Chris Bardak Tabbed USA Lacrosse All-America Honorable Mention
5/9/2024 1:25:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
SPARKS, Md. — USA Lacrosse revealed its NCAA Division I men's All-Americans on Thursday, highlighting the top individual performers of the 2024 season.
All-Americans were chosen by USA Lacrosse Magazine staff and contributors with input from coaches and conferences across the country.
In total, 41 Division I schools are represented. Defending NCAA champion Notre Dame — the No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament — paces the nation with nine All-American selections, including three on the first team. Johns Hopkins, Syracuse and Virginia are next up with six All-American nods each.
Team captain Chris Bardak becomes the 16th all-time Falcon to earn the honor. A linchpin defender for Air Force, Bardak leads the squad with 20 caused turnovers and scooped up 48 ground balls for the most by any non-face off player on the team. A first team All-ASUN defender, Bardak's 1.33 caused turnovers per game is fifth-best in the league and his 3.20 ground balls per game is 10th best in the ASUN. He put his midfield transition utility on display scoring four goals and dishing seven assists in his senior campaign. He is the first to earn the honor since Brandon Jones' honorable mention nod in 2019, and seventh since AF Lacrosse joined Division I play.
Continue below to see the 2024 USA Lacrosse All-American teams.
FIRST TEAM
A – Matt Brandau, Yale
A – Pat Kavanagh, Notre Dame
A – CJ Kirst, Cornell
A – Connor Shellenberger, Virginia
M – Graham Bundy Jr., Georgetown
M – Shane Knobloch, Rutgers
M – Evan Plunkett, Army
SSDM – Beau Pederson, Michigan
SSDM – Ben Ramsey, Notre Dame
FO – Justin Wietfeldt, Michigan
LSM – Jake Piseno, UAlbany
D – Kenny Brower, Duke
D – Brendan Lavelle, Penn
D – Ajax Zappitello, Maryland
G – Liam Entenmann, Notre Dame
SECOND TEAM
A – Payton Cormier, Virginia
A – Sam King, Harvard
A – TJ Malone, Penn State
A – Brennan O'Neill, Duke
M – Andrew McAdorey, Duke
M – Jake Stevens, Syracuse
M – Alexander Vardaro, Georgetown
SSDM – Dylan Hess, Georgetown
SSDM – Jackson Peters, Navy
FO – Alec Stathakis, Denver
LSM – Will Donovan, Notre Dame
D – Jimmy Freehill, Denver
D – AJ Pilate, Army
D – Scott Smith, Johns Hopkins
G – Emmet Carroll, Penn
THIRD TEAM
A – Garrett Degnon, Johns Hopkins
A – Louis Perfetto, Boston University
A – Joey Spallina, Syracuse
A – Justin Tiernan, Michigan
M – Max Krevsky, Yale
M – Griffin Schutz, Virginia
M – Mikey Weisshaar, Towson
SSDM – Eli Fisher, Ohio State
SSDM – Grant Haus, Penn State
FO – Will Coletti, Army
LSM – AJ Mercurio, Denver
D – Richard Checo, Lehigh
D – Billy Dwan, Syracuse
D – Cole Kastner, Virginia
G – Michael Gianforcaro, Princeton
HONORABLE MENTION
A – Jacob Angelus, Johns Hopkins
A – Ryan Bell, Providence
A – Michael Boehm, Michigan
A – Aidan Carroll, Georgetown
A – Nick DeMaio, Towson
