The California Redwoods are a professional field lacrosse team based in San Diego, California, that competes in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The team plays its home games at Torero Stadium. The Redwoods began play in the league's inaugural 2019 season.
History Following the assignment of home markets for the 2024 season, the team was rebranded as the California Redwoods. On January 1, 2024, the PLL revealed the Redwoods would be based in San Diego, hosting their homecoming weekend at Torero Stadium.
Roster 2025 California Redwoods#NameNationalityPositionShotHeightWeightCollegeGrad yearHigh schoolHometownRef.2Andrew McAdoreyMidfieldR/L5 ft 8 in190 lbsDuke2025St. Anthony'sManorville, New York3Carter RiceSSDMLeft5 ft 11 in191 lbsSyracuse2025Boston College High SchoolMilton, Massachusetts4Dylan MolloyAttackRight6 ft 0 in215 lbsBrown2017St. Anthony'sSetauket, New York6TD Ierlan (C)FaceoffRight5 ft 9 in190 lbsDenver2021VictorVictor, New York7Michael LeoMidfieldLeft5 ft 10 in190 lbsSyracuse2026St. Anthony'sSeaford, New York9Cullen BrownDefenseRight6 ft 4 in190 lbsOhio State2026LandonSilver Spring, Maryland12Brian Tevlin (C)SSDMRight5 ft 11 in190 lbsNotre Dame2023Seton Hall PrepLivingston, New Jersey13Marcus WertheimMidfieldRight6 ft 0 in190 lbsBrown2026Smithtown EastSt. James, New York14Wes BergAttackRight6 ft 2 in205 lbsDenver2015Dr. Charles BestCoquitlam, British Columbia15Sam EnglishMidfieldRight5 ft 11 in169 lbsSyracuse2025Culver AcademyBurlington, Ontario17Finn ThomsonAttackRight6 ft 2 in170 lbsSyracuse2026St. Michael'sToronto, Ontario20Chris ConlinDefenseLeft6 ft 2 in210 lbsNotre Dame2024ChathamChatham, New Jersey23Chris Merle (C)SSDMRight6 ft 1 in200 lbsVirginia2021Westhampton BeachWesthampton Beach, New York24Dante BowenSSDMRight6 ft 1 in205 lbsSyracuse2026David SuzukiBrampton, Ontario26Ryan CroddickGoalieRight6 ft 3 in185 lbsPrinceton2026Hun SchoolRumson, New Jersey28Jared ConnersLSMRight6 ft 5 in215 lbsVirginia2021PittsfordPittsford, New York31Chris FakeDefenseRight6 ft 1 in220 lbsYale2023Hun SchoolAllentown, New Jersey34Josh BalcarcelMidfieldLeft5 ft 7 in175 lbsMarist2025Delaware ValleyMilford, Pennsylvania37Dillon WardGoalieRight6 ft 5 in220 lbsBellarmine2013The Hill AcademyOrangeville, Ontario39Cole KastnerDefenseRight6 ft 7 in215 lbsVirginia2024Menlo SchoolPalo Alto, California40Arden CohenLSMLeft6 ft 2 in220 lbsNotre Dame2022DarienNew York, New York 50Ryder Garnsey (C)Attack Left5 ft 9 in180 lbsNotre Dame2019Brewster AcademyWolfeboro, New Hampshire70BJ FarrareSSDM/LSMLeft5 ft 8 in175 lbsPenn2023McDonoghOwings Mills, Maryland81Kyle HartzellLSMRight6 ft 1 in195 lbsSalisbury2008Archbishop CurleyDundalk, Maryland88Aidan DanenzaMidfieldRight6 ft 3 in220 lbsDuke2024St. Anthony'sMuttontown, New York96Chris KavanaghAttackRight5 ft 10 in180 lbsNotre Dame2025TaftRockville Centre, New York
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*Indicates player is on Unable to Travel list
**Indicates player is on injured reserve
^Indicates player is on holdout list
(C) Indicates captain
(R) indicates rookie
Coaching staff Head coach – Anthony Kelly Assistant coach – Chris Collins Assistant coach – Chris Bocklet
All-time draft selections 2019 Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College Conf. 2019 Accolades 1 5 Clarke Petterson Attack Cornell Ivy League Honorable Mention All-American, Second-Team Ivy League 2 8 Tyler Dunn Midfield Penn Ivy League Honorable Mention All-American, First-Team Ivy League 3 17 Brendan Gleason Attack Notre Dame Atlantic Coast Conference Honorable Mention All-American, First-Team ACC 4 20 Tim Troutner Goalie High Point Southern Conference Second-Team All-American, First-Team SoCon Undrafted FA Ryder Garnsey Attack Notre Dame Atlantic Coast Conference 2018 Accolades (Suspended most of 2019): Honorable Mention All-American
2020 Entry Draft
The 2020 player entry draft occurred on March 16 for teams to select players arriving from rival Major League Lacrosse. On March 4, Paul Burmeister and NBCSN hosted an entry draft lottery for selection order. Out of 100 balls to select from, Waterdogs had 40, Chrome had 25, Atlas had 15, Archers had 10, Chaos had 6, Redwoods had 3, and the champion Whipsnakes had 1.
