Class of 2027
current high-school seniors
Slated to replace current players with 1 season of eligibility remaining
Share of the openings ceiling with a commit93%
0–1
Spots left
Needs
Ceiling, not spots available.
DIDivision INot a participant · no roster cap · 12.6 scholarships
Cornell Men's Lacrosse
Recruiting outlook: 0–15 projected openings for the Class of 2027
Big Red · Ithaca, New York · Ivy League
Head coach
Connor BuczekStaff directory ↗
Head coach since at least 2023
Spring 2026
Starts by eligibility remaining
Hatch: players who may have one more season under the House settlement rules.
2026–27 roster
52
Players on the 2026–27 roster
Two-year average 51Roster-size gap 0
Coach's usual roster
Based on 5 seasons under this coach
Where the roster comes from
Current 2026–27 roster · 52 players
Domestic 43 · 84% · International 8 · 16%
United States
- New York11 · 22%
- Pennsylvania11 · 22%
- New Jersey8 · 16%
- Massachusetts3 · 6%
- California1 · 2%
- Colorado1 · 2%
- Connecticut1 · 2%
- District of Columbia1 · 2%
International
- Canada
8 · 16%
1 hometown could not be placed and is not included.
Recruiting by high-school class
Class of 2028
current high-school juniors
Slated to replace current players with 2 seasons of eligibility remaining
Share of the openings ceiling with a commit93%
0–1
Spots left
NeedsNone
Estimate · How this is counted
Class of 2029
current high-school sophomores
Slated to replace current players with 3 seasons of eligibility remaining
Share of the openings ceiling with a commit0%
12
Spots left
Needs
Estimate · How this is counted
Class of 2030
current high-school freshmen
Slated to replace current players with 4 seasons of eligibility remaining
Share of the openings ceiling with a commit0%
12–13
Spots left
Needs
Estimate · How this is counted
Position breakdown
- Attack 12
- Midfield 27
- Defense 9
- Goalies 4
| Player | Year and eligibility | Pos | From | Grad Year | GP | GS | G | A | PTS | SH | SOG | GB | FO | CT | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AJ Nikolic | Seasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Sr. | AAttack/Midfield | Paoli, Pa.Malvern Prep | Class of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 10 | 2 | – | 1 | 4 |
| Beck Mahoney | Seasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Jr. | D | Poway, Calif.Cathedral Catholic HS | Class of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Hughes | Seasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Jr. | M | Mickleton, N.J.Salisbury School | Class of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blake Cascadden | Seasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as So. | M | Garden City, N.Y.Garden City HS | Class of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bowie Horsman | Seasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Sr. | A | Brampton, OntarioThe Hill Academy | Class of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | – | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Box | Seasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as So. | M | Broomall, Pa.Marple Newton HS | Class of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0/0 | 5 | 2 |
| Caden Parker | Seasons left: 4–5 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Fr. | D | Jamesville, N.Y.Jamesville-DeWitt High School | Class of 2026 · 4 Years of Eligibility Remaining | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Christian Troczynski | Seasons left: 4–5 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Fr. | MFaceoff/Midfield | Clark, N.J.Delbarton School | Class of 2026 · 4 Years of Eligibility Remaining | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dara Corr | Seasons left: 4–5 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Fr. | D | Maplewood, N.J.Delbarton School | Class of 2026 · 4 Years of Eligibility Remaining | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Drew Diviney | Seasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Jr. | M | Simsbury, Conn.Simsbury HS | Class of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/1 | 0 | 1 |
| Eli Friedman | Seasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as So. | MFaceoff | Boston, Mass.Belmont Hill | Class of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4/5 | 0 | 0 |
| George LaCombe | Seasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Sr. | D | Manlius, N.Y.Fayetteville-Manlius HS | Class of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Grady Taylor | Seasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as So. | M | Falmouth, MaineHolderness School | Class of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ike Lohnes | Seasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Sr. | D | Washington, D.C.St. Albans School | Class of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | 3 |
| Jack Carroll | Seasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as So. | D | West Chester, Pa.Malvern Prep | Class of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Cascadden | Seasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Sr. | MFaceoff/Midfield | Garden City, N.Y.Garden City HS | Class of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 10 | 98 | 178/284 | 2 | 6 |
| Jack Herendeen | Seasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Jr. | A | Victor, N.Y.Victor Senior HS | Class of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 13 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 3 | – | 0 | 4 |
| Jack Levine | Seasons left: 4–5 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Fr. | D | Rye, N.Y.Rye High School | Class of 2026 · 4 Years of Eligibility Remaining | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jack O'Reilly | Seasons left: 4–5 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Fr. | M | Sea Girt, N.J.Manasquan High School | Class of 2026 · 4 Years of Eligibility Remaining | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jaden Ciappara | Seasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Sr. | M | Orangeville, OntarioThe Hill Academy | Class of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jaxon Smart | Seasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Sr. | M | Maple Ridge, British ColumbiaSalisbury School | Class of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeremy Launt | Seasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Jr. | MLong Stick Midfielder | Burnaby, British ColumbiaWestern Reserve Academy | Class of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jimmy Troy | Seasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Jr. | M | Olney, Md.Our Lady of Good Counsel HS | Class of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 |
