USA Lacrosse Announces 2026 Division I Men's Preseason All-Americans

On Tuesday, the USA Lacrosse Division I Men’s 2026 Preseason All-Americans were announced, honoring 84 players from 31 institutions.

Preseason No. 1 Maryland and preseason No. 3 Princeton pace the nation with seven All-Americans each — though the Terps boast two first-team All-Americans in short-stick defensive midfielder Eric Kolar and defenseman Will Schaller.

Coming in with six All-Americans is Syracuse, an NCAA semifinalist in 2025 that checks in at No. 2 in the preseason ranks. Led by Tewaaraton Award candidate Joey Spallina, the Orange return a potent core.

Four teams share the spotlight with five All-Americans apiece — Georgetown, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Richmond. The Irish and the Buckeyes both received two first team nods, with long-stick midfielder Will Donovan and defenseman Shawn Lyght representing Notre Dame and defenseman Bobby Van Buren and goalie Caleb Fyock representing Ohio State.

Preseason All-Americans are selected by USA Lacrosse Magazine staff and contributors with input from collegiate coaches.

FIRST TEAM

A — Owen Duffy, North Carolina
A — Ryan Goldstein, Cornell
A — Joey Spallina, Syracuse
M — Benn Johnston, Duke
M — Michael Leo, Syracuse
M — Chad Palumbo, Princeton
FO — Brady Wambach, North Carolina
SSDM — Eric Kolar, Maryland
SSDM — Aidan Maguire, Duke
LSM — Will Donovan, Notre Dame
D — Shawn Lyght, Notre Dame
D — Will Schaller, Maryland
D — Bobby Van Buren, Ohio State
G — Caleb Fyock, Ohio State

SECOND TEAM

A — Dominic Pietramala, North Carolina
A — Silas Richmond, UAlbany
A — Mikey Weisshaar, Towson
M — Logan Ip, Harvard
M — Evan Plunkett, Army
M — Tucker Wade, Princeton
FO — John Mullen, Syracuse
SSDM — Cooper Mueller, Princeton
SSDM — Jack Pilling, Richmond
LSM — Ryan Splaine, Rutgers
D — Ty Banks, Georgetown
D — John Schroter, Virginia
D — Hunter Smith, Richmond
G — Sean Byrne, Army

THIRD TEAM

A — Willem Firth, Cornell
A — Eric Spanos, Maryland
A — Jack Speidell, Harvard
M — Hunter Aquino, Penn State
M — Matt Collison, Johns Hopkins
M — Liam Connor, Georgetown
FO — Jack Cascadden, Cornell
SSDM — Blake Eiland, Ohio State
SSDM — Joe Juengerkes, Rutgers
LSM — Jake Melchionni, Villanova
D — Cullen Brown, Ohio State
D — Charlie Johnson, Duke
D — Alex Ross, Penn State
G — Ryan Croddick, Princeton

HONORABLE MENTION

A — Peter Buonanno, Princeton
A — Rory Connor, Georgetown
A — Braden Erksa, Maryland
A — Nate Kabiri, Princeton
A — Colin Kurdyla, Rutgers
A — Alex Marinier, Ohio State
A — Aidan O’Neil, Richmond
A — Thomas Power, Dartmouth
A — Timothy Shannehan, Boston University
A — Josh Yago, Notre Dame
M — Will Angrick, Notre Dame
M — Hunter Drouin, Colgate
M — Ty English, North Carolina
M — McCabe Millon, Virginia
M — Trevor Natalie, Hofstra
M — Joe Sheridan, Richmond
M — Max Sloat, Duke
M — Luke Rhoa, Syracuse
M — Griffin Scane, Penn
M — Jack Taylor, Jacksonville
FO — Luca Accardo, High Point
FO — Henry Dodge, Maryland
FO — Ross Prince, Georgetown
SSDM — Jackson Green, Princeton
SSDM — George Stamos, Maryland
LSM — Jack Combs, Vermont
LSM — AJ Larkin, Maryland
D — Charlie Cave, Brown
D — Richard Checo, Lehigh
D — Nikko DiPonio, Utah
D — Billy Dwan, Syracuse
D — Quintan Kilrain, Johns Hopkins
D — AJ Marsh, Navy
D — Max Neeson, UAlbany
D — Julian Radossich, Fairfield
D — Jack Shoemaker, Villanova
D — Brendan Staub, Cornell
G — Anderson Moore, Georgetown
G — Jimmy McCool, Syracuse
G — Thomas Ricciardelli, Notre Dame
G — Cardin Stoller, Rutgers
G — Lucas Winger, Le Moyne