SPARKS, Md. – Penn State men’s lacrosse has three All-Americans named USA Lacrosse All-Americans, the publication announced on Thursday afternoon. Senior defenseman Alex Ross earned his spot on the second team, while senior short-stick defensive midfielder Jon King was tabbed a third teamer and sophomore faceoff Reid Gills was named an honorable mention.
Ross leads the team in caused turnovers, with 20 forced so far this season. He has 30 groundballs scooped this season, totaling over 100 in his career. His caused turnover per game number of 1.43 ranks fifth in the conference. King boasts the second-most caused turnovers nationally by a SSDM. He has scooped the most groundballs on any non-faceoff athlete for the Nittany Lions, vacuuming 34 this season. Gills is the eighth-ranked faceoff athlete in the country, winning 62.4 percent of the battles he takes. He has won 113 faceoffs in 2026.
UP NEXT
Penn State is next set up to take on Army West Point in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championships. The game, set for 2:30 p.m. on ESPNU on Saturday, May 9, sets up the 34th all-time meeting between one of the two.
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