Johns Hopkins Blue Jays men's lacrosse

The Johns Hopkins Blue Jays men's lacrosse team represents Johns Hopkins University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college lacrosse. Since 2015, the Blue Jays have represented the Big Ten Conference.

Johns Hopkins Blue Jays men's lacrosse
Founded	1883
University	Johns Hopkins University
Head coach	Peter Milliman (since 2021 season)
Stadium	Homewood Field (capacity: 8,500)
Location	Baltimore, Maryland
Conference	Big Ten
Nickname	Blue Jays
Colors	Hopkins blue and black^[1]
Pre-NCAA era championships
(35) – 1891, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1913, 1915, 1918, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1941, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1957, 1959, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970
NCAA Tournament championships
(9) – 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2005, 2007
NCAA Tournament Runner-Up
(9) – 1972, 1973, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1989, 2003, 2008
NCAA Tournament Final Fours
(29) – 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2015
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
(41) – 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018
NCAA Tournament appearances
(47) – 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Conference Tournament championships
(2) – 2015, 2018
Conference regular season championships
(1) - 2015

Overview

The team was founded in 1883 and is the school's most prominent sports team. The Blue Jays have won forty-four national championships including nine NCAA Division I titles (2007, 2005, 1987, 1985, 1984, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1974), twenty-nine USILL/USILA titles, and six ILA titles,^[2] first all time by any college lacrosse team and second to Syracuse in NCAA era national titles.

 

Johns Hopkins midfielder Kyle Harrison playing against Duke.

Hopkins competes with Maryland in college lacrosse's most historic rivalry, the two teams having met more than 100 times, both joining the Big Ten Conference in the 2014–2015 season. They have competed annually since 2015 for "The Rivalry Trophy", a large wooden crab.^[3] The Blue Jays also consider Princeton and Syracuse, their top competitors for the national title in the NCAA era, as significant rivals, and play Loyola in the cross-town "Charles Street Massacre".^[4] Another heated rivalry is with Virginia with whom Hopkins has competed annually for the Doyle Smith Cup which was first awarded in 2006.^[5] In-state opponents include Towson, University of Maryland, Baltimore County and Navy.

In the past, the Johns Hopkins lacrosse teams have represented the United States in international competition. Johns Hopkins represented the United States in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam and 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles where lacrosse was a demonstration sport, winning the tournament in 1932.^[6] Additionally, they won the 1974 World Lacrosse Championship in Melbourne, Australia, where they represented the United States.

In late 2012, the men's and women's lacrosse team facilities moved into the Cordish Lacrosse Center, located at the Charles Street (south) end of Homewood Field.

The Blue Jays were not selected for the 2013 NCAA tournament, the first such occurrence since 1971.

On May 17, 2013, President Ronald Daniels announced in an open letter to the Hopkins community that he was accepting the positive recommendation of a committee empaneled to explore seeking conference affiliation for the team.

On June 3, 2013, the university announced that the team would join a "newly formulated" Big Ten as an affiliate member for lacrosse, effective in the 2014–2015 season. This conference will consist of Hopkins, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State and Rutgers. On May 2, 2015, the Blue Jays won the inaugural Big Ten men's lacrosse championship, defeating the Ohio State Buckeyes 13–6.

Up until 2016 the Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame, governed by US Lacrosse, was located on the Homewood campus adjacent to Homewood Field, the home for both the men's and women's lacrosse teams. It is currently located at the US Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Maryland.

Championships

Starting in 1926, the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) began rating college lacrosse teams and awarding gold medals to the top teams. Johns Hopkins was the recipient of three of these, including in 1928 alongside Maryland, Navy, and Rutgers—each of which had only one regular-season collegiate defeat.^[7] From 1936 through 1970, the USILA awarded the Wingate Memorial Trophy to the annual champion based on regular-season records. In 1971, the NCAA began hosting an annual men's tournament to determine the national champion. The Wingate Memorial Trophy was presented to the first two NCAA Division I champions (1971 and 1972) and was then retired.

