Johns Hopkins Blue Jays men's lacrosse

Johns Hopkins Blue Jays
Founded 1883
University Johns Hopkins University
Conference Big Ten
Location Baltimore, Maryland
Coach David Pietramala (since 2000)
Stadium Homewood Field
(capacity: 8,500)
Nickname Blue Jays
Colors Columbia blue and Black
         
Pre-NCAA Era Champions
(ILA) (6) - 1891, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1902, 1903
(USILL) (12) - 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1913, 1915, 1918, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1924
(Consensus) (3) - 1932, 1933, 1934
(USILA) (14) - 1926, 1927, 1928, 1941, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1957, 1959, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970
NCAA Tournament Champions
(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
(40) - 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
NCAA Tournament Appearances
(43) - 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
Conference Tournament Champions
2015

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

Overview

The team was founded in 1883 and is the school's most prominent sports team. The Blue Jays have won 44 national championships including 9 NCAA Division I titles (2007, 2005, 1987, 1985, 1984, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1974), 29 USILL/USILA titles, and 6 ILA titles.[1]

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, and both joining the Big Ten Conference in the 2014-2015 season. 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."[2] Other heated competitors include Virginia, and in-state opponents 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.[3] Additionally, they won the 1974 World Lacrosse Championship in Melbourne, Australia where they represented the United States.

The Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame, governed by US Lacrosse, is located on the Homewood campus and is adjacent to the home field for both the men's and women's lacrosse teams, Homewood Field.

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 empanelled 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.

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.[4] 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
955All-Time Wins (315 losses, 15 ties) (.752)
44National Championship Titles (all-time)
9NCAA Division I Championships
29USILL Titles (12), USILA Titles (14) and Consensus claims (3)
6ILA Titles
1World Lacrosse Championship (1974)
2U.S. Olympic Teams (1928, 1932)
41Consecutive NCAA Tournament Appearances (1972-2012)
18NCAA National Championship Game Appearances
12Undefeated Seasons
Individual Awards and Honors
65National Lacrosse Hall of Fame Members
580All Americans (from 1922-2015)
182First Team All Americans (from 1922-2015)
11Enners Award Winners (player)
1Tewaaraton Trophy Winner (player)
15Turnbull Award Winners (attackman)
7McLaughlin Award Winners (midfielder)
15Schmeisser Award Winners (defenseman)
14Kelly Award Winners (goalie)
4Touchstone Award Winners (coach)

* as of 5/31/2015

Johns Hopkins University men's highlights

Career leaders are taken from the updated Johns Hopkins Record Book.[5]

Career goal leaders

NameYearsGoalsNameYearsGoals
Terry Riordan1992-95184 [a]Richie Hirsch1974-77101
Brian Piccola1991-95154Conor Ford2001-04101
Franz Wittelsberger1973-76151Dave Huntley1976-79100
Michael O'Neill1975-78138Brian Wood1984-87100
Jeff Cook1979-82128Delverne Dressel1983-8699
Bobby Benson2000-03124Peter Scott1981-8499
Paul Rabil2005-08111Dylan Schlott1996-9997
Kevin Huntley2005-08109Kyle Barrie2002-0596
Brandon Benn2011-14109Kyle Wharton2008-1196
Bill Morrill1957-59107Jerry Schmidt1960-6295
Dan Denihan1996-00104Steven Boyle2007-1095
Jack Thomas1972-74103
Mike Morrill1985-88102
[a] 9th on the NCAA career goals list

Career assist leaders

NameYearsAssistsNameYearsAssists
Dave Marr1993-96134Del Dressel1983-8675
Wells Stanwick2012-15124Matt Panetta1988-9171
Joe Cowan1967-69123Franz Wittelsberger1973-7669
Jack Thomas1972-74121 Zach Palmer2010-201369
Mickey Webster1957-59105Steven Boyle2007-1069
Richie Hirsch1974-77103Paul Rabil2005-0867
Michael O'Neill1975-7899Bill Morrill1957-5967
Dan Denihan1996-0099Michael Kimmel2007-1066
Jeff Cook1979-8291Terry Riordan1992-9563
Brian Piccola1991-9591Conor Ford2001-0459
Kevin Boland2001-0482Peter LeSueur2002-0559
Brian Wood1984-8778Peter Scott1981-8458

Career points leaders

NameYearsPointNameYearsPoints
Terry Riordan1992-95247Delverne Dressel1983-86174
Brian Piccola1991-95245Bill Morrill1957-59174
Michael O'Neill1975-78237Bobby Benson2000-03167
Jack Thomas1972-74224Steven Boyle2007-10164
Franz Wittelsberger1973-76220Conor Ford2001-04160
Jeff Cook1979-82219Matt Panetta1988-91157
Wells Stanwick2012-15208Peter Scott1981-84157
Richie Hirsch1974-77204Mike Morrill1985-88147
Dan Denihan1996-00203Mickey Webster1957-59147
Joe Cowan1967-69197Zach Palmer2010-2013140
Dave Marr1993-96193Kevin Huntley2005-08139
Paul Rabil2005-08178Kyle Barrie2002-05139
Brian Wood1984-87178

Four time All-Americans

NameYearsPositionNameYearsPosition
Dave Black1979-82DefenseMichael O'Neill1975-78Attack
Lloyd Bunting1947-50DefenseBrian Piccola1991-95Attack
John DeTomasso1983-86DefensePaul Rabil2005-08Midfield
Delverne Dressel [b] 1983-86MidfieldTerry Riordan1992-95Attack
Mark Greenberg1977-80DefenseFred Smith1947-50Midfield
Richie Hirsch1974-77AttackJohn Tolson1938-41Defense
Donaldson Kelly1931-34AttackDoug Turnbull [b] 1922-25Attack
Quint Kessenich1987-90GoaltenderFranz Wittelsberger1973-76Attack
Millard Lang1931-34MidfieldBrian Wood1984-87Attack
Milford Marchant1993-96Midfield
[b] Dressel and Turnbull were four-time first-team All-American, two of only six in college lacrosse history

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.[6]

See also

References

  1. "Men's National College Lacrosse Championships". Archived from the original on April 26, 2013. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
  2. Now They Are Everybody's Target, Sports Illustrated, April 19, 1999.
  3. "Lacrosse on the Olympic Stage". Lacrosse Magazine. US Lacrosse. September–October 2004. Archived from the original on 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
  4. David G. Pietramala, et al., Lacrosse: Technique and Tradition, p. 15, 2006, Baltimore: JHU Press, ISBN 978-0-8018-8410-8.
  5. All Time Records, Johns Hopkins
  6. 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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