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SPARKS, Md. — More than four years after Tom Schreiber’s last-second goal gave the U.S. a thrilling 9-8 win over Canada in the 2018 world championship game in Israel, the U.S. men’s national team is closing in on the finish line for preparations for the 2023 World Lacrosse Men’s Championship in San Diego.

Head coach John Danowski, who led the U.S. to its 2018 championship, welcomes 52 players to the USA Lacrosse Fall Classic this weekend at USA Lacrosse headquarters, one of the final two evaluations before settling on the 23-man roster that will represent the United States at next summer’s world championship.

The evaluation begins with Friday’s night’s USA Men’s Showcase, a head-to-head showdown between the best players in the country — primarily Premier Lacrosse League stars with a few of the top current collegians mixed in. On Saturday, the U.S. men will split squads to play a pair of games against reigning NCAA champion Maryland.

The U.S. men’s games are part of the USA Lacrosse Fall Classic, which also features the U.S. women’s senior team and the USA Select U16 and U18 teams competing in the Brogden Cup.

Headlining the U.S. roster are seven gold medalists from the 2018 world championship, including MVP Michael Ehrhardt and All-World selections Rob Pannell and Schreiber. Other returning gold medalists are Trevor Baptiste (the 2022 PLL MVP), Jesse Bernhardt, Marcus Holman and Jack Kelly.

The U.S. training team roster also includes three other PLL major award winners from 2022 —Kyle Bernlohr (Goalie of the Year), JT Giles-Harris (Defender of the Year) and Danny Logan (Hard Hat Winner). Ehrhardt was the PLL’s Longstick Midfielder of the Year for the fourth straight season and Schreiber was the league’s Midfielder of the Year. Other recent PLL MVPs competing this weekend include Blaze Riorden (2021) and Matt Rambo (2019). There are six current collegians participating — Will Bowen (Georgetown), Sam Handley (Penn), Brennan O’Neill (Duke), Payton Rezanka (Loyola), Connor Shellenberger (Virginia) and Mike Sisselberger (Lehigh).

The U.S. men’s national team trains and plays using best-in-class products from Nike Lacrosse (apparel and footwear), DJO (sports bracing) and game-changing, high-performance equipment from Cascade Maverik.

In addition to these partners, Gatorade, MedStar Health, National Center for Safety Initiatives and Stryker are officials sponsors of the U.S. national team program. Team training is also aided by products from Athletic Republic.

The complete Fall Classic roster follows:

2023 U.S. Men's Training Team

Name

Position

Pro Team(s)

College

Grant Ament

A

Archers

Penn State '20

Justin Anderson

M

Chrome

North Carolina '21

Trevor Baptiste

FO

Atlas/Philadelphia

Denver '18

Jesse Bernhardt

D

Chrome

Maryland '13

Kyle Bernlohr

G

Whipsnakes

Maryland '16

Charlie Bertrand

M

Redwoods

Merrimack '20/Virginia (Gr.)

Will Bowen

D

 

North Carolina '21/Georgetown (Gr.)

Liam Byrnes

D

Waterdogs/Panther City

Marquette '16

Jack Concannon

G

Atlas

Hofstra '18

Ryan Conrad

M

Waterdogs

Virginia '19

Bryan Costabile

M

Atlas

Notre Dame '20

Matthew Dunn

D

Whipsnakes

Maryland '16

Michael Ehrhardt

LSM

Whipsnakes

Maryland '14

Garrett Epple

D

Redwoods

Notre Dame '17

JT Giles-Harris

D

Chrome

Duke '21

Eddy Glazener

D

Redwoods

Notre Dame '16

Zach Goodrich

M

Cannons

Towson '19

Chris Gray

A

Atlas

North Carolina '22

Sam Handley

M

 

Penn '23

Jack Hannah

M

Waterdogs

Denver '22

Colin Heacock

M

Chrome

Maryland '17

Jules Heningburg

M

Redwoods

Rutgers '18

Marcus Holman

A

Archers

North Carolina '13

TD Ierlan

FO

Redwoods

Yale '20/Denver (Gr.)

Connor Kelly

M

Waterdogs

Maryland '18

Jack Kelly

G

Redwoods

Brown '16

Danny Logan

M

Atlas

Denver '21

Will Manny

A

Archers

Massachusetts '13

Kieran McArdle

A

Waterdogs/New York

St. John's 14

Matt Moore

A

Archers

Virginia '22

Joseph Nardella

FO

Whipsnakes

Rutgers '15

Asher Nolting

A

Cannons

High Point '22

Brennan O'Neill

A

 

Duke '24

Rob Pannell

A

Redwoods

Cornell '13

Sergio Perkovic

M

Redwoods

Notre Dame '17

Matt Rambo

A

Whipsnakes/Philadelphia

Maryland '17

Michael Rexrode

D

Atlas

Rutgers '18

Peyton Rezanka

M

 

Loyola '22

Jacob Richard

M

Atlas

Marquette '16

Blaze Riorden

G

Chaos/Philadelphia

Albany '16

Jack Rowlett

D

Chaos

North Carolina '19

Tom Schreiber

M

Archers/Toronto

Princeton '14

Connor Shellenberger

A

 

Virginia '24

Michael Sisselberger

FO

 

Lehigh '23

Brad Smith

M

Whipsnakes/Albany

Duke '19

Koby Smith

LSM

Atlas

Towson '22

Michael Sowers

A

Waterdogs

Princeton '20/Duke (Gr.)

Ryan Terefenko

M

Chrome/Halifax

Ohio State '21

Tim Troutner

G

Redwoods

High Point '19

Cade van Raaphorst

D

Atlas

Duke '19

Ty Warner

M

Whipsnakes

Yale '18

Logan Wisnauskas

A

Chrome

Maryland '22