California Redwoods (lacrosse)

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California Redwoods
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Full nameCalifornia Redwoods Lacrosse Club
Founded 2019
League Premier Lacrosse League
Based in San Diego, CA
Stadium Torero Stadium
Colors    
Head coachNat St. Laurent
Overall record7-6
ChampionshipsNone
Website California Redwoods

The California Redwoods are a professional field lacrosse team based in San Diego, California, that competes in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The team plays its home games at Torero Stadium. The Redwoods began play in the league's inaugural 2019 season.

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History

Following the assignment of home markets for the 2024 season, the team was rebranded as the California Redwoods. On January 1, 2024, the PLL revealed the Redwoods would be based in San Diego, hosting their homecoming weekend at Torero Stadium.

Roster

2023 Redwoods Lacrosse Club
No.NameNation­alityPositionHeightWeightCollegeGrad YearHigh SchoolHometownRef.
1Nakeie Montgomery Flag of the United States.svg Midfield5 ft 11 in200 lbs Duke 2022 Dallas Episcopal Dallas, Texas [1]
3 Rob Pannell (C) Flag of the United States.svg Attack5 ft 10 in195 lbs Cornell 2013 Smithtown West Smithtown, New York [2]
4Chris Gray Flag of the United States.svg Attack5 ft 7 in170 lbs North Carolina 2022 Shoreham-Wading River Wading River, New York [3]
5Romar Dennis Flag of the United States.svg Midfield6 ft 5 in230 lbs Loyola 2017 St. Mary's Ryken Huntingtown, Maryland [4]
6 TD Ierlan Flag of the United States.svg Faceoff5 ft 9 in175 lbs Denver 2021 Victor Victor, New York [5]
9Alex Simmons Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Attack5 ft 11 in180 lbs Syracuse 2023 Culver Smithville, Ontario [6]
12Brian Tevlin Flag of the United States.svg SSDM5 ft 11 in185 lbs Notre Dame 2023 Seton Hall Prep Livingston, New Jersey [7]
13Ryan Tierney Flag of the United States.svg Midfield5 ft 10 in185 lbs Hofstra 2021 Massapequa Massapequa, New York [8]
14 Wes Berg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Attack6 ft 2 in205 lbs Denver 2015 Dr. Charles Best Coquitlam, British Columbia [9]
20Chris Conlin Flag of the United States.svg Defense6 ft 2 in205 lbs Notre Dame 2024 Chatham Chatham, New Jersey [10]
22Chayse Ierlan Flag of the United States.svg Goalie6 ft 2 in200 lbsJohns Hopkins2024 Victor Victor, New York [11]
23Chris Merle Flag of the United States.svg SSDM6 ft 1 in200 lbs Virginia 2021 Westhampton Beach Westhampton Beach, New York [12]
26Isaiah Davis-Allen (C) Flag of the United States.svg SSDM6 ft 3 in180 lbs Maryland 2017 St. Stephen's-St. Agnes Springfield, Virginia [13]
28Jared Conners Flag of the United States.svg LSM6 ft 5 in215 lbs Virginia 2021 Pittsford Pittsford, New York [14]
31Chris Fake Flag of the United States.svg Defense6 ft 1 in205 lbs Yale 2023 Hun School Allentown, New Jersey [15]
33Ron John Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg SSDM6 ft 1 in200 lbs Albany 2021 Lake Shore Angola, New York
35Ryan Kennedy Flag of the United States.svg LSM5 ft 10 in195 lbs York 2022 Broadneck Arnold, Maryland [16]
38Chase Yager Flag of the United States.svg SSDM5 ft 10 in175 lbs Virginia 2024 Norfolk Academy Virginia Beach, Virginia [17]
40Arden Cohen Flag of the United States.svg Defense6 ft 2 in220 lbs Notre Dame 2022 Darien New York, New York [18]
41Charlie Bertrand Flag of the United States.svg Midfield6 ft 3 in220 lbs Virginia 2021 Baldwinsville Baldwinsville, New York [19]
44Garrett Degnon Flag of the United States.svg Attack6 ft 4 in215 lbs Johns Hopkins 2024 DeMatha Harwood, Maryland [20]
45Ryan Lee** Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Attack5 ft 10 in180 lbs RIT 2017 The Hill Academy Sharon, Ontario [21]
47Cole Kirst Flag of the United States.svg Midfield6 ft 2 in215 lbs Syracuse 2023 Seton Hall Prep Bernardsville, New Jersey [22]
50Ryder Garnsey Flag of the United States.svg Attack5 ft 9 in175 lbs Notre Dame 2019 Brewster Academy Wolfeboro, New Hampshire

[23]

70Holden Garlent Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Defense6 ft 2 in189 lbs Canisius 2020 Denis Morris Thorold, Ontario [24]
81Owen Grant** Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Defense6 ft 3 in230 lbs Delaware 2023 Everest Academy Newmarket, Ontario [25]
94Jack Kelly Flag of the United States.svg Goalie6 ft 1 in195 lbs Brown 2016 West Islip West Islip, New York [26]

Source: [27] [28]

*Indicates player is on Unable to Travel list [29] [30]