| John Rodehorst | Seasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as So. | MLong Stick Midfielder | North Kingstown, R.I.La Salle Academy | Class of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin TavaresPrevious school: Denver | Seasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Prior collegeAssumed clockListed as So. | M | Mississauga, OntarioDeerfield Academy | Class of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Landon Johnson | Seasons left: 4–5 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Fr. | AAttack/Midfield | Sammamish, Wash.Eastlake High School | Class of 2026 · 4 Years of Eligibility Remaining | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Logan Stevens | Seasons left: 4–5 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Fr. | A | Bernardsville, N.J.Bernards High School | Class of 2026 · 4 Years of Eligibility Remaining | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Luke Backes | Seasons left: 4–5 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Fr. | M | Columbus, OhioUpper Arlington High School | Class of 2026 · 4 Years of Eligibility Remaining | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Luke Gilmartin | Seasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Sr. | M | Syracuse, N.Y.Westhill HS | Class of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 0/0 | 11 | 4 |
| Luke Robinson | Seasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Jr. | M | Whitby, OntarioTrinity-Pawling | Class of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 16 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 56 | 26 | 14 | 0/0 | 1 | 20 |
| Michael Marshall | Seasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Jr. | D | Westfield, N.J.Westfield HS | Class of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | – | 7 | 4 |
| Michael Melkonian | Seasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Jr. | MFaceoff | Rockville Centre, N.Y.South Side HS | Class of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 68/125 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Santillo | Seasons left: 4–5 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Fr. | M | Minoa, N.Y.East Syracuse Minoa High School | Class of 2026 · 4 Years of Eligibility Remaining | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Peyton Booth | Seasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as So. | A | Charlottesville, Vir.St. Anne’s-Belfield School | Class of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 |
| Rowyn Nurry | Seasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as So. | A | Kennett Square, Pa.Loomis Chaffee | Class of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 10 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 48 | 26 | 6 | – | 2 | 13 |
| Rush LaSelle | Seasons left: 4–5 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Fr. | M | Lone Tree, Colo.Valor Christian High School | Class of 2026 · 4 Years of Eligibility Remaining | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ryan Goldstein | Seasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Sr. | A | Radnor, Pa.Radnor HS | Class of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining | 16 | 16 | 34 | 33 | 67 | 107 | 73 | 29 | – | 9 | 39 |
| Ryan Waldman | Seasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Sr. | A | Westfield, N.J.Westfield HS | Class of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining | 16 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 68 | 34 | 15 | – | 2 | 18 |
| Sam Ricci | Seasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Sr. | MFaceoff | Victor, N.Y.Victor Central HS | Class of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4/6 | 0 | 0 |
| Seamus Riordan | Seasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as So. | M | Sewickley, Pa.Shady Side Academy | Class of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 16 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 0/0 | 0 | 7 |
| Sebastian Reyes | Seasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Jr. | M | Norwood, Mass.Xaverian Brothers HS | Class of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 |
| Teddy Gillin | Seasons left: 4–5 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Fr. | D | Wayne, Pa.The Haverford School | Class of 2026 · 4 Years of Eligibility Remaining | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| TJ Lamb | Seasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Sr. | M | West Chester, Pa.The Episcopal Academy | Class of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 0/0 | 10 | 7 |
| Tommy Goldstein | Seasons left: 4–5 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Fr. | AAttack/Midfield | Radnor, Pa.Radnor High School | Class of 2026 · 4 Years of Eligibility Remaining | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Treysen Santos-Stewart | Seasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as So. | A | Courtice, OntarioUpper Canada College | Class of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Walker Schwartz | Seasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Sr. | MLong Stick Midfielder | Philadelphia, Pa.Germantown Academy | Class of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 0/0 | 3 | 3 |
| Will Burfeind | Seasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Jr. | M | Bethlehem, Pa.The Haverford School | Class of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willem Firth | Seasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Sr. | A | Ottawa, OntarioThe Hill Academy | Class of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining | 16 | 16 | 52 | 29 | 81 | 129 | 85 | 33 | – | 8 | 29 |