BALTIMORE, MD – The Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse team placed four players on the 2026 USILA All-America Team it was announced today. Senior midfielder
Matt Collison earned first team honors, while senior defenseman
Carson Brown, senior goalie
Oran Gelinas and sophomore short stick defensive midfielder
Reece DiCicco all earned honorable mention status.
Collison's selection as a First Team USILA All-American marks the third, first team nod he has received this year as he was previously named to the top team by Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse. In addition, he becomes just the 20
th player in program history – and the first since
Paul Rabil from 2005-08 – to earn USILA All-America honors four times. He also becomes the 186
th First Team USILA All-American in program history; his selection marks the 59
th time a Blue Jay midfielder has earned first team honors.
Collison totaled 30 goals and 16 assists for 46 points as a senior to boost his career totals to 100 goals and 47 assists for 147 points. He finished second on the team in goals and points and tied for second in assists this season and caps his career ranked third in points and tied for second in goals among players who played primarily midfield during their career.
Brown also grabs his third All-America citation for the 2026 season as he previously earned honorable mention honors from Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse. A starter in all 16 games, Brown totaled 42 ground balls and 12 caused turnovers this season to push his career totals to 70 ground balls and 27 caused turnovers. He ranked third on the team in both ground balls and caused turnovers in 2026 and his 27 career caused turnovers are tied for 17
th in school history.
Gelinas adds his Honorable Mention USILA All-America nod to his previous honorable mention selection from USA Lacrosse. He played in 14 games with 11 starts this season and posted a 10.18 goals against average and a .525 save percentage. He posted 12 or more saves six times this season and finished second in the Big Ten in save percentage.
DiCicco rounds out Johns Hopkins' USILA All-America selections with his third All-America honor of the season; he was previously named a Second Team Inside Lacrosse All-American and was an honorable mention pick by USA Lacrosse. DiCicco totaled 57 ground balls, 23 caused turnovers and one assist this season. He led the team in ground balls and caused turnovers with his 23 caused turnovers also leading the nation among all non-long stick players; the 23 caused turnovers are also a school single-season record for a short stick and are tied for the second-best total by any player in program history.
Johns Hopkins posted a 10-6 record, grabbed a share of the Big Ten regular season title, advanced to the Big Ten title game for the fifth time in program history and advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals for the third time in four years this season.
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