Men's lacrosse highlights

Team awards and honors
970	All-time wins (329 losses, 15 ties) (.746)
44	National Championship titles (all-time)
9	NCAA Division I Championships
29	USILL Titles (12), USILA titles (14) and consensus claims (3)
6	ILA titles
1	World Lacrosse Championship (1974)
2	U.S. Olympic teams (1928, 1932)
41	Consecutive NCAA tournament appearances (1972–2012)
18	NCAA National Championship game appearances
12	Undefeated seasons
Individual awards and honors
65	National Lacrosse Hall of Fame members
580	All Americans (from 1922–2015)
182	First Team All Americans (from 1922–2015)
11	Enners Award winners (player)
1	Tewaaraton Trophy winner (player)
15	Turnbull Award winners (attackman)
7	McLaughlin Award winners (midfielder)
15	Schmeisser Award winners (defenseman)
14	Kelly Award winners (goalie)
4	Touchstone Award winners (coach)

Johns Hopkins University men's highlights

 

Hopkins lacrosse player, poster by Bristow Adams, 1905

Career leaders are taken from the updated Johns Hopkins Record Book.^[8]

Career goal leaders

	Years	Goals	Name	Years	Goals
Terry Riordan	1992–95	184 ^[a]	Mike Morrill	1985–88	102
Ryan Brown	2013–16	159	Richie Hirsch	1974–77	101
Brian Piccola	1991–95	154	Conor Ford	2001–04	101
Franz Wittelsberger	1973–76	151	Dave Huntley	1976–79	100
Michael O'Neill	1975–78	138	Brian Wood	1984–87	100
Jeff Cook	1979–82	128	Delverne Dressel	1983–86	99
Bobby Benson	2000–03	124		1981–84	99
Paul Rabil	2005–08	111	Dylan Schlott	1996–99	97
Kevin Huntley	2005–08	109	Kyle Barrie	2002–05	96
Brandon Benn	2011–14	109	Kyle Wharton	2008–11	96
Bill Morrill	1957–59	107	Jerry Schmidt	1960–62	95
Dan Denihan	1996–00	104	Steven Boyle	2007–10	95
Jack Thomas	1972–74	103

^[a] 9th on the NCAA career goals list

Career assist leaders

Name	Years	Assists	Name	Years	Assists
Dave Marr	1993–96	134	Del Dressel	1983–86	75
Wells Stanwick	2012–15	124	Matt Panetta	1988–91	71
Joe Cowan	1967–69	123	Franz Wittelsberger	1973–76	69
Jack Thomas	1972–74	121	Zach Palmer	2010–2013	69
Mickey Webster	1957–59	105	Steven Boyle	2007–10	69
Richie Hirsch	1974–77	103	Paul Rabil	2005–08	67
Shack Stanwick	2015–18	99	Bill Morrill	1957–59	67
Michael O'Neill	1975–78	99	Michael Kimmel	2007–10	66
Dan Denihan	1996-00	99	Terry Riordan	1992–95	63
Jeff Cook	1979–82	91	Conor Ford	2001–04	59
Brian Piccola	1991–95	91	Peter LeSueur	2002–05	59
Kevin Boland	2001–04	82	Peter Scott	1981–84	58
Brian Wood	1984–87	78

Career points leaders

Name	Years	Points	Name	Years	Points
Terry Riordan	1992–95	247	Brian Wood	1984–87	178
Brian Piccola	1991–95	245	Delverne Dressel	1983–86	174
Michael O'Neill	1975–78	237	Bill Morrill	1957–59	174
Jack Thomas	1972–74	224	Bobby Benson	2000–03	167
Franz Wittelsberger	1973–76	220	Steven Boyle	2007–10	164
Jeff Cook	1979–82	219	Conor Ford	2001–04	160
Ryan Brown	2013–16	209	Matt Panetta	1988–91	157
Wells Stanwick	2012–15	208		1981–84	157
Richie Hirsch	1974–77	204	Mike Morrill	1985–88	147
Dan Denihan	1996-00	203	Mickey Webster	1957–59	147
Joe Cowan	1967–69	197	Zach Palmer	2010–2013	140
Dave Marr	1993–96	193	Kevin Huntley	2005–08	139
Shack Stanwick	2015–18	186	Kyle Barrie	2002–05	139
Paul Rabil	2005–08	178

