National Teams
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, USA – World Lacrosse today announced the fields for the 2024 Box Championship scheduled for September Fri 20 - Sun 29 in Utica, New York, United States, featuring 28 teams in the men’s box championship and 10 teams in the first women’s box championship.
The women’s field is made up of 10 teams from three Continental Federations:
As the assistant coach at Johns Hopkins in the early 2000s, Seth Tierney played a key role in recruiting Baltimore native Kyle Harrison to Homewood. There were a lot of things that Tierney didn’t know during the many afternoons he spent at Friends School watching Harrison playing in games, but there was one thing he was pretty sure about.
Reflecting on her lacrosse journey in advance of her induction into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, Kate Chrest Erbe came to a powerful realization about the role that the game has had in her life.
“I don’t think it’s an overstatement to say that there’s not one part of my life that lacrosse has not touched in some way,” Chrest said. “It just seems to be this thread that’s woven through every aspect of my life.”
Marc Riccio, CEO of USA Lacrosse, will be among the inductees into the USA Lacrosse Greater Rochester Hall of Fame tonight. Also being recognized are Liz Hogan, John Houtenbrink, Peter Milliman, Dr. Philip Winslow and the 2015 and 2016 Victor High School boys’ lacrosse teams.
Riccio grew up in Canandaigua, N.Y., and was introduced to the sport when he was 12 years old by a neighbor. He went on to become the first high school All-American at Canandaigua Academy, where he played both football and lacrosse. He was later inducted into the Canandaigua Academy Sports Hall of Fame.
SPARKS, Md. — It’s official. Lacrosse is returning to the Olympics as a medal sport for the first time in more than a century.
The International Olympic Committee voted on Monday to include lacrosse in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. It will be the sixth time lacrosse has been included in the Olympics, but the first time as a medal sport since the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.
MedStar Health serves as the trusted medical provider for USA Lacrosse and the U.S. National Teams. Innovative treatments, professional caregivers, and first-class athlete care define this gold medal partnership that prioritizes player health and safety.
"We always try to put the athlete first, and MedStar Health does the same. The athlete is at the tip of that pyramid," said Marc Riccio, USA Lacrosse CEO.
Dr. Richard Hinton, medical director of sports medicine at MedStar Health, has been a key figure in the partnership between the organizations since the inception.
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. — A decades-long quest for lacrosse to return to the Olympic Games has taken a significant step forward. The LA28 Organizing Committee announced today its recommendation of lacrosse as one of five sports to be added to the program for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Final approval of the additional sports to the Olympic program for 2028 will be voted on during the International Olympic Committee session in Mumbai, India from October 15-17.
The United States women’s team will compete in the Sixes discipline this weekend at the 2023 Women’s Super Sixes – Canada event in Oshawa, Ontario. It marks the first time the U.S. women have competed in Sixes since falling to Canada to 14-12 in the championship game of The World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Ala.
Here are seven things to note this weekend:
1. Who’s coming?
The four-team event includes host Canada, the Haudenosaunee Nation, Kenya and the United States. This will mark the first time the U.S. has competed against Keyna in any discipline.
SPARKS, Md. — USA Lacrosse has named the 23-player U.S. Men’s National Team roster that will compete against rival Canada and NCAA semifinalist Penn State at the USA Lacrosse Fall Classic taking place Oct. 13-15 at USA Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Maryland.