Johns Hopkins Blue Jays men's lacrosse | |
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Founded | 1883 |
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 |
Colors | Hopkins 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.
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.
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.
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.
Team awards and honors | |
970 | All-time wins (329 losses, 15 ties) (.746) |
44 | National Championship titles (all-time) |
9 | NCAA Division I Championships |
29 | USILL Titles (12), USILA titles (14) and consensus claims (3) |
6 | ILA titles |
1 | World Lacrosse Championship (1974) |
2 | U.S. Olympic teams (1928, 1932) |
41 | Consecutive NCAA tournament appearances (1972–2012) |
18 | NCAA National Championship game appearances |
12 | Undefeated 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) |
Career leaders are taken from the updated Johns Hopkins Record Book. [8]
Years | Goals | Name | Years | Goals | |
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Terry Riordan | 1992–95 | 184 [a] | Mike Morrill | 1985–88 | 102 |
Ryan Brown | 2013–16 | 159 | Richie Hirsch | 1974–77 | 101 |
Brian Piccola | 1991–95 | 154 | Conor Ford | 2001–04 | 101 |
Franz Wittelsberger | 1973–76 | 151 | Dave Huntley | 1976–79 | 100 |
Michael O'Neill | 1975–78 | 138 | Brian Wood | 1984–87 | 100 |
Jeff Cook | 1979–82 | 128 | Delverne Dressel | 1983–86 | 99 |
Bobby Benson | 2000–03 | 124 | Peter Scott | 1981–84 | 99 |
Paul Rabil | 2005–08 | 111 | Dylan Schlott | 1996–99 | 97 |
Kevin Huntley | 2005–08 | 109 | Kyle Barrie | 2002–05 | 96 |
Brandon Benn | 2011–14 | 109 | Kyle Wharton | 2008–11 | 96 |
Bill Morrill | 1957–59 | 107 | Jerry Schmidt | 1960–62 | 95 |
Dan Denihan | 1996–00 | 104 | Steven Boyle | 2007–10 | 95 |
Jack Thomas | 1972–74 | 103 |
Name | Years | Assists | Name | Years | Assists |
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Dave Marr | 1993–96 | 134 | Del Dressel | 1983–86 | 75 |
Wells Stanwick | 2012–15 | 124 | Matt Panetta | 1988–91 | 71 |
Joe Cowan | 1967–69 | 123 | Franz Wittelsberger | 1973–76 | 69 |
Jack Thomas | 1972–74 | 121 | Zach Palmer | 2010–2013 | 69 |
Mickey Webster | 1957–59 | 105 | Steven Boyle | 2007–10 | 69 |
Richie Hirsch | 1974–77 | 103 | Paul Rabil | 2005–08 | 67 |
Shack Stanwick | 2015–18 | 99 | Bill Morrill | 1957–59 | 67 |
Michael O'Neill | 1975–78 | 99 | Michael Kimmel | 2007–10 | 66 |
Dan Denihan | 1996-00 | 99 | Terry Riordan | 1992–95 | 63 |
Jeff Cook | 1979–82 | 91 | Conor Ford | 2001–04 | 59 |
Brian Piccola | 1991–95 | 91 | Peter LeSueur | 2002–05 | 59 |
Kevin Boland | 2001–04 | 82 | Peter Scott | 1981–84 | 58 |
Brian Wood | 1984–87 | 78 |
Name | Years | Points | Name | Years | Points |
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Terry Riordan | 1992–95 | 247 | Brian Wood | 1984–87 | 178 |
Brian Piccola | 1991–95 | 245 | Delverne Dressel | 1983–86 | 174 |
Michael O'Neill | 1975–78 | 237 | Bill Morrill | 1957–59 | 174 |
Jack Thomas | 1972–74 | 224 | Bobby Benson | 2000–03 | 167 |
Franz Wittelsberger | 1973–76 | 220 | Steven Boyle | 2007–10 | 164 |
Jeff Cook | 1979–82 | 219 | Conor Ford | 2001–04 | 160 |
Ryan Brown | 2013–16 | 209 | Matt Panetta | 1988–91 | 157 |
Wells Stanwick | 2012–15 | 208 | Peter Scott | 1981–84 | 157 |
Richie Hirsch | 1974–77 | 204 | Mike Morrill | 1985–88 | 147 |
Dan Denihan | 1996-00 | 203 | Mickey Webster | 1957–59 | 147 |
Joe Cowan | 1967–69 | 197 | Zach Palmer | 2010–2013 | 140 |
Dave Marr | 1993–96 | 193 | Kevin Huntley | 2005–08 | 139 |
Shack Stanwick | 2015–18 | 186 | Kyle Barrie | 2002–05 | 139 |
Paul Rabil | 2005–08 | 178 |
Name | Years | Position | Name | Years | Position |
