Johns Hopkins Blue Jays men's lacrosse

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Johns Hopkins Blue Jays men's lacrosse
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Founded1883
University Johns Hopkins University
Head coach Peter Milliman (since 2021 season)
Stadium Homewood Field
(capacity: 8,500)
Location Baltimore, Maryland
Conference Big Ten
Nickname Blue Jays
ColorsHopkins blue and black [1]
   
Pre-NCAA era championships
(35) - 1891, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1913, 1915, 1918, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1941, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1957, 1959, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970
NCAA Tournament championships
(9) - 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2005, 2007
NCAA Tournament Runner-Up
(9) - 1972, 1973, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1989, 2003, 2008
NCAA Tournament Final Fours
(29) - 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2015
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
(44) - 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2023, 2024
NCAA Tournament appearances
(49) - 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
(2) - 2015, 2018
Conference regular season championships
(3) - 2015, 2023, 2024

The Johns Hopkins Blue Jays men's lacrosse team represents Johns Hopkins University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college lacrosse. Since 2015, the Blue Jays have represented the Big Ten Conference.

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Overview

The team was founded in 1883 and is the school's most prominent sports team. The Blue Jays have won forty-four national championships including nine NCAA Division I titles (2007, 2005, 1987, 1985, 1984, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1974), twenty-nine USILL/USILA titles, and six ILA titles, [2] first all time by any college lacrosse team and second to Syracuse in NCAA era national titles.

Johns Hopkins midfielder Kyle Harrison playing against Duke. Hopkins lax.jpg
Johns Hopkins midfielder Kyle Harrison playing against Duke.

Hopkins competes with Maryland in college lacrosse's most historic rivalry, the two teams having met more than 100 times, both joining the Big Ten Conference in the 2014–2015 season. They have competed annually since 2015 for "The Rivalry Trophy", a large wooden crab. [3] The Blue Jays also consider Princeton and Syracuse, their top competitors for the national title in the NCAA era, as significant rivals, and play Loyola in the cross-town "Charles Street Massacre". [4] Another heated rivalry is with Virginia with whom Hopkins has competed annually for the Doyle Smith Cup which was first awarded in 2006. [5] In-state opponents include Towson, University of Maryland, Baltimore County and Navy.

In the past, the Johns Hopkins lacrosse teams have represented the United States in international competition. Johns Hopkins represented the United States in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam and 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles where lacrosse was a demonstration sport, winning the tournament in 1932. [6] Additionally, they won the 1974 World Lacrosse Championship in Melbourne, Australia, where they represented the United States.

In late 2012, the men's and women's lacrosse team facilities moved into the Cordish Lacrosse Center, located at the Charles Street (south) end of Homewood Field.

The Blue Jays were not selected for the 2013 NCAA tournament, the first such occurrence since 1971.

On May 17, 2013, President Ronald Daniels announced in an open letter to the Hopkins community that he was accepting the positive recommendation of a committee empaneled to explore seeking conference affiliation for the team.

On June 3, 2013, the university announced that the team would join a "newly formulated" Big Ten as an affiliate member for lacrosse, effective in the 2014–2015 season. This conference will consist of Hopkins, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State and Rutgers. On May 2, 2015, the Blue Jays won the inaugural Big Ten men's lacrosse championship, defeating the Ohio State Buckeyes 13–6.

Up until 2016 the Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame, governed by US Lacrosse, was located on the Homewood campus adjacent to Homewood Field, the home for both the men's and women's lacrosse teams. It is currently located at the US Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Maryland.

Championships

Starting in 1926, the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) began rating college lacrosse teams and awarding gold medals to the top teams. Johns Hopkins was the recipient of three of these, including in 1928 alongside Maryland, Navy, and Rutgers—each of which had only one regular-season collegiate defeat. [7] From 1936 through 1970, the USILA awarded the Wingate Memorial Trophy to the annual champion based on regular-season records. In 1971, the NCAA began hosting an annual men's tournament to determine the national champion. The Wingate Memorial Trophy was presented to the first two NCAA Division I champions (1971 and 1972) and was then retired.

