U19 USA Lacrosse Team Roster: A Comprehensive Look at the 2022 U.S. Men’s U20 Squad

Who are the rising stars on the 2022 U.S. Men’s U20 lacrosse team roster. What top high schools and colleges are represented on the squad. How does the coaching staff support these elite young players.

Elite Young Talent: Breaking Down the 2022 U.S. Men’s U20 Lacrosse Roster

The 2022 U.S. Men’s U20 lacrosse team roster showcases some of the most promising young talent in American lacrosse. This elite squad represents the future of the sport, with players hailing from top high school programs across the country and committed to prestigious college teams. Let’s dive into the details of this impressive roster and examine what makes these athletes stand out.

Roster Composition and Positions

The 23-player roster is strategically balanced across all positions:

• 5 Attackmen
• 8 Midfielders
• 5 Defenders
• 2 Goalies
• 2 Faceoff Specialists
• 1 Long-Stick Midfielder

This distribution ensures depth and flexibility across the field, allowing the team to adapt to various game situations and opponent strategies.

Geographical Diversity: Where Do These Elite Players Come From?

The roster reflects the growing popularity of lacrosse across the United States, with players representing various regions:

• Northeast: 14 players (New York, New Jersey, Connecticut)
• Mid-Atlantic: 5 players (Maryland)
• South: 1 player (North Carolina)
• Midwest: 2 players (Missouri, Indiana)
• West: 1 player (Colorado)

While the Northeast remains a stronghold for lacrosse talent, the inclusion of players from diverse locations demonstrates the sport’s expanding reach.

Powerhouse Programs: High Schools Producing Top Talent

Several high schools have multiple representatives on the U20 roster, highlighting their reputation as lacrosse powerhouses:

• St. Anthony’s (N.Y.): 2 players
• Chaminade (N.Y.): 2 players
• West Islip (N.Y.): 2 players
• Calvert Hall (Md.): 2 players

These programs consistently produce top-tier talent, preparing players for success at the highest levels of collegiate and international competition.

Collegiate Commitments: Where Are These Stars Headed?

The U20 roster features players committed to some of the most prestigious lacrosse programs in NCAA Division I:

• Duke University: 4 players
• Yale University: 4 players
• University of Virginia: 2 players
• University of Notre Dame: 2 players
• University of North Carolina: 2 players

Other represented schools include Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, Lehigh, Rutgers, Princeton, Ohio State, Denver, and Michigan. This distribution highlights the caliber of talent on the U20 squad and the competitive nature of collegiate recruiting in lacrosse.

Standout Players to Watch

While every player on the U20 roster is exceptional, a few stand out for their accolades and potential:

Brennan O’Neill – Attack

Hailing from St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) and committed to Duke, O’Neill is widely regarded as one of the top recruits in his class. His scoring prowess and field vision make him a player to watch.

Graham Bundy Jr. – Midfield

A Georgetown commit from MICS (Mo.), Bundy brings a unique perspective as one of the few Midwest representatives. His versatility and athleticism could be key assets for the U20 team.

Kenny Brower – Defense

Committed to Duke from Massapequa (N.Y.), Brower’s defensive skills and leadership potential make him a cornerstone of the U20 backline.

Coaching Excellence: The Minds Behind the U20 Team

The U20 squad benefits from a wealth of coaching experience:

• Head Coach: Nick Myers
• Assistant Coaches: Pat Myers, Stan Ross, Andrew Stimmel

This coaching staff brings a mix of collegiate and international experience, providing valuable guidance to the young athletes as they compete on the global stage.

Support Staff: The Unsung Heroes

Behind every great team is a dedicated support staff. The U20 squad is backed by professionals ensuring the players’ physical and mental well-being:

• General Manager: Conor Ford
• Assistant Manager: Ron Caputo
• Equipment Manager: Ian Moore
• Videographer: Ryan Davis
• Medical Staff: Including physicians, orthopedists, and athletic trainers

This comprehensive support system allows players to focus on their performance, knowing their needs are met off the field.

The Road Ahead: Challenges and Opportunities for the U20 Team

As the U20 team prepares for international competition, they face several challenges and opportunities:

Building Team Chemistry

With players coming from diverse backgrounds and programs, fostering a cohesive team dynamic will be crucial for success.

