WASHINGTON – Five Georgetown University's men's lacrosse standouts earned USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America honors, as announced by the publication on Wednesday.
Graham Bundy Jr. earned first team honors, both
Dylan Hess and
Alexander Vardaro collected second team accolades while
James Ball and
Aidan Carroll were honorable mention selections.
Graham Bundy Jr.
Graduate Student | Midfield
St. Louis, Mo.
Bundy earns USA Lacrosse Magazine First Team All-America honors for the third time in his career after also picking up the accolade in 2021 and 2022. He was also a second team recipient last season. Drafted in the second round, 11th overall, by the Denver Outlaws in Tuesday's Premier Lacrosse League College Draft, Bundy was the first player in program history to be named All-BIG EAST First Team four times in his career. He tallied 44 points (31G, 13A) points on the year and was named a Tewaaraton Award Nominee. With 219 career points, he currently ranks fourth all-time in career scoring at Georgetown, third in career goals scored with 152 and tied for 11th all-time with 67 assists.
Dylan Hess
Senior | SSDM
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Hess picks up his first USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America accolade. He was drafted in the fourth round, 28th overall, by the Carolina Chaos and was named First Team All-BIG EAST, his third league postseason honor in his career. One of the top short-stick defensive midfielders in the country, he was credited with 16 caused turnovers to go with 25 ground balls.
Alexander Vardaro
Graduate Student | Midfield
Woodmere, N.Y.
Vardaro earns USA Lacrosse Magazine Second Team All-America honors in his first year with the Hoyas after being named third team last season at Princeton. He was drafted in the second round, 14th overall, by the Boston Cannon and was named All-BIG EAST First Team after scoring 42 points (29G, 13A).
James Ball
Graduate Student | Faceoff Specialist
Garden City, N.Y.
Ball collects USA Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-America honors for the first time in his career. He has won 177-of-295 (.600) faceoffs on the year to go with 90 ground balls and four points (2G, 2A). Ball was named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team as the Hoyas won their sixth-straight league tournament championship, tying an NCAA Division I record.
Aidan Carroll
Senior | Attack
Milton, Mass.
Carroll also picks up his first USA Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-America accolade. In his breakout season, he was named First Team All-BIG EAST after leading the Hoyas with 56 points (35G, 21A) to go with 23 ground balls. Carroll netted four game-winners on the year, including at top-ranked Notre Dame and against Providence in the BIG EAST Semifinals, both in overtime. He was named the BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Player after posting 12 points (7G, 5A) in two games including a stellar seven-goal, two-assist performance against the Friars.
Georgetown returns to action as it hosts Penn State in the NCAA Tournament First Round on Sunday, May 12 at 2:30 p.m.
