The United States men's national lacrosse team has won eleven of fourteen World Championship, the most recent in 2023. Team USA finished second in the other three field lacrosse tournaments, losing to Canada in 1978, 2006, and 2014.
The team is organized by US Lacrosse, the national governing body. The roster usually consists of lacrosse players who play in the Premier Lacrosse League.
Competition achievements Olympic Games Olympic Games record YearResultMatchesWinsDrawsLosses PF PACoach 1904 Silver medal 2 0 1 1 4 10 1908 Did not participate 1928 Demonstration 2 1 0 1 12 10 1932 Demonstration 3 2 0 1 16 12 1948 Demonstration 1 0 1 0 5 5 Total 1/5 8 3 2 3 37 37 —
World Championship
World Lacrosse Men's Championship record YearResultMatchesWinsDrawsLosses PF PACoach 1967 Champions 3 3 0 0 58 21 1974 Champions 3 3 0 0 70 39 1978 Runners-up 4 3 0 1 78 49 1982 Champions 4 4 0 0 94 45 1986 Champions 4 4 0 0 89 40 1990 Champions 5 5 0 0 112 56 1994 Champions 7 7 0 0 150 44 1998 Champions 6 6 0 0 102 56 2002 Champions 6 6 0 0 115 48 2006 Runners-up 7 6 0 1 123 65 2010 Champions 7 6 0 1 120 44 2014 Runners-up 7 6 0 1 112 34 2018 Champions 7 7 0 0 107 37 2023 Champions 7 7 0 0 86 28 2027 Qualified Total 14/15 77 73 0 4 1416 606 —
Pan-American Championship Pan-American Men's Lacrosse Championship record YearResultMatchesWinsDrawsLosses PF PACoach 2026 Runners-up 4 3 0 1 76 18 Seth Tierney Total 1/1 4 3 0 1 76 18 —
2010 team Attackmen Name College Previous US rosters Note Ryan Boyle Princeton 2004 2002, 2006 Played in 2014 MLL season with Boston. Withdrew from 2014 USA tryout pool. Ned Crotty Duke 2010 Mike Leveille Syracuse 2008 Sat out the 2011, 2012 and 2014 MLL seasons due to full-time job at NBC Brendan Mundorf UMBC 2008 Ryan Powell Syracuse 2000 2006 2010 US team captain, runs Rhino Lacrosse in Portland, Oregon Drew Westervelt USMB 2008 In MLL All-Star game in 2014 versus the US national team, on practice roster for 2014 US team
Midfielders Name College Previous US rosters Note Kevin Cassese Duke 2003 2002, 2006 Lehigh lax coach, assistant coach of 2014 US nat'l team Kyle Dixon Virginia 2006 Stephen Peyser Johns Hopkins 2008 Paul Rabil Johns Hopkins 2008 Chris Schiller Penn State 1999 Max Seibald Cornell 2009 Alex Smith Delaware 2007 Matt Striebel Princeton 2001 2002, 2006 Matt Zash Duke 2006
Defense Name College Previous US rosters Note Joe Cinosky Maryland 2009 Assistant lacrosse coach at Mount St. Mary's, volunteer assistant lax coach at Duke in 2013 DJ Driscoll Notre Dame 2006 Eric Martin Salisbury 2004 Ryan McClay Cornell 2003 2002 Shawn Nadelen Johns Hopkins 2001 Lax head coach at Towson Kyle Sweeney (LSM) Georgetown 2003 2006 In MLL All-Star game in 2014 versus the US national team, on practice roster for 2014 US team
Goalkeepers Name College Previous US rosters Brian Dougherty Maryland 1996 1998 Adam Fullerton Army 2008
2014 team US Lacrosse finalized its 23-man roster on June 30, 2014, by cutting eight players that were on the roster for the Team USA versus MLL All Star game on June 26, 2014.