Four time All Americans

Name	Years	Position	Name	Years	Position
Dave Black	1979–82	Defense	Michael O'Neill	1975–78	Attack
Lloyd Bunting	1947–50	Defense	Brian Piccola	1991–95	Attack
John DeTomasso	1983–86	Defense	Paul Rabil	2005–08	Midfield
Delverne Dressel ^[b]	1983–86	Midfield	Terry Riordan	1992–95	Attack
Mark Greenberg	1977–80	Defense	Fred Smith	1947–50	Midfield
Richie Hirsch	1974–77	Attack	John Tolson	1938–41	Defense
Donaldson Kelly	1931–34	Attack	Doug Turnbull ^[b]	1922–25	Attack
Quint Kessenich	1987–90	Goaltender	Franz Wittelsberger	1973–76	Attack
Millard Lang	1931–34	Midfield	Brian Wood	1984–87	Attack
Milford Marchant	1993–96	Midfield

^[b] Dressel and Turnbull were four-time first-team All American, two of only six in college lacrosse history

Season results

The following is a list of Johns Hopkins's results by season as an NCAA Division I program:

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Bob Scott (Independent) (1955–1974)
1971	Bob Scott	3–7
1972	Bob Scott	11–2			NCAA Division I Runner–Up
1973	Bob Scott	11–2			NCAA Division I Runner–Up
1974	Bob Scott	12–2			NCAA Division I Champion
Bob Scott:		158–55–1 (.741)
Henry Ciccarone (Independent) (1975–1983)
1975	Henry Ciccarone	9–2			NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1976	Henry Ciccarone	9–4			NCAA Division I Final Four
1977	Henry Ciccarone	11–2			NCAA Division I Runner–Up
1978	Henry Ciccarone	13–1			NCAA Division I Champion
1979	Henry Ciccarone	13–0			NCAA Division I Champion
1980	Henry Ciccarone	14–1			NCAA Division I Champion
1981	Henry Ciccarone	13–1			NCAA Division I Runner–Up
1982	Henry Ciccarone	11–3			NCAA Division I Runner–Up
1983	Henry Ciccarone	12–2			NCAA Division I Runner–Up
Henry Ciccarone:		105–16 (.868)
Don Zimmerman (Independent) (1984–1990)
1984	Don Zimmerman	14–0			NCAA Division I Champion
1985	Don Zimmerman	13–1			NCAA Division I Champion
1986	Don Zimmerman	10–2			NCAA Division I Final Four
1987	Don Zimmerman	10–3			NCAA Division I Champion
1988	Don Zimmerman	9–2			NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1989	Don Zimmerman	11–2			NCAA Division I Runner–Up
1990	Don Zimmerman	6–5			NCAA Division I First Round
Don Zimmerman:		73–15 (.830)
Tony Seaman (Independent) (1991–1998)
1991	Tony Seaman	8–4			NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1992	Tony Seaman	8–5			NCAA Division I Final Four
1993	Tony Seaman	11–4			NCAA Division I Final Four
1994	Tony Seaman	9–5			NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1995	Tony Seaman	13–1			NCAA Division I Final Four
1996	Tony Seaman	8–6			NCAA Division I Final Four
1997	Tony Seaman	10–4			NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1998	Tony Seaman	10–4			NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
Tony Seaman:		77–33 (.700)
John Haus (Independent) (1999–2000)
1999	John Haus	11–3			NCAA Division I Final Four
2000	John Haus	9–4			NCAA Division I Final Four
John Haus:		20–7 (.741)
David Pietramala (Independent) (2001–2015)
2001	David Pietramala	8–4			NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2002	David Pietramala	12–2			NCAA Division I Final Four
2003	David Pietramala	14–2			NCAA Division I Runner–Up
2004	David Pietramala	13–2			NCAA Division I Final Four
2005	David Pietramala	16–0			NCAA Division I Champion
2006	David Pietramala	9–5			NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2007	David Pietramala	13–4			NCAA Division I Champion
2008	David Pietramala	11–6			NCAA Division I Runner–Up
2009	David Pietramala	10–5			NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2010	David Pietramala	7–8			NCAA Division I First Round
2011	David Pietramala	13–3			NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2012	David Pietramala	12–4			NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2013	David Pietramala	9–5
2014	David Pietramala	11–5			NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
David Pietramala (Big Ten Conference) (2015–2020)
2015	David Pietramala	11–7	4–1	T–1st	NCAA Division I Final Four
2016	David Pietramala	8–7	3–2	T–2nd	NCAA Division I First Round
2017	David Pietramala	8–7	3–2	T–2nd	NCAA Division I First Round
2018	David Pietramala	12–5	3–2	T–2nd	NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2019	David Pietramala	8–8	3–2	T–2nd	NCAA Division I First Round
2020	David Pietramala	2–4	0–0	†	†
David Pietramala:		207–93 (.690)	16–9 (.640)
Peter Milliman (Big Ten Conference) (2021–Present)
2021	Peter Milliman	4–9	2–8	T–5th
2022	Peter Milliman	7–9	2–3	4th
Peter Milliman:		11–18 (.379)	4–11 (.267)
Total:		1004–364–15 (.731)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

