Byrnes and Richard on Team USA World Championship roster
12/20/2022 12:00:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
Byrnes and Richard will be the first MU players to compete on Team USA in World Championships
SPARKS, Maryland – Former Marquette University men's lacrosse players Liam Byrnes and Jake Richard were selected to the 23-man Team USA roster for the 2023 World Lacrosse Men's Championship, it was announced on Tuesday.
The event will take place from June 21 to July 1, 2023, with 30 teams competing at San Diego State University and the University of San Diego. Team USA is in search of its record 11th world title and has finished first or second at every world championship since the event began in 1967.
Byrnes has established himself as one of the best long-pole players in the world in recent years and was selected to the roster as a LSM. The two-time second team All-Premier Lacrosse League defenseman captured a gold medal with Team USA in the sixes event at the 2022 World Games in Alabama and was the 2019 Major League Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Year.
Byrnes was a USILA Second Team All-American during his senior season at Marquette in 2016 and holds the MU program records for caused turnovers and ground balls. He also became the first former MU men's lacrosse player to earn induction in the Marquette M Club Hall of Fame in 2022.
He currently plays professionally for Waterdogs LC in the PLL, which he helped to the 2022 PLL title, and Panther City Lacrosse Club in the National Lacrosse League.
Richard is currently an assistant coach at Marquette and plays professionally for Atlas LC in the PLL. He is one of four short-stick defensive midfielders to the Team USA roster and will make his first international appearance for the Americans. Richard, along with Byrnes and former MU teammate B.J. Grill, had been a member of the Team USA training roster, but had not played in an international event. Richard had made previous appearances with Team USA in the MLL All-Star game and the Fall Classic.
He was a USILA Third Team All-American as a senior in 2016 when the Golden Eagles earned the No. 6 seed in the NCAA tournament in the program's fourth season of existence.
Former Golden Eagles face-off specialist Jared Hershman competed with Puerto Rico at the 2018 World Games in Israel, which was won by the Americans. Former MU head coach Joe Amplo was on the Team USA staff in 2018 as an assistant coach.
Current Marquette head coach Andrew Stimmel won a gold medal this August as an assistant coach with the Team USA Under-21 Men's National Team at the 2022 World Lacrosse Men's U21 Championship in Limerick, Ireland.
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About USA Lacrosse
USA Lacrosse, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, is the governing body of men's and women's lacrosse in the United States, leads the U.S. National Teams Program and establishes universal standards. With more than 400,000 members across the country, USA Lacrosse unites the community of players, coaches, officials, parents, and program leaders. Working together, we inspire participation, enrich the athlete experience, and support the growth of the sport.
Keep up with the Marquette men's lacrosse program through social media by following on Twitter (@MarquetteMLax) and Instagram (@MarquetteMLax) and 'liking' on Facebook (/MarquetteMLax).
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The event will take place from June 21 to July 1, 2023, with 30 teams competing at San Diego State University and the University of San Diego. Team USA is in search of its record 11th world title and has finished first or second at every world championship since the event began in 1967.
Byrnes has established himself as one of the best long-pole players in the world in recent years and was selected to the roster as a LSM. The two-time second team All-Premier Lacrosse League defenseman captured a gold medal with Team USA in the sixes event at the 2022 World Games in Alabama and was the 2019 Major League Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Year.
Byrnes was a USILA Second Team All-American during his senior season at Marquette in 2016 and holds the MU program records for caused turnovers and ground balls. He also became the first former MU men's lacrosse player to earn induction in the Marquette M Club Hall of Fame in 2022.
He currently plays professionally for Waterdogs LC in the PLL, which he helped to the 2022 PLL title, and Panther City Lacrosse Club in the National Lacrosse League.
Richard is currently an assistant coach at Marquette and plays professionally for Atlas LC in the PLL. He is one of four short-stick defensive midfielders to the Team USA roster and will make his first international appearance for the Americans. Richard, along with Byrnes and former MU teammate B.J. Grill, had been a member of the Team USA training roster, but had not played in an international event. Richard had made previous appearances with Team USA in the MLL All-Star game and the Fall Classic.
He was a USILA Third Team All-American as a senior in 2016 when the Golden Eagles earned the No. 6 seed in the NCAA tournament in the program's fourth season of existence.
Former Golden Eagles face-off specialist Jared Hershman competed with Puerto Rico at the 2018 World Games in Israel, which was won by the Americans. Former MU head coach Joe Amplo was on the Team USA staff in 2018 as an assistant coach.
Current Marquette head coach Andrew Stimmel won a gold medal this August as an assistant coach with the Team USA Under-21 Men's National Team at the 2022 World Lacrosse Men's U21 Championship in Limerick, Ireland.
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| Name | Pos | College | Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Baptiste | FO | Denver '18 | Atlas (PLL)/Philadelphia (NLL) |
| Jesse Bernhardt | D | Maryland '13 | Chrome (PLL) |
| Charlie Bertrand | A/M | Merrimack '20/Virginia (Gr.) | Redwoods (PLL)/Las Vegas (NLL) |
| Liam Byrnes | LSM | Marquette '16 | Waterdogs (PLL)/Panther City (NLL) |
| Ryan Conrad | M | Virginia '19 | Waterdogs (PLL) |
| Matthew Dunn | D | Maryland '16 | Whipsnakes (PLL) |
| Michael Ehrhardt | LSM | Maryland '14 | Whipsnakes (PLL) |
| JT Giles-Harris | D | Duke '21 | Chrome (PLL) |
| Zach Goodrich | SSDM | Towson '19 | Cannons (PLL) |
| TD Ierlan | FO | Yale '20/Denver (Gr.) | Redwoods (PLL)/Toronto (NLL) |
| Connor Kelly | M | Maryland '18 | Waterdogs (PLL)/Albany (NLL) |
| Jack Kelly | G | Brown '16 | Redwoods (PLL) |
| Danny Logan | SSDM | Denver '21 | Atlas (PLL)/San Diego (NLL) |
| Kieran McArdle | A | St. John's '14 | Waterdogs (PLL)/Albany (NLL) |
| Brennan O'Neill | A/M | Duke '24 | |
| Rob Pannell | A | Cornell '13 | Redwoods (PLL) |
| Matt Rambo | A | Maryland '17 | Whipsnakes (PLL)/Philadelphia (NLL) |
| Jacob Richard | SSDM | Marquette '16 | Atlas (PLL) |
| Blaze Riorden | G | Albany '16 | Chaos (PLL)/Philadelphia (NLL) |
| Jack Rowlett | D | North Carolina '19 | Chaos (PLL) |
| Tom Schreiber | M | Princeton '14 | Archers (PLL)/Toronto (NLL) |
| Michael Sowers | A/M | Princeton '20/Duke (Gr.) | Waterdogs (PLL) |
| Ryan Terefenko | SSDM | Ohio State '21 | Chrome (PLL)/Halifax (NLL) |
About USA Lacrosse
USA Lacrosse, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, is the governing body of men's and women's lacrosse in the United States, leads the U.S. National Teams Program and establishes universal standards. With more than 400,000 members across the country, USA Lacrosse unites the community of players, coaches, officials, parents, and program leaders. Working together, we inspire participation, enrich the athlete experience, and support the growth of the sport.
Keep up with the Marquette men's lacrosse program through social media by following on Twitter (@MarquetteMLax) and Instagram (@MarquetteMLax) and 'liking' on Facebook (/MarquetteMLax).
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