**Indicates player is on injured reserve

^Indicates player is on holdout list

(C) Indicates captain

Coaching staff

All-time draft selections

2019

Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.CollegeConf.2019 Accolades
15 Clarke Petterson Attack Cornell Ivy League Honorable Mention All-American, Second-Team Ivy League
28Tyler DunnMidfield Penn Ivy League Honorable Mention All-American, First-Team Ivy League
317Brendan GleasonAttack Notre Dame Atlantic Coast Conference Honorable Mention All-American, First-Team ACC
420Tim TroutnerGoalie High Point Southern Conference Second-Team All-American, First-Team SoCon
UndraftedFARyder GarnseyAttack Notre Dame Atlantic Coast Conference 2018 Accolades (Suspended most of 2019): Honorable Mention All-American

2020 Entry Draft

The 2020 player entry draft occurred on March 16 for teams to select players arriving from rival Major League Lacrosse. On March 4, Paul Burmeister and NBCSN hosted an entry draft lottery for selection order. Out of 100 balls to select from, Waterdogs had 40, Chrome had 25, Atlas had 15, Archers had 10, Chaos had 6, Redwoods had 3, and the champion Whipsnakes had 1.

Rob Pannell was announced to be transferring to the PLL on March 9, followed by 15 other players the following day, which comprised the selection pool for the entry draft. A total of 14 players were selected in the entry draft with remaining new players entering the league player pool.

Draft results
Rnd.Pick #PLL TeamPlayerPos.College
16RedwoodsFinn SullivanDefense Hofstra
213RedwoodsGreg PuskuldjianFaceoffAdelphi

2020 College Draft

Rnd.Pick #PLL TeamPlayerPos.CollegeConferenceNotes
16RedwoodsPeyton SmithFaceoff Marist MAAC
213RedwoodsChris PriceDefense High Point SoCon

2021 Entry Draft

Draft results
Rnd.Pick #PLL TeamPlayerPos.College
211RedwoodsRyan LeeAttackRIT
319RedwoodsIsiah Davis-AllenSSDMMaryland

2021 College Draft

Draft results
Rnd.Pick #PLL TeamPlayerPos.CollegeConference
14Redwoods TD Ierlan Faceoff Denver
324RedwoodsCharlie BertrandMidfield Virginia ACC

2022 College Draft

Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College
13Arden CohenDefenseNotre Dame
319Nakeie MontgomeryMidfieldDuke
427Mitch BartoloAttackRutgers

2023 College Draft

Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College
12Owen GrantDefense Delaware
210Brian TevlinMidfield Notre Dame
318Cole KirstMidfield Syracuse
426Zach ColeFaceoff Saint Joseph's

Season results

2019
WeekLocationDateOpponentResult
1 Boston, Massachusetts June 2, 2019 Atlas W 11–9
2 New York, New York June 8, 2019 Archers L 9–10
3 Chicago, Illinois June 15, 2019 Chaos L 11–12 (OT)
4 Baltimore, Maryland June 22, 2019 Chrome W 13–11
5 Atlanta, Georgia June 29, 2019 Whipsnakes W 14–11
6 Washington, DC July 6, 2019 Archers W 9-8 (OT)
All-Star Break Los Angeles, California July 21, 2019ByeBye
7 Denver, Colorado July 27, 2019 Atlas L 15–18
8 San Jose, California August 10, 2019 Chaos L 10–13
9 Hamilton, Ontario August 18, 2019 Whipsnakes L 4–17
10 Albany, New York August 24, 2019 Chrome W 18-7
Playoffs Round 1 Columbus, Ohio September 6, 2019 Archers W 16–12
Playoffs Round 2 New York, New York September 14, 2019 Chaos W 12-7
Finals Philadelphia, Pennsylvania September 21, 2019 Whipsnakes L 11-12 (OT)
2020
GameLocationDateOpponentResult
1 Herriman, Utah July 25, 2020 Whipsnakes L 9–13
2 Herriman, Utah July 28, 2020 Chrome L 11–12
3 Herriman, Utah July 29, 2020 Chaos W 8–7
4 Herriman, Utah August 1, 2020 Atlas W 11–10
5 (Elimination) Herriman, Utah August 4, 2020 Waterdogs W 11–8
6 (Semifinal) Herriman, Utah August 6, 2020 Whipsnakes L 12–13
2021
GameLocationDateOpponentResult
1 Foxborough, Massachusetts June 4, 2021 Cannons W 12–11
2 Foxborough, Massachusetts June 6, 2021 Chrome W 14–11
3 Kennesaw, Georgia June 12, 2021 Atlas L 9–12
4 Baltimore, Maryland June 26, 2021 Chaos L 9–11
5 Hempstead, New York July 3, 2021 Waterdogs W 19–16
6 Eagan, Minnesota July 10, 2021 Whipsnakes W 13–7
7 Colorado Springs, Colorado July 31, 2021 Archers L 12–15
8 Albany, New York August 13, 2021 Whipsnakes L 12–14
9 Albany, New York August 15, 2021 Chaos W 10–9
10 (Quarterfinal) Sandy, Utah August 21, 2021 Whipsnakes L 13–14

PLL award winners

Rookie of the Year

Brendan Looney Leadership Award

Jimmy Regan Teammate of the Year

Head coaches

#NameTermRegular SeasonPlayoffs
GPWLPctGPWLPct
1Nat St. Laurent 2019-432221.512945.444

All-time record vs. PLL clubs

OpponentWonLostPercentageStreak
Archers 22.500Lost 1
Atlas 22.500Lost 1
Cannons 101.000Won 1
Chaos 33.500Won 1
Chrome 31.750Won 1
Waterdogs 201.000Won 2
Whipsnakes 26.250Lost 2
Totals1514.517

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