Rob Pannell was announced to be transferring to the PLL on March 9, followed by 15 other players the following day, which comprised the selection pool for the entry draft. A total of 14 players were selected in the entry draft with remaining new players entering the league player pool. +Draft resultsRnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College16Finn SullivanDefenseHofstra213Greg PuskuldjianFaceoffAdelphi 2020 College Draft Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College16Peyton SmithFaceoffMarist213Chris PriceDefenseHigh Point 2021 Entry Draft +Draft resultsRnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College211Ryan LeeAttackRIT319Isiah Davis-AllenSSDMMaryland
2021 College Draft +Draft resultsRnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College14TD IerlanFaceoffDenver324Charlie BertrandMidfieldVirginia429Jamie TrimboliMidfieldSyracuse432Charlie LeonardFaceoffNotre Dame
2022 College Draft +Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College13Arden CohenDefenseNotre Dame319Nakeie MontgomeryMidfieldDuke427Mitch BartoloAttackRutgers
2023 College Draft +Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College12Owen GrantDefenseDelaware210Brian TevlinMidfieldNotre Dame318Cole KirstMidfieldSyracuse426Zach ColeFaceoffSaint Joseph's
2024 College Draft +Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College318Garrett DegnonAttackJohns Hopkins321Levi AndersonAttackSt Joseph's429Chayse IerlanGoalieJohns Hopkins432Cole KastnerDefenseVirginia
2025 College Draft +Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College12Andrew McAdoreyMidfieldDuke13Sam EnglishMidfieldSyracuse210Chris Kavanagh AttackNotre Dame429Carter RiceDefensive MidfieldSyracuse431Griffin SchutzMidfieldVirginia
Season results +2019WeekLocationDateOpponentResult1 Boston, MassachusettsJune 2, 2019AtlasW 11–92New York, New YorkJune 8, 2019ArchersL 9–103Chicago, IllinoisJune 15, 2019ChaosL 11–12 (OT)4Baltimore, MarylandJune 22, 2019ChromeW 13–115Atlanta, GeorgiaJune 29, 2019WhipsnakesW 14–116Washington, DCJuly 6, 2019ArchersW 9-8 (OT)All-Star BreakLos Angeles, CaliforniaJuly 21, 2019ByeBye7Denver, ColoradoJuly 27, 2019AtlasL 15–188San Jose, CaliforniaAugust 10, 2019ChaosL 10–139Hamilton, OntarioAugust 18, 2019WhipsnakesL 4–1710Albany, New YorkAugust 24, 2019ChromeW 18-7Playoffs Round 1Columbus, OhioSeptember 6, 2019ArchersW 16–12Playoffs Round 2New York, New YorkSeptember 14, 2019ChaosW 12-7FinalsPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaSeptember 21, 2019WhipsnakesL 11-12 (OT)
+2020GameLocationDateOpponentResult1 Herriman, UtahJuly 25, 2020WhipsnakesL 9–132Herriman, UtahJuly 28, 2020ChromeL 11–123Herriman, UtahJuly 29, 2020ChaosW 8–74Herriman, UtahAugust 1, 2020AtlasW 11–105 (Elimination)Herriman, UtahAugust 4, 2020WaterdogsW 11–86 (Semifinal)Herriman, UtahAugust 6, 2020WhipsnakesL 12–13 +2021GameLocationDateOpponentResult1 Foxborough, MassachusettsJune 4, 2021CannonsW 12–112Foxborough, MassachusettsJune 6, 2021ChromeW 14–113Kennesaw, GeorgiaJune 12, 2021AtlasL 9–124Baltimore, MarylandJune 26, 2021ChaosL 9–115Hempstead, New YorkJuly 3, 2021WaterdogsW 19–166Eagan, MinnesotaJuly 10, 2021WhipsnakesW 13–77Colorado Springs, ColoradoJuly 31, 2021ArchersL 12–158Albany, New YorkAugust 13, 2021WhipsnakesL 12–149Albany, New YorkAugust 15, 2021ChaosW 10–910 (Quarterfinal)Sandy, UtahAugust 21, 2021WhipsnakesL 13–14
