USA Lacrosse Magazine announced Tuesday its Division III Men’s Preseason Positional Players of the Year, honoring the best of the best at each position ahead of the upcoming 2022 spring season.

Five athletes earned preseason positional recognition — one attackman, one midfielder, one defenseman, one goalie and one specialist. This one day after the Division III Men’s Preseason All-Americans were announced.

Stay tuned Wednesday for the reveal of the Division III Men’s Preseason Player of the Year.

PRESEASON ATTACKMAN OF THE YEAR
MAC BREDAHL, TUFTS

Entering his fourth year with Tufts, Bredahl has scored over 100 points in just 24 career games — a number largely inhibited by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite playing only 10 games in 2021, he was still able to lead the Jumbos to Championship Weekend, where they lost to eventual champion RIT. Expect high point totals from the senior captain in 2022.

PRESEASON MIDFIELDER OF THE YEAR
JARRETT BROMWELL, SALISBURY

Salisbury is looking to avenge a heartbreaking loss to RIT in the national championship game, and Bromwell is back to lead their midfield group once again. He finished the season with 73 goals, which was the second most on the team behind attackman Cross Ferrara.

PRESEASON DEFENSEMAN OF THE YEAR
MAX WAYNE, CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT

A deep class of talented defensemen have since moved on from the Division III ranks. But Max Wayne is returning to the lineup at Christopher Newport after he scooped up 42 ground balls while causing 30 turnovers and being named a second-team All-American. He looks to lead a defense that is coming off its deepest postseason run in program history.

PRESEASON GOALIE OF THE YEAR
JACK MICHAEL, YORK

Jack Michael was outstanding between the pipes for York last year, boasting a .589 save percentage. He was named the Defensive Player of the Year in the MAC last season and will be the backbone of an impressive York defense this spring.

PRESEASON SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR
GRANT EVANS, GROVE CITY

As a junior, Grant Evans won 184 of 230 faceoffs, snagged 162 ground balls and scored 14 points across 12 games. His work at the faceoff dot led Grove City to a perfect conference record and the program’s second all-time appearance in the NCAA tournament. Evans looks to continue dominating faceoffs as Grove City tries to make its third consecutive tournament appearance.