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Codi Childs | NCAA.com | January 11, 2023

USA Lacrosse releases its 2023 DI men's lacrosse preseason All-American picks

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USA Lacrosse magazine published its preseason list of All-Americans for the 2023 DI men's lacrosse season, which features several players who were awarded All-American status in 2022. 

Gavin Adler, Will Bowen, Matt Brandau, Graham Bundy Jr., Matt Campbell, Sam Handley and Ethan Rall headline this year's preseason list after being named first team All-Americans by the publication last season.

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USA Lacrosse Magazine Division I men's preseason All-Americans


First Team (position โ€” player, school)
  • A โ€” Matt Brandau, Yale
  • A โ€” Brennan O'Neill, Duke
  • A โ€” Connor Shellenberger, Virginia
  • M โ€” Graham Bundy Jr., Georgetown
  • M โ€” Matt Campbell, Villanova
  • M โ€” Sam Handley, Penn
  • SSDM โ€” Payton Rezanka, Loyola
  • FO โ€” Luke Wierman, Maryland
  • LSM โ€” Ethan Rall, Rutgers
  • D โ€” Gavin Adler, Cornell
  • D โ€” Will Bowen, Georgetown
  • D โ€” Brett Makar, Maryland
  • G โ€” Liam Entenmann, Notre Dame


Second Team

  • A โ€”Pat Kavanagh, Notre Dame
  • A โ€” CJ Kirst, Cornell
  • A โ€” Jack Myers, Ohio State
  • M โ€” Shane Knobloch, Rutgers
  • M โ€” Kyle Long, Maryland
  • M โ€” Jake Stevens, Princeton
  • SSDM โ€” Connor Maher, North Carolina
  • FO โ€” Zach Cole, Saint Joseph's
  • LSM โ€” Tyler Carpenter, Duke
  • D โ€” Owen Grant, Delaware
  • D โ€” Cole Kastner, Virginia
  • D โ€” Ajax Zappitello, Maryland
  • G โ€” Logan McNaney, Maryland


Third Team

  • A โ€”Tucker Dordevic, Georgetown
  • A โ€” Devon McLane, Brown
  • A โ€” Ross Scott, Rutgers
  • M โ€” Eric Dobson, Notre Dame
  • M โ€” Sam English, Princeton
  • M โ€” Patrick Skalniak, Navy
  • SSDM โ€” Piper Bond, Penn
  • FO โ€” Mike Sisselberger, Lehigh
  • LSM โ€” Roy Meyer, Boston U.
  • D โ€” Jackson Bonitz, Navy
  • D โ€” Kenny Brower, Duke
  • D โ€” Chris Fake, Notre Dame
  • G โ€” Connor Theriault, Brown


Honorable Mention

  • A โ€” Payton Cormier, Virginia
  • A โ€” Vince D'Alto, Boston U.
  • A โ€” Dylan Gergar, Penn
  • A โ€” Leo Johnson, Yale
  • A โ€” Owen Murphy, Maryland
  • A โ€” Mike Robinson, Delaware
  • A โ€” Griffin Schutz, Virginia
  • A โ€” JJ Sillstrop, Denver
  • A โ€” Alex Slusher, Princeton
  • A โ€” Dylan Watson, Jacksonville
  • M โ€” Aiden Blake, Cornell
  • M โ€” Jeff Conner, Virginia
  • M โ€” Hugh Kelleher, Cornell
  • M โ€” Andrew McAdorey, Duke
  • M โ€” Thomas McConvey, Virginia
  • M โ€” Declan McDermott, Georgetown
  • M โ€” Brad Sharp, Yale
  • M โ€” Brian Tevlin, Notre Dame
  • SSDM โ€” Chet Comizio, Villanova
  • SSDM โ€” Beau Pederson, Princeton
  • SSDM โ€” Grayson Sallade, Virginia
  • SSDM โ€” Chase Yager, Harvard
  • SSDM โ€” Trevor Yeboah-Kodie, Brown
  • FO โ€” James Reilly, Georgetown
  • FO โ€” Petey LaSalla, Virginia
  • LSM โ€” Pace Billings, Princeton
  • LSM โ€” Greg Campisi, Harvard
  • LSM โ€” BJ Farrare, Penn
  • LSM โ€” John Geppert, Maryland
  • LSM โ€” Alex Mazzone, Johns Hopkins
  • D โ€” Jack DiBenedetto, Denver
  • D โ€” Marcus Hudgins, Ohio State
  • D โ€” Brendan Lavelle, Penn
  • D โ€” Cade Saustad, Virginia
  • D โ€” Bobby Van Buren, Ohio State
  • D โ€” Cam Wyers, Loyola
  • G โ€” Matt Garber, Boston U.
  • G โ€” Will Mark, Syracuse

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Virginia leads the way with nine total players featured in the preseason list, followed by Maryland with seven and Georgetown, Notre Dame, Princeton and Penn with five each. 

Here's a breakdown of the programs with two or more players listed:

TEAM NUMBER OF PLAYERS CONFERENCE
Virginia 9 ACC
Maryland 7 Big Ten
Georgetown 5 Big East
Notre Dame 5 ACC
Princeton 5 Ivy
Penn 5 Ivy
Duke 4 ACC
Cornell 4 Ivy
Yale 3 Ivy
Villanova 2 Big East
Ohio State 3 Big Ten
Yale 3 Ivy
Rutgers 3 Big Ten
Harvard 2 Ivy
Brown 3 Ivy
Boston U 3 Patriot
Loyola 2 Patriot
Denver 2 Big East
Navy 2 AAC
Delaware 2 CAA

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