A – Owen Duffy, North Carolina
A – Owen Hiltz, Syracuse
A – Chris Kavanagh, Notre Dame
A – Michael Long, Cornell
A – Coulter Mackesy, Princeton
A – Morgan O'Reilly, Sacred Heart
A – Ryan Stines, Utah
A – JP Ward, Delaware
A – Dalton Young, Richmond
A – Josh Zawada, Duke
M – Eric Dobson, Notre Dame
M – Hunter Drouin, Colgate
M – Hugh Kelleher, Cornell
M – Michael Leo, Syracuse
M – Lance Madonna, Richmond
M – Devon McLane, Notre Dame
M – Jacob Morin, Army
M – Chad Palumbo, Princeton
M – Adam Poitras, Loyola
M – Charlie Pope, Vermont
M – Cam Rubin, Penn
M – Eric Spanos, Maryland
M – Finn Thomson, Syracuse
SSDM – Chris Bardak, Air Force
SSDM – Brett Martin, Johns Hopkins
SSDM – Andrew O'Berry, Harvard
SSDM – Marquez White, Princeton
SSDM – Casey Wilson, Denver
SSDM – Chase Yager, Virginia
FO – James Ball, Georgetown
FO – Nathan LaLiberte, Bryant
FO – Will Lynch, Notre Dame
FO – Machado Rodriguez, Yale
FO – Luke Wierman, Maryland
LSM – Tyler Carpenter, Duke
LSM – Roy Meyer, Boston University
LSM – Jack Stuzin, Yale
LSM – Ben Wayer, Virginia
LSM – Max Yates, Colgate
LSM – Stephen Zupicich, Villanova
D – Colby Barsz, Towson
D – Jackson Bonitz, Navy
D – Charlie Cave, Brown
D – Chris Conlin, Notre Dame
D – Marcus Hudgins, Ohio State
D – Patrick Morrison, Boston University
D – Colin Mulshine, Princeton
D – Patrick Pisano, Yale
D – Alex Ross, Penn State
D – Jayson Singer, Cornell
D – Beaudan Szuluk, Johns Hopkins
D – Levi Verch, Saint Joseph's
D – Mason Woodward, Marquette
G – Ryan Della Rocco, Jacksonville
G – Kevin Ellington, Delaware
G – Jack Fracyon, Penn State
G – JC Higginbotham, Bellarmine
G – Chayse Ierlan, Johns Hopkins
G – Matt Knote, UMass
G – Wyatt Knust, Cornell
G – Will Mark, Syracuse
G – Mason Oak, Quinnipiac
All-Americans were chosen by USA Lacrosse Magazine staff and contributors with input from coaches and conferences across the country.
In total, 41 Division I schools are represented. Defending NCAA champion Notre Dame — the No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament — paces the nation with nine All-American selections, including three on the first team. Johns Hopkins, Syracuse and Virginia are next up with six All-American nods each.
Team captain Chris Bardak becomes the 16th all-time Falcon to earn the honor. A linchpin defender for Air Force, Bardak leads the squad with 20 caused turnovers and scooped up 48 ground balls for the most by any non-face off player on the team. A first team All-ASUN defender, Bardak's 1.33 caused turnovers per game is fifth-best in the league and his 3.20 ground balls per game is 10th best in the ASUN. He put his midfield transition utility on display scoring four goals and dishing seven assists in his senior campaign. He is the first to earn the honor since Brandon Jones' honorable mention nod in 2019, and seventh since AF Lacrosse joined Division I play.
Continue below to see the 2024 USA Lacrosse All-American teams.
