Cornell University Athletics

What began in 1887 as a group of students playing an informal game on the Cornell campus has grown into one of the most storied lacrosse programs in collegiate history – from the first undefeated intercollegiate championship team in 1907, to the Ned Harkness-era teams that went 35-1 in a three-year span; from winning the very first NCAA national championship in 1971 and then repeating in 1976 and 1977; back-to-back national runner-up finishes in 1987 and 1988, to advancing to the NCAA semifinal game in 2007, 2010 and 2013 and the National Championship game in 2009, to returning to the National Championship game in 2022 after nearly two years without games – there is little doubt that the Cornell lacrosse program is among the nation’s elite under the direction of head coach Connor Buczek '15.