University of Richmond Athletics
Spider Captains Named Preseason All-Americans by USA Lacrosse
01/20/2026 | Men's Lacrosse
Richmond, Va. – Richmond men's lacrosse seniors and team captains were named Preseason All-Americans by USA Lacrosse, as announced Tuesday. Defenseman Hunter Smith and short-stick defensive midfielder Jack Pilling earned Second Team honors, while attackman Aidan O'Neil and midfielder Joe Sheridan were recognized as Honorable Mentions.
Smith, a cornerstone of Richmond's defense, started all 18 games during the 2025 season and was tasked with guarding opponents' top attackmen. He earned Inside Lacrosse Second Team All-America and USILA Third Team All-America honors while being named Atlantic 10 Co-Defensive Player of the Year and a First Team All-Atlantic 10 selection. Smith recorded 27 ground balls and 27 caused turnovers on the season and was also recognized as a Preseason All-Atlantic 10 pick and Inside Lacrosse Second Team Midseason All-American.
Pilling also played in all 18 games and earned national recognition as an Inside Lacrosse Third Team All-American and USILA Third Team All-American, along with Second Team Midseason All-America honors from Inside Lacrosse. The short-stick defensive midfielder collected 27 ground balls and caused 17 turnovers, while adding a goal against UMBC on March 8. He recorded a season-high three caused turnovers twice, against Robert Morris (Feb. 8) and No. 19 UMass (April 19).
On the offensive end, O'Neil enjoyed a 2025 campaign that saw him starting all 18 games and earning Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year and First Team All-Atlantic 10 honors. He recorded 29 goals and led the Spiders with 22 assists, tying his single-season career-high with 51 points, which ranks 10th all-time in program history. O'Neil became the fourth-fastest Spider to reach 100 career points and logged 120 shot attempts, the third-most in a single season at Richmond. He opened the season with four goals against Maryland (Feb. 1) and posted a season-high seven points (five goals, two assists) in a win at Hobart (Feb. 5).
Sheridan, a key contributor in Richmond's midfield, started all 18 games and earned USILA and Inside Lacrosse All-America Honorable Mention honors, along with First Team All-Atlantic 10 recognition. He totaled 40 points on 30 goals and 10 assists, while adding 14 ground balls and four caused turnovers. Sheridan was named the Atlantic 10 Tournament Most Outstanding Performer after scoring three goals in the championship game against High Point on May 3 and was also recognized as an Atlantic 10 All-Academic selection.
FIRST TEAM
A — Owen Duffy, North Carolina
A — Ryan Goldstein, Cornell
A — Joey Spallina, Syracuse
M — Benn Johnston, Duke
M — Michael Leo, Syracuse
M — Chad Palumbo, Princeton
FO — Brady Wambach, North Carolina
SSDM — Eric Kolar, Maryland
SSDM — Aidan Maguire, Duke
LSM — Will Donovan, Notre Dame
D — Shawn Lyght, Notre Dame
D — Will Schaller, Maryland
D — Bobby Van Buren, Ohio State
G — Caleb Fyock, Ohio State
SECOND TEAM
A — Dominic Pietramala, North Carolina
A — Silas Richmond, UAlbany
A — Mikey Weisshaar, Towson
M — Logan Ip, Harvard
M — Evan Plunkett, Army
M — Tucker Wade, Princeton
FO — John Mullen, Syracuse
SSDM — Cooper Mueller, Princeton
SSDM — Jack Pilling, Richmond
LSM — Ryan Splaine, Rutgers
D — Ty Banks, Georgetown
D — John Schroter, Virginia
D — Hunter Smith, Richmond
G — Sean Byrne, Army
THIRD TEAM
A — Willem Firth, Cornell
A — Eric Spanos, Maryland
A — Jack Speidell, Harvard
M — Hunter Aquino, Penn State
M — Matt Collison, Johns Hopkins
M — Liam Connor, Georgetown
FO — Jack Cascadden, Cornell
SSDM — Blake Eiland, Ohio State
SSDM — Joe Juengerkes, Rutgers
LSM — Jake Melchionni, Villanova
D — Cullen Brown, Ohio State
D — Charlie Johnson, Duke
D — Alex Ross, Penn State
G — Ryan Croddick, Princeton
HONORABLE MENTION
A — Peter Buonanno, Princeton
A — Rory Connor, Georgetown
A — Braden Erksa, Maryland
A — Nate Kabiri, Princeton
A — Colin Kurdyla, Rutgers
A — Alex Marinier, Ohio State
A — Aidan O'Neil, Richmond
A — Thomas Power, Dartmouth
A — Timothy Shannehan, Boston University
A — Josh Yago, Notre Dame
M — Will Angrick, Notre Dame
M — Hunter Drouin, Colgate
M — Ty English, North Carolina
M — McCabe Millon, Virginia
M — Trevor Natalie, Hofstra
M — Joe Sheridan, Richmond
M — Max Sloat, Duke
M — Luke Rhoa, Syracuse
M — Griffin Scane, Penn
M — Jack Taylor, Jacksonville
FO — Luca Accardo, High Point
FO — Henry Dodge, Maryland
FO — Ross Prince, Georgetown
SSDM — Jackson Green, Princeton
SSDM – George Stamos, Maryland
LSM — Jack Combs, Vermont
LSM — AJ Larkin, Maryland
D — Charlie Cave, Brown
D — Richard Checo, Lehigh
D — Nikko DiPonio, Utah
D — Billy Dwan, Syracuse
D — Quintan Kilrain, Johns Hopkins
D — AJ Marsh, Navy
D — Max Neeson, UAlbany
D — Julian Radossich, Fairfield
D — Jack Shoemaker, Villanova
D — Brendan Staub, Cornell
G — Anderson Moore, Georgetown
G — Jimmy McCool, Syracuse
G — Thomas Ricciardelli, Notre Dame
G — Cardin Stoller, Rutgers
G — Lucas Winger, Le Moyne
Smith, a cornerstone of Richmond's defense, started all 18 games during the 2025 season and was tasked with guarding opponents' top attackmen. He earned Inside Lacrosse Second Team All-America and USILA Third Team All-America honors while being named Atlantic 10 Co-Defensive Player of the Year and a First Team All-Atlantic 10 selection. Smith recorded 27 ground balls and 27 caused turnovers on the season and was also recognized as a Preseason All-Atlantic 10 pick and Inside Lacrosse Second Team Midseason All-American.