FIRST TEAM
A – Matt Brandau, Yale
A – Pat Kavanagh, Notre Dame
A – CJ Kirst, Cornell
A – Connor Shellenberger, Virginia
M – Graham Bundy Jr., Georgetown
M – Shane Knobloch, Rutgers
M – Evan Plunkett, Army
SSDM – Beau Pederson, Michigan
SSDM – Ben Ramsey, Notre Dame
FO – Justin Wietfeldt, Michigan
LSM – Jake Piseno, UAlbany
D – Kenny Brower, Duke
D – Brendan Lavelle, Penn
D – Ajax Zappitello, Maryland
G – Liam Entenmann, Notre Dame
SECOND TEAM
A – Payton Cormier, Virginia
A – Sam King, Harvard
A – TJ Malone, Penn State
A – Brennan O'Neill, Duke
M – Andrew McAdorey, Duke
M – Jake Stevens, Syracuse
M – Alexander Vardaro, Georgetown
SSDM – Dylan Hess, Georgetown
SSDM – Jackson Peters, Navy
FO – Alec Stathakis, Denver
LSM – Will Donovan, Notre Dame
D – Jimmy Freehill, Denver
D – AJ Pilate, Army
D – Scott Smith, Johns Hopkins
G – Emmet Carroll, Penn
THIRD TEAM
A – Garrett Degnon, Johns Hopkins
A – Louis Perfetto, Boston University
A – Joey Spallina, Syracuse
A – Justin Tiernan, Michigan
M – Max Krevsky, Yale
M – Griffin Schutz, Virginia
M – Mikey Weisshaar, Towson
SSDM – Eli Fisher, Ohio State
SSDM – Grant Haus, Penn State
FO – Will Coletti, Army
LSM – AJ Mercurio, Denver
D – Richard Checo, Lehigh
D – Billy Dwan, Syracuse
D – Cole Kastner, Virginia
G – Michael Gianforcaro, Princeton
HONORABLE MENTION
A – Jacob Angelus, Johns Hopkins
A – Ryan Bell, Providence
A – Michael Boehm, Michigan
A – Aidan Carroll, Georgetown
A – Nick DeMaio, Towson
A – Owen Duffy, North Carolina
A – Owen Hiltz, Syracuse
A – Chris Kavanagh, Notre Dame
A – Michael Long, Cornell
A – Coulter Mackesy, Princeton
A – Morgan O'Reilly, Sacred Heart
A – Ryan Stines, Utah
A – JP Ward, Delaware
A – Dalton Young, Richmond
A – Josh Zawada, Duke
M – Eric Dobson, Notre Dame
M – Hunter Drouin, Colgate
M – Hugh Kelleher, Cornell
M – Michael Leo, Syracuse
M – Lance Madonna, Richmond
M – Devon McLane, Notre Dame
M – Jacob Morin, Army
M – Chad Palumbo, Princeton
M – Adam Poitras, Loyola
M – Charlie Pope, Vermont
M – Cam Rubin, Penn
M – Eric Spanos, Maryland
M – Finn Thomson, Syracuse
SSDM – Chris Bardak, Air Force
SSDM – Brett Martin, Johns Hopkins
SSDM – Andrew O'Berry, Harvard
SSDM – Marquez White, Princeton
SSDM – Casey Wilson, Denver
SSDM – Chase Yager, Virginia
FO – James Ball, Georgetown
FO – Nathan LaLiberte, Bryant
FO – Will Lynch, Notre Dame
FO – Machado Rodriguez, Yale
FO – Luke Wierman, Maryland
LSM – Tyler Carpenter, Duke
LSM – Roy Meyer, Boston University
LSM – Jack Stuzin, Yale
LSM – Ben Wayer, Virginia
LSM – Max Yates, Colgate
LSM – Stephen Zupicich, Villanova
D – Colby Barsz, Towson
D – Jackson Bonitz, Navy
D – Charlie Cave, Brown
D – Chris Conlin, Notre Dame
D – Marcus Hudgins, Ohio State
D – Patrick Morrison, Boston University
D – Colin Mulshine, Princeton
D – Patrick Pisano, Yale
D – Alex Ross, Penn State
D – Jayson Singer, Cornell
D – Beaudan Szuluk, Johns Hopkins
D – Levi Verch, Saint Joseph's
D – Mason Woodward, Marquette
G – Ryan Della Rocco, Jacksonville
G – Kevin Ellington, Delaware
G – Jack Fracyon, Penn State
G – JC Higginbotham, Bellarmine
G – Chayse Ierlan, Johns Hopkins
G – Matt Knote, UMass
G – Wyatt Knust, Cornell
G – Will Mark, Syracuse
G – Mason Oak, Quinnipiac
Players Mentioned
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