ITHACA, N.Y. -- Seniors CJ Kirst and Hugh Kelleher were named to the USA Lacrosse All-America first team to headline nine Big Red players honored when the teams were announced on Thursday afternoon. The nine All-Americans were the most of any team in the country, one more than Duke and Notre Dame.  

Kirst and Kelleher were joined by second-team selection Willem Firth, third-team choices Ryan Goldstein, Jack Cascadden and Jayson Singer, and honorable mention picks Michael Long, Christopher Davis and Walker Wallace. USA Lacrosse All-Americans are selected by staff and contributors. The nine All-Americans are the most Big Red student-athletes ever since the USA Lacrosse Magazine started naming All-Americans in 2018.

Kirst, now a four-time All-American, was named Ivy League Player of the Year for the second time. The unanimous first-team All-Ivy selection leads the nation in goals (68) and points (98). A six-time Ivy League Player of the Week, he became the NCAA's career leader in goals scored last weekend and has raised the total to 233. A two-time first-team All-American, Kirst has scored multiple goals in every game this season and has nine contests with at least five, including a nine-goal effort in the regular season matchup with Yale and a career-high 12 points on six goals and six assists in a win at Hobart.  

Kelleher, a three-time first-team All-Ivy League selection, became the first-ever winner of the Ivy League Midfielder of the Year award in the league after scoring 21 goals with 10 assists and adding 15 ground balls and three caused turnovers while starting all 15 contests for the Big Red. A steady and physical presence, Kelleher surpassed the 100-point mark earlier this season and currently has 119 (90 goals, 29 assists). The senior has always played his best when the lights are on, scoring six game-winning goals during his career.

Firth was a first-team All-Ivy pick for the first time in the midfield after ranking third on the team in goals (28) and fourth in points (43) while starting all 15 contests. The 2024 Ivy League Rookie of the Year ranks second nationally with nine extra-man goals and has added 14 ground balls and a caused turnover to the mix. Firth scored four goals in road wins over both Lehigh and Harvard and had multiple points in 14 of 15 contests.

Goldstein led the Ivy League and ranked third nationally in assists (3.00 per game) and is fourth in the country in points per game (5.27) after scoring 34 goals with 45 assists in 15 starts. The sophomore has posted at least five points in nine contests this season, including a career-best 10 in a regular season win at Yale with two goals and eight assists, one off a single-game school record for the latter. The Ivy League all-tournament team selection ranks third on the team in ground balls (30) and was added to the Tewaaraton Trophy Watch List in the middle of the season. 

Cascadden was one of just three players to earn unanimous first-team All-Ivy league honors, joining Kirst and Princeton's first-team All-American Coulter Mackesy. Cascadden led the Ivy League and ranked 10th nationally while winning 61 percent of his faceoffs on the season. He was even better in Ivy play, winning faceoffs at a .648 clip while averaging 8.5 ground balls per game. Cascadden was also a weapon once he won the faceoffs, scoring nine goals and dishing off an assist – including scoring twice in a win over Hobart. He has won better than 50 percent of the restarts in 13 of 15 games, and at least 15 total in nine contests, including six of the past seven.

Singer was Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year and a first-team all-league choice after posting 17 ground balls and 10 caused turnovers while starting all 15 contests. A lockdown defender, Singer is often matched up with the opponents' top scorers and led a defense that allowed just 9.7 goals per game in conference play and has held opponents to 27 percent shooting. Singer ranks among the school's career leaders in caused turnovers with 33.

A converted goalkeeper, Wallace earns his first All-America honor after garnering first-team All-Ivy accolades after seeing action in all 15 contests with the pole. He registered 15 ground balls and nine caused turnovers while scoring three times. He has done a good job staying out of the box, serving just two penalties during the season. Wallace had three caused turnovers in a 10-8 slugfest win over Dartmouth and had two in a season-opening win at Lehigh.

One of the nation's active scoring leaders and just the sixth player in school history to surpass 200 career points, Long ranks third on the team in points (57) and is second in assists (30) with four game-winning goals and a 46 percent shooting percentage. He opened the season with three goals and four assists in a victory at Lehigh, one of three games this season with at least six points. Long has added 21 ground balls with a pair of caused turnovers.

Davis played in just seven games in his return from injury, including three Ivy games, but that was enough to make an impression. An Ivy League all-tournament pick and one of the top short-sticks in the country when healthy, he recorded 10 ground ball wins, including four with a caused turnover in the Ivy Tournament semifinals against Yale. He was a second-team all-league pick.

The Big Red returns to action when it meets UAlbany on Sunday, May 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Schoellkopf Field in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The contest will be televised on ESPNU and streamed on ESPN+.

