LANCASTER, Pa. -- Swarthmore's Clay Almgren repeated as Offensive Player of the Year to headline the major award winners on the 2026 All-Centennial Men's Lacrosse Team. Dickinson's Jack Deady and Drew Stark and the Washington College coaching staff also took home top awards.
Almgren, a senior attacker for the Garnet, becomes the fifth player in Centennial history to win multiple Player of the Year honors in a career, and just the second attacker. Almgren led the conference in points (85), ranked second in goals (48) and third in assists (37) for a high-powered Swarthmore offense that paced the CC with 257 goals scored this season. Almgren is now a three-time All-Centennial honoree after also claiming first team honors in 2025 and second team laurels as a sophomore in 2024.
Deady, a junior defender for the Red Devils, was named Defensive Player of the Year. He is the fourth Dickinson player to receive top defensive honors in the 12-year history of the award, which leads all CC teams. Deady helped spearhead a formidable Red Devil defense that has limited opponents to a conference-best 7.44 goals against per game. Deady has caused 13 turnovers and picked up 11 ground balls on the year.
Stark, a freshman midfielder for the Red Devils, was selected as Rookie of the Year. Stark is the second Dickinson player to collected honors as the conference's top newcomer, along with Matt Thurston in 2022. He has posted stat totals of 21 goals, 11 assists and 16 ground balls through the regular season and CC tournament.
The Washington College coaching staff was chosen by its peers as Coaching Staff of the Year after a major turnaround season. Head coach John Nostrant and assistants Bryce Gifford, Grant Matthews and Kolyn Kirby guided the Shoremen to a 12-6 overall record including a 6-2 mark in CC play and the third seed in the conference playoffs. It marked a five-win improvement overall and in conference play from the 2025 campaign.
Sixteen players earned All-Centennial awards for at least the second time in their careers, including five who became three-time all-stars. Almgren, Deady, Gettysburg's Will Hedley, Swarthmore's Drew Tyson and Ursinus' Harry Sweitzer each secured all-conference accolades for the third time in their careers.
Historically, Gettysburg leads the conference with 114 first-team selections, while Washington College is second with 61 selections. Franklin & Marshall (62) is third, while Dickinson (59), Ursinus (22), Haverford (22), McDaniel (21), Muhlenberg (19) and Swarthmore (15) follow.
All-Sportsmanship Team
- Christian Swope, Dickinson, Sr., Olney, Md.
- Braeden Klausner, Franklin & Marshall, Sr., Hunt Valley, Md.
- Benny Kasoff, Gettysburg, Sr. Leesburg, Va.
- Antonin Hoppmann-Salario, Haverford, Sr., Tampa, Fla.
- Nate Yelle, McDaniel, Sr., Germantown, Md.
- Liam McMunn, Muhlenberg, Sr., East Quogue, N.Y.
- Sam Palmer, Swarthmore, Austin, Texas
- Aidan Kirk, Ursinus, Sr., Point Pleasant Boro, N.J.
- Braeden Kasemeyer, Washington College, Sr., Baltimore, Md.
Centennial Conference Players of the Year
1994 Chris Cote, Sr., M, Washington College
1995 Dave Curry, Soph., A, Gettysburg
1996 Dean Coccia, Sr., A, McDaniel
1997 Steve Hallowell, Sr., DM, McDaniel
1998 Brian Bean, Sr., A, Haverford
1999 Andrew Barter, Jr., G, Gettysburg
2000 Andrew Barter, Sr., G, Gettysburg
2001 Tommy Pearce, Sr., M, Gettysburg
2002 Tim McGinnis, Jr., G, Gettysburg
2003 Steve Berger, Jr., M, Washington College
2004 Steve Berger, Sr., M, Washington College
2005 Steve Welsh, Sr., A, Franklin & Marshall
2006 Pat Vaughan, Jr., G, Gettysburg
2007 Pat Vaughan, Sr., G, Gettysburg
2008 Andrew McGann, Sr., D, Gettysburg
2009 Tom O'Donnell, Sr., M, Gettysburg
2010 Kyle McGrath, Sr., M, Gettysburg
2011 Jeff Ocampo, Jr., A, Ursinus
2012 Bennett Cord, Jr., A, Washington College
2013 Brandon Palladino, Sr., LSM, Dickinson
Centennial Conference Offensive Players of the Year
2014 Hunter Nowicki, Sr., M, Washington College
2015 Robby Maddux, Sr., A, Gettysburg
2016 Jameson Smith, Sr., M, Gettysburg
2017 Sean Rogers, Jr., A, Franklin & Marshall
2018 Kevin Mollihan, Soph., A, Franklin & Marshall
2019 Luke Keating, Soph., A, Franklin & Marshall
2021 Luke Keating, Sr., A, Franklin & Marshall
2022 A.J. Rigsby, Sr., A, Franklin & Marshall
2023 Von Mabbs, Jr., A, Swarthmore
2024 Carter Strauch, Sr., A, Swarthmore
2025 Clay Almgren, Jr., A, Swarthmore
2026 Clay Almgren, Sr., A, Swarthmore
Centennial Conference Defensive Players of the Year
2014 Casey McKnight, Sr., D, Washington College
2015 Ryan Ridinger, Sr., D, Ursinus
2016 Brian Neff, Sr., GK, Ursinus
2017 PJ Jackson, Sr., D, Haverford
2018 Mitch Wykoff, Soph., D, Gettysburg
2019 Nate Usich, Sr., LSM, Dickinson
2021 Andrew Horn, Sr., D, Gettysburg
2022 Teddy Macfarlane, Sr., D, Dickinson
2023 Chris Brandau, Sr., GK, Dickinson
2024 Drew Tyson, So., GK, Swarthmore
2025 Teddy Scarborough, So., GK Franklin & Marshall
2026 Jack Deady, Jr., D, Dickinson
Centennial Conference Rookies of the Year
2013 Jameson Smith, Fr., M, Gettysburg
2014 Chris Palladino, Fr., LSM, Gettysburg
2015 Tim Brady, Fr., GK, Gettysburg
2016 Peter DeSimone, Fr., A, Ursinus
2017 Kevin Mollihan, Fr., A, Franklin & Marshall
2018 Luke Keating, Fr., A, Franklin & Marshall
2019 James Dalimonte, Fr., M, Muhlenberg
2021 Wyatt Malia, Fr., M, Muhlenberg
2022 Matt Thurston, Fr., A, Dickinson
2023 Tommy Garofalo, Fr., A, Franklin & Marshall
2024 Jack Bill, Fr., M, Muhlenberg
2025 Jackson Barroll, Fr., A, Gettysburg
2026 Drew Stark, Dickinson, Fr., M
Centennial Conference Coaches / Coaching Staffs of the Year
2009 Mike Murphy, Haverford
2010 Dave Webster, Dickinson
2011 Dave Webster, Dickinson
2012 Jeff Shirk, Washington College
2013 Todd Cavallaro, Franklin & Marshall
2014 Jeff Shirk, Washington College
2015 Jamie Steele, Ursinus
2016 Pat Gress, Swarthmore
2017 Todd Cavallaro, Franklin & Marshall
2018 Brendan Dawson, Haverford
2019 Gary Mercadante, Ursinus
2021 Jake Plunket, Muhlenberg
2022 Dave Webster, Dickinson
2023 Swarthmore
2024 Muhlenberg
2025 Franklin & Marshall
2026 Washington College
