Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 1/10/23
Maryland 5th-year senior faceoff specialist Luke Wierman (Henderson) was named to the first team of the USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason D1 Men’s squad today.
Wierman helped lead Maryland to the National championship in 2022 and was named a first team USILA All-American, winning 298 of 451 faceoffs (66 percent).
Four of the five faceoff specialists named to the teams are from the Philly region: Wierman, St. Joe’s/Lenape 5th-year senior Zach Cole (2nd team), Lehigh/Southern Lehigh 5th-year senior Michael Sisselberger (3rd team) and Georgetown/Conestoga 5th-year senior James Reilly (Honorable Mention).
Philly players named to Lacrosse Magazine All-America Teams:
USA LACROSSE MAGAZINE
DIVISION I MEN’S PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS
FIRST TEAM
M — Matt Campbell, Villanova
M — Sam Handley, Penn
FO — Luke Wierman (Henderson), Maryland
SECOND TEAM
M — Shane Knobloch (Moorestown), Rutgers
M — Kyle Long (Springfield-Delco), Maryland
M — Jake Stevens, Princeton
FO — Zach Cole (Lenape-NJ), Saint Joseph’s
D — Owen Grant, Delaware
THIRD TEAM
M — Sam English, Princeton
SSDM — Piper Bond, Penn
FO — Mike Sisselberger (Southern Lehigh), Lehigh
D — Chris Fake (Hun School), Notre Dame
HONORABLE MENTION
A — Dylan Gergar, Penn
A — Mike Robinson, Delaware
A — Alex Slusher, Princeton
M — Aiden Blake (Haddonfield-NJ), Cornell
M — Jeff Conner (Strath Haven), Virginia
SSDM — Chet Comizio, Villanova
SSDM — Beau Pederson, Princeton
SSDM — Grayson Sallade (Manheim Twp.), Virginia
FO — James Reilly (Conestoga), Georgetown
LSM — Pace Billings, Princeton
LSM — BJ Farrare, Penn
D — Brendan Lavelle, Penn
