The Coquitlam Junior Adanacs’ defender was selected by the Vancouver Warriors second overall in Thursday’s National Lacrosse League draft. 

“Reid is a generational talent on defence and is one of those hybrid players that can excel at both ends of the floor,” he said. “We are excited to draft Reid.”

Bowering was the BC Junior A Lacrosse League’s defensive player of the year in 2019. He also pitched in with six goals in six games.

The league’s schedule was cancelled this past spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bowering, a grad of Archbishop Carney regional secondary school in Port Coquitlam, is completing his senior season at Drexel University where he plays attack for the Dragons field lacrosse team. Its schedule was cancelled six games into last season because of the public health crisis, and players were granted an extra year of collegiate eligibility. 

Bowering scored 20 goals in the truncated season, as well as added three assists, and he carries a 32-game point-scoring streak into the upcoming campaigns