USA Lacrosse Announces National Lacrosse Hall of Fame Class of 2026
SPARKS, Md. — The National Lacrosse Hall of Fame will enshrine eight highly accomplished inductees as the Class of 2026, USA Lacrosse announced Thursday.
The 2026 inductees are Lissa Fickert, Jon Hess, Sarah Albrecht Meehan, Lindsey Munday, Jim Nestor, Max Seibald, Chris Rotelli and Peter Worstell.
The newest members of the Hall of Fame will be officially inducted during a dinner ceremony at the M&T Bank Exchange in Baltimore on Saturday, January 9, 2027. Tickets for the event will be available for online purchase beginning next month.
Established in 1957, the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame honors men and women who by their deeds as players, coaches, officials and/or contributors, and by the example of their lives, personify the great contribution of lacrosse to our way of life.
Nearly 500 lacrosse greats are recognized in the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, which is housed in the National Lacrosse Museum at the USA Lacrosse Headquarters in Sparks, Maryland.
More information about this year’s inductees is listed below.
Lindsey Munday
Munday was a two-time first-team All-American attacker at Northwestern in 2005 and 2006, as Northwestern captured the national championship both years. Currently the U.S. Women’s Sixes National Team head coach, Munday concluded her collegiate playing career with 268 points and as Northwestern’s all-time assists leader with 128.
Munday also won world championships with the U.S. Women’s National Team in 2009 and 2013 while earning All-World Team honors both times. Her 21 assists in the 2009 world championship are the most ever for a U.S. team player at a world championship and her 35 career assists are tied for the U.S. career record.
Sarah Albrecht Meehan
Meehan was a two-time All-American at Northwestern, helping lead the Wildcats to the first two of their nine NCAA championships in 2005 and 2006. She was a four-year captain at Northwestern, where she ranks fourth all-time in assists (71), sixth in points (199) and seventh in goals (128).
Following graduation, Meehan won two world championships with the U.S. Women’s National Team (2009, 2013) and was twice named to the All-World Team.
Max Seibald
The 2009 Tewaaraton Award winner, Seibald graduated from Cornell as a four-time All-American. He also won the USILA’s Enners Award as the national player of the year in 2009 and the MacLaughlin Award as the national midfielder of the year.
Seibald earned All-World Team honors was a member of the 2010 U.S. Men’s National Team that won the world championship. He was also a member of the 2014 U.S. team that finished as runner-up.
Professionally, he played 10 seasons in Major League Lacrosse and was a five-time all-star. He also played four seasons of box lacrosse in the National Lacrosse League.
Chris Rotelli
Rotelli was a three-time All-American midfielder at Virginia and winner of the Tewaaraton Award as a senior in 2003. He also won the 2003 MacLaughlin Award as the national midfielder of the year.
Rotelli was selected first overall in the 2003 Major League Lacrosse draft and enjoyed an eight-year professional career. He earned all-star honors four times while finishing with 163 points in 76 career games.
Jon Hess
Hess graduated from Princeton in 1998 as a three-time All-American and three-time national champion, leading the Tigers to NCAA titles in 1996, 1997 and 1998. He won the Jack Turnbull Award as the national attackman of the year in 1997.
He also led the 1996 U.S. Men’s National U19 Team to a world championship as MVP after tallying a USA-record 23 assists and 38 points.
Jim Nestor
One of the most successful college women’s lacrosse coaches ever, Nestor has led Salisbury to four NCAA Division III championships (2010, 2013, 2014, 2021) and five national runner-up finishes. With a 515-83 career record, he ranks as the second all-time winningest coach in Division III history and third all-time across all divisions.
A five-time IWLCA National Coach of the Year, Nestor was previously inducted into the IWLCA Hall of Fame in 2024.
Lissa Fickert
An outstanding women’s lacrosse official for four decades, Fickert has played an instrumental role in rule development and training. She has held numerous leadership positions, including as a CWLOA Master Trainer for more than a decade and as a rules interpreter for nearly 20 years.
Fickert received USA Lacrosse’s Nancy Chance Service Award in 2011 and the Distinguished National Service Award in 2014.
Peter Worstell
A standout college player and a transformative coach, Worstell was a four-time All-American at Maryland (1977-81) who was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary Team in 2002. After college, he launched five different boys’ and girls’ high school programs and has been a key figure in the growth of the game in California.
He has been previously inducted into six Halls of Fame, including the National Interscholastic Lacrosse Coaches Hall of Fame in 2023.
Paul Ohanian
Paul Ohanian has worked at USA Lacrosse since 2006 and is currently the senior manager of program content. Prior to joining USA Lacrosse, he served as SID at a Division III school with a strong lacrosse tradition and learned to appreciate the commitment and passion that athletes at all levels bring to the game.
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