†NCAA canceled 2020 collegiate activities due to the COVID-19 virus.

Alumni in the Premier Lacrosse League (6)

Year Drafted	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Drafted By	Draft Pick	Current Team	All Star	Accolades
2013	John Ranagan	Midfield	6'3	215	Rochester Rattlers (MLL)	3rd round (17th overall)	Chrome LC	None	None
2013	Tucker Durkin	Defense	6'2	215	Charlotte Hounds (MLL)	1st round (3rd overall)	Atlas LC	2x All Star ('19,'21)	None
2016	Ryan Brown	Attack	5'10	180	Charlotte Hounds (MLL)	1st round (4th overall)	Waterdogs LC	1x All Star ('19)	None
2017	John Crawley	Midfield	6'0	210	Charlotte Hounds (MLL)	5th round (33rd overall)	Atlas LC	None	None
2021	Cole Williams	Midfield	6'5	215	Undrafted	Undrafted	Chrome LC	None	None
2022	Connor DeSimmone	Midfield	5'11	195	Undrafted	Undrafted	Archers LC	None	None

William C. Schmeisser Award

Main article: Schmeisser Award

Jack Turnbull Award

The Jack Turnbull Award is named for Lt. Col. Jack Turnbull, a Blue Jays star, who died in World War II after his B-24 crashed while returning from a bombing run over Germany.^[9]

See also

• Johns Hopkins – Maryland rivalry
• Johns Hopkins – Loyola rivalry
• Johns Hopkins–Princeton lacrosse rivalry
• Johns Hopkins–Syracuse lacrosse rivalry
• Johns Hopkins–Virginia lacrosse rivalry
• Johns Hopkins Blue Jays women's lacrosse
• NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
• NCAA Division I men's lacrosse records
• USILA

References

1. "Johns Hopkins Athletics Quick Facts". HopkinsSports.com. June 15, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
2. . Archived from the original on April 26, 2013. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
3. Maryland, Johns Hopkins Unveil Rivalry Trophy, Maryland Athletic Department, April 21, 2015.
4. Now They Are Everybody's Target, Sports Illustrated, April 19, 1999.
5. UVA and Johns Hopkins Meet in the Quest for the Doyle Smith Cup, Virginia Athletic Department, March 23, 2017.
6. . Lacrosse Magazine. US Lacrosse. September–October 2004. Archived from the original on 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
7. David G. Pietramala, et al., Lacrosse: Technique and Tradition, p. 15, 2006, Baltimore: JHU Press, ISBN 978-0-8018-8410-8.
8. All Time Records, Johns Hopkins
9. Turnbull enlisted in the Maryland National Guard as an aviation cadet and was commissioned as a second lieutenant on June 24, 1940.

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