Utah Archers

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Utah Archers
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Full nameUtah Archers
Founded 2019
League Premier Lacrosse League
Team historyArchers Lacrosse Club (2019-23)
Utah Archers (2024-present)
Based in Herriman, Utah
Stadium Zions Bank Stadium
Colors    
Head coachChris Bates
Championships2 (2023, 2024)
Website Utah Archers

The Utah Archers are a professional field lacrosse team based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area that competes in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The Archers are one of the six founding members of the PLL for the 2019 season. Notable players include Tom Schreiber, Grant Ament, and Graeme Hossack.

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After an 8-2 season where they were the #1 seed and Tom Schreiber won MVP, they won the 2023 PLL championship, defeating the Waterdogs 15-14.

Roster

2025 Utah Archers
#NameNationalityPositionShotHeightWeightCollegeGrad yearHigh schoolHometownRef.
5 Connor Fields Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg AttackLeft5 ft 11 in180 lbs Albany 2017 Bishop Timon – St. Jude East Amherst, New York [1]
7 Mac O'Keefe Flag of the United States.svg AttackLeft6 ft 0 in190 lbs Penn State 2021 Syosset Syosset, New York [2]
9Sam King Flag of the United States.svg MidfieldR/L5 ft 9 in174 lbs Harvard 2025 Gilman Baltimore, Maryland [3]
11Matt Moore Injury icon 2.svg Flag of the United States.svg AttackRight6 ft 2 in195 lbs Virginia 2022 Garnet Valley Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania [4]
13Ryan Ambler Flag of the United States.svg MidfieldLeft6 ft 2 in200 lbs Princeton 2016 Abington Abington Township, Pennsylvania [5]
16Grant Ament Injury icon 2.svg Flag of the United States.svg MidfieldR/L5 ft 9 in170 lbs Penn State 2020 Haverford Doylestown, Pennsylvania [6]
17Mitchell Dunham Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg DefenseLeft6 ft 2 in205 lbs Richmond 2025 Everest Academy Hamilton, Ontario [7]
18Nick Washuta Flag of the United States.svg GoalieLeft6 ft 3 in215 lbs Vermont 2020 The Blake School Orono, Minnesota [8]
19James Shipley Flag of the United States.svg MidfieldR/L5 ft 10 in190 lbs Penn 2024 Weddington Weddington, North Carolina [9]
20Cam Wyers Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg DefenseLeft6 ft 5 in220 lbs Loyola 2023 Everest Academy Ottawa, Ontario [10]
23Bryce Ford Flag of the United States.svg MidfieldR/L5 ft 8in190 lbs Maryland 2025 John Jay South Salem, New York [11]
24Colby Barsz Flag of the United States.svg DefenseRight6 ft 5in190 lbs Towson 2024 Weddington Matthews, North Carolina [12]
26 Tom Schreiber (C) Flag of the United States.svg MidfieldR/L5 ft 11in195 lbs Princeton 2014 St. Anthony's East Meadow, New York [13]
27Warren Jeffrey Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg DefenseLeft6 ft 3in225 lbs Vermont 2019 St. Michael's College School Mimico, Ontario [14]
31Connor Maher Flag of the United States.svg SSDMLeft6 ft 1in187 lbs North Carolina 2023 Calvert Hall Timonium, Maryland [15]
34Patrick Resch Flag of the United States.svg SSDMRight6 ft 3 in200 lbs Dartmouth 2015 La Salle College High School Flourtown, Pennsylvania [16]
41Jon Robbins Flag of the United States.svg LSMLeft5 ft 9in190 lbs Bellarmine 2022 Plano Plano, Texas [17]
42Max Merklinger Flag of the United States.svg AttackRight5 ft 11in190 lbs Richmond 2025 Seton Hall Prep Mendham, New Jersey [18]
44Tre Leclaire Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg MidfieldRight6 ft 2in205 lbs Ohio State 2021 Elgin Park Surrey, British Columbia [19]
45 Brett Dobson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg GoalieRight6 ft 2in200 lbs St. Bonaventure 2022 The Hill Academy Oshawa, Ontario [20]
46Brendan Lavelle Flag of the United States.svg DefenseRight6 ft 0in210 lbs Penn 2025 Rye Rye, New York [21]
51Dyson Williams Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg MidfieldLeft6 ft 2in210 lbs Duke 2024 The Hill Academy Oshawa, Ontario [22]
54Piper Bond Flag of the United States.svg SSDMRight6 ft 2in200 lbs Penn 2023 Gilman Baltimore, Maryland [23]
56Jake Naso Flag of the United States.svg FaceoffRight5 ft 9 in180 lbs Duke 2024 St. Anthony's Holtsville, New York [24]
77Mason Woodward Flag of the United States.svg LSMLeft6 ft 2in210 lbs Marquette 2024 St. Paul's Towson, Maryland [25]
81 Graeme Hossack Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg DefenseLeft6 ft 2in230 lbs Lindenwood 2015 Port Perry Port Perry, Ontario [26]
89Beau Pederson Flag of the United States.svg SSDMRight6 ft 4in210 lbs Michigan 2024 Park City Park City, Utah [27]
99Mike Sisselberger Flag of the United States.svg FaceoffRight5 ft 9in200 lbs Lehigh 2023 Southern Lehigh Center Valley, Pennsylvania [28]
Devon McLane Injury icon 2.svg Flag of the United States.svg AttackRight5 ft 11in185 lbs Notre Dame 2024 Westfield Westfield, New Jersey [29]

