Connor Kirst Named to USA Lacrosse Sixes Roster
Mar 30 | Men's Lacrosse
Men's Lacrosse Alumn Tabbed for team at World Games 2022
The World Games 2022 are a multi-sport competition that will feature over 3,600 athletes from more than 100 countries competing in 34 sports from July 7-17 in Birmingham, Ala. The men's lacrosse competition at The World Games will take place from July 8-1
The lacrosse competition will use the new high-intensity Sixes discipline developed by World Lacrosse for events such as The World Games. Sixes is a fast-paced version of the sport played on a smaller field (70 x 36 meters), with fewer players (6-v-6), a condensed game length (four 8-minute quarters) and a 30-second shot clock. The Sixes discipline was formally announced in May 2021 by World Lacrosse after more than three years of work. World Lacrosse, which continues to sponsor major international championships for box and field lacrosse, appointed a working group to develop a version of the sport that would complement the existing box and field versions of the sport.
Kirst was a Third Team All-American and First Team All-Big Ten selection during his one season 'On the Banks' last year. The Bernardsville, N.J. native posted 37 goals and 16 assists in his time as a Scarlet Knight. He placed top-five in the league in goals and points, posted multiple goals in 11 games including five tallies in the two NCAA Tournament games, and also collecting 30 ground balls and 10 caused turnovers. At the professional level, Kirst was picked up on a two-year deal by the Georgia Swarm of the NLL, and he made the PLL Playoffs as a rookie with the Whipsnakes, who selected him in the First Round of the Collegiate Draft.
U.S. Men's Roster
- Matt Brandau Yale '23
- Liam Byrnes Marquette '16 Waterdogs (PLL), Panther City (NLL)
- Ryan Conrad Virginia '19 Waterdogs (PLL)
- Adam Ghitelman Virginia '11 Archers (PLL)
- Zach Goodrich Towson '19 Cannons (PLL)
- Jack Kelly Brown '16 Redwoods (PLL)
- Justin Guterding Duke '18 Whipsnakes (PLL)
- Connor Kirst Villanova '20/Rutgers (Gr.). Whipsnakes (PLL), Georgia (NLL)
- Brad Smith Duke '19 Whipsnakes (PLL), Albany (NLL)
- Michael Sowers Princeton '20/Duke (Gr.) Waterdogs (PLL)
- Brian Tevlin Yale '22
- Ryan Tierney Hofstra '21 Cannons (PLL)
