Rutgers University Athletics

• All-American (Honorable Mention - Inside Lacrosse)
• Second Team All-Big Ten
• Big Ten All-Tournament Team
• Big Ten Preseason Player to Watch 
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Werblin Award

Team Captain for Team USA at U-20 World Championships in Korea | Named to All-World Team and Earned Silver Medal

2025: Started in all 16 games, playing both midfield and attack ... led team with 27 goals and 40 points ... also had 13 assists, second on the team ... had 13 ground balls and three caused turnovers ... was seventh in Big Ten in goals per game and ninth in points per game ... had nine goals and 13 points in the five Big Ten regular season conference games, fifth in the league ...had a goal and an assist in win at Lehigh (Feb. 1) ... had two goals, an assist and caused a turnover in win against LIU (Feb. 4 ) ... had an assist and caused a turnover against Stony Brook (Feb. 8) ... scored a goal and collected two ground balls at Army (Feb. 15) ... scored a goal in win against Loyola (Feb. 22) ... had a goal and an assist against St. Joe's (Mar. 1) ... scored four goals, had two assists, a ground ball and caused a turnover in win against St. John's (Mar. 11) ... scored two goals and scooped a ground ball against UMass (Mar. 15) ... scored two goals and had an assist in win at No. 11 Johns Hopkins (Mar. 22) ... scored two goals, had two assists, retrieved a ground ball and caused a turnover at No. 3 Ohio State (Mar. 29) ... scored a goal in win over No. 2 Maryland (April 5) ... had a hat trick against No.13 Michigan (April 13) ... posted one goal at No. 7 Penn State (April 18) ... led team with four goals and two assists to lead to win at No. 13 Michigan in Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals (April 26) ... scored two goals with one assist against No. 5 Ohio State in Big Ten Tournament Semifinals (May 1)

Two-Time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (March 5 and March 13, 2024)
No. 17 on Inside Lacrosse True Freshman Rankings

2024: Played in all 14 games, starting final 11 games at midfield ... scored 20 goals and had 10 assists for 30 points, tying for second on team in goals and third on team in assists and points ... had six multi-goal games, including three hat tricks ... also collected 12 ground balls ... made Rutgers debut in game against Lehigh (Feb. 3) ... scored one goal and had one assist against Stony Brook (Feb. 10) ... recorded hat trick with three goals in game against No. 6 Army (Feb. 17) ... compiled 1 goal, 1 assist and 1 ground ball in win at Loyola (Feb. 24) ... scored three goals and retrieved 1 ground ball in win against Hofstra (Mar. 2) ... had a goal and an assist in win over Detroit (March 5) ...tied team lead with two goals against Princeton (March 10) ... scored goal and had assist and ground ball in win against Detroit (Mar. 5) ... shared team-lead with two goals against No. 14/15 Princeton (March 10) ... had one goal and three assists against UMass (March 16) ... had a goal and two assists against No. 11 Johns Hopkins (March 24) ... had two goals and two ground balls against Ohio State (March 30) ... had one assist and one ground ball in win at No. 15/16 Michigan (April 7) ... had two goals and one ground ball against No. 4 Maryland (April 13) ... had one assist and one ground ball against No. 10 Penn State (April 19) ... scored three goals at No. 10 Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals (April 27)

In the News: Freshman Feature 

High School: Two-time High School All-American … twice named First Team All-State … the New Jersey North Player of the Year … finished high school career second all-time in points in Bridgewater-Raritan High School history … in three seasons of high school lacrosse (2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23), scored 144 goals and had 73 assists for 217 points, along with 85 ground balls … New Balance Senior Game … ranked as a four-star recruit and No. 29 overall and ninth ranked midfielder in Inside Lacrosse 2023 rankings ... ranked No. 45 by Inside Lacrosse in its 2023 Power 100 Incoming Freshmen Rankings. … participated in Under Armour All-American games, leading NJ team to an undefeated record in pool play and to Division championship game … played in the 2023 Senior All-American game … awarded 2023 Skyland Conference Scholar-Athlete award … awarded #8 for senior season at Bridgewater (school tradition recognizing top player) 

"Rutgers is Family"

The son of a RU lacrosse alumn, Colin Kurdyla grew up 20 minutes from campus in Bridgewater and was a ball boy at #RUMLax games as a kid. Now, he's an impact player for the Scarlet Knights!

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— Rutgers Men's LAX (@RUmlax) April 16, 2025