The Johns Hopkins Blue Jays men's lacrosse team represents Johns Hopkins University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college lacrosse. Since 2015, the Blue Jays have represented the Big Ten Conference.

Overview The team was founded in 1883 and is the school's most prominent sports team. The Blue Jays have won forty-four national championships including nine NCAA Division I titles (2007, 2005, 1987, 1985, 1984, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1974), twenty-nine USILL/USILA titles, and six ILA titles, first all time by any college lacrosse team and second to Syracuse in NCAA era national titles.

Hopkins competes with Maryland in college lacrosse's most historic rivalry, the two teams having met more than 100 times, both joining the Big Ten Conference in the 2014–2015 season. They have competed annually since 2015 for "The Rivalry Trophy", a large wooden crab.Maryland, Johns Hopkins Unveil Rivalry Trophy, Maryland Athletic Department, April 21, 2015. The Blue Jays also consider Princeton and Syracuse, their top competitors for the national title in the NCAA era, as significant rivals, and play Loyola in the cross-town "Charles Street Massacre".Now They Are Everybody's Target, Sports Illustrated, April 19, 1999. Another heated rivalry is with Virginia with whom Hopkins has competed annually for the Doyle Smith Cup which was first awarded in 2006.UVA and Johns Hopkins Meet in the Quest for the Doyle Smith Cup, Virginia Athletic Department, March 23, 2017. In-state opponents include Towson, University of Maryland, Baltimore County and Navy.

In the past, the Johns Hopkins lacrosse teams have represented the United States in international competition. Johns Hopkins represented the United States in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam and 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles where lacrosse was a demonstration sport, winning the tournament in 1932. Additionally, they won the 1974 World Lacrosse Championship in Melbourne, Australia, where they represented the United States.

In late 2012, the men's and women's lacrosse team facilities moved into the Cordish Lacrosse Center, located at the Charles Street (south) end of Homewood Field.

The Blue Jays were not selected for the 2013 NCAA tournament, the first such occurrence since 1971.

On May 17, 2013, President Ronald Daniels announced in an open letter to the Hopkins community that he was accepting the positive recommendation of a committee empaneled to explore seeking conference affiliation for the team.

On June 3, 2013, the university announced that the team would join a "newly formulated" Big Ten as an affiliate member for lacrosse, effective in the 2014–2015 season. This conference will consist of Hopkins, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State and Rutgers. On May 2, 2015, the Blue Jays won the inaugural Big Ten men's lacrosse championship, defeating the Ohio State Buckeyes 13–6.

Up until 2016 the Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame, governed by US Lacrosse, was located on the Homewood campus adjacent to Homewood Field, the home for both the men's and women's lacrosse teams. It is currently located at the US Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Maryland.

Championships Starting in 1926, the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) began rating college lacrosse teams and awarding gold medals to the top teams. Johns Hopkins was the recipient of three of these, including in 1928 alongside Maryland, Navy, and Rutgers—each of which had only one regular-season collegiate defeat.David G. Pietramala, et al., Lacrosse: Technique and Tradition, p. 15, 2006, Baltimore: JHU Press, . From 1936 through 1970, the USILA awarded the Wingate Memorial Trophy to the annual champion based on regular-season records. In 1971, the NCAA began hosting an annual men's tournament to determine the national champion. The Wingate Memorial Trophy was presented to the first two NCAA Division I champions (1971 and 1972) and was then retired.

Men's lacrosse highlights Team awards and honors970All-time wins (329 losses, 15 ties) (.746)44National Championship titles (all-time)9NCAA Division I Championships29USILL Titles (12), USILA titles (14) and consensus claims (3)6ILA titles1World Lacrosse Championship (1974)2U.S. Olympic teams (1928, 1932)41Consecutive NCAA tournament appearances (1972–2012)18NCAA National Championship game appearances12Undefeated seasons Individual awards and honors65National Lacrosse Hall of Fame members580All Americans (from 1922–2015)182First Team All Americans (from 1922–2015)11Enners Award winners (player)1Tewaaraton Trophy winner (player)15Turnbull Award winners (attackman)7McLaughlin Award winners (midfielder)15Schmeisser Award winners (defenseman)14Kelly Award winners (goalie)4Touchstone Award winners (coach)

Johns Hopkins University men's highlights Career leaders are taken from the updated Johns Hopkins Record Book.All Time Records , Johns Hopkins

Career goal leaders NameYearsGoalsNameYearsGoalsTerry Riordan1992–95184 [a]Dan Denihan1996–00104Garrett Degnon2019–24162Jack Thomas1972–74103Ryan Brown2013–16159Cole Williams2017–21102Brian Piccola1991–95154Mike Morrill1985–88102Franz Wittelsberger1973–76151Richie Hirsch1974–77101Michael O'Neill1975–78138Conor Ford2001–04101Jeff Cook1979–82128Joey Epstein2019–22102Bobby Benson2000–03124Dave Huntley1976–79100Paul Rabil2005–08111Brian Wood1984–87100Kevin Huntley2005–08109Delverne Dressel1983–8699Brandon Benn2011–14109Peter Scott1981–8499Kyle Marr2016–19107Dylan Schlott1996–9997Bill Morrill1957–59107