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Dave Black | 1979–82 | Defense | Michael O'Neill | 1975–78 | Attack |
Lloyd Bunting | 1947–50 | Defense | Brian Piccola | 1991–95 | Attack |
John DeTomasso | 1983–86 | Defense | Paul Rabil | 2005–08 | Midfield |
Delverne Dressel [b] | 1983–86 | Midfield | Terry Riordan | 1992–95 | Attack |
Mark Greenberg | 1977–80 | Defense | Fred Smith | 1947–50 | Midfield |
Richie Hirsch | 1974–77 | Attack | John Tolson | 1938–41 | Defense |
Donaldson Kelly | 1931–34 | Attack | Doug Turnbull [b] | 1922–25 | Attack |
Quint Kessenich | 1987–90 | Goaltender | Franz Wittelsberger | 1973–76 | Attack |
Millard Lang | 1931–34 | Midfield | Brian Wood | 1984–87 | Attack |
Milford Marchant | 1993–96 | Midfield |
The following is a list of Johns Hopkins's results by season as an NCAA Division I program:
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Bob Scott (Independent)(1955–1974) | |||||||||
1971 | Bob Scott | 3–7 | |||||||
1972 | Bob Scott | 11–2 | NCAA Division I Runner–Up | ||||||
1973 | Bob Scott | 11–2 | NCAA Division I Runner–Up | ||||||
1974 | Bob Scott | 12–2 | NCAA Division I Champion | ||||||
Bob Scott: | 158–55–1 (.741) | ||||||||
Henry Ciccarone (Independent)(1975–1983) | |||||||||
1975 | Henry Ciccarone | 9–2 | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||||
1976 | Henry Ciccarone | 9–4 | NCAA Division I Final Four | ||||||
1977 | Henry Ciccarone | 11–2 | NCAA Division I Runner–Up | ||||||
1978 | Henry Ciccarone | 13–1 | NCAA Division I Champion | ||||||
1979 | Henry Ciccarone | 13–0 | NCAA Division I Champion | ||||||
1980 | Henry Ciccarone | 14–1 | NCAA Division I Champion | ||||||
1981 | Henry Ciccarone | 13–1 | NCAA Division I Runner–Up | ||||||
1982 | Henry Ciccarone | 11–3 | NCAA Division I Runner–Up | ||||||
1983 | Henry Ciccarone | 12–2 | NCAA Division I Runner–Up | ||||||
Henry Ciccarone: | 105–16 (.868) | ||||||||
Don Zimmerman (Independent)(1984–1990) | |||||||||
1984 | Don Zimmerman | 14–0 | NCAA Division I Champion | ||||||
1985 | Don Zimmerman | 13–1 | NCAA Division I Champion | ||||||
1986 | Don Zimmerman | 10–2 | NCAA Division I Final Four | ||||||
1987 | Don Zimmerman | 10–3 | NCAA Division I Champion | ||||||
1988 | Don Zimmerman | 9–2 | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||||
1989 | Don Zimmerman | 11–2 | NCAA Division I Runner–Up | ||||||
1990 | Don Zimmerman | 6–5 | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||||
Don Zimmerman: | 73–15 (.830) | ||||||||
Tony Seaman (Independent)(1991–1998) | |||||||||
1991 | Tony Seaman | 8–4 | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||||
1992 | Tony Seaman | 8–5 | NCAA Division I Final Four | ||||||
1993 | Tony Seaman | 11–4 | NCAA Division I Final Four | ||||||
1994 | Tony Seaman | 9–5 | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||||
1995 | Tony Seaman | 13–1 | NCAA Division I Final Four | ||||||
1996 | Tony Seaman | 8–6 | NCAA Division I Final Four | ||||||
1997 | Tony Seaman | 10–4 | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||||
1998 | Tony Seaman | 10–4 | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||||
Tony Seaman: | 77–33 (.700) | ||||||||
John Haus (Independent)(1999–2000) | |||||||||
1999 | John Haus | 11–3 | NCAA Division I Final Four | ||||||
2000 | John Haus | 9–4 | NCAA Division I Final Four | ||||||
John Haus: | 20–7 (.741) | ||||||||
David Pietramala (Independent)(2001–2015) | |||||||||
2001 | David Pietramala | 8–4 | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||||
2002 | David Pietramala | 12–2 | NCAA Division I Final Four | ||||||
2003 | David Pietramala | 14–2 | NCAA Division I Runner–Up | ||||||
