ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Three-time All-Patriot League defenseman
AJ Marsh (Jr / Reisterstown, Md.) was among the 100 Div. I student-athletes to garner All-America recognition, it was announced by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) on Thursday afternoon. Navy has now secured an All-American in 100 of the 104 years in which the awards have been handed out, earning a combined 444 citations by 281 different players.
The two-time USILA Honorable Mention All-American served as the veteran member of Navy's defensive unit this season that allowed 12.57 goals per game and held three teams - Iona, Jacksonville and Lafayette - to single digits. The three-year starter spearheaded a defensive effort that tamed the nation's eighth-ranked scoring offense (Jacksonville / 14.33 GPG) and held the Dolphins to single digits for the first time since 2025. Marsh played a pivotal role in Navy holding #11 Penn State to its fewest goals (11) since since its NCAA Tournament loss to Georgetown last spring and well under its 14.67 scoring average going into the game against the Mids. Specifically, Marsh held reigning Big Ten Rookie of the Year and All-American Hunter Aquino to an extra-man goal, an assist and forced him into a pair of turnovers in the overtime win by the Mids.
Marsh, who opened the year by being named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List for a second-consecutive year, continued to be a menace for opposing teams in the transition game, as he closed out the season with 10 points on 5 goals and 5 assists. Along the way, he put together a 7-game point-scoring streak that began with the Mids' Patriot League opener on Feb. 28 against Boston U. and ran through the April 4 win over Holy Cross. With 24-career points (12G, 12A), Marsh became the Mids' all-time leader in points scored by a pole (D/LSM), pushing past Matt Rees who accumulated 19 points (15G, 4A) from 2014-17. Marsh's 12 goals to date are the third most by a Navy pole, while Pat Kiernan (2011-14) is second with 13 and Rees holds the record with 15.
Marsh, who missed the final two games of the season due to injury, was second on the team in caused turnovers with 12 and will head into his senior campaign tied for 11th on Navy's all-time caused turnovers list with 32.
2026 USILA Major Award Winners
Lt. Raymond J. Enners Award (presented to the nation's best player) - Aidan Maguire, Duke
Lt. Col. Jack Turnbull Memorial Award (presented to the nation's top attackman) - Joey Spallina, Syracuse
Lt. j.g. Donald MacLaughlin Jr. Award (presented to the nation's top midfielder) - Brady Wambach, North Carolina and Evan Plunkett, Army
William C. Schmeisser Award (presented to the nation's top defenseman) - Shawn Lyght, Notre Dame
Ens. C. Markland Kelly Award (presented to the nation's top goalkeeper) - Sean Byrne, Army and Ryan Croddick, Princeton
2026 USILA DIV. I ALL-AMERICANS
First Team
A — Joey Spallina, Syracuse
A — Willem Firth, Cornell
A — Owen Duffy, North Carolina
M — Evan Plunkett, Army
M — Matt Collison, Johns Hopkins
M — Tucker Wade, Princeton
SSDM — Aidan Maguire, Duke
SSDM — Jack Pilling, Richmond
LSM — Will Donovan, Notre Dame
FO — Brady Wambach, North Carolina
D — Shawn Lyght, Notre Dame
D — Jack Stahl, Princeton
D — Alex Ross, Penn State
D — Cullen Brown, Ohio State
G — Ryan Croddick, Princeton
G — Sean Byrne, Army
Second Team
A — Nate Kabiri, Princeton
A — Mikey Weisshaar, Towson
A — McCabe Millon, Virginia
M — Max Sloat, Duke
M — Joe Sheridan, Richmond
M — Logan Ip, Harvard
M — Luke Rhoa, Syracuse
SSDM — Cooper Mueller, Princeton
SSDM — Ty English, North Carolina
LSM — AJ Larkin, Maryland
FO — Jack Cascadden, Cornell
D — Hunter Smith, Richmond
D — Ty Banks, Georgetown
D — Charlie Johnson, Duke
G — Grayson Manning, Denver
Third Team
A — Brendan Millon, Virginia
A — Aidan O'Neil, Richmond
A — Dominic Pietramala, North Carolina
A — Chad Palumbo, Princeton
M — Ryan Colsey, Virginia
M — Matt Jeffery, Notre Dame
M — Gavin Creo, Richmond
M — Marcus Wertheim, Brown
SSDM — Joe Juengerkes, Rutgers
SSDM — Jon King, Penn State
LSM — Jake Melchionni, Villanova
FO — Henry Dodge, Maryland
D — John Sullivan, Army
D — Riley Figueiras, Syracuse
D — Billy Dwan III, Syracuse
G — Thomas Ricciardelli, Notre Dame
G — Caleb Fyock, Ohio State
Honorable Mention
A — Rory Connor, Georgetown
A — Silas Richmond, Albany
A — Josh Yago, Notre Dame
A — Timothy Shannehan, Boston U.
A — Benn Johnston, Duke
A — Hill Plunkett, Army
A — Ryan Stines, Utah
A — Liam Connor, Georgetown
A — Michael Leo, Syracuse
A — Ryan Goldstein, Cornell
A — Hunter Aquino, Penn State
A — Jack Taylor, Jacksonville
A — Dylan Anderson, Robert Morris
A — Caden Olmstead, Siena
M — Will Maheras, Notre Dame
M — Rhett Chambers, Providence
M — Mason Szewczyk, North Carolina
M — John Dunphey, Princeton
M — Jake Bickel, Georgetown
M — John Murray, Sacred Heart
SSDM — Reece DiCicco, Johns Hopkins
SSDM — Blake Eiland, Ohio State
SSDM — Eric Kolar, Maryland
SSDM — Christian Alacqua, Notre Dame
SSDM — Jackson Green, Princeton
SSDM — Hudson Hausmann, Virginia
SSDM — Keagan Treacy, Army
LSM — Brendan Staub, Cornell
LSM — Peter Thomann, North Carolina
LSM — Brayden Penafeather-Stevenson, Richmond
LSM — Cole Cunningham, Air Force
FO — Andrew McMeekin, Princeton
FO — Walter Zhao, Vermont
FO — John Mullen, Syracuse
FO — Cal Girard, Duke
FO — Reid Gills, Penn State
FO — Luca Accardo, High Point
D — John Schroter, Virginia
D — Patrick Pisano, Yale
D —
AJ Marsh, Navy
D — Max Neeson, UAlbany
D — Carson Brown, Johns Hopkins
D — Nikko DiPonio, Utah
D — Richard Checo, Lehigh
D — Julian Radossich, Fairfield
D — Owen Tapper, Robert Morris
D — Riley Hegarty, Siena
G — Anderson Moore, Georgetown
G — Oran Gelinas, Johns Hopkins
G — Connor Knight, Richmond
G — Jimmy McCool, Syracuse
G — Matt Nilan, Towson
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