[a] 16th on the NCAA career goals list

Career assist leaders NameYearsAssistsNameYearsAssistsDave Marr1993–96134Brian Wood1984–8778 Jacob Angelus2020–24125Delverne Dressel1983–8675Wells Stanwick2012–15124Matt Panetta1988–9171 Joe Cowan1967–69123Franz Wittelsberger1973–7669Jack Thomas1972–74121Zach Palmer2010–201369Mickey Webster1957–59105Steven Boyle2007–1069Richie Hirsch1974–77103Paul Rabil2005–0867Shack Stanwick2015–18117Bill Morrill1957–5967 Michael O'Neill1975–7899Michael Kimmel2007–1066 Dan Denihan1996-0099Connor DeSimone2018–2263Jeff Cook1979–8291Terry Riordan1992–9563Brian Piccola1991–9591Conor Ford2001–0459Kevin Boland2001–0482Peter LeSueur2002–0559

Career points leaders NameYearsPointsNameYearsPointsTerry Riordan1992–95247Garrett Degnon2019–24184Brian Piccola1991–95245Paul Rabil2005–08178Michael O'Neill1975–78237Brian Wood1984–87178Jack Thomas1972–74224Delverne Dressel1983–86174Franz Wittelsberger1973–76220Bill Morrill1957–59174Jeff Cook1979–82219Bobby Benson2000–03167Shack Stanwick2015–18209Steven Boyle2007–10164Ryan Brown2013–16209Conor Ford2001–04160Wells Stanwick2012–15208Kyle Marr2016–2019158Richie Hirsch1974–77204Cole Williams2017–21157Dan Denihan1996-00203Matt Panetta1988–91157Jacob Angelus2020–24201Peter Scott1981–84157Joe Cowan1967–69197Joey Epstein2019–22156Dave Marr1993–96193

Four time All Americans NameYearsPositionNameYearsPositionDave Black1979–82DefenseMichael O'Neill1975–78AttackLloyd Bunting1947–50DefenseBrian Piccola1991–95AttackJohn DeTomasso1983–86DefensePaul Rabil2005–08MidfieldDelverne Dressel [b] 1983–86MidfieldTerry Riordan1992–95AttackMark Greenberg1977–80DefenseFred Smith1947–50MidfieldRichie Hirsch1974–77AttackJohn Tolson1938–41DefenseDonaldson Kelly1931–34AttackDoug Turnbull [b] 1922–25AttackQuint Kessenich1987–90GoaltenderFranz Wittelsberger1973–76AttackMillard Lang1931–34MidfieldBrian Wood1984–87AttackMilford Marchant1993–96Midfield [b] Dressel and Turnbull were four-time first-team All American, two of only six in college lacrosse history

Season results The following is a list of Johns Hopkins's results by season as an NCAA Division I program:

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†NCAA canceled 2020 collegiate activities due to the COVID-19 virus. Overall total includes pre-NCAA era records.

Alumni in the Premier Lacrosse League (6)

2021 Cole Williams Midfield 6'5 215 Undrafted Undrafted Utah Archers None Champion ('24) 2022 Connor DeSimmone Midfield 5'11 195 Undrafted Undrafted Utah Archers None Champion ('23) 2023 Alex Mazzone Defense 6'2 195 Waterdogs 2nd round (16th overall) Maryland Whipsnakes None None 2024 Garrett Degnon Attack 6'4 215 California Redwoods 3rd round (18th overall) Carolina Chaos None None 2024 Chayse Ierlan Goalie 6'1 200 California Redwoods 4th round (29th overall) California Redwoods None None 2024 Scott Smith Defense 6'1 210 Boston Cannons 4th round (30th overall) Carolina Chaos None None

Alumni in the National Lacrosse League +Alumni Drafted or Active in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) - 2018 to PresentYear DraftedNamePositionHeightWeightDrafted ByDraft PickCurrent team2025Stuart PhillipsForward5'11185Colorado2nd Round (28th overall)2025Jack CharboneauForward6'2190Halifax6th Round (87th overall)2024Johnathan PeshkoForward6'4200Vancouver1st Round (4th overall)Oshawa2024Jakson RaposoTransition5'10175Albany3rd Round (31st overall)2023Brett HandsorDefense5'10195Toronto5th Round (79th overall)2023Hayden FoxDefense6'5190Philadelphia6th Round (91st overall)2021Taite CattoniForward5'9180Fort Worth3rd Round (33rd overall)2020Patrick FoleyDefense6'11865UndraftedUndraftedPhiladelphia2020Marc PionDefense6'0195Philadelphia4th Round (59th overall)Retired2020Jack RapineDefense6'1205Philadelphia4th Round (61st overall)Retired2020Cole WilliamsForward6'5215Philadelphia6th Round (85th overall)Retired2019Jake FoxForward6'3220Long Island2nd Round (19th overall)2019Kyle MarrForward5'11185Philadelphia4th Round (51st overall)Retired2018Joel TinneyTransition5'9165Georgia2nd Round (18th overall)Retired2018Tal BrunoDefense6'1195New England3rd Round (34th overall)Retired

William C. Schmeisser Award

The William C. Schmeisser Award is an award given annually to the NCAA's most outstanding defenseman in men's college lacrosse. The award is presented by the USILA and is named after William C. "Father Bill" Schmeisser, a player and coach for Johns Hopkins University in the early 1900s.

Jack Turnbull Award

The Lt. Col. J. I. Turnbull Award is named for Lt. Col. Jack Turnbull, a Blue Jays star, who died in World War II after his B-24 crashed while returning from a bombing run over Germany.Turnbull enlisted in the Maryland National Guard as an aviation cadet and was commissioned as a second lieutenant on June 24, 1940.

See also Johns Hopkins – Maryland rivalry Johns Hopkins – Loyola rivalry Johns Hopkins–Princeton lacrosse rivalry Johns Hopkins–Syracuse lacrosse rivalry Johns Hopkins–Virginia lacrosse rivalry Johns Hopkins Blue Jays women's lacrosse NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship USILA

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