Adapting to International Play

Many players will be experiencing their first taste of international competition, requiring quick adaptation to different styles of play and officiating.

Representing USA Lacrosse

The pressure and pride of representing their country on the global stage will be a new experience for these young athletes, potentially serving as a catalyst for exceptional performance.

Future Opportunities

Strong performances at the U20 level can open doors for future involvement with senior national teams and professional opportunities.

The 2022 U.S. Men’s U20 lacrosse team roster represents the cream of the crop in American youth lacrosse. With a blend of offensive firepower, defensive stalwarts, and specialized roles, this team is poised to make a significant impact on the international stage. The diversity of hometowns and future collegiate commitments speaks to the growing reach of lacrosse across the United States.

As these young athletes continue their lacrosse journeys, their experiences with the U20 national team will undoubtedly shape their development and contribute to the overall growth of the sport. Fans and aspiring players alike should keep a close eye on this talented group, as many of these names are likely to become household names in the lacrosse world in the years to come.

The combination of elite talent, experienced coaching, and comprehensive support staff creates an environment where these young players can thrive and showcase their skills on an international platform. As the team prepares for upcoming competitions, the lacrosse community eagerly anticipates the impact these rising stars will have on the global stage.

While the roster primarily focuses on the men’s U20 team, it’s worth noting that USA Lacrosse also fields highly competitive women’s teams at various age levels. The article briefly mentions historical rosters for the U.S. Women’s U19 team from 1995 and 1999, highlighting the long-standing tradition of excellence in both men’s and women’s lacrosse programs in the United States.

In the coming years, it will be fascinating to track the progress of these U20 players as they transition to collegiate play and potentially future national team appearances. Their success at this level could inspire the next generation of lacrosse players and continue to elevate the sport’s profile both domestically and internationally.

The 2022 U.S. Men’s U20 lacrosse team roster serves as a snapshot of the bright future of American lacrosse. With a combination of skill, dedication, and the support of USA Lacrosse, these young athletes are well-positioned to carry the torch for the sport and inspire future generations of players.

2022 U.S. Men’s U20 Roster

2022 U.S. Men’s U20 Roster

Name	Pos	High School	HS Grad	College
Michael Alexander	D	West Islip (N.Y.)	2019	Yale
Jackson Bonitz	D	McDonogh (Md.)	2020	Navy
Kenny Brower	D	Massapequa (N.Y.)	2019	Duke
Graham Bundy Jr.	M	MICS (Mo. )	2019	Georgetown
Jake Caputo	M	Middle Creek (N.C.)	2019	Duke
Liam Entenmann	G	Chaminade (N.Y.)	2019	Notre Dame
Brendan Grimes	M	Boys’ Latin (Md.)	2020	Johns Hopkins
Patrick Hackler	M	Skaneateles (N.Y.)	2019	Yale
Cole Herbert	M	Calvert Hall (Md. )	2020	North Carolina
Patrick Kavanagh	A	Chaminade (N.Y.)	2019	Notre Dame
Cole Kirst	A	Seton Hall Prep (N.J.)	2018	Lehigh
Shane Knobloch	M	Moorestown (N.J.)	2020	Rutgers
Quentin Matsui	D	Eden Prairie (Minn.)	2019	Virginia
Jack Monfort	M	Syosset (N. Y.)	2019	Yale
Jake Naso	FO	St. Anthony’s (N.Y.)	2020	Duke
Brennan O’Neill	A	St. Anthony’s (N.Y.)	2020	Duke
Jared Paquette	G	West Islip (N.Y.)	2019	Yale
Danny Parker	M	Mount Sinai (N.Y.)	2019	Virginia
Ryan Schriber	D	Wilton (Conn. )	2019	Michigan
Alex Slusher	A	Oregon Episcopal School (Ore.)	2019	Princeton
Jacob Snyder	D	Calvert Hall (Md.)	2019	Ohio State
Alec Stathakis	FO	Culver Military (Ind.)	2019	Denver
Lance Tillman	A	Valor Christian (Colo.)	2019	North Carolina

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Nick Myers

Assistant Coaches: Pat Myers, Stan Ross, Andrew Stimmel

Support Staff

General Manager: Conor Ford

Assistant Manager: Ron Caputo

Equipment Manager: Ian Moore

Videographer: Ryan Davis

Medical Staff

Physician: Samir Dixit, M. D.

