BALTIMORE, MD – The Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse team placed five players on the 2026 USA Lacrosse All-America Team it was announced today. Senior midfielder Matt Collison grabbed a spot on the first team, while junior midfielder Chuck Rawson, senior defenseman Carson Brown, sophomore short stick defensive middie Reece DiCicco and senior goalie Oran Gelinas were honorable mention selections.
 
Collison is making his second appearance on the USA Lacrosse All-America Team as he was an honorable mention pick last season.  This year, Collison counts 27 goals and 13 assists for 40 points to his credit.  He ranks second on the team in goals and points and third in assists.  His effort this season boosts his career totals to 97 goals and 44 assists for 141 points; among players at Johns Hopkins who have primarily played midfield, he ranks fourth in school history in goals and points.
 
Rawson has enjoyed a breakout season in 2026.  He currently has 21 goals and 14 assists for 35 points on the year and ranks second on the team in assists, third in points and fourth in goals.  He has eight multi-goal and nine multi-point games to his credit this season.  Dating back to 2025, he has 25 goals and 17 assists for 42 points in his last 16 games.
 
Brown has taken over as Johns Hopkins' number one cover man this season.  A starter in all 14 games, he ranks third on the team in ground balls (36) and caused turnovers (10) and anchors a unit that has held 11 of 14 opponents to-date under their season scoring average.  Entering the NCAA Tournament, Brown has played in 46 career games with 15 starts and has 64 ground balls and 25 caused turnovers to his credit.
 
DiCicco has developed into one of the most disruptive short stick defensive midfielders in the nation this season.  Through 14 games, he currently leads the team in ground balls (51) and caused turnovers (22) with his 22 caused turnovers currently leading the nation among non-long stick players.  In addition, his 22 CTs are a Johns Hopkins single-season record for a short stick and are just three shy of the overall Johns Hopkins single-season record.
 
Gelinas has played in 12 games with nine starts and sports a 9.97 goals against average and a .552 save percentage on the year.  He has registered at least 12 saves in six games this season with 11+ in eight games, including in seven of the nine games he has started. Gelinas currently ranks 15^th in the nation in save percentage and 18^th in goals against average.
 
Johns Hopkins (9-5) will travel to seventh-seeded Cornell (11-4) for a first round game in the 2026 NCAA Tournament on Saturday, May 9 (5 pm | ESPNU).  The Blue Jays are ranked ninth in the nation this week in both the USILA and Inside Lacrosse KANE Media Polls.