USA Lacrosse Names 2026 U.S. Boys’ U19 Youth National Team
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SPARKS, Md. — A 24-player roster representing 15 states will take the field this fall as the 2026 U.S. Boys’ U19 Youth National Team. USA Lacrosse announced the roster Tuesday.
Carolina Chaos head coach Steven Brooks and U.S. National Team legend Joel White are co-head coaches of the team, with Haverford College assistant Cole Kirst and O’Dea (Wash.) head coach Will Snider rounding out the coaching staff. All four have professional lacrosse experience.
The team will make its international debut at the Brogden Cup (Sept. 25-27) at USA Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Md., before traveling to Oshawa, Ontario, for the Rivalry Challenge (Oct. 9-11).
Led by highly ranked Class of 2027 recruits George Caldroney (Princeton) and Ben Waechter (Duke), the team features seven players who suited up for U.S. Youth National Teams a year ago. Also returning are Tate Fontanazza (Navy), Evan March (Maryland), Brennan Reilly (Lafayette), Connor Song and Declan Vaughan (Colgate).
Among the new additions this year are a pair of Inside Lacrosse five-star prospects in Fin Kilbourne (Princeton) and Leif Anderson (Notre Dame). Part of the USA Lacrosse National Team Development Program, the team was selected following months of regional ID clinics and a national combine earlier this summer.
The 2026 U.S. Boys’ U19 Youth National Team will make its international debut at the Brogden Cup, held Sept. 25-27 at USA Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Md. Competing against teams from Lacrosse Canada and the Haudenosaunee Nationals, the Americans will be tested in both the field and sixes disciplines while gaining their first experience representing the United States together.
Sponsors of the National Team Development Program include Capelli Sport, Caddix, CWENCH, Fourg Athletics, GoLive Sports, Halpern Travel, MedStar Health, NCSA/Sports Recruits, NCSI, Sports Engine and STX.
Name | Year | Club | High School | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leif Anderson | 2027 | Lonestars | Episcopal Houston (Texas) | Notre Dame |
| Finn Atkinson | 2027 | Mad Dog | Calvert Hall (Md.) | Grove City |
| George Caldroney | 2027 | Mad Dog | IMG Academy (Fla.) | Princeton |
| Brady Callahan | 2027 | Crabs | Loyola Blakefield (Md.) | Bryant |
| Gentry Curtis | 2027 | Sweetlax Upstate | Western Reserve (Ohio) | Syracuse |
| Alden Endres | 2027 | NH Tomahawks | New Hampton (N.H.) | RPI |
| Tate Fontanazza | 2027 | Brotherly Love | Salesianum (Del.) | Navy |
| Doreyen Jackson | 2027 | FCA | Calvert Hall (Md.) | Holy Cross |
| Emmit Johnston | 2027 | City Side | Anacortes (Wash.) | Navy |
| Fin Kilbourne | 2027 | Laxachusetts | St. Paul's (N.H.) | Princeton |
| Hudson Kranick | 2027 | Sweetlax Carolina | Heritage (N.C.) | Anderson |
| Evan March | 2027 | Crabs | St. Paul's (Md.) | Maryland |
| Sebastian Marr | 2027 | West Coast Starz | Los Alamitos (Calif.) | |
| Pick Meehan | 2028 | Denver Elite | Mountain Vista (Colo.) | |
| Drew Motta | 2027 | Brotherly Love | Salesianum (Del.) | Delaware |
| Barrett Mullahy | 2027 | Prime Time | Fairfield Prep (Conn.) | |
| William Nabet | 2027 | Igloo | Locust Valley (N.Y.) | |
| Brennan Reilly | 2027 | Resolute | St. Ignatius (Ohio) | Lafayette |
| Connor Song | 2028 | Brotherly Love | Episcopal Academy (Pa.) | |
| Brayson Thurber | 2027 | Brotherly Love | St. Augustine Prep (N.J.) | Harvard |
| Michale vanBastelaar | 2027 | Brotherly Love | La Salle (Pa.) | Notre Dame |
| Declan Vaughan | 2027 | FCA | McDonogh (Md.) | Colgate |
| Ben Waechter | 2027 | Stealth | Brother Rice (Mich.) | Duke |
| Benjamin Watson | 2027 | BBL | Pennington (N.J.) | Boston University |
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Matt DaSilva is the content director and editor in chief at USA Lacrosse. He played LSM at Sachem (N.Y.) and for the club team at Delaware. Somewhere on the dark web resides a GIF of him getting beat for the game-winning goal in the 2002 NCLL final.