Orthopedist: Ken Tepper, M.D.

Athletic Trainer: Erin Pettinger

Athletic Trainer: David Schaffer

U.S. Women’s U20 All-Time Rosters

1995 U.S. Women’s U19 Roster

1995 U.S. Women’s U19 Roster

Name	Pos.	High School	College
Sarah Bradley	Midfield	Haverford High (Pa.)	Temple
Tice Burke	Attack	St. Paul’s (Md.)	Princeton
Stuart Cawthorn	Defense	Collegiate (Va.)	William & Mary
Melissa Coyne	Goalie	Roland Park (Md.)	North Carolina
Emily Fenwick	Attack	St. George’s (R.I.)	Dartmouth
Kristin Keller	Midfield	Radnor (Pa.)	Virginia
Katie Loovis *	Defense	Seton Keough (Md.)	North Carolina
Mia Mooney	Attack	Shipley (Pa.)	Virginia
Colleen O’Brien	Midfield	Wissahickon (Pa.)	Penn State
Kristen Off	Midfield	Henderson (Pa.)	North Carolina
Megan Riley	Attack	South River (Md.)	James Madison
Caroline Turner	Midfield	Huntington (N.Y.)	Princeton
Rebecca Tweel	Midfield	Charlottesville (Va. )	James Madison
Jenny Voishan	Defense	Severna Park (Md.)	North Carolina
Amity Wall	Midfield	Stone Ridge (Va.)	Middlebury
Jacque Weitzel	Attack	Garrison Forest (Md.)	Dartmouth
Christy Yarnell	Goalie	Garnett Valley (Pa.)	Richmond

* Captain

Head Coach: Kathy Henderson (Phillips Academy, Mass.)
Assistant Coach: Wendy Kridel (Roland Park, Md.)

1999 U.S. Women’s U19 Roster

1999 U.S. Women’s U19 Roster

No.	Name	Pos.	High School	College
1	Amy Price	Goalie	Bryn Mawr (Md. )	Dartmouth
2	Miles Whiteman	Midfield	Bryn Mawr (Md.)	Yale
3	Meredith Goodell	Attack	Bryn Mawr (Md.)	Brown
4	Lauren Gallagher	Attack	Henderson (Pa.)	Duke
5	Kelly McCardell	Midfield	Henderson (Pa.)	Notre Dame
6	Shannon Kron	Attack	Maryvale Prep (Md.)	Delaware
7	Acacia Walker	Midfield	Annapolis (Md.)	Maryland
8	Lauren Peck	Attack	Broadneck (Md.)	Vanderbilt
9	KK Scharfe	Defense	Governor Drummer (Mass. )	Virginia
10	Theresa Sherry	Defense	Bryn Mawr (Md.)	Princeton
11	Megan McInnes	Goalie	Bryn Mawr (Md.)	Princeton
12	Betsy Gaines	Midfield	Roland Park (Md.)	North Carolina
13	Katie Coyne	Midfield	Bryn Mawr (Md.)	Princeton
14	Summer Crabtree	Defense	St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes	Princeton
15	Lauren Aumiller *	Midfield	Notre Dame Prep (Md.)	Virginia
16	Kelsey Twist	Midfield	Roland Park (Md. )	Stanford

