ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell men's lacrosse great and Cornell Hall of Fame Inductee Ryan McClay '03 will be honored at the 2022 National Lacrosse Hall of Fame ceremony. McClay, originally inducted in the 2021 class, will be honored at the 2022 ceremony after last year's honoring was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The full list of honorees from 2021 include Sheehan Stanwick Burch, Patty Daley, Jenny Levy, Ryan McClay, John Pirro (posthumous), Tony Resch, Kris Snider, Steve Stenersen, and Beth Stone.

The ceremony is set for October 15, 2022. Tickets are available for purchase via the USA Lacrosse website.

McClay is just one of four Cornell men's lacrosse players, and the only defenseman, to be named a four-time USILA All-American, garnering first-team distinction in 2002 and 2003. A three-time first-team All-Ivy selection, and a unanimous choice twice, McClay became just the fifth defenseman in Ivy League history to be named the conference Player of the Year in 2003. He was also named a candidate for the Tewaaraton Trophy during his senior campaign, given annually to the best lacrosse player in the nation. A two-time captain for the Big Red, McClay shared the Charles H. Moore Senior Varsity Athlete Award at Cornell.

McClay continued to reach great heights beyond Cornell, competing as a member of the U.S. National Team at the 2002 and 2010 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championships. At the 2002 games, he helped Team USA clinch the gold medal and was named to the All-World team, in addition to being named the tournament's most valuable defender. He once again helped the U.S. to a gold medal in 2010, earning his second All-World team selection.

On the professional circuit, McClay was taken fifth overall in the 2003 Major League Lacrosse (MLL) draft by the New Jersey Pride. He enjoyed an eight-year professional career with both the Pride and the Boston Cannons and was named to the All-Star game on three occasions.

McClay was inducted into Cornell's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2013.