**Indicates player is on PUP list Source: [30]

(C): Captain [31]

(R) indicates rookie [32]

Coaching staff

All-time draft selections

2019 College Draft

Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.CollegeConf.2019 Accolades
11Pat SpencerAttack Loyola Patriot League Tewaaraton Award winner, First-Team All-American, Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year, First-Team Patriot League *Note* (Spencer will spend the 2019-2020 season playing men's Division 1 basketball for Northwestern. He elected to pursue a professional basketball career rather than lacrosse.) [33]
212Curtis CorleyDefense Maryland Big Ten Conference Third-Team All-American, First-Team Big Ten
313Colton JacksonMidfield Denver Big East Conference Honorable Mention All-American, Second-Team Big East: *Note* (Jackson chose to play in the MLL for the Atlanta Blaze who drafted him with the 26th pick in the 2019 draft)
424John PrendergastMidfield Duke Atlantic Coast Conference Honorable Mention All-American, First-Team ACC: *Note* (Prendergast was designated to the Player Pool [Free Agent] on June 12, 2019)

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 #PlayerPos.College
14Eli GobrechtDefense Ithaca
211Christian MazzoneMidfield Rutgers

2020 College Draft

Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College2020 Accolades
11Grant AmentAttack Penn State First-team All-American
211Jack RapineDefense Johns Hopkins

2021 Entry Draft

Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College
12 Graeme Hossack Defense Lindenwood
210Ryan McNamaraMidfield Marquette
318Warren JeffreyDefense Vermont

2021 College Draft

Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College
15Jared ConnersLonf Stick Midfield Virginia
213Tre LeclaireMidfield Ohio State
318Jeff TrainorMidfield UMass
321Conor GaffneyFaceoff Lehigh

2022 College Draft

Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College
14Matt MooreAttack Virginia
212 Brett Dobson Goalie St. Bonaventure
318 Justin Inacio Faceoff Ohio State
428Jon RobbinsLong Stick Midfield Bellarmine
429Ryan AughavinMidfield Brown

2023 College Draft

Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College
15Mike SisselbergerFaceoff Lehigh
213Connor MaherDefensive Midfield North Carolina
321Piper BondDefensive Midfield Penn
429Cameron WyersDefense Loyola

2024 College Draft

Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College
18Mason WoodwardDefense Marquette
213Beau PedersonDefensive Midfield Michigan
216Dyson WilliamsAttack Duke
324Colby BarszDefense Towson

2025 College Draft

Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College
15Brendan LavelleDefense Penn
318Sam KingMidfield Harvard
321Mitchell DunhamDefense Richmond
432Bryce FordMidfield Maryland