* Captain

Head Coach: Wendy Kridel (Bryn Mawr, Md.)
Assistant Coach: Courtney Crangi

2003 U.S. Women’s U19 Roster

2003 U.S. Women’s U19 Roster

No.	Name	Pos.	High School	College
1	Brooke Shinaberry	Goalie	Severna Park (Md.)	Vanderbilt
3	Ally Vernon	Defense	Eastern (N.J.)	Ohio State
4	Mollie Reese	Midfield	Hereford (Md.)	Maryland
6	Krista Pellizzi	Attack	Farmingdale (N. Y.)	Maryland
7	Caitlin Reimers	Defense	Greenwich (Conn.)	Princeton
8	Michelle Menser	Midfield	Radnor (Pa.)	Duke
9	Kathleen Miller	Attack	St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes	Princeton
11	Coco Stanwick *	Attack	Notre Dame Prep (Md.)	Georgetown
14	Jess Allen	Midfield	Hereford (Md.)	North Carolina
15	Kristen Waagbo	Attack	Mt. Hebron (Md.)	Duke
16	Claire Bordley	Midfield	Holton-Arms School (Va. )	Virginia
17	Jessica Adam	Midfield	Severn (Md.)	Duke
20	Rachel Sanford	Midfield	Greenwich (Conn.)	Duke
22	Megan Murray	Goalie	Deerfield Academy (Mass.)	Princeton
23	Leigh Jester	Midfield	Ridgewood (N.J.)	Duke
24	Megan Havrilla	Attack	Conestoga (Pa.)	Virginia

* Captain

Head Coach: Wendy Kridel (Bryn Mawr, Md.)
Assistant Coach: Lindsay Manning (Groton, Mass.)

2007 U.S. Women’s U19 Roster

2007 U.

S. Women’s U19 Roster

Name	Pos.	Hometown	High School	College
Shaylyn Blaney	Midfield	Stony Brook, N.Y.	Ward Melville	Notre Dame
Sarah Bullard *	Midfield	Needham, Mass.	Buckingham, Browne & Nichols	Duke
Ally Carey	Midfield	Abingdon, Md.	John Carroll	Vanderbilt
Virginia Crotty	Attack	New Vernon, N.J.	Oak Knoll	Duke
Liz Downs	Defense	Alexandria, Va.	St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes	Virginia
Allie Duclos	Defense	South Windsor, Conn.	South Windsor	New Hampshire
Bria Eulitt	Defense	Ellicott City, Md.	Mt. Hebron	Richmond
Emily Geary	Goalie	Wayne, Pa.	Radnor	William & Mary
Emma Hamm	Midfield	Wayne, Pa.	The Baldwin School	Duke
Mia Hurrin	Midfield	Alexandria, Va.	St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes	North Carolina
Katie Janian	Goalie	Baltimore, Md.	Bryn Mawr	Yale
Karri Ellen Johnson	Midfield	Annapolis, Md.	Broadneck	Maryland
Jordy Kirr	Attack	Baltimore, Md.	Bryn Mawr	Georgetown
Colleen Magarity	Midfield	Oreland, Pa.	Germantown Academy	Northwestern
Colleen McCaffrey	Midfield	Mt. Sinai, N.Y.	Mt. Sinai	Johns Hopkins
Josie Owen	Midfield	Gibson Island, Md.	Severn	Virginia
Chelsea Robinson	Attack	Putnam Valley, N.Y.	Lakeland	Virginia
Shannon Smith	Attack	West Babylon, N.Y.	West Babylon	Northwestern

* Captain

Head Coach: Wendy Kridel (Bryn Mawr, Md.)
Assistant Coaches: Lindsay Mulhern, Krystin Porcella (John Carroll, Md. ), Jess Wilk

2011 U.S. Women’s U19 Roster

2011 U.S. Women’s U19 Roster

No.	Name	Pos.	Hometown	High School	College
3	Jen Cook	Attack	Towson, Md.	McDonogh	Johns Hopkins
4	Kelly McPartland	Midfield	Farmingdale, N.Y.	Farmingdale	Maryland
5	Tatum Coffey	Midfield	Toms River, N.J.	Toms River North	Penn State
6	Brigid Smith	Attack	Rockville, Md.	Good Counsel	Duke
7	Madison Acton	Midfield	Sudbury, Mass.	Lincoln Sudbury	Duke
8	Shannon Gilroy	Midfield	Northport, N.Y.	Northport	Florida
9	Taylor Trimble *	Midfield	Rosemont, Pa.	Episcopal Academy	Duke
10	Alyssa Blevins	Defense	Bel Air, Md.	C. Milton Wright	Winthrop
11	Allie Murray	Goalie	Downingtown, Pa.	Downingtown	Notre Dame
12	Kayla Treanor	Attack	Niskayuna, N.Y.	Niskayuna	Syracuse
14	Covie Stanwick	Attack	Baltimore, Md.	Notre Dame Prep	Boston College
15	Cortney Fortunato	Attack	Northport, N.Y.	Northport	Northport
17	Barbara Sullivan	Defense	Garden City, N.Y.	Garden City	Notre Dame
19	Mikaela Rix	Midfield	Garden City, N.Y.	Garden City	Boston College
20	Erin McMunn	Attack	Westminster, Md.	Winters Mill	Princeton
21	Caileigh Sindall	Defense	Silver Spring, Md.	Good Counsel	North Carolina
22	Christine Ferguson	Defense	Weston, Mass.	St. Paul’s	Cornell
25	Dani Lazo	Midfield	Stevensville, Md.	St. Mary’s Annapolis	Penn State
36	Kelsey Duryea	Goalie	Beverly, Mass.	Governor’s Academy	Duke

