U.S. U20 Women
SPARKS, Md. — USA Lacrosse and Lacrossewear have entered into a partnership with Lacrossewear serving as the Official Opening Ceremony Apparel provider for the 2024 U.S. Women’s U20 National Team.
The world championship takes place in Hong Kong, China from August 15-24. The apparel from Lacrossewear will be designed to reflect the team's patriotism and national pride. The U.S. is the reigning world champion at the junior level (formerly U19) and has won the event five of the seven times it has been held.
Head coach Kelly Amonte Hiller has announced the final roster of 22 players that will represent the United States in the 2024 World Lacrosse Women’s U20 Championship in Hong Kong, China from August 15-24. The selections were made following a training camp at USA Lacrosse headquarters from June 19-21.
USA Lacrosse and Gait Lacrosse have announced a three-year extension of the partnership between the two organizations that was originally signed in 2020. Gait Lacrosse wiil serve as an Official Equipment Supplier for the U.S. Women’s National Team Program through 2027.
Gait’s sponsorship includes four women’s national teams – the senior and U20 field teams, the. Box team and the sixes teams. All four will compete for World Lacrosse championships during the term of the agreement, beginning with the U20 team this August in Hong Kong, China.
Head coach Kelly Amonte Hiller has announced that 32 players will be invited to a June training camp for the 2024 U.S. Women’s U20 National Team. The camp will be held at USA Lacrosse Headquarters in Sparks, Md., from June 19-21.
The 32 players are a combination of players named to the initial training team last summer and additional players that participated in the tryout process. The staff continued to evaluate players throughout the 2024 college and high school seasons and also made adjustments based on injuries to training team members.
USA Lacrosse CEO Marc Riccio calls it an “unprecedented moment in time” as the organization has announced five new national team head coaches.
“People that have heard me speak know I talk about three things for USA Lacrosse – grow the game, enrich the experience and field the best national teams,” Riccio said. “These coaches will play an integral role in all three of those mission priorities. We’re excited to work with all of them as we build towards the 2028 LA Olympics.”
Beginning Monday, April 8, USA Lacrosse announced a new coach each day.
World Lacrosse has recently named 38 on-field officials that will work at the 2024 World Lacrosse Women’s U20 Championship in Hong Kong, China from Aug. 15-24. Included in the group are 10 officials from the United States:
World Lacrosse today announced the field of 20 teams set to compete in the 2024 Women’s U20 Championship in Hong Kong, China, scheduled for August 15 to 25.
Each team in the strong field is returning from the 2019 edition of the championship. The participating teams are:
Australia, Canada, China, England, Germany, Haudenosaunee, Hong Kong China, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Scotland, Chinese Taipei, United States, and Wales.
SPARKS, Md. — As the sport’s Olympic dream moves closer to reality, USA Lacrosse is excited to host international competition this weekend for its annual Fall Classic.
Earlier this week, the LA28 Organizing Committee recommended that lacrosse be included in the program from the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The International Olympic Committee will vote on the recommendations on Monday in India.
SPARKS, Md. — USA Lacrosse headquarters will be home to some of the sport’s best lacrosse players on the weekend of Oct. 13-15 for the 2023 USA Lacrosse Fall Classic.
The three-day event features the U.S. and Canadian men’s senior teams and women’s U20 teams, reigning NCAA women’s champion Northwestern, NCAA men’s semifinalist Penn State, the USA Select U16 and U18 boys’ and girls’ teams and high school-aged teams from the Haudenosaunee Nation and Ontario.