GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Garrett Farthing has signed a national letter of intent to attend Tusculum College and play lacrosse for the Pioneers announced TC head coach Richard Carrington.

Farthing, a Newport Harbor, Calif. product, is completing his senior campaign at Newport Harbor High School where he has been a key member of the Sailors midfield.

From his freshman to junior year, Farthing played attack at Prairie View High School in Henderson, Colo. and he was the team's leading scorer, team captain, and 2012 Attackman of the Year. He also earned All-Conference and All-State honorable mention accolades as a junior.

"We love Garrett's versatility. It really doesn't matter where we put him, because he's just the type of player who always finds a way to score goals," said Carrington. "He has tremendous size and athleticism, but it's his shot speed that will make him an elite player at this level."

Tusculum College, located in Greeneville, Tenn., is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, USA and is a NCAA Division II member of the South Atlantic Conference. Tusculum, the oldest college in the State of Tennessee, sponsors 15 intercollegiate sports, including men's lacrosse, which will be competing in its first season during the 2013-2014 academic year.

Tusculum, the 28th oldest college in the nation, is a liberal arts institution committed to providing a liberal arts education in a Judeo-Christian and civic arts environment, with pathways for career preparation, personal development and civic engagement. Approximately twenty-one hundred students are enrolled on the main campus in Greeneville and three off-site locations in East Tennessee. The academic programs for both traditional-aged students and working adults served through the Graduate and Professional Studies program are delivered using focused calendars whereby students enroll in one course at a time.

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