* Captain

Head Coach: Krystin Porcella (John Carroll, Md.)
Assistant Coaches: Carter Abbott (The Pingry School, N.J.), Megan Clark, Jen Pfeiffer

2015 U.S. Women’s Team Roster

2015 U.S. Women’s Team Roster

No.	Name	Pos.	Hometown	High School	College
1	Jackie Gilbert	Midfield	Pleasanton, Calif.	Amador Valley, 2015	USC
2	Nikki Ortega	Attack	Centereach, N.Y.	Centereach, 2015	Notre Dame
4	Claire Quinn	Defense	Manhasset, N.Y.	St. Anthony’s, 2015	Northwestern
5	Samantha Giacolone	Goalie	Manorville, N.Y.	Eastport-South Manor, 2015	Notre Dame
6	Natalie Bulgier	Defense	Harleysville, Pa.	Sauderton, 2015	Georgetown
7	Tess D’Orsi	Midfield	Sudbury, Mass.	St. Mark’s, 2016	Princeton
8	Miranda Ibello	Attack	Baltimore, Md.	Goalie	Westfield, N.J.	Westfield, 2015	Northwestern
11	Brindi Griffin	Attack	Annapolis, Md.	McDonogh, 2016	Maryland
12	Lindsey Ronbeck	Attack	Manhasset, N.Y.	Manhasset, 2015	Florida
13	Erin Kelly	Defense	West Nyack, N.Y.	Clarkstown South, 2015	North Carolina
14	Chloe Jones	Midfield	Yardley, Pa.	Lawrenceville, 2017	Virginia
16	Hannah Proctor	Defense	Wayne, Pa.	Radnor, 2015	Notre Dame
17	Olivia Ferrucci	Midfield	Naples, Fla.	Barron Collier, 2015	North Carolina
19	Kerrigan Miller	Midfield	Bayport, N.Y.	Bayport-Blue Point, 2016	USC
20	Andie Aldave	Midfield	Catonsville, Md.	McDonogh, 2017	Notre Dame
21	Samantha Apuzzo *	Midfield	West Babylon, N.Y.	West Babylon, 2015	Boston College
24	Francesca Whitehurst	Midfield	Baltimore, Md.	Roland Park, 2015	Georgetown
25	Caroline Zaffino *	Attack	Darien, Conn.	St. Paul’s (N.H.), 2015	Boston College

* Alternate
^ Captain

Head Coach: Kim Simons (Bryn Mawr, Md. )
Assistant Coaches: Michele DeJuliis (Ultimate Lacrosse, N.J.), Bowen Holden Lincoln-Sudbury (Mass.), Wendy Kridel (Bryn Mawr, Md.)

