B.J. Grill

Height:
5-5
Weight:
150
Class:
Fifth Year
Hometown:
Bridgewater, N.J.
High School:
Bridgewater-Raritan

B.J. Grill, one of the most decorated men's lacrosse players in Marquette history is MU's Director of Lacrosse Operations.

“The opportunity to have two people in B.J. Grill and Ryan Brown with tremendous backgrounds on my staff was too good to pass up on,” Marquette head coach Joe Amplo said upon his hiring. “B.J. Grill was our first recruit here at Marquette and there is nobody that this program means more to. I know that his impact on our daily operation will make all of us better and I cannot wait to work alongside of him in a different role.”

Grill was selected to the All-BIG EAST First Team in both 2014 and 2015, and was named a USILA Third Team All-American for his efforts as a graduate student in 2016. The Bridgewater, New Jersey, native served as team captain each of the last two seasons for the Golden Eagles, and was an integral part of Marquette’s BIG EAST Championship crown and first NCAA tournament appearance last year.

"Marquette University and the men's lacrosse program has offered me opportunities of a lifetime over the previous five years,” Grill said. “When Coach Amplo offered me the Director of Operations position I was instantly ecstatic and could not believe the opportunity in front of me to remain a part of the Marquette lacrosse family and contribute to a program that has given me so much. Working with an outstanding coaching staff and team is going to be incredible and I am thrilled to be a part of the next generation of Marquette Lacrosse."

Grill was also one of five lacrosse student-athletes across the nation to be honored as a Senior CLASS Award First Team Senior All-American. The Senior CLASS award is an honor which focuses on the totality of the student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform as athletes to make positive impacts in their community.

He ended his career second all-time at MU with 55 caused turnovers and registered 29 ground balls in 2016.

The BIG EAST Championship was not Grill’s only title this season as he helped the Denver Outlaws to the MLL Championship as a starting defenseman. Grill played in 10 regular season contests after joining the squad and posted 26 ground balls and 10 caused turnovers on the year. In his last regular season meeting against Brown and the Charlotte Hounds on July 30, Grill notched a season-best five ground balls and recorded his only assist of the year.

Grill’s younger brother, Nick, was a freshman defenseman on the squad in 2016-17.