Starting attack Name College Previous US rosters 2014 MLL team Note Ned Crotty Duke 2010 2010 New York Won NCAA championship in 2010, 2010 Tewaaraton Trophy winner, 1st team All-American in 2009 and 2010 Brendan Mundorf UMBC 2006 2010 Chesapeake Played for Australia in the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship, 2012 MLL MVP Rob Pannell Cornell 2013 New York Won Tewaaraton in 2013, will run attack from behind the cage
Other attackmen Name College Previous US rosters 2014 MLL team Note Marcus Holman UNC 2013 Ohio 1st team All-American in 2013 Kevin Leveille Massachusetts 2003 Rochester His younger brother Mike Leveille (Syracuse 2008) was on the 2010 team, alternate on 2010 team Garrett Thul Army 2013 Florida
Starting midfield Name College Previous US rosters 2014 MLL team Note Kevin Buchanan Ohio State 2008 Boston Paul Rabil Johns Hopkins 2008 2010 Boston Won NCAA championship in 2005 and 2007; 1st team All-American in 2006, 2007 and 2008 Max Seibald Cornell 2009 2010 New York Won Tewaaraton in 2009
Other midfielders Name College Previous US rosters 2014 MLL team Note Matt Abbott Syracuse 2009 Chesapeake Won two NCAA championship (2008 and 2009), 1st team All-American in 2009, his father and grandfather played lax at Syracuse, assistant coach with his brother Mike at Colgate, second on USA team with four groundballs in win versus MLL All Starts in on June 26, 2014 Dan Burns Maryland 2011 Chesapeake Walk-on in college Kyle Harrison Johns Hopkins 2005 2006 Ohio Won NCAA championship in 2005, won Tewaaraton in 2005 David Lawson Duke 2013 Rochester Won NCAA championship in 2010 and 2013, 1st team All-American in 2013
Faceoff Name College Previous US rosters 2014 MLL team Note Chris Eck Colgate '08 Boston won 60% of faceoffs in 2014 MLL season Greg Gurenlian Penn State '06 New York
Starting defense Name College Previous US rosters 2014 MLL team Note Tucker Durkin Johns Hopkins 2013 Chesapeake 1st team All-American in 2012 and 2013 Michael Evans Johns Hopkins 2009 Chesapeake Won NCAA championship in 2007, 1st team All-American in 2009 Lee Zink Maryland 2004 Denver Outlaws MLL Defensive Player of the Year in 2012 and 2013, 1st team All-American in 2004, alternate on 2010 team
Other defensemen Name College Previous US rosters 2014 MLL team Note Mitch Belisle (D/LSM/SSDM) Cornell 2007 Boston 1st team All-American in 2007, plays with both a short- and long-stick in the MLL Jesse Bernhardt (D/LSM) Maryland 2013 Chesapeake 1st team All-American in 2013, led USA team with six groundballs versus MLL All Star team on June 26, 2014 Kyle Hartzell (D/LSM) Salisbury 2007 New York
Goalkeepers Name College Previous US rosters 2014 MLL team Note Drew Adams Penn State 2009 New York Played behind 2010 goalie Brian Dougherty as a rookie Jesse Schwartzman Johns Hopkins 2007 Denver Won NCAA championship in 2005 and 2007
2018 team US Lacrosse announced the final 23-man roster for the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship on January 7, 2018.
+NumberNamePositionMLL TeamCollegeGraduation Year9Trevor BaptisteFOBoston CannonsUniversity of Denver201812Jake BernhardtSSDMOhio MachineUniversity of Maryland201236Jesse BernhardtDChesapeake BayhawksUniversity of Maryland20154Ryan BrownACharlotte HoundsJohns Hopkins University201622Ned CrottyA/MDallas RattlersDuke University201040Matt DanowskiA/MChesapeake BayhawksDuke University20087Steve DeNapoliSSDMNew York LizardsHofstra University201151Tucker DurkinDFlorida LaunchJohns Hopkins University201328Michael EhrhardtLSMCharlotte HoundsUniversity of Maryland201417Joe FletcherDNew York LizardsLoyola University Maryland201415John GallowayGDallas RattlersSyracuse University201132Greg GurenlianFONew York LizardsPenn State University200681Kyle HartzellLSMNew York LizardsSalisbury University200826John HausMCharlotte HoundsUniversity of Maryland20136Will HausMCharlotte HoundsDuke University 20151Marcus HolmanAOhio MachineUniversity of North Carolina201391Jack KellyGDenver OutlawsBrown University20163Rob PannellANew York LizardsCornell University201399Paul RabilMNew York LizardsJohns Hopkins University200813Tom SchreiberMOhio MachinePrinceton University201423Drew SniderMDenver OutlawsUniversity of Maryland201233Kevin UntersteinSSDMNew York LizardsHofstra University200811Joel WhiteLSMDallas RattlersSyracuse University201131Jordan WolfADallas RattlersDuke University2014