2004 | David Pietramala | 13–2 | NCAA Division I Final Four | ||||||
2005 | David Pietramala | 16–0 | NCAA Division I Champion | ||||||
2006 | David Pietramala | 9–5 | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||||
2007 | David Pietramala | 13–4 | NCAA Division I Champion | ||||||
2008 | David Pietramala | 11–6 | NCAA Division I Runner–Up | ||||||
2009 | David Pietramala | 10–5 | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||||
2010 | David Pietramala | 7–8 | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||||
2011 | David Pietramala | 13–3 | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||||
2012 | David Pietramala | 12–4 | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||||
2013 | David Pietramala | 9–5 | |||||||
2014 | David Pietramala | 11–5 | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||||
David Pietramala (Big Ten Conference)(2015–2020) | |||||||||
2015 | David Pietramala | 11–7 | 4–1 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Final Four | ||||
2016 | David Pietramala | 8–7 | 3–2 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
2017 | David Pietramala | 8–7 | 3–2 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
2018 | David Pietramala | 12–5 | 3–2 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||
2019 | David Pietramala | 8–8 | 3–2 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
2020 | David Pietramala | 2–4 | 0–0 | † | † | ||||
David Pietramala: | 207–93 (.690) | 16–9 (.640) | |||||||
Peter Milliman (Big Ten Conference)(2021–Present) | |||||||||
2021 | Peter Milliman | 4–9 | 2–8 | T–5th | |||||
2022 | Peter Milliman | 7–9 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
2023 | Peter Milliman | 12–6 | 4–1 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||
2024 | Peter Milliman | 11–5 | 5–0 | 1st | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||
Peter Milliman: | 34–29 (.540) | 13–12 (.520) | |||||||
Total: | 1,047–387–15 (.728) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
†NCAA canceled 2020 collegiate activities due to the COVID-19 virus. Overall total includes pre-NCAA era records.
Year Drafted | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Drafted By | Draft Pick | Current Team | All Star | Accolades |
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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 |
Year Drafted | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Drafted By | Draft Pick | Current Team |
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2023 | Brett Handsor | Defense | 5'10 | 195 | Toronto | 5th Round (79th overall) | Toronto |
2023 | Hayden Fox | Defense | 6'5 | 190 | Philadelphia | 6th Round (91st overall) | Philadelphia |
2021 | Taite Cattoni | Forward | 5'9 | 180 | Fort Worth | 3rd Round (33rd overall) | Philadelphia |
2020 | Marc Pion | Defense | 6'0 | 195 | Philadelphia | 4th Round (59th overall) | Retired |
2020 | Jack Rapine | Defense | 6'1 | 205 | Philadelphia | 4th Round (61st overall) | Retired |
2020 | Cole Williams | Forward | 6'5 | 215 | Philadelphia | 6th Round (85th overall) | Retired |
2019 | Jake Fox | Forward | 6'3 | 220 | Long Island | 2nd Round (19th overall) | Halifax |
2019 | Kyle Marr | Forward | 5'11 | 185 | Philadelphia | 4th Round (51st overall) | Retired |
2018 | Joel Tinney | Transition | 5'9 | 165 | Georgia | 2nd Round (18th overall) | Retired |
2018 | Tal Bruno | Defense | 6'1 | 195 | New England | 3rd Round (34th overall) | Retired |
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]
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]
Delverne "Del" Dressel is an American lacrosse player and a National Hall of Fame member, inducted in 2002.
