Six Cavaliers Garner Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-America Recognition
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Six Virginia men’s lacrosse players have been named preseason All-Americans as was announced by Inside Lacrosse on Monday (Jan. 29).
Connor Shellenberger and Cole Kastner represented the Hoos on the first-team list. Payton Cormier, Griffin Schutz and Chase Yager were named third-team selections. Noah Chizmar garnered honorable mention recognition.
Virginia’s six honorees are good for third most among all programs nationally. The Cavaliers were voted No. 3 in Inside Lacrosse’s preseason poll, which was announced on Jan. 22.
Virginia kicks off its 2024 campaign on Saturday, Feb. 10, when the Hoos host Michigan at noon in their season opener. Broadcast designations will be announced at later date as determined by the ACC and its television partners.
First Team
| A | Brennan O’Neill | Duke |
| A | CJ Kirst | Cornell |
| A | Connor Shellenberger | Virginia |
| M | Eric Dobson | Notre Dame |
| M | Graham Bundy, Jr. | Georgetown |
| M | Jake Stevens | Syracuse |
| FO | Jake Naso | Duke |
| SSDM | Beau Pederson | Michigan |
| SSDM | Ben Ramsey | Notre Dame |
| LSM | Roy Meyer | Boston U |
| D | Ajax Zappitello | Maryland |
| D | Kenny Brower | Duke |
| D | Cole Kastner | Virginia |
| G | Liam Entenmann | Notre Dame |
Second Team
| A | Pat Kavanagh | Notre Dame |
| A | Coulter Mackesy | Princeton |
| A | TJ Malone | Penn State |
| M | Alexander Vardaro | Georgetown |
| M | Shane Knobloch | Rutgers |
| M | Matt Traynor | Penn State |
| FO | Luke Wierman | Maryland |
| SSDM | Brett Martin | Johns Hopkins |
| SSDM | Grant Haus | Penn State |
| LSM/D | Jake Piseno | UAlbany |
| D | Mason Woodward | Marquette |
| D | AJ Pilate | Army |
| D | Scott V. Smith | Johns Hopkins |
| G | Jack Fracyon | Penn State |
Third Team
| A | Matt Brandau | Yale |
| A | Joey Spallina | Syracuse |
| A | Payton Cormier | Virginia |
| A | Michael Boehm | Michigan |
| M | Griffin Schutz | Virginia |
| M | Matt Collison | Johns Hopkins |
| M | Jacob Morin | Army |
| FO | Will Coletti | Army |
| SSDM | Dylan Hess | Georgetown |
| SSDM | Chase Yager | Virginia |
| LSM | Tyler Carpenter | Duke |
| D | Jackson Bonitz | Navy |
| D | Jack Posey | Penn State |
| D | Bobby Van Buren | Ohio State |
| G | Will Mark | Syracuse |
Honorable Mention
| A | Dyson Williams | Duke |
| A | Russell Melendez | Johns Hopkins |
| A | Chris Lyons | Yale |
| A | Ross Scott | Rutgers |
| A | Chris Kavanagh | Notre Dame |
| A | Reese Burek | Army |
| M | Evan Plunkett | Army |
| M | Andrew McAdorey | Duke |
| M | Sam English | Syracuse |
| M | Levi Anderson | Saint Joseph’s |
| M | Hugh Kelleher | Cornell |
| M | Thomas Greenblatt | Ohio State |
| M | Lance Madonna | Richmond |
| FO | Justin Wietfeldt | Michigan |
| FO | Tommy Burke | Ohio State |
| FO | Alec Stathakis | Denver |
| SSDM | Patrick Hackler | Yale |
| SSDM | Noah Chizmar | Virginia |
| SSDM | Chris Davis | Cornell |
| SSDM | Aidan Maguire | Duke |
| LSM | Richard Checo | Lehigh |
| LSM | Will Donovan | Notre Dame |
| LSM | Jack Stuzin | Yale |
| LSM | Saam Olexo | Syracuse |
| D | Brendan Lavelle | Penn |
| D | Pace Billings | Princeton |
| D | Chris Conlin | Notre Dame |
| D | Andrew Geppert | North Carolina |
| D | Jack Follows | Cornell |
| D | Patrick Morrison | Boston U |
| D | Paul Barton | North Carolina |
| D | Jack DiBenedetto | Denver |
| D | Reid Colwell | Villanova |
| G | Logan McNaney | Maryland |
| G | Matt Knote | UMass |
| G | Mike Gianforcaro | Princeton |
| G | Chayse Ierlan | Johns Hopkins |