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August 9, 2023 - If the current Inside Lacrosse D1 Men’s Transfer Portal is any indication, D3 lacrosse players are in high demand. As of August 8, 26 D3 players will be making their mark across 15 different D1 campuses in 2023-24. By comparison, only three D2 athletes are listed among the incoming D1 transfers.
D3 athletes transferring to D1 schools has become more commonplace thanks to the NCAA awarding spring sport athletes an additional year of eligibility in the wake of the 2020 COVID season. Division 3 institutions typically focus on undergraduate education with many schools not offering post-bachelors degrees. As a result, many D3 athletes are using that to their advantage, moving to a D1 program and enrolling in a graduate degree program. Inside Lacrosse lists 23 of the 26 D3 transfers as graduate students.
Lacrosse Bucket tracked transfers during the summer of 2022 and noted 22 athletes made the D3 to D1 jump, with all but four going as graduate transfers.
The trend, however, may be ending. Assuming a student graduates from college in a typical four-year period, student-athletes in the class of 2023 would have begun college in the 2019-20 year, the year most impacted by COVID. The NCAA granted all athletes in spring 2020 an additional year of eligibility. This year’s transfer class, in theory, would be the last one to get a fifth year, though redshirt seasons can also grant an athlete an additional year.
Can these D3 players have a meaningful impact on their D1 teams? Absolutely. Consider William Helm. The 2022 St. Lawrence University graduate started all 19 games in goal for NCAA D1 runner-up Duke during the 2023 season.
In 2022, Ronan Jacoby started all 19 games for a Rutgers team that reached Memorial Day weekend. The midfielder, who played previously at Wesleyan University, finished third on the team with 48 points in 2022.
The player in this year’s class most likely to have the same impact is Tufts University’s Jack Boyden, the All-America attack who led the Jumbos to a 22-1 record and D3 runner-up finish. The Canadian scored a ridiculous 69 goals and racked up 157 points in 2023. He will take the field next spring at Klockner for the University of Virginia.
Below is the list of D1 programs welcoming D3 players for the 2024 season, according to Inside Lacrosse.
Boston University
Tommy Garofalo, A, Franklin & Marshall College
Drexel University
Sam DiTrolio, FO, Cabrini University
Will Farrell, A/M, Dickinson College (Gr.)
Duke University
Brock Gonzalez, A/M, Amherst College (Gr.)
High Point University
Campbell Pozin, DM, Christopher Newport University (Gr.)
Hofstra University
Max May, G, Muhlenberg College (Gr.)
Jacksonville University
Trey Aronow, M, Western Connecticut State University (Gr.)
Chris Darminio, LSM, University of Lynchburg (Gr.)
Dalton Hubbs, M, Transylvania University (Gr.)
Seamus McCloskey, D, Dickinson College (Gr.)
Monmouth University
Connor Riebling, DM, Mulenberg College (Gr.)
Ohio State University
Kurt Bruun, A, Tufts University (Gr.)
Ben Mayer, A, York College
Penn State University
James Dalimonte, M, Muhlenberg College (Gr.)
Joe Scarfi, D, St. Lawrence University (Gr.)
Rutgers University
Seamus Fagan, G, Hamilton College (Gr.)
Harris Hubbard, D, Washington & Lee University (Gr.)
Tanyr Krummenacher, A, Amherst College (Gr.)
Syracuse University
Mason Khan, FO, Tufts University (Gr.)
Zach Puckhaber, D, Gettysburg College (Gr.)
Jake Titus, DM, Union College (Gr.)
University of Albany
Chris Crapanzano, M, University of Scranton (Gr.)
UMass-Lowell
Mark Pav, G, SUNY-Geneso (Gr.)
Jackson Rudo, D, Kenyon College
University of North Carolina
Nick Morgan, D, Hampden-Sydney College (Gr.)
University of Virginia
Jack Boyden, A/M, Tufts University (Gr.)
D3 athletes transferring to D1 schools has become more commonplace thanks to the NCAA awarding spring sport athletes an additional year of eligibility in the wake of the 2020 COVID season. Division 3 institutions typically focus on undergraduate education with many schools not offering post-bachelors degrees. As a result, many D3 athletes are using that to their advantage, moving to a D1 program and enrolling in a graduate degree program. Inside Lacrosse lists 23 of the 26 D3 transfers as graduate students.
Lacrosse Bucket tracked transfers during the summer of 2022 and noted 22 athletes made the D3 to D1 jump, with all but four going as graduate transfers.
The trend, however, may be ending. Assuming a student graduates from college in a typical four-year period, student-athletes in the class of 2023 would have begun college in the 2019-20 year, the year most impacted by COVID. The NCAA granted all athletes in spring 2020 an additional year of eligibility. This year’s transfer class, in theory, would be the last one to get a fifth year, though redshirt seasons can also grant an athlete an additional year.
Can these D3 players have a meaningful impact on their D1 teams? Absolutely. Consider William Helm. The 2022 St. Lawrence University graduate started all 19 games in goal for NCAA D1 runner-up Duke during the 2023 season.
In 2022, Ronan Jacoby started all 19 games for a Rutgers team that reached Memorial Day weekend. The midfielder, who played previously at Wesleyan University, finished third on the team with 48 points in 2022.
The player in this year’s class most likely to have the same impact is Tufts University’s Jack Boyden, the All-America attack who led the Jumbos to a 22-1 record and D3 runner-up finish. The Canadian scored a ridiculous 69 goals and racked up 157 points in 2023. He will take the field next spring at Klockner for the University of Virginia.
Below is the list of D1 programs welcoming D3 players for the 2024 season, according to Inside Lacrosse.
Boston University
Tommy Garofalo, A, Franklin & Marshall College
Drexel University
Sam DiTrolio, FO, Cabrini University
Will Farrell, A/M, Dickinson College (Gr.)
Duke University
Brock Gonzalez, A/M, Amherst College (Gr.)
High Point University
Campbell Pozin, DM, Christopher Newport University (Gr.)
Hofstra University
Max May, G, Muhlenberg College (Gr.)
Jacksonville University
Trey Aronow, M, Western Connecticut State University (Gr.)
Chris Darminio, LSM, University of Lynchburg (Gr.)
Dalton Hubbs, M, Transylvania University (Gr.)
Seamus McCloskey, D, Dickinson College (Gr.)
Monmouth University
Connor Riebling, DM, Mulenberg College (Gr.)
Ohio State University
Kurt Bruun, A, Tufts University (Gr.)
Ben Mayer, A, York College
Penn State University
James Dalimonte, M, Muhlenberg College (Gr.)
Joe Scarfi, D, St. Lawrence University (Gr.)
Rutgers University
Seamus Fagan, G, Hamilton College (Gr.)
Harris Hubbard, D, Washington & Lee University (Gr.)
Tanyr Krummenacher, A, Amherst College (Gr.)
Syracuse University
Mason Khan, FO, Tufts University (Gr.)
Zach Puckhaber, D, Gettysburg College (Gr.)
Jake Titus, DM, Union College (Gr.)
University of Albany
Chris Crapanzano, M, University of Scranton (Gr.)
UMass-Lowell
Mark Pav, G, SUNY-Geneso (Gr.)
Jackson Rudo, D, Kenyon College
University of North Carolina
Nick Morgan, D, Hampden-Sydney College (Gr.)
University of Virginia
Jack Boyden, A/M, Tufts University (Gr.)