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FIRST TEAM
A — Jackson Eicher, Army
A — Chris Kavanagh, Notre Dame
A — CJ Kirst, Cornell
A — Coulter Mackesy, Princeton
M — Sam English, Syracuse
M — Hugh Kelleher, Cornell
M — Andrew McAdorey, Duke
FO — Brady Wambach, North Carolina
SSDM — Aidan Maguire, Duke
SSDM — Ben Ramsey, Notre Dame
LSM — Will Donovan, Notre Dame
D — Shawn Lyght, Notre Dame
D — AJ Pilate, Army
D — Will Schaller, Maryland
D — Bobby Van Buren, Ohio State
G — Caleb Fyock, Ohio State
 
SECOND TEAM
A — Sam King, Harvard
A — Dominic Pietramala, North Carolina
A — Joey Spallina, Syracuse
A — Matt Traynor, Penn State
M — Benn Johnston, Duke
M — Michael Leo, Syracuse
M — Willem Firth, Cornell
FO — John Mullen, Syracuse
SSDM — Christian Mazur, Army
SSDM — Casey Wilson, Denver
LSM — Christian Fournier, Army
D — Ty Banks, Georgetown
D — Pace Billings, Michigan
D — Colin Mulshine, Princeton
D — John Schroter, Virginia
G — Logan McNaney, Maryland
 
THIRD TEAM
A — Owen Duffy, North Carolina
A — Ryan Goldstein, Cornell
A — Owen Hiltz, Syracuse
A — Mikey Weisshaar, Towson
M — Logan Ip, Harvard
M — Mic Kelly, Denver
M — Chad Palumbo, Princeton
FO — Jack Cascadden, Cornell
SSDM — Eric Kolar, Maryland
SSDM — Cooper Mueller, Princeton
LSM — Ben Wayer, Virginia
D — Jimmy Freehill, Denver
D — Brendan Lavelle, Penn
D — Alex Ross, Penn State
D — Jayson Singer, Cornell
G — Sean Byrne, Army
 
HONORABLE MENTION
A — Ryan Bell, Providence
A — David Burr, Robert Morris
A — Aidan Carroll, Georgetown
A — Rory Connor, Colgate
A — Ryan Cohen, Michigan
A — Trace Hogan, Massachusetts
A — Michael Long, Cornell
A — Eric Malever, Duke
A — Alex Marinier, Ohio State
A — Aidan O'Neil, Richmond
A — Thomas Power, Dartmouth
A — Pratt Reynolds, Siena
A — Silas Richmond, UAlbany
A — Luke Rusterucci, VMI
A — Timothy Shannehan, Boston University
A — Eric Spanos, Maryland
A — Jack Speidell, Harvard
A — Riley Sullivan, Lafayette
A — Jake Taylor, Notre Dame
A — Josh Yago, Air Force
M — Hunter Aquino, Penn State
M — Matt Collison, Johns Hopkins
M — Hunter Drouin, Colgate
M — Chop Gallagher, Towson
M — Matthew Keegan, Maryland
M — Devon McLane, Notre Dame
M — Max Merklinger, Richmond
M — Aidan Mulholland, Michigan
M — Luke Okupski, Fairfield
M — Evan Plunkett, Army
M — Max Sloat, Duke
M — Tucker Spencer, Sacred Heart
M — Jack Taylor, Jacksonville
M — Tucker Wade, Princeton
FO — Logan Callahan, Johns Hopkins
FO — Will Coletti, Army
FO — Bo Columbus, Robert Morris
FO — Henry Dodge, Vermont
FO — Sean Dow, Lehigh
FO — Will Lynch, Notre Dame
FO — OJ Morris, Delaware
FO — Tyler Sandoval, Villanova
SSDM — Chris Davis, Cornell
SSDM — Peter Detwiler, Marquette
SSDM — Jack Gray, Duke
SSDM — Jackson Green, Princeton
SSDM — Joe Juengerkes, Rutgers
SSDM — Greg Langermeier, Ohio State
SSDM — Andrew O'Berry, North Carolina
LSM — Trey Brown, Boston University
LSM — Jack McDonald, Maryland
LSM — Ryan Splaine, Rutgers
LSM — Walker Wallace, Cornell
D — Cullen Brown, Ohio State
D — Richard Checo, Lehigh
D — Nikko DiPonio, Utah
D — Billy Dwan, Syracuse
D — Mitchell Dunham, Richmond
D — Charlie Johnson, Duke
D — AJ Marsh, Navy
D — Max Neeson, UAlbany
D — Kevin Parnham, Penn State
D — Joe Petro, Towson
D — Julian Radossich, Fairfield
D — Hunter Smith, Richmond
D — Scott Smith, Johns Hopkins
D — Levi Verch, Saint Joseph's
G — Will Barnes, Boston University
G — Ryan Croddick, Princeton
G — Patrick Jameison, Duke
G — Jimmy McCool, Syracuse
G — Mason Morel, Dartmouth
G — Thomas Ricciardelli, Notre Dame
G — Owen Salanger, Massachusetts
G — Cardin Stoller, Rutgers
G — Lucas Winger, Le Moyne
G — Zach Vigue, Richmond