Johns Hopkins, Ohio State, and Penn State Claim Weekly Men’s Lacrosse Accolades

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Men’s Lacrosse Awards for 
the week of March 17^th- 24^th, 2026.  

Offensive Players of the Week 
Chuck Rawson, Johns Hopkins 
Junior – Midfield – Burlington, Ontario – Major: Economics 

• Helped power the Blue Jays to a 14-8 win against Michigan in its Big Ten opener 
• Scored a career-high four goals and added an assist to match his personal best with five points 
• Scored back-to-back goals after Michigan had pulled within 11-6 midway through the fourth quarter 
• Last Johns Hopkins Offensive Player of the Week Award: Hunter Chauvette (March 3, 2026) 

Co-Defensive Players of the Week 
Cullen Brown, Ohio State 
Senior – Defense – Silver Spring, Md. – Major: Finance 

• Caused four turnovers and picked up four ground balls in the Buckeyes’ 6-5 overtime win over No. 16 Rutgers 
• Was a part of a defensive unit that helped hold Big Ten leading scorer Colin Kurdyla to just one goal on seven shots 
• His defensive performance put him at 75 career caused turnovers and in sole possession of the program’s career caused turnover record 
• Brown’s third Defensive Player of the Week award. Last: March 3, 2026 

Jon King, Penn State 
Senior – SSDM – Draper, Utah – Major: Accounting 

• Helped limit Maryland to just six goals in Penn State’s fifth win over the Terps’ in program history 
• Scooped three groundballs and caused a pair turnovers as a short-stick 
• Last Penn State Defensive Player of the Week award: Alex Ross (March 10, 2026)  

Specialist of the Week 
Jack Allen, Ohio State 
Junior – Goalie – Cambridge, England – Major: Sport Industry 

• Recorded his first career win in the team’s 6-5 victory at No. 16 Rutgers 
• Played a career high 39:05 and recorded a career high 10 saves 
• Only allowed two goals on the day for a .833 save percentage 
• Last Ohio State Specialist of the Week award: Jack Oldman (Feb. 10, 2026)  
  

Freshman of the Week 
Preston Hawkins, Penn State 
Freshman – Goalie – Powell, Ohio – Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies 

• Posted 14 saves in a win over No. 11 Maryland 
• His .700 save percentage was also a career best 
• Saved all six of Terrapins lead attackmen Eric Spanos’ shots  
• Marks Hawkins’ third Freshman of the Week award this season. Last: March 10, 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 
 
March 10 
O: Kyle Lehman, PSU 
D: Alex Ross, PSU 
S: Reid Gills, PSU 
F: Preston Hawkins, PSU 
 
March 17 
O: Colin Kurdyla, RU 
D: Peter Laake, MD 
S: Brian Ruppel, MD 
F: Matthew Mayfield, OSU 
 
March 24 
O: Chuck Rawson, JHU 
D: Cullen Brown, OSU/Jon King, PSU 
S: Jack Allen, OSU 
F: Preston Hawkins, PSU