Press Release
SPARKS, Md. – National Lacrosse Hall of Famers Dave Pietramala and Chris Sailer will be honored at the 5th annual USA Lacrosse Foundation Gala on June 4, 2026 in New York City. The event will be held at Gotham Hall.
Launched in 2022, the USA Lacrosse Foundation Gala was created to honor the influential roles of players, coaches, fans and supporters in shaping the sport’s future – while also raising critical funds to advance initiatives that drive lacrosse’s continued growth.
USA Lacrosse’s Tierney Field, home of the U.S. Men’s & Women’s National Teams, will feature a busy line-up of games for the 2026 spring season, highlighted by high school rivalry games, league championship contests, and Top 20 college matchups.
The current schedule includes over 50 high school and college games from February through May, with additional games still being added.
For a lacrosse player, there’s no higher calling than pulling on the red, white and blue. In the summer of 2024, nearly 80 of the nation’s best young men took their shot at that dream, fighting for a place on the 2025 U.S. Men’s U20 National Team.
A behind-the-scenes look at that journey begins now.
For one weekend each year, the seaside community of Santa Barbara, located on the central California coast, becomes the epicenter of lacrosse as women’s collegiate club teams from around the country arrive for three days of sun, fun and intense competition.
SPARKS, Md. – Behind the Shield, a seven-part docuseries chronicling the 2025 U.S. Men’s U20 National Team’s journey to Korea for the World Lacrosse championship, is set to premiere next week. The official trailer for the docuseries dropped today.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, USA – The qualification path for lacrosse to the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 is set, with next year’s World Lacrosse Sixes Championships to serve as the primary qualifier for the sport’s return to the Olympic stage.
USA Lacrosse went back to school this year and the grade is looking A plus.
For the 2025-26 school year, USA Lacrosse launched a pilot program in four states – California, Colorado, Ohio and New York – that brings its new physical education kit to school teachers to help them introduce the sport to new players.
Defending WCLA Division I national champion Boston College Club is kicking off its title defense the right way as the No. 1 team in the WCLA Division I Preseason Top 20.
UCLA, national champion in 2024 and national runner-up in 2025 after losing in overtime to the Eagles in last year's championship game, checks in close behind at No. 2, followed by Georgia, Clemson and UC Santa Barbara, respectively.
The United Sports Collective – representing leading Olympic sport governing bodies – has secured Range as its first-ever partner. This landmark collaboration with Range, an all-in-one wealth management platform for high-income households (making over $300,000 per year) across America, brings expanded financial solutions to members of USA Lacrosse, USA Cycling, USA Fencing, and US Rowing. As part of the partnership, Range is named the Official Wealth Partner of the United Sports Collective and a Proud Partner of USA Lacrosse.
The USA Lacrosse Rules Committee and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) have announced the boys’ high school rule changes and points of emphasis for the 2026 season. USA Lacrosse writes and publishes a stand-alone youth rule book for ages 14U and below, and works in collaboration with the NFHS on the rules for boys' high school lacrosse.
Four primary points of emphasis were identified for the upcoming season.