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. Schmeisser played defense at Hopkins from 1900 to 1902. He was head coach of the Blue Jays from 1907 to 1911 and continued to serve as an advisory coach to the team thereafter, accompanying the team to the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam. He was a charter founder of the Mt. Washington Lacrosse Club and was inducted into the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1957.
The 1977 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the seventh annual tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the team champion of men's college lacrosse among its Division I programs at the end of the 1977 NCAA Division I lacrosse season.
The Johns Hopkins Blue Jays are the 24 intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Johns Hopkins University, located in Baltimore, Maryland. They compete in the NCAA Division III, except for their lacrosse teams, which compete in Division I. They are primarily members of the Centennial Conference, while the men's and women's lacrosse teams compete in the Big Ten Conference. The team colors are Hopkins blue and black, and the blue jay is their mascot. Homewood Field is the home stadium.
The 1972 NCAA lacrosse tournament was the second annual tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the team champion of college lacrosse among its members in the United States.
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Kevin Huntley is a professional lacrosse player with the Toronto Nationals of Major League Lacrosse and the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League. He plays the attack position. Huntley played collegiate lacrosse at Johns Hopkins University where he helped his team win two national championships, and finished his college career as the eighth all-time leading goal scorer in Johns Hopkins history. His father, Dave Huntley, was also an All-American at Johns Hopkins. In 2008, Huntley was named Major League Lacrosse Rookie of the Year.
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The Johns Hopkins–Maryland lacrosse rivalry is an intercollegiate rivalry between the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays, which represent Johns Hopkins University, and the Maryland Terrapins, which represent the University of Maryland. The most prominent event has been the men's lacrosse series, which is widely regarded as one of the greatest rivalries in the sport. More than 115 contests in the series have been played since the schools first met in 1895. The competition is intensified by each program's status as a traditional lacrosse powerhouse. As such, the game has often held national championship implications, and twice the teams played to represent the United States in the Olympics.
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William Christian Schmeisser, known widely as "Father Bill", was an American lacrosse player, coach, and patron. He served as the head coach of the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays for ten non-consecutive years, and won eight national championships. He was also an active patron of the sport and promoter of its development. He helped found the highly successful amateur Mount Washington Lacrosse Club. Schmeisser viewed his role in the sport as altruistic, and he never received monetary compensation for coaching.
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The Johns Hopkins–Virginia lacrosse rivalry is an intercollegiate lacrosse rivalry between the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays and Virginia Cavaliers. The teams compete for the Doyle Smith Cup, which was first awarded in 2006. Edward Doyle Smith Jr., the only inductee to the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame to have never competed in the sport, was a team manager and statistician at Johns Hopkins for five years before becoming UVA's first assistant sports information director, which he held for 31 seasons. Smith is also credited with the standardization of game statistics for lacrosse at the national level, twice receiving the USILA Man of the Year Award.
The Johns Hopkins–Navy lacrosse rivalry is an intercollegiate lacrosse rivalry between the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays and Navy Midshipmen. While historical rivals in football, the lacrosse series has been the headlining competition between the two universities. The Maryland programs were both national powers prior to NCAA sponsorship of the sport, with 35 national titles for the Blue Jays and 17 for the Midshipmen. They both continue to rank one-two in the most total national championships of any program in collegiate lacrosse. While both mainstays on the national stage in the modern era, Hopkins has dominated Navy head-to-head, winning 36 consecutive from 1975 to 2009. The series, annual since 1950 was halted in 2017 due to scheduling issues from conference realignment, as the longtime independents joined the Patriot League and Big Ten Conference respectively in the last decade. A 2020 renewal was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was instead renewed in 2022. As of 2024, Johns Hopkins leads the series 63–29–1.