Men's lacrosse highlights

Team awards and honors
970All-time wins (329 losses, 15 ties) (.746)
44National Championship titles (all-time)
9 NCAA Division I Championships
29USILL Titles (12), USILA titles (14) and consensus claims (3)
6ILA titles
1 World Lacrosse Championship (1974)
2U.S. Olympic teams (1928, 1932)
41Consecutive NCAA tournament appearances (1972–2012)
18 NCAA National Championship game appearances
12Undefeated seasons
Individual awards and honors
65 National Lacrosse Hall of Fame members
580 All Americans (from 1922–2015)
182 First Team All Americans (from 1922–2015)
11 Enners Award winners (player)
1 Tewaaraton Trophy winner (player)
15 Turnbull Award winners (attackman)
7 McLaughlin Award winners (midfielder)
15 Schmeisser Award winners (defenseman)
14 Kelly Award winners (goalie)
4 Touchstone Award winners (coach)

Johns Hopkins University men's highlights

Hopkins lacrosse player, poster by Bristow Adams, 1905 Hopkins - Bristow Adams 1905.jpg
Hopkins lacrosse player, poster by Bristow Adams, 1905

Career leaders are taken from the updated Johns Hopkins Record Book. [8]

Career goal leaders

YearsGoalsNameYearsGoals
Terry Riordan 1992–95184 [a]Mike Morrill1985–88102
Ryan Brown 2013–16159Richie Hirsch1974–77101
Brian Piccola1991–95154Conor Ford2001–04101
Franz Wittelsberger1973–76151 Dave Huntley 1976–79100
Michael O'Neill 1975–78138Brian Wood1984–87100
Jeff Cook 1979–82128 Delverne Dressel 1983–8699
Bobby Benson2000–03124 Peter Scott 1981–8499
Paul Rabil 2005–08111Dylan Schlott1996–9997
Kevin Huntley 2005–08109Kyle Barrie2002–0596
Brandon Benn2011–14109Kyle Wharton2008–1196
Bill Morrill1957–59107Jerry Schmidt1960–6295
Dan Denihan1996–00104Steven Boyle2007–1095
Jack Thomas 1972–74103
[a] 15th on the NCAA career goals list

Career assist leaders

NameYearsAssistsNameYearsAssists
Dave Marr1993–96134Del Dressel1983–8675
Wells Stanwick2012–15124Matt Panetta1988–9171
Joe Cowan1967–69123Franz Wittelsberger1973–7669
Jack Thomas 1972–74121Zach Palmer2010–201369
Mickey Webster1957–59105Steven Boyle2007–1069
Richie Hirsch1974–77103Paul Rabil2005–0867
Shack Stanwick2015–1899Bill Morrill1957–5967
Michael O'Neill 1975–7899Michael Kimmel2007–1066
Dan Denihan1996-0099Terry Riordan1992–9563
Jeff Cook 1979–8291Conor Ford2001–0459
Brian Piccola1991–9591Peter LeSueur2002–0559
Kevin Boland2001–0482Peter Scott1981–8458
Brian Wood1984–8778

Career points leaders

NameYearsPointsNameYearsPoints
Terry Riordan 1992–95247Brian Wood1984–87178
Brian Piccola1991–95245 Delverne Dressel 1983–86174
Michael O'Neill 1975–78237Bill Morrill1957–59174
Jack Thomas 1972–74224Bobby Benson2000–03167
Franz Wittelsberger1973–76220Steven Boyle2007–10164
Jeff Cook 1979–82219Conor Ford2001–04160
Ryan Brown2013–16209Matt Panetta1988–91157
Wells Stanwick2012–15208 Peter Scott 1981–84157
Richie Hirsch1974–77204Mike Morrill1985–88147
Dan Denihan1996-00203Mickey Webster1957–59147
Joe Cowan1967–69197Zach Palmer2010–2013140
Dave Marr1993–96193Kevin Huntley2005–08139
Shack Stanwick2015–18186Kyle Barrie2002–05139
Paul Rabil 2005–08178

