Utah Archers

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Utah Archers
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Full nameUtah Archers
Founded 2019
League Premier Lacrosse League
Based in Salt Lake City, Utah
Stadium Zions Bank Stadium
Colors    
Head coachChris Bates
Championships2 (2023, 2024)
Website Utah Archers

The Utah Archers, formerly known as Archers Lacrosse Club are a professional men's field lacrosse team 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

2023 Archers Lacrosse Club
No.NameNation­alityPositionHeightWeightCollegeGrad YearHigh SchoolHometownRef.
3Eli Fisher Flag of the United States.svg SSDM6 ft 1 in202 lbs Ohio State 2024 Parkland Allentown, Pennsylvania [1]
5 Connor Fields Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Attack5 ft 11 in160 lbs Albany 2018 Bishop Timon – St. Jude East Amherst, New York [2]
6Jack DiBenedetto Flag of the United States.svg Defense6 ft 1 in210 lbs Denver 2024 Nichols School Buffalo, New York [3]
7 Mac O'Keefe Flag of the United States.svg Attack6 ft 0 in180 lbs Penn State 2021 Syosset Syosset, New York [4]
8Jack Vanoverbeke Flag of the United States.svg Attack6 ft 1 in185 lbs High Point 2024 Benilde-St. Margaret's St. Paul, Minnesota [5]
11Matt Moore Flag of the United States.svg Attack6 ft 2 in195 lbs Virginia 2022 Garnet Valley Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania [6]
13Ryan Ambler Flag of the United States.svg Midfield6 ft 2 in190 lbs Princeton 2016 Abington Abington Township, Pennsylvania 
 [7]
16Grant Ament Flag of the United States.svg Attack5 ft 9 in165 lbs Penn State 2020 Haverford Doylestown, Pennsylvania [8]
18Nick Washuta Flag of the United States.svg Goalie6 ft 3 in195 lbs Vermont 2020 The Blake School Orono, Minnesota [9]
20Cam Wyers Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Defense6 ft 5 in220 lbs Loyola 2023 Everest Academy Ottawa, Ontario [10]
22Latrell Harris** Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg SSDM6 ft 0 in215 lbs Brock University 2019 Everest Academy St. Catharines, Ontario [11]
23Challen Rogers Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Midfield6 ft 4 in220 lbs Stony Brook 2016 Dr. Charles Best Coquitlam, British Columbia [12]
24Colby Barsz Flag of the United States.svg Defense6 ft 5 in190 lbs Towson 2024 Weddington Matthews, North Carolina [13]
25Patrick Shoemay** Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Defense6 ft 4 in210 lbs RIT 2021 Holy Cross Surrey, British Columbia [14]
26 Tom Schreiber (C) Flag of the United States.svg Midfield5 ft 11 in205 lbs Princeton 2014 St. Anthony's East Meadow, New York

[15]

27Warren Jeffrey Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Defense6 ft 3 in210 lbs Vermont 2019 St. Michael's College School Mimico, Ontario [16]
31Connor Maher Flag of the United States.svg SSDM6 ft 1 in187 lbs North Carolina 2023 Calvert Hall Timonium, Maryland [17]
41Jon Robbins Flag of the United States.svg LSM5 ft 9 in185 lbs Bellarmine 2022 Plano Plano, Texas [18]
42Ryan Aughavin Flag of the United States.svg Midfield6 ft 0 in195 lbs Brown 2022 North Shore Glen Head, New York [19]
44Tre Leclaire Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Attack6 ft 2 in211 lbs Ohio State 2021 Elgin Park Surrey, British Columbia [20]
45 Brett Dobson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Goalie6 ft 2 in200 lbs St. Bonaventure 2022 The Hill Academy Oshawa, Ontario [21]
51Dyson Williams Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Attack6 ft 2 in210 lbs Duke 2024 The Hill Academy Oshawa, Ontario [22]
54Piper Bond Flag of the United States.svg SSDM6 ft 2 in200 lbs Penn 2023 Gilman Baltimore, Maryland [23]
77Mason Woodward Flag of the United States.svg Defense6 ft 2 in210 lbs Marquette 2024 St. Paul's Towson, Maryland [24]
81 Graeme Hossack Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Defense6 ft 2 in230 lbs Lindenwood 2015 Port Perry Port Perry, Ontario [25]
89Beau Pederson Flag of the United States.svg SSDM6 ft 4 in210 lbs Michigan 2024 Park City Park City, Utah
90Jacob Morin Flag of the United States.svg Midfield6 ft 2 in215 lbs Army 2024 Auburn Auburn, New York [26]
99Mike Sisselberger Flag of the United States.svg Faceoff5 ft 9 in220 lbs Lehigh 2023 Southern Lehigh Center Valley, Pennsylvania [27]


**Indicates player is on PUP list Source: [28] [29]

(C): Captain [30]

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.) [31]
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 #PLL TeamPlayerPos.College
14ArchersEli GobrechtDefense Ithaca
211ArchersChristian MazzoneMidfield Rutgers

2020 College Draft

Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.CollegeConf.2020 Accolades
11Grant AmentAttack Penn State Big Ten Conference First-team All-American
211Jack RapineDefense Johns Hopkins Big Ten Conference

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 ConnersLSM Virginia
213Tre LeclaireMidfield Ohio State
318Jeff TrainorMidfield UMass
321Conor GaffneyFace-off Lehigh

2022 College Draft

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

2023 College Draft

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

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

PLL award winners

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

Welles Crowther Humanitarian Award

Head coaches

#NameTermRegular SeasonPlayoffs
GPWLPctGPWLPct
1Chris Bates 2019-432716.628954.556

All-time record vs. PLL Clubs

OpponentWonLostPercentageStreak
Atlas 51.833Won 5
Cannons 01.000Lost 1
Chaos 15.167Lost 2
Chrome 41.800Lost 1
Redwoods 22.500Won 1
Waterdogs 201.000Won 2
Whipsnakes 23.400Won 1
Totals1613.552

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