BALTIMORE, MD – The Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse team placed four players on the 2026 Inside Lacrosse All-America Team it was announced today. Senior midfielder
Matt Collison was named to the first team, while sophomore short-stick defensive middie
Reece DiCicco landed a spot on the second team. Senior defenseman
Carson Brown and junior midfielder
Chuck Rawson were both honorable mention selections.
The first team selection is the second of the year for Collison, who previously landed on USA Lacrosse's first team. Collison counts 27 goals and 13 assists for 40 points to his credit entering the NCAA Tournment. 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. This is Collison's third appearance on the Inside Lacrosse All-America Team as he was an honorable mention selection in 2024 and 2025.
DiCicco adds his selection to the Inside Lacrosse All-America Team to a previous nod to the USA Lacrosse All-America Team. 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.
Brown and Rawson add their second honorable mention nods of the season as both were previously honored by USA Lacrosse.
Johns Hopkins' number one cover man this season, Brown has started all 14 games, 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.
Rawson 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.
Johns Hopkins (9-5) will play at seventh-seeded Cornell (11-4) in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament today at 5 pm (ESPNU).
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