Johns Hopkins, Ohio State and Penn State Garner Weekly Men’s Lacrosse Merits

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Men’s Lacrosse Awards for 
the week of Feb. 24^th  - March 3^rd, 2026.  

Offensive Players of the Week 
Hunter Chauvette, Johns Hopkins 
Junior – Attack – Shaker Heights, Ohio – Major: Political Science 

• Fueled the Blue Jays’ 14-13 come-from-behind win over Virginia as he matched his career-high with six goals in the victory 
• Four of his goals came during a 10-1 Blue Jay run that turned an 11-4 deficit into a 14-12 lead late 
• Last Johns Hopkins Offensive Player of the Week Award: Russell Melendez (Feb. 25, 2025) 

Defensive Player of the Week 
Cullen Brown, Ohio State 
Senior – D– Silver Spring, Md.– Major: Finance 

• Led the team with seven ground balls in the 10-9 win over No. 11 Georgetown  
• Added a caused turnover in the Buckeyes’ first ranked win of the season 
• Scored his first goal of the season in the second half 
• This marks Brown’s second Defensive Player of the Week award this season. Last: Feb. 3, 2026 

Reece DiCicco, Johns Hopkins 
Sophomore – SSDM– Guelph, Ontario – Major: Political Science 

• Played an instrumental role in Johns Hopkins’ 14-13 comeback win against Virginia 
• Tied his own school record for caused turnovers in a game by a short stick with four 
• Tacked on five groundballs in the comeback effort  
• Last Johns Hopkins Defensive Player of the Week award: Beaudan Szuluk (April 16, 2024) 

Specialist of the Week 
Oran Gelinas, Johns Hopkins 
Senior – Goalie – Owing Mills, Md. – Major: Psychology

• Gelinas came on in relief and fueled Johns Hopkins' 14-13 come-from-behind win at Virginia 
• He entered the game with the Blue Jays trailing 4-0 and posted 12 saves over the final 50:52 to grab the victory 
• Among his 12 saves were nine in the second half and five in the fourth quarter, when the Blue Jays outscored the Cavaliers 6-1 to complete the comeback from an 11-4 third-quarter deficit 
• Last Johns Hopkins Specialist of the Week Award: Joe Hobot (Feb. 17, 2026) 

Freshman of the Week 
Jack Iannantuono, Penn State 
Freshman – Attack – Phoenix, Md. – Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies 

• The freshman posted a career-best six points to lead the Penn State offense to a ten-goal victory 
• His six points match the most by any Penn Stater so far this season 
• Averages the seventh-most assists per game of any freshman in the country 
• Last Penn State Freshman of the Week Award: Preston Hawkins (Feb. 17, 2026) 

2025-26 Men’s Lacrosse Players of the Week 

Feb. 3 
O: Matt Collison, JHU 
D:  Cullen Brown, OSU 
S:  Reid Gills, PSU 
F: Luke Shannenhan, MICH 

Feb. 10 
O: Leo Johnson, MD 
D: Dylan Groff, RU 
S:  Jack Oldman, OSU 
F:  Tay Rodriguez, MICH 

Feb. 17 
O: Hunter Aquino, PSU 
D: Alex Ross, PSU 
S:  Joe Hobot, JHU 
F:  Preston Hawkins, PSU 

Feb. 24 
O: Garrett Haas, OSU 
D: Joe Juengerkes, RU 
S: Cardin Stoller, RU 
F: Dylan Finder, RU 

March 3 
O: Hunter Chauvette, JHU 
D: Reece DiCicco, JHU/Cullen Brown, OSU 
S: Oran Gelinas, JHU 
F: Jack Iannantuono, PSU