Four time All Americans

NameYearsPositionNameYearsPosition
Dave Black1979–82DefenseMichael O'Neill1975–78Attack
Lloyd Bunting1947–50DefenseBrian Piccola1991–95Attack
John DeTomasso1983–86Defense Paul Rabil 2005–08Midfield
Delverne Dressel [b]1983–86Midfield Terry Riordan 1992–95Attack
Mark Greenberg1977–80DefenseFred Smith1947–50Midfield
Richie Hirsch1974–77AttackJohn Tolson1938–41Defense
Donaldson Kelly1931–34Attack Doug Turnbull [b]1922–25Attack
Quint Kessenich1987–90GoaltenderFranz Wittelsberger1973–76Attack
Millard Lang1931–34MidfieldBrian Wood1984–87Attack
Milford Marchant1993–96Midfield
[b] Dressel and Turnbull were four-time first-team All American, two of only six in college lacrosse history

Season results

The following is a list of Johns Hopkins's results by season as an NCAA Division I program:

SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Bob Scott (Independent)(1955–1974)
1971Bob Scott 3–7
1972Bob Scott 11–2 NCAA Division I Runner–Up
1973Bob Scott 11–2 NCAA Division I Runner–Up
1974Bob Scott 12–2 NCAA Division I Champion
Bob Scott:158–55–1 (.741)
Henry Ciccarone (Independent)(1975–1983)
1975Henry Ciccarone 9–2 NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1976Henry Ciccarone 9–4 NCAA Division I Final Four
1977Henry Ciccarone 11–2 NCAA Division I Runner–Up
1978Henry Ciccarone 13–1 NCAA Division I Champion
1979Henry Ciccarone 13–0 NCAA Division I Champion
1980Henry Ciccarone 14–1 NCAA Division I Champion
1981Henry Ciccarone 13–1 NCAA Division I Runner–Up
1982Henry Ciccarone 11–3 NCAA Division I Runner–Up
1983Henry Ciccarone 12–2 NCAA Division I Runner–Up
Henry Ciccarone:105–16 (.868)
Don Zimmerman (Independent)(1984–1990)
1984Don Zimmerman 14–0 NCAA Division I Champion
1985Don Zimmerman 13–1 NCAA Division I Champion
1986Don Zimmerman 10–2 NCAA Division I Final Four
1987Don Zimmerman 10–3 NCAA Division I Champion
1988Don Zimmerman 9–2 NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1989Don Zimmerman 11–2 NCAA Division I Runner–Up
1990Don Zimmerman 6–5 NCAA Division I First Round
Don Zimmerman:73–15 (.830)
Tony Seaman (Independent)(1991–1998)
1991Tony Seaman 8–4 NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1992Tony Seaman 8–5 NCAA Division I Final Four
1993Tony Seaman 11–4 NCAA Division I Final Four
1994Tony Seaman 9–5 NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1995Tony Seaman 13–1 NCAA Division I Final Four
1996Tony Seaman 8–6 NCAA Division I Final Four
1997Tony Seaman 10–4 NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1998Tony Seaman 10–4 NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
Tony Seaman:77–33 (.700)
John Haus (Independent)(1999–2000)
1999John Haus 11–3 NCAA Division I Final Four
2000John Haus 9–4 NCAA Division I Final Four
John Haus:20–7 (.741)
David Pietramala (Independent)(2001–2015)
2001David Pietramala 8–4 NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2002David Pietramala 12–2 NCAA Division I Final Four
2003David Pietramala 14–2 NCAA Division I Runner–Up
2004David Pietramala 13–2 NCAA Division I Final Four
2005David Pietramala 16–0 NCAA Division I Champion
2006David Pietramala 9–5 NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2007David Pietramala 13–4 NCAA Division I Champion
2008David Pietramala 11–6 NCAA Division I Runner–Up
2009David Pietramala 10–5 NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2010David Pietramala 7–8 NCAA Division I First Round
2011David Pietramala 13–3 NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2012David Pietramala 12–4 NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2013David Pietramala 9–5
2014David Pietramala 11–5 NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
David Pietramala (Big Ten Conference)(2015–2020)
2015David Pietramala 11–74–1T–1st NCAA Division I Final Four
2016David Pietramala 8–73–2T–2nd NCAA Division I First Round
2017David Pietramala 8–73–2T–2nd NCAA Division I First Round
2018David Pietramala 12–53–2T–2nd NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2019David Pietramala 8–83–2T–2nd NCAA Division I First Round
2020David Pietramala 2–40–0††
David Pietramala:207–93 (.690)16–9 (.640)
Peter Milliman (Big Ten Conference)(2021–Present)
2021Peter Milliman 4–92–8T–5th
2022Peter Milliman 7–92–34th
2023Peter Milliman 12–64–1T–1st NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2024Peter Milliman 11–55–01st NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
Peter Milliman:34–29 (.540)13–12 (.520)
Total:1,047–387–15 (.728)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

†NCAA canceled 2020 collegiate activities due to the COVID-19 virus. Overall total includes pre-NCAA era records.

