Division I Men's Lacrosse · Ivy League

Cornell University Men's Lacrosse

Ithaca, NY · Private Ivy League research university · 11–5 (5–1 Ivy League)

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Class Commitments

2026 Rush LaSelle (Midfield, CO) committed to Cornell (D1)
A new men's Midfield commit at Cornell — tracked from public commitment data. Use it to gauge where the class is filling at your position.
Committed Dec 2025 · Source: public commitment data · view
2026 Michael McColgan (Midfield, MA) committed to Cornell (D1)
A new men's Midfield commit at Cornell — tracked from public commitment data. Use it to gauge where the class is filling at your position.
Committed Dec 2025 · Source: public commitment data · view
2026 Alexander Michail (Goalie, CA) committed to Cornell (D1)
A new men's Goalie commit at Cornell — tracked from public commitment data. Use it to gauge where the class is filling at your position.
Committed Dec 2025 · Source: public commitment data · view
2026 Gabriel Parker (Goalie, MD) committed to Cornell (D1)
A new men's Goalie commit at Cornell — tracked from public commitment data. Use it to gauge where the class is filling at your position.
Committed Nov 2025 · Source: public commitment data · view
2027 Chase Stephens (Attack, CO) committed to Cornell (D1)
A new men's Attack commit at Cornell — tracked from public commitment data. Use it to gauge where the class is filling at your position.
Committed Nov 2025 · Source: public commitment data · view
2026 Luke Backes (Midfield, OH) committed to Cornell (D1)
A new men's Midfield commit at Cornell — tracked from public commitment data. Use it to gauge where the class is filling at your position.
Committed Oct 2025 · Source: public commitment data · view

About Cornell

Location

Ithaca, NY

Setting

Small city · 2,300-acre campus

Type

Private Ivy League research university

Founded

1865

Undergrads

15,995

Total enrolled

25,000

Cost & admissions · College Scorecard

Cost

~$29k/yr net avg · $88k sticker

Getting in

Admits 9% — Highly selective

SAT (mid)

1535

ACT (mid)

Graduates

95%

Net price is the average a family actually pays after aid — not the sticker.

Coaching staff

Who runs the program, how they got here, and the ground they cover.

Head coach

Connor Buczek

Richard M. Moran Head Coach of Men's Lacrosse

Head coach since 2020 · 7th season in 2026

Played at Cornell '15 (top scoring midfielder in Big Red history, 155 pts; 3x All-American; 2014 Ivy POY; PLL All-Star 2019)

Led Cornell to its first national championship in 48 years in 2025 (18-1, defeated Maryland 13-10) and a national runner-up finish in 2022; three-time Ivy League Coach of the Year and 2025 USILA National Coach of the Year.

Where they recruit

Upstate New York / Long IslandMid-Atlantic (PA, NJ, MD)Canada (Ontario / BC — The Hill Academy pipeline)New England prep circuitIMLCA + Maverik Showtime showcases

How they got here

Head Coach @ Cornell 2020–present (2022 national runner-up, 2025 national champion)
Assistant Coach @ Cornell 2017–2020 (offensive coordinator, under Jeff Tambroni 2017–19)
Volunteer Asst @ Cornell 2015–2017
PLL Atlas LC 2019 (All-Star); MLL Florida Launch 2015–2018 (3x All-Star); NLL Toronto Rock
Played @ Cornell '15 (3x All-American, all-time leading scoring midfielder)

Recruiting coordinator

Paolo Ciferri

Mario St. George Boiardi '04 Assistant Coach

Assistant since 2023

Assistant coach handling offensive development and recruiting for one of the top Ivy programs in the nation.

Where they recruit

New York metro / Long IslandMid-Atlantic prep schoolsIMLCA Summer Showcase

How they got here

Assistant Coach @ Cornell 2023–present (under Connor Buczek)

Contact details are not published here. They unlock in the app once your profile is coach-ready — which is also when writing to them is worth doing.

Cornell recruiting map

Red = states this men's roster actually comes from, darker where there are more of them. Pins are events this program is tied to; the white-ringed pin is campus.