2019 U.S. Women’s U19 Roster

2019 U.S. Women’s U19 Roster

No	Name	Hometown	High School	Club	College
22	Megan Carney	McKinney, Texas	John Paul II ’18	GRIT Dallas	Syracuse
36	Kasey Choma	Manorville, N.Y.	Eastport South Manor ’19	Long Island Yellow Jackets	Notre Dame
3	Sophia DiCenso	Foxboro, Mass.	Foxboro ’19	Mass Elite	Richmond
99	Madison Doucette	West Chester, Pa.	Unionville ’18	Ultimate	Northwestern
33	Brianne Gross	El Dorado Hills, Calif.	Oakridge ’18	Tenacity	Vanderbilt
12	Rachel Hall	Cypress, Texas	Cypress Woods ’18	Tenacity Houston	Oregon
11	Elle Hansen	Cohasset, Mass.	Cohasset ’18	Mass Elite	Northwestern
23	Elizabeth Hillman	Fallston, Md.	Bel Air ’18	Skywalkers	North Carolina
18	Leah Holmes	Larchmont, N.Y.	Hackley ’20	Snipers Elite	Northwestern (verbal)
14	Madeleine Jenner	Annapolis, Md.	McDonogh ’18	M&D	Duke
19	Michaela McMahon	Bardonia, N. Y.	Saddle River (N.J.) ’18	Building Blocks Lacrosse	Penn
26	Alexandra Murphy	Wantagh, N.Y.	Wantagh ’17	Long Island Yellow Jackets	Massachusetts
35	Brooklyn Neumen	Rockford, Mich.	Rockford ’18	Coppermine	North Carolina
27	Isabelle Scane	Clarkston, Mich.	Cranbrook Kingswood ’18	Mass Elite	Northwestern
6	Emma Schettig	Woodbine, Md.	McDonogh ’19	M&D	Maryland
8	Isabelle Smith	Westhampton Beach, N.Y.	Westhampton Beach ’20	Long Island Yellow Jackets	Boston College (verbal)
1	Greta Stahl	Penn Valley, Pa.	Harriton ’18	Quaker City	Northwestern
21	Caitlyn Wurzburger	Delray Beach, Fla.	American Heritage School ’20	Florida Select	North Carolina (verbal)

USA Announces Final Roster for 2023 World Championship

The US Lacrosse Team has announced the final roster of 23 to represent the United States at the 2023 Men’s Lacrosse World Championship in San Diego. The United States is the reigning world champion and will be seeded number 1 in a 30-team tournament running from June 21 to July 1.

The roster was selected after a training camp in Florida with 50 players. This was the fourth training camp that head coach John Danowsky and his staff have had with the players since June.

“The character of these guys is beyond anything I could have imagined,” said Danovski, who led Team USA to victory at the 2018 World Cup in Israel. “The way they tried to do what we asked them to do was incredible. At each training camp, it was difficult for us to make final decisions about the composition. The meeting in which we had to make a choice was one of the most intense in my coaching career, and the personal meeting with the players was incredibly difficult. One of our assistants was shaking for a long time after the meeting. That is the profound effect they have had on us.”

The selected roster included six gold medal winners from the 2018 USA Team – Trevor Baptiste, Jesse Bernhardt, Michael Earnhardt, Jack Kelly, Rob Pannell and Tom Schreiber. For Bernhardt and Pannell, this will be the third call-up to the US team for the World Championships, having previously been in 2014 and 2018.

Ryan Conrad, Brennan O’Neill, Jack Rowlett and Michael Sauers won gold medals with Team USA U19 and U21; Liam Byrnes, Conrad, Zach Goodrich, Kelly and Schreiber represented the United States with the Sixers earlier this year at the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama; Baptiste, Matthew Dunn, Connor Kelly, Kieran McArdle, Matt Rambo, Blaze Riorden and Schreiber played for Team USA at the Box Lacrosse World Championship.

All roster except for O’Neal, Duke (NCAA) played in the Premier Lacrosse League last summer and 11 players currently play in the National Lacrosse League.

In the history of the world championships since 1967, the USA has won a record 10 championship titles, but has recently faced numerous opponents, including three-time world champion Canada. The US is aiming to be the first country to defend the title. For the past two decades, the US and Canada have alternated championships. Canada won in 2006 and 2014, while the US won in 2010 and 2018.

Team roster:

9 New Members Inducted into the US National Lacrosse Hall of Fame

Nine great lacrosse players were officially inducted into the US National Lacrosse Hall of Fame Saturday night during a celebratory celebration in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

Pictured class of 2021 honorees, pictured from left to right: Chris Snyder, Sheehan Stanwyck Birch, Steve Stenersen, Jenny Levy, Tony Resch, Beth Stone, Ryan McClay and Patty Daly.