+2022GameLocationDateOpponentResult1Albany, New YorkJune 4AtlasL 11–172Charlotte, North CarolinaJune 10ChromeL 3–123Hempstead, New YorkJune 18ChaosW 11–74Baltimore, MarylandJune 24WhipsnakesL 11–125Eagan, MinnesotaJuly 1ArchersL 9–106Fairfield, ConnecticutJuly 23AtlasW 16–157Frisco, TexasJuly 31ChaosL 12–148Denver, ColoradoAugust 5CannonsW 15–129Herriman, UtahAugust 12WaterdogsW 14–1210Tacoma, WashingtonAugust 20ChromeL 12–1311 (Quarterfinal)Foxborough, MassachusettsSeptember 3ArchersL 8–13
+2023GameLocationDateOpponentResult1Albany, New YorkJune 3AtlasW 13–122Charlotte, North CarolinaJune 9WaterdogsW 10–93Columbus, OhioJune 17WhipsnakesL 11–184Eagan, MinnesotaJuly 9ChaosW 13–85Fairfield, ConnecticutJuly 14ArchersL 3–106Frisco, TexasJuly 29CannonsL 10–167Baltimore, MarylandAugust 6ChaosL 12–148Denver, ColoradoAugust 12CannonsW 16–15 (OT)9Tacoma, WashingtonAugust 19ChromeW 11–10 (OT)10Herriman, UtahAugust 25AtlasW 12–711 (Quarterfinal)Foxborough, MassachusettsSeptember 4ChaosW 15–912 (Semifinal)Uniondale, New YorkSeptember 10ArchersL 6–14
+2024 Championship SeriesGameLocationDateOpponentResult1Springfield, VAFebruary 15CannonsW 26–252Springfield, VAFebruary 16WaterdogsL 14–203Springfield, VAFebruary 17ArchersW 18–164 (Semifinals)Springfield, VAFebruary 18CannonsL 15–23
+2024GameLocationDateOpponentResult1Charlotte, North CarolinaJune 7ChaosL 11–122Villanova, PennsylvaniaJune 16AtlasL 15–203Eagan, MinnesotaJune 29OutlawsL 8–134Cambridge, MassachusettsJuly 5CannonsW 9–75Fairfield, ConnecticutJuly 20ArchersL 8–156San Diego, CaliforniaJuly 27ChaosW 10–87San Diego, CaliforniaJuly 28WhipsnakesL 13–188Baltimore, MarylandAugust 3OutlawsL 5–189Denver, ColoradoAugust 9WaterdogsW 13–1210Herriman, UtahAugust 16ArchersL 12–13
+2025GameLocationDateOpponentResult1Albany, New YorkMay 30OutlawsW 15–122Charlotte, North CarolinaJune 7ChaosW 16–103Villanova, PennsylvaniaJune 13ArchersL 11–124San Diego, CaliforniaJune 27OutlawsL 12–185San Diego, CaliforniaJune 28WaterdogsL 9–126Evanston, IllinoisJuly 12ChaosL 10–127Fairfield, ConnecticutJuly 18AtlasL 12–168Herriman, UtahJuly 25ArchersW 9–89Denver, ColoradoAugust 2WhipsnakesW 14–1310Cambridge, MassachusettsAugust 8CannonsW 18–1711 (Quarterfinal)Eagan, MinnesotaAugust 23ChaosW 14–1212 (Semifinal)Chester, PennsylvaniaSeptember 1OutlawsL 7–12
+2026 Championship SeriesGameLocationDateOpponentResult1Springfield, VAFebruary 28OutlawsW 26–142Springfield, VAMarch 1ChaosW 23–213Springfield, VAMarch 6AtlasW 23–224 (Finals)Springfield, VAMarch 8ChaosL 16–24
PLL award winners Rookie of the Year Tim Troutner: 2019 Chris Kavanagh: 2025 Dave Pietramala Defensive Player of the Year Garrett Epple: 2023 Paul Cantabene Face-Off Athlete of the Year TD Ierlan: 2025 George Boiardi Short Stick Defensive Midfielder of the Year Brian Tevlin: 2026 Comeback Player of the Year Dylan Molloy: 2025 Brendan Looney Leadership Award Kyle Harrison: 2019, 2021 Jimmy Regan Teammate of the Year Jack Kelly: 2021 Cole Kirst: 2023 Brian Tevlin: 2025 Welles Crowther Humanitarian Award Romar Dennis: 2024, 2025
Head coaches # Name Term Regular season PlayoffsGPWLPctGPWLPct 1 Nat St. Laurent 2019-2024 53 25 28 .472 9 4 5 .444 2 Anthony Kelly 2025 - Current 10 5 5 2 1 1 .500
All-time record vs. PLL clubs Archers39Won 1Atlas64Won 1Cannons51Won 3Chaos97Won 1Outlaws57Lost 2Waterdogs51Lost 1Whipsnakes39Won 1Totals3638
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