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USILA Names 24 from Big Ten to All-America Teams
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) recognized 24 Big Ten men’s lacrosse student-athletes today, as the organization announced its 2023 Blatant Lacrosse Division I All-American Teams.
All six Big Ten teams were represented among the honorees, with Maryland and Penn State leading the way with six All-Americans each, while Johns Hopkins boasted five.
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Brett Makar joined Rutgers’ longstick midfielder Ethan Rall with First Team accolades, while a quartet of Big Ten players collected Second Team honors. The Third Team also included five Big Ten representatives, while 12 received Honorable Mention.
A two-time USILA All-American, Makar tied for the team lead with 21 caused turnovers, while his 48 ground balls were good for second. The two-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year started all 73 games of his career, tying for eight on the Terps’ all-time list, amassing 59 caused turnovers and 163 ground balls.
Rall collected his second consecutive USILA All-America honor after a season that included 21 caused turnovers and 49 ground balls. The Islip, N.Y. native set a Scarlet Knights’ program record with 84 caused turnovers and ranked second in the Big Ten with 1.62 caused turnovers per contest.
2023 USILA Blantant Lacrosse Division I All-Americans
All six Big Ten teams were represented among the honorees, with Maryland and Penn State leading the way with six All-Americans each, while Johns Hopkins boasted five.
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Brett Makar joined Rutgers’ longstick midfielder Ethan Rall with First Team accolades, while a quartet of Big Ten players collected Second Team honors. The Third Team also included five Big Ten representatives, while 12 received Honorable Mention.
A two-time USILA All-American, Makar tied for the team lead with 21 caused turnovers, while his 48 ground balls were good for second. The two-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year started all 73 games of his career, tying for eight on the Terps’ all-time list, amassing 59 caused turnovers and 163 ground balls.
Rall collected his second consecutive USILA All-America honor after a season that included 21 caused turnovers and 49 ground balls. The Islip, N.Y. native set a Scarlet Knights’ program record with 84 caused turnovers and ranked second in the Big Ten with 1.62 caused turnovers per contest.
2023 USILA Blantant Lacrosse Division I All-Americans
| First Team | Defense | Brett Makar, Gr., Maryland |
| LSM | Ethan Rall, Sr., Rutgers | |
| Second Team | Defense | Ajax Zappitello, Jr., Maryland |
| Defense | Alex Mazzone, Gr., Johns Hopkins | |
| Midfield | Shane Knobloch, Jr., Rutgers | |
| LSM | John Geppert, Gr., Maryland | |
| Goaltender | Jack Fracyon, So., Penn State | |
| Third Team | Attack | TJ Malone, Sr., Penn State |
| Midfield | Matt Traynor, So., Penn State | |
| SSDM | Dante Trader Jr, So., Maryland | |
| Faceoff | Luke Wierman, Sr., Maryland | |
| Faceoff | Justin Wietfeldt, Jr., Michigan | |
| Honorable Mention | Attack | Russell Melendez, Jr., Johns Hopkins |
| Attack | Josh Zawada, Sr., Michigan | |
| Attack | Michael Boehm, Jr., Michigan | |
| Attack | Ross Scott, Sr., Rutgers | |
| Defense | Scott Smith, Jr., Johns Hopkins | |
| Defense | Jack Posey, Sr., Penn State | |
| Defense | Bobby Van Buren, So., Ohio State | |
| Midfield | Kyle Long, Maryland | |
| Midfield | Kevin Winkoff, Gr., Penn State | |
| Midfielfd | Matt Collison, Fr., Johns Hopkins | |
| SSDM | Brett Martin, Jr., Johns Hopkins | |
| SSDM | Grant Haus, Sr., Penn State | |