Pilling also played in all 18 games and earned national recognition as an Inside Lacrosse Third Team All-American and USILA Third Team All-American, along with Second Team Midseason All-America honors from Inside Lacrosse. The short-stick defensive midfielder collected 27 ground balls and caused 17 turnovers, while adding a goal against UMBC on March 8. He recorded a season-high three caused turnovers twice, against Robert Morris (Feb. 8) and No. 19 UMass (April 19).
On the offensive end, O'Neil enjoyed a 2025 campaign that saw him starting all 18 games and earning Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year and First Team All-Atlantic 10 honors. He recorded 29 goals and led the Spiders with 22 assists, tying his single-season career-high with 51 points, which ranks 10th all-time in program history. O'Neil became the fourth-fastest Spider to reach 100 career points and logged 120 shot attempts, the third-most in a single season at Richmond. He opened the season with four goals against Maryland (Feb. 1) and posted a season-high seven points (five goals, two assists) in a win at Hobart (Feb. 5).
Sheridan, a key contributor in Richmond's midfield, started all 18 games and earned USILA and Inside Lacrosse All-America Honorable Mention honors, along with First Team All-Atlantic 10 recognition. He totaled 40 points on 30 goals and 10 assists, while adding 14 ground balls and four caused turnovers. Sheridan was named the Atlantic 10 Tournament Most Outstanding Performer after scoring three goals in the championship game against High Point on May 3 and was also recognized as an Atlantic 10 All-Academic selection.
FIRST TEAM
A — Owen Duffy, North Carolina
A — Ryan Goldstein, Cornell
A — Joey Spallina, Syracuse
M — Benn Johnston, Duke
M — Michael Leo, Syracuse
M — Chad Palumbo, Princeton
FO — Brady Wambach, North Carolina
SSDM — Eric Kolar, Maryland
SSDM — Aidan Maguire, Duke
LSM — Will Donovan, Notre Dame
D — Shawn Lyght, Notre Dame
D — Will Schaller, Maryland
D — Bobby Van Buren, Ohio State
G — Caleb Fyock, Ohio State
SECOND TEAM
A — Dominic Pietramala, North Carolina
A — Silas Richmond, UAlbany
A — Mikey Weisshaar, Towson
M — Logan Ip, Harvard
M — Evan Plunkett, Army
M — Tucker Wade, Princeton
FO — John Mullen, Syracuse
SSDM — Cooper Mueller, Princeton
SSDM — Jack Pilling, Richmond
LSM — Ryan Splaine, Rutgers
D — Ty Banks, Georgetown
D — John Schroter, Virginia
D — Hunter Smith, Richmond
G — Sean Byrne, Army
THIRD TEAM
A — Willem Firth, Cornell
A — Eric Spanos, Maryland
A — Jack Speidell, Harvard
M — Hunter Aquino, Penn State
M — Matt Collison, Johns Hopkins
M — Liam Connor, Georgetown
FO — Jack Cascadden, Cornell
SSDM — Blake Eiland, Ohio State
SSDM — Joe Juengerkes, Rutgers
LSM — Jake Melchionni, Villanova
D — Cullen Brown, Ohio State
D — Charlie Johnson, Duke
D — Alex Ross, Penn State
G — Ryan Croddick, Princeton
HONORABLE MENTION
A — Peter Buonanno, Princeton
A — Rory Connor, Georgetown
A — Braden Erksa, Maryland
A — Nate Kabiri, Princeton
A — Colin Kurdyla, Rutgers
A — Alex Marinier, Ohio State
A — Aidan O'Neil, Richmond
A — Thomas Power, Dartmouth
A — Timothy Shannehan, Boston University
A — Josh Yago, Notre Dame
M — Will Angrick, Notre Dame
M — Hunter Drouin, Colgate
M — Ty English, North Carolina
M — McCabe Millon, Virginia
M — Trevor Natalie, Hofstra
M — Joe Sheridan, Richmond
M — Max Sloat, Duke
M — Luke Rhoa, Syracuse
M — Griffin Scane, Penn
M — Jack Taylor, Jacksonville
FO — Luca Accardo, High Point
FO — Henry Dodge, Maryland
FO — Ross Prince, Georgetown
SSDM — Jackson Green, Princeton
SSDM – George Stamos, Maryland
LSM — Jack Combs, Vermont
LSM — AJ Larkin, Maryland
D — Charlie Cave, Brown
D — Richard Checo, Lehigh
D — Nikko DiPonio, Utah
D — Billy Dwan, Syracuse
D — Quintan Kilrain, Johns Hopkins
D — AJ Marsh, Navy
D — Max Neeson, UAlbany
D — Julian Radossich, Fairfield
D — Jack Shoemaker, Villanova
D — Brendan Staub, Cornell
G — Anderson Moore, Georgetown
G — Jimmy McCool, Syracuse
G — Thomas Ricciardelli, Notre Dame
G — Cardin Stoller, Rutgers
G — Lucas Winger, Le Moyne
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