US Lacrosse Blog

Yellow Jackets earn top seeds in all three divisions

Eighth annual US Lacrosse National Championships runs Tuesday-Sunday

Jared Bernhardt was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2016 Federation of International Lacrosse Men’s U19 World Championship after helping lead the United States to its eighth consecutive title. Bernhardt, also named the outstanding midfielder, was one of five Team USA players named to the all-world team. He was joined by teammates Patrick Foley (defense), Austin Henningsen (midfield), Jack Rowlett (defense) and Michael Sowers (attack).

Ryan Conrad capped an incredible comeback by the United States, handling Simon Mathias’ pass from behind the cage in traffic in front of the goal, and burying a shot with eight seconds to play to lift Team USA to a 13-12 victory over Canada in the championship game of the 2016 Federation of International Lacrosse Men’s U19 World Championship.

Free event on October 14-15 seeks to assist program leaders in expanding lacrosse participation opportunities for athletes with physical or intellectual impairments.

The US Lacrosse #WallBallChallenge has already raised more than $20,000 for the US Lacrosse First Stick Program in its first month.

Team USA finishes pool play 4-0 at U19 Men's World Championship

SPARKS, Md. — US Lacrosse will celebrate the opening of its new national headquarters with a Grand Opening Weekend on Sept. 10-11. The weekend festivities include the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Sept. 10, and a lacrosse triple-header on Sept. 11 featuring both the U.S. men’s and women’s national teams, and special exhibition between the lacrosse teams from the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) and the New York City Police Department (NYPD).

SPARKS, Md. — US Lacrosse will celebrate the opening of its new national headquarters with a Grand Opening Weekend on Sept. 10-11. The weekend festivities include the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Sept. 10, and a lacrosse triple-header on Sept. 11 featuring both the U.S. men’s and women’s national teams, and special exhibition between the lacrosse teams from the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) and the New York City Police Department (NYPD).

The United States faced adversity for the first time in the 2016 Federation of International Lacrosse U19 Men’s World Championship, but responded for an 17-3 victory over the Iroquois Nationals behind a dominant faceoff performance. The victory clinches the No. 1 seed for the U.S. (3-0) and a bye into the semifinal round.