Eight from Big Ten Men’s Lacrosse Named USA Lacrosse All-Americans

ROSEMONT, Ill. – USA Lacrosse announced its 2026 All-Americans on Thursday, which included eight Big Ten student-athletes. All-Americans were selected by USA Lacrosse Magazine staff with input from coaches and conferences across the country.

Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year Matt Collison was named First Team All-American. Collison led the Blue Jays to a share of the Big Ten regular season title and tallied 40 points on the season. Ohio State's Cullen Brown, the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, was also given First-Team honors. Brown played an integral role in a Buckeyes defense that allowed an NCAA-low 7.36 goals per game.

Five Big Ten teams were represented among the schools, and Maryland, Ohio State and Penn State all had two players selected. Johns Hopkins and Rutgers both had one. The Big Ten also had nine players from all six schools named honorable mentions.  

For the full list of  2026 USA Lacrosse All-Americans  from the Big Ten, see below.  
 
First Team
Matt Collison, M, Johns Hopkins 
Cullen Brown, D, Ohio State 

Second Team
AJ Larkin, LSM, Maryland 
Alex Ross, D, Penn State 
Joe Juengerkes, SSDM, Rutgers 

Third Team
Henry Dodge, FO, Maryland 
Caleb Fyock, G, Ohio State 
Jon King, SSDM, Penn State 

Honorable Mention
Carson Brown, D, Johns Hopkins 
Chuck Rawson, M, Johns Hopkins 
Oran Gelinas, G, Johns Hopkins 
Reece DiCicco, SSDM, Johns Hopkins 
Leo Johnson, A, Maryland 
Rowan Clay, D, Michigan 
Blake Eiland, SSDM, Ohio State 
Kyle Foster, D, Ohio State 
Reid Gills, FO, Penn State