Season results

2019
WeekLocationDateOpponentResult
1 Boston, Massachusetts June 1, 2019 Chrome W 13–12 (OT)
2 New York, New York June 8, 2019 Redwoods W 10–9
3 Chicago, Illinois June 15, 2019 Whipsnakes L 10–11 (OT)
4 Baltimore, Maryland June 23, 2019 Chaos L 13–14
5 Atlanta, Georgia June 28, 2019 Atlas L 12-13
6 Washington, DC July 6, 2019 Redwoods L 8-9 (OT)
All-Star Break Los Angeles, California July 21, 2019ByeBye
7 Denver, Colorado July 28, 2019 Chrome W 9-7
8 San Jose, California August 11, 2019 Atlas W 15-11
9 Hamilton, Ontario August 17, 2019 Chaos L 10-11 (OT)
10 Albany, New York August 25, 2019 Whipsnakes W 11-8
Playoffs Round 1 Columbus, Ohio September 6–7, 2019 Redwoods L 12-16
Playoffs Round 2 New York, New York September 14, 2019 Chrome W 12-10
First Draft Pick Game Philadelphia, Pennsylvania September 21, 2019 Atlas W 25-7
2020
GameLocationDateOpponentResult
1 Herriman, Utah July 27, 2020 Atlas W 11–10
2 Herriman, Utah July 28, 2020 Waterdogs W 9–7
3 Herriman, Utah July 30, 2020 Chrome W 13–12
4 Herriman, Utah August 2, 2020 Whipsnakes L 11–17
5 (Elimination) Herriman, Utah August 4, 2020 Atlas W 11–9
6 (Semifinal) Herriman, Utah August 6, 2020 Chaos L 9–13
2021
GameLocationDateOpponentResult
1 Foxborough, Massachusetts June 5, 2021 Atlas W 18–6
2 Kennesaw, Georgia June 13, 2021 Chaos W 12–8
3 Baltimore, Maryland June 26, 2021 Waterdogs W 17–8
4 Hempstead, New York July 2, 2021 Chrome L 7–8
5 Hempstead, New York July 4, 2021 Whipsnakes L 14–15
6 Eagan, Minnesota July 11, 2021 Cannons L 12–13
7 Colorado Springs, Colorado July 31, 2021 Redwoods W 15–12
8 Albany, New York August 13, 2021 Chaos L 9–11
9 Albany, New York August 14, 2021 Whipsnakes W 15–14
10 (Quarterfinal) Sandy, Utah September 5, 2021 Chaos L 10–13
2022
GameLocationDateOpponentResult
1 Albany, New York June 5 Chrome L 10–11
2 Charlotte, North Carolina June 10 Chaos W 17–12
3 Hempstead, New York June 18 Cannons W 20–9
4 Baltimore, Maryland June 25 Atlas L 12–11
5 Eagan, Minnesota July 1 Redwoods W 10–9
6 Fairfield, Connecticut July 24 Cannons W 17–12
7 Frisco, Texas July 30 Atlas L 9–14
8 Denver, Colorado August 6 Whipsnakes L 8–16
9 Herriman, Utah August 13 Atlas W 11–8
10 Tacoma, Washington August 20 Waterdogs W 16–12
11 (Quarterfinal) Foxborough, Massachusetts September 3 Redwoods W 13–8
12 (Semifinal) Washington D.C. September 11 Chaos L 7–9
2023 Championship Series
GameLocationDateOpponentResult
1 Springfield, VA February 22 Chrome W 23–22 (OT)
2 Springfield, VA February 23 Whipsnakes W 26–23
3 Springfield, VA February 24 Atlas L 26–31
4 (Semifinals) Springfield, VA February 25 Chrome L 18–21
2023
GameLocationDateOpponentResult
1 Albany, New York June 3 Cannons W 16–13
2 Charlotte, North Carolina June 9 Chrome W 12–7
3 Columbus, Ohio June 17 Chaos L 10–15
4 Eagan, Minnesota July 9 Whipsnakes W 15–12
5 Fairfield, Connecticut July 14 Redwoods W 10–3
6 Frisco, Texas July 30 Waterdogs W 19–18
7 Baltimore, Maryland August 5 Atlas W 14–13 (OT)
8 Denver, Colorado August 11 Chrome W 13–5
9 Tacoma, Washington August 18 Whipsnakes W 16–11
10 Herriman, Utah August 25 Waterdogs L 13–14
11 (Semifinal) Uniondale, New York September 10 Redwoods W 14–6
12 (Championship) Chester, Pennsylvania September 24 Waterdogs W 15–14
2024 Championship Series
GameLocationDateOpponentResult
1 Springfield, VA February 15 Waterdogs L 18–21
2 Springfield, VA February 16 Cannons L 19–26
3 Springfield, VA February 17 Redwoods L 16–18
4 (Semifinals) Springfield, VA February 18 Waterdogs L 21–27
2024
GameLocationDateOpponentResult
1 Albany, New York June 1 Waterdogs W 12–11
2 Charlotte, North Carolina June 7 Outlaws L 17–18 (OT)
3 Villanova, Pennsylvania June 15 Chaos W 9–7
4 Eagan, Minnesota June 28 Cannons L 9–14
5 Cambridge, Massachusetts July 6 Whipsnakes W 16–11
6 Fairfield, Connecticut July 20 Redwoods W 15–8
7 Baltimore, Maryland August 4 Chaos L 14–15
8 Denver, Colorado August 10 Atlas L 11–15
9 Herriman, Utah August 16 Redwoods W 13–12
10 Herriman, Utah August 17 Outlaws W 13–9
11 (Semifinal) Uniondale, New York September 7 Chaos W 10–1
12 (Championship) Chester, Pennsylvania September 15 Whipsnakes W 12–8
2025 Championship Series
GameLocationDateOpponentResult
1 Springfield, VA February 12 Cannons W 29–21
2 Springfield, VA February 14 Atlas W 23–20
3 Springfield, VA February 15 Whipsnakes W 29–25
4 (Championship) Springfield, VA February 17 Cannons L 14–21

PLL award winners

Jim Brown Most Valuable Player

Eamon McEneaney Attackman of the Year

Gait Brothers Midfielder of the Year

Dave Pietramala Defensive Player of the Year

George Boiardi Short Stick Midfielder of the Year

Jimmy Regan Teammate of the Year

Brendan Looney Leadership Award

Welles Crowther Humanitarian Award

Head coaches

#NameTermRegular SeasonPlayoffs
GPWLPctGPWLPct
1Chris Bates 2019-533320.6231174.636

All-time record vs. PLL Clubs

OpponentWonLostPercentageStreak
Atlas 74.636Lost 1
Cannons 32.600Lost 1
Chaos 48.333Won 1
Outlaws 73.700Won 2
Redwoods 82.800Won 7
Waterdogs 61.857Won 2
Whipsnakes 54.556Won 4
Totals3923.629

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