2023 team US Lacrosse announced their 23 man roster for the 2023 World Lacrosse Championship on December 20, 2022. Captains were announced on June 19, 2023. +NamePositionPLL TeamNLL TeamCollegeGraduation YearTrevor BaptisteFOAtlasPhiladelphia WingsDenver2018Jesse Bernhardt (C)DChromeN/AMaryland2013Charlie BertrandA/MRedwoodsLas Vegas Desert DogsMerrimack/Virginia2020/2021Liam ByrnesLSMWaterdogsPanther CityMarquette2016Ryan ConradMWaterdogsN/AVirginia2019Matthew DunnDWhipsnakesN/AMaryland2016Michael Ehrhardt (C)LSMWhipsnakesN/AMaryland2014JT Giles-HarrisDChromeN/ADuke2021Zach GoodrichSSDMCannonsN/ATowson2019TD IerlanFORedwoodsToronto RockYale/Denver2020/2021Connor KellyMWaterdogsAlbany FireWolvesMaryland2018Jack KellyGRedwoodsN/ABrown2016Danny LoganSSDMAtlasSan Diego SealsDenver2021Kieran McArdleAWaterdogsAlbany FireWolvesSt. John's2014Brennan O'NeillA/MN/AN/ADuke2024Rob PannellARedwoodsN/ACornell2013Matt RamboAWhipsnakesPhiladelphia WingsMaryland2017Jacob RichardSSDMAtlasN/AMarquette2016Blaze RiordenGChaosPhiladelphia WingsAlbany2016Jack RowlettDChaosN/ANorth Carolina2019Tom Schreiber (C)MArchersToronto RockPrinceton2014Michael SowersA/MWaterdogsN/APrinceton/Duke2020/2021Ryan TerefenkoSSDMChromeHalifax ThunderbirdsOhio State2021
2026 team US Lacrosse announced their 22 man roster for the 2026 Pan-American Lacrosse Championship on August 5, 2026. +NamePositionCollegeGraduation yearPLL TeamKyle BergenSSDMNotre Dame2028Kenny BrowerDefenseDuke2024Philadelphia WaterdogsXander DicksonAttackVirginia2023New York AtlasWill DonovanDefenseNotre Dame2026Boston CannonsJackson EicherAttackArmy2025Carolina ChaosBlake EilandSSDMOhio State2026Maryland WhipsnakesHugh KelleherMidfieldCornell2025New York AtlasBrian KellyAttackSt. John's2025Boston CannonsColin KirstGoalieRutgers2022Boston CannonsAJ LarkinDefenseMaryland2026Eric LawAttackDenver2013Shawn LyghtDefenseNotre Dame2027Aidan MaguireSSDMDuke2026Utah ArchersAndrew McMeekinFaceoffPrinceton2026Boston CannonsAnderson MooreGoalieGeorgetown2027Evan PlunkettMidfieldArmy2026Denver OutlawsJack PoseyDefensePenn State2025Maryland WhipsnakesBen RamseySSDMNotre Dame2025Boston CannonsRyan TierneyAttackHofstra2021Mikey WeisshaarMidfieldTowson2026Boston CannonsLuke WiermanFaceoffMaryland2024Denver OutlawsJosh YagoMidfieldAir Force/Notre Dame2025/2026Philadelphia Waterdogs
Four-time national team members Player Position College US rosters John DeTommaso Defense Johns Hopkins 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998 Vinnie Sombrotto Midfield Hofstra 1982, 1986,
Three-time national team members Players are listed in alphabetical order by last name.
Player Position College US rostersJesse BernhardtDefenseMaryland2014, 2018, 2023 Ryan Boyle Attack Princeton 2002, 2006, 2010 Jim Burke Defense Cortland 1982, 1986, 1990 Kevin Cassese Midfield Duke 2002, 2006, 2010 Zack Colburn Defense Pennsylvania 1990, 1994, 1998 Ned Crotty Attack Duke 2010, 2014, 2018 Jim Darcangelo Midfield Towson 1978, 1982, 1986 Norm Engelke Midfield Cornell 1982, 1986, 1990 Sal LoCascio Goalie Massachusetts 1990, 1994, 1998Rob PannellAttackCornell2014, 2018, 2023 Larry Quinn Goalie Johns Hopkins 1986, 1990, 1994 Paul Rabil Midfield Johns Hopkins 2010, 2014, 2018 Matt Striebel Midfield Princeton 2002, 2006, 2010
See also World Lacrosse Championship United States national indoor lacrosse team United States men's national lacrosse sixes team
References
External links U.S. Men's National Team website US Lacrosse website