Three honorees – Sheehan Stanwyck Birch, Ryan McClay and John Pirro (posthumously) – were officially accepted as great players, two others – Tony Resch and Jenny Levy – were inducted as truly great coaches, Patty Daly was accepted as a great functionary, and three winners – Beth Stone, Chris Snyder and Steve Stenersen – were recognized as people who have made a huge contribution to the development of lacrosse.

It was the culmination of a busy weekend nearby hosting the 2022 USA Fall Classic between the men’s and women’s teams to honor the honorees who had to wait a year to celebrate.

Jenny Levy is the only coach in the 27-year history of the North Carolina women’s team to win titles in 2013, 2016 and 2022. Her 395 career wins rank third in NCAA history.

“I love being part of a team,” Levy said. “That’s what I’m most passionate about. I always understand very well that you need to enjoy those moments that we spend with the team, which are special for this group of people.”

Tony Resch’s coaching career spans three decades at school, professional and international levels. He has won several championships with the Philadelphia Barrage in MSL and the Philadelphia Wings in NLL, not to mention two gold medals with Team USA as a staff assistant and four state championships with La Salle State.

“I try not to make things too difficult as a coach,” said Resch. “I care a lot about the basics and being a good teammate, working hard, learning, growing and trying to improve. This approach has served me well on many levels.”

Sheehan Stanwyck Birch, the eldest of eight Stanwyck siblings, was a four-time All-American with Georgetown, her program goals and points records still stand unbroken.

“Lacrosse means so much to my family, my seven siblings, my parents and the relationships that were built,” said Birch, who remains active in the sport as a television analyst and commentator. “My younger siblings and I always kept in touch by attending their games when they were in college. Being involved in the TV part of this sport, I often had to call them to understand: ‘How do you like the changes in the rules and what are these changes on the field?’ Lacrosse really connected us together.”

Ryan McClay, won gold medals with Team USA in 2002 and 2010, was an All-American four times with Cornell.

“Being on Team USA in 2002 was probably the foundation of my career,” said McClay, who was a college graduate at the time. “I went to Cornell and no one cared about Cornell at the time. Being part of the 2010 team was very special and was the highlight of my playing career because it required a lot of solo morning practice before work to keep myself in shape.”

The posthumous awarding of John Pirro, a three-time All-American quarterback for Roanoke College, was one of the most emotional moments of the evening. Pirro passed away in 2013 due to complications from Huntington’s disease. Many of his former teammates, family members, and others in the Roanoke lacrosse community were there to honor his memory as sons Joe and Nick, along with several of Pirro’s teammates, took the stage to accept the award.

“My father was a special guy,” said Joe Pirro. “A wonderful teammate, father and friend.”

For 30 years, Patty Daly has trained and led women’s lacrosse officials at the local, district and national levels, and has been one of the top officers on the field. She has made 18 NCAA Finals and Semifinals in her career, and has also been a leading official in many league championship games.

Upon taking the stage, Daley used her newfound Hall of Famer powers to playfully justify colleagues Resh and Levy for any times they may have overstepped the mark in their coaching antics.

“You are forgiven,” Daly said good-naturedly. She added: “I loved this game and I loved every game I played. Just being part of a great team on the pitch has been a real pleasure for me throughout my career. ”

Beth Stone has been the Women’s Competition Chair for five FIL/WL World Lacrosse Championships and President of USWLA High School Coaches and the Midwest Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association.

“There are incredible people involved in the sport, and these are the people who support your participation,” Stone said during her emotional acceptance speech. “The friends I have made through lacrosse are friends for life.”

Chris Snyder, whose sons Drew and Will both played in Maryland, played a vital role in the development of the sport in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest as a founding member of the Washington High School Lacrosse Association and the Washington Lacrosse Chapter.

“It happened as fast as a lightning strike,” Snyder said. “Forty years have passed and I still feel as fresh as ever. It gave me so much joy and I just wanted to convey that emotion and joy further.”

As the former president and CEO of USA Lacrosse from the organization’s inception in 1998 until his retirement in 2021, perhaps no one has had a greater impact on the sport than Steve Stenersen.