UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State men's lacrosse team landed four Inside Lacrosse All-Americans as announced by the website on Sunday night. TJ Malone, Alex Ross, Jack Fracyon, and Grant Haus each received an All-American nod.
TJ Malone secured his second Inside Lacrosse All-American honor as he was given a Second Team All-America selection following by named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and given a First Team All-Big Ten nod. He was also named an USA Lacrosse All-American earlier this year. The West Chester, Pa. native led the Big Ten in points with a career-high 61 off 32 goals and 29 assists during the regular season. He sits tied for third all-time in points 252 points in his career. Malone against Georgetown picked up his 100th career assist which landed him fourth all-time in assists.
This season alone, Malone racked up nine five points plus games and 12 multi-goal games. He led the Nittany Lions during the regular season in points, assists and was tied for first in game-winning goals. Malone was named a 2024 Tewaaraton Award Top 25 nominee earlier this season as it was the second time in his career. He captured USILA Team of the Week honors twice this season and Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week twice as well.
Grant Haus captured his second Inside Lacrosse All-American nod as he was awarded a Second Team All-American selection. Haus receives the honor after being named to the All-Big Ten Second Team.
Haus scored goals at Ohio State and against Michigan this season. Haus finished the season with two goals, and one assist while causing four turnovers and scooping 27 ground balls.
Jack Fracyon was named to the Inside Lacrosse All-American Third Team after being named the Big Ten's Specialist of the Year for a second straight year. Fracyon had a strong third season as he was also a First Team All-Big Ten pick. He led the Big Ten in save percentage in the regular season at .589.
He also led the Big Ten is saves per game stopping 13.88 shots per game. He was named Big Ten Specialist of the Week twice this season as well as USA Lacrosse Magazine Division I Player of the Week on two occasions. He recorded a career-high 19 saves against Michigan on April 13 and has held opponents to under 10 goals in 11 games this season. He started in every game this season recording a record of 11-5 which is tied for a career-high in wins in a season.
Alex Ross also was given an Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention nod after leading the Nittany Lions in caused turnovers with 16 while also scooping 30 ground balls. Ross was also named to the All-Big Ten Second Team and received a USA Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention. During the season, he was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week once for his play against Navy.
