playing time during his time at MU, Froemming saw it as an opportunity to make an impact in a different way. One way of doing this was to become…