BALTIMORE, MD – The Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse staff has had a busy summer as preparation for the 2022 season began as soon as the 2021 season concluded.  In addition to recruiting, head coach Pete Milliman and his staff have developed a plan for what will be their first fall of activity with the team and developed a non-conference schedule for the 2022 season.
 
"While we had the opportunity to work together last summer, there was so much uncertainty around the nation that we weren't quite sure what the 2020-21 academic year would look like," Milliman noted.  "Despite not meeting the team until late December, we were fortunate to compete in the spring and this summer has provided the opportunity to prepare with a bit more clarity on what the coming year will look like.  We are excited to welcome the team back to campus and move forward with a traditional fall in preparation for the 2022 season."
 
As the calendar prepares to flip to August, a few notes of interest about Blue Jay lacrosse.
 
Save the Date – Part I
The annual Johns Hopkins alumni game will take place on Saturday, October 16 at 4:30 pm at Homewood Field.  Further details about the alumni game will be available in September.
 
Save the Date – Part II
Johns Hopkins will host a six-team scrimmage day on Sunday, October 24 at Homewood Field.  Along with the Blue Jays, teams schedule to compete at Homewood that day include Harvard, High Point, Hobart, Richmond and Yale.  The full schedule for the day will be available in September and the event will support the HEADstrong Foundation.

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Stepping Out of Conference
While exact dates and times for all regular season games in 2022 have yet to be established, Milliman announced that he has inked non-conference scheduling agreements with the following schools for the 2022 season:  Delaware, Georgetown, Jacksonville, Loyola, Navy, North Carolina, Princeton, Syracuse, Towson and Virginia.
 
That's a Record
With 10 non-conference games on the slate, the Blue Jays' 2022 regular season schedule will include 15 games for the first time in school history.  Previously, the school record for most regular season games played in a season was 14 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014).

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It's All Academic – Part I
In case you missed it, a school-record 20 Blue Jays earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in the spring and 11 were named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars.
 
It's All Academic – Part II
Johns Hopkins posted a combined team GPA of 3.58 in the spring with five players posting a perfect 4.0 GPA for the semester.

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The Newcomers – Part I
Milliman and his staff will welcome 12 freshmen to campus later this month.  Follow Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse on Twitter (@jhumenslacrosse) and/or Instagram (@jhumenslax) as we roll out an introduction of the 12 on social media in early August.  The Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse class of 2025 includes Brackton Bowler (LSM), Logan Callahan (FO), Jack Charboneau (A), Hakim Hicks (M), Nick Kaufman (LSM), Stuart Phillips (M), Jeremiah Reen (M), Sam Teachout (M), Jojo Todaro (D), Jack Webb (G), Sam Whitaker (D), and Chris Wong (A).
 
The Newcomers – Part II
In addition to welcoming 12 freshmen to Homewood later this month, Milliman also announced that three transfers will be enrolled at Johns Hopkins this fall.  Graduate students Gib Versfeld (G – Amherst) and Emmett Jennings (D – Providence) along with sophomore Russ Maher (A/M – Virginia) will all be in their first year with the Blue Jays in 2021-22.  Jennings has one year of eligibility remaining, while Versfeld (2) and Maher (3) both have multiple years remaining.

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Todaro to Make First Appearance at Homewood Field
Incoming freshman defenseman Jojo Todaro will play in the 2022 UnderArmour All-America game at Homewood Field on Saturday, July 31 (8 pm).  The game will air live on ESPNU.

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Running it Back
Five Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse players will be using an extra year of eligibility in 2022.  Included among the five are attackman Connor DeSimone, midfielder Jack Keogh, defenseman Jack Lyne, faceoff specialist Kyle Prouty and short stick Brandon Shure.  In addition, goalie Josh Kirson, who had transferred to Johns Hopkins prior to the 2021 season, will return as a second-year graduate student in 2022.

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Pro Jays
A number of former Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse players are enjoying strong seasons in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) this summer.  Ryan Brown '16 is currently tied for the league-lead in goals (16), while league founder Paul Rabil '08 ranks sixth in points (20). 
 
It's the final professional season for Kyle Harrison '05, who made his last appearance at Homewood Field when his Redwoods team took on Chaos on June 26.  The Redwoods are currently tied for first place in the league standings at 4-2 with Whipsnakes and Atlas (Tucker Durkin '13, John Crawley '17); Brown's Waterdogs are just a half-game back in the standings.  Durkin, Rabil (Cannons) and John Ranagan '13 (Chrome) are all captains on their respective teams.