CJ Kirst

CJ Kirst won the 2025 Tewaaraton Award as the nation's top collegiate lacrosse player and led Cornell to its first NCAA National Championship since 1977. He finished his collegiate career as the NCAA's all-time leading goal scorer with 239 and was selected No. 1 overall in the 2025 PLL Draft by the Philadelphia Waterdogs. He was also selected No. 1 overall in the NLL Draft by the Toronto Rock and was named the 2026 NLL Rookie of the Year. He was recently named to the 2026 PLL All-Star Game in only his second season in the league. In August of 2026, CJ broke the PLL single-season goals record and is currently a frontrunner for League MVP. CJ is also a rostered member of the USA Men’s National Team.