Alumni in the Premier Lacrosse League (6)

Year DraftedNamePositionHeightWeightDrafted ByDraft PickCurrent TeamAll StarAccolades
2013 John Ranagan Midfield 6'3 215 Rochester Rattlers (MLL) 3rd round (17th overall) Chrome LC None None
2013 Tucker Durkin Defense 6'2 215 Charlotte Hounds (MLL) 1st round (3rd overall) Atlas LC 2x All Star ('19,'21) None
2016 Ryan Brown Attack 5'10 180 Charlotte Hounds (MLL) 1st round (4th overall) Waterdogs LC 1x All Star ('19) None
2017 John Crawley Midfield 6'0 210 Charlotte Hounds (MLL) 5th round (33rd overall) Atlas LC None None
2021 Cole Williams Midfield 6'5 215 Undrafted Undrafted Chrome LC None None
2022 Connor DeSimmone Midfield 5'11 195 Undrafted Undrafted Archers LC None None

Alumni in the National Lacrosse League

Alumni Drafted or Active in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) - 2018 to Present
Year DraftedNamePositionHeightWeightDrafted ByDraft PickCurrent Team
2023Brett HandsorDefense5'10195Toronto5th Round (79th overall)Toronto
2023Hayden FoxDefense6'5190Philadelphia6th Round (91st overall)Philadelphia
2021 Taite Cattoni Forward5'9180Fort Worth3rd Round (33rd overall)Philadelphia
2020Patrick FoleyDefense6'11865UndraftedUndraftedFort Worth
2020 Marc Pion Defense6'0195Philadelphia4th Round (59th overall)Retired
2020 Jack Rapine Defense6'1205Philadelphia4th Round (61st overall)Retired
2020 Cole Williams Forward6'5215Philadelphia6th Round (85th overall)Retired
2019 Jake Fox Forward6'3220Long Island2nd Round (19th overall)Halifax
2019 Kyle Marr Forward5'11185Philadelphia4th Round (51st overall)Retired
2018 Joel Tinney Transition5'9165Georgia2nd Round (18th overall)Retired
2018 Tal Bruno Defense6'1195New England3rd Round (34th overall)Retired

William C. Schmeisser Award

The William C. Schmeisser Award is an award given annually to the NCAA's most outstanding defenseman in men's college lacrosse. The award is presented by the USILA and is named after William C. "Father Bill" Schmeisser, a player and coach for Johns Hopkins University in the early 1900s. [9]

Jack Turnbull Award

The Lt. Col. J. I. Turnbull Award is named for Lt. Col. Jack Turnbull, a Blue Jays star, who died in World War II after his B-24 crashed while returning from a bombing run over Germany. [10]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Johns Hopkins Athletics Quick Facts". HopkinsSports.com. June 15, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Men's National College Lacrosse Championships". Archived from the original on April 26, 2013. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
  3. ↑ Maryland, Johns Hopkins Unveil Rivalry Trophy, Maryland Athletic Department, April 21, 2015.
  4. ↑ Now They Are Everybody's Target, Sports Illustrated, April 19, 1999.
  5. ↑ UVA and Johns Hopkins Meet in the Quest for the Doyle Smith Cup, Virginia Athletic Department, March 23, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Lacrosse on the Olympic Stage". Lacrosse Magazine. US Lacrosse. September–October 2004. Archived from the original on 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
  7. ↑ David G. Pietramala, et al., Lacrosse: Technique and Tradition, p. 15, 2006, Baltimore: JHU Press, ISBN   978-0-8018-8410-8.
  8. ↑ All Time Records Archived 2014-05-19 at the Wayback Machine , Johns Hopkins
  9. ↑ "The Lore of Victory: JHU Lacrosse Quiz". JHU.edu. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
  10. ↑ Turnbull enlisted in the Maryland National Guard as an aviation cadet and was commissioned as a second lieutenant on June 24, 1940.
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