United States WL membership Pan-American Lacrosse Association Association US Lacrosse Head coach John Danowski World Championship Appearances 14 (first in 1967 ) Best result Champions (1967, 1974, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2010, 2018, 2023) Website teamusa.uslacrosse.org/us-men World Lacrosse Championship 1967 Toronto 1974 Melbourne 1978 Stockport 1982 Baltimore 1986 Toronto 1990 Perth, Western Australia 1994 Manchester 1998 Baltimore 2002 Perth, Western Australia 2006 London, Ontario 2010 Manchester 2014 Commerce City, Colorado 2018 Netanya, Israel 2023 San Diego, California
The United States men's national lacrosse team has won eleven of fourteen World Lacrosse Championships , 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 Games Representative Finish Ref. 1904 St. Louis St. Louis Amateur Athletic Association Silver [1]
World Championships Team USA vs. MLL All-Stars in 2006. Year Location Result 1967 Toronto , Canada Gold 1974 Melbourne, Australia Gold 1978 Stockport, England Silver 1982 Baltimore, Maryland Gold 1986 Toronto, Canada Gold 1990 Perth, Australia Gold 1994 Manchester, England Gold 1998 Baltimore, Maryland Gold 2002 Perth, Australia Gold 2006 London, Canada Silver 2010 Manchester, England Gold 2014 Commerce City, Colorado Silver 2018 Netanya , Israel Gold 2023 San Diego, California Gold
2023 team US Lacrosse announced their 23 man roster for the 2023 World Lacrosse Championship on December 20, 2022.[2] Captains were announced on June 19, 2023.[3]
2018 team US Lacrosse announced the final 23-man roster for the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship on January 7, 2018.[4]
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.[5]
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[6]
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,[7] assistant coach with his brother Mike at Colgate,[7] 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[6] 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[8] 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,[9] 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[6] 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[10] Jesse Schwartzman Johns Hopkins 2007 Denver Won NCAA championship in 2005 and 2007
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.[11] Ned Crotty Duke 2010 Mike Leveille Syracuse 2008 Sat out the 2011, 2012 and 2014 MLL seasons due to full-time job at NBC[12] 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
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 rosters Jesse Bernhardt Defense Maryland 2014, 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, 1998 Rob Pannell Attack Cornell 2014, 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 References ^ "Lacrosse Olympic Medal Winners". Databaseolympics.com . Archived from the original on 5 February 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2016 . ^ "USA Lacrosse Names Final Roster for 2023 World Lacrosse Men's Championship". USA Lacrosse . Retrieved 2022-12-22 . ^ "https://twitter.com/USAMLax/status/1670892975096991745?s=20". Twitter . Retrieved 2023-06-20 . {{cite web}}
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(help) ^ "US Lacrosse Announces Roster for FIL Men's World Championship". US Lacrosse . 2018-01-07. Retrieved 2018-03-21 . ^ "Team USA World Championships Roster Selected". Retrieved 9 December 2016 . ^ a b c "Team USA Rapid Reaction: Ultimate X-Factors". Retrieved 9 December 2016 . ^ a b "American Hustle: Team USA's Matt Abbott". Retrieved 9 December 2016 . ^ "Boston Cannons - Major League Lacrosse - on Pointstreak Sports Technologies". Retrieved 9 December 2016 . ^ Lacrosse, Major League. "404 - Major League Lacrosse". Retrieved 9 December 2016 . {{cite web}}
: Cite uses generic title (help) ^ "Team USA's Great Goalie Battle for '14". Retrieved 9 December 2016 . ^ "Boyle Retires from Team USA with 'No Regrets' ". Retrieved 9 December 2016 . ^ Lacrosse, Major League. "A Family Affair: The Leveille Brothers - Major League Lacrosse". Retrieved 9 December 2016 . External links U.S. Men's National Team website US Lacrosse website