Dialed In: Your Lacrosse Fix for Tuesday, Oct. 10

October 10, 2023

Beth Ann Mayer

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Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:

1. LA28 Organizing Committee recommends lacrosse.

The above-the-fold section of Dialed In usually has multiple stories. Today, it has just one — but an important one.

A years-long effort to help lacrosse return to the Olympics took an important step yesterday when the LA28 Organizing Committee announced its recommendation to be added to the 2028 Summer Olympic program. The Games will be held on U.S. soil in Los Angeles. Final approval requires a vote from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), slated for Oct. 15-17 in Mumbai, India. More information on the significant development.

WHAT WE’RE READING

UNC Athletics celebrated alums Taylor Moreno and Ally Mastroianni, who struck gold at Super Sixes.
Liberty lacrosse announced its 2024 schedule.
The Princeton men named their 2024 captains.
Former Kennesaw State assistant Bianca Tedesco has joined the Binghamton staff in the same role.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Nice to see it.

Five sports have been proposed by the @LA28 Organising Committee for inclusion at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in five years' time:

Baseball-softball
Cricket
Flag football
Lacrosse
Squash

The final decision will be made in the coming days. pic.twitter.com/kU1303jY0A
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) October 9, 2023

WHAT’S ON TAP

More reporting on a triumphant Super Sixes experience.

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Written By

Beth Ann Mayer

Beth Ann Mayer is a Long Island-based writer. She joined USA Lacrosse in 2022 after freelancing for Inside Lacrosse for five years. She first began covering the game as a student at Syracuse. When she's not writing, you can find her wrangling her husband, two children and surplus of pets.