Three Cavaliers Named USILA Preseason All-Americans; UVA Picked No. 2 in Coaches Poll
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Connor Shellenberger, Thomas McConvey and Grayson Sallade have been named USILA Preseason All-Americans, the organization announced on Wednesday (Feb. 1).
Shellenberger represented the Hoos on the First Team, while McConvey and Sallade were named Second Team selections.
Additionally, Virginia was picked No. 2 in the preseason coaches poll behind reigning national-champion Maryland. The Cavaliers received eight first-place votes, while the Terrapins led all programs with 17.
Virginia was voted No. 1 in both the Inside Lacrosse and Nike/USA Lacrosse Magazine preseason media polls, both of which were previously announced in January.
USILA PRESEASON COACHES POLL
- Maryland (17), 490
- Virginia (8), 469
- Georgetown, 431
- Cornell, 399
- Notre Dame, 391
- Princeton, 368
- Duke, 354
- Yale, 319
- Penn, 310
- Rutgers, 295
- Ohio State, 271
- Delaware, 188
- Saint Joseph’s, 129
- Boston U, 128
- Harvard, 122
- Brown, 120
- Jacksonville, 96
- Denver, 75
- Richmond, 61
- North Carolina, 60
Others receiving votes: Army, Johns Hopkins, Loyola, Navy, Villanova, Lehigh, Syracuse, High Point, Utah, Vermont, UAlbany, UMass, Michigan, Air Force
USILA FIRST TEAM PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA
A – Connor Shellenberger, Virginia
A – Matt Brandau, Yale
A – Brennan O’Neill, Duke
M – Sam Handley, Penn
M – Graham Bundy Jr, Georgetown
M – Kyle Long, Maryland
FO – Luke Wierman, Maryland
SSDM – Connor Maher, North Carolina
SSDM – Beau Pederson, Princeton
LSM – Roy Meyer, Boston University
D – Gavin Adler, Cornell
D – Will Bowen Georgetown
D – Brett Makar, Maryland
G – Liam Entenmann, Notre Dame
USILA SECOND TEAM PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA
A – Patrick Kavanagh, Notre Dame
A – Jack Myers, Ohio State
A – CJ Kirst, Cornell
M – Thomas McConvey, Virginia
M – Jake Stevens, Princeton
M – Matt Campbell, Villanova
FO – Zach Cole, Saint Joseph’s
SSDM – Payton Rezanka, Loyola
SSDM – Grayson Sallade, Virginia
LSM – Ethan Rall, Rutgers
D – Owen Grant, Delaware
D – Chris Fake Notre Dame
D – Ajax Zappitello, Maryland
G – Logan McNaney, Maryland