WASHINGTON – Six Georgetown University men's lacrosse standouts earned United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Scholar All-America honors, as announced by the organization. James Ball, Aidan Carroll, Will Godine, TJ Haley, Dylan Hess and Alexander Vardaro each earned individual recognition while the Hoyas earned the USILA Team Academic Award.
 
A Scholar All-American must be nominated by his coach and be a student with a senior year academic standing and a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (4.0 scale). He will have behaved in a manner that has brought credit to himself, his institution and to college lacrosse both on and off the field. He must also be an All-American, a member of a North/South team, or an outstanding league or conference player.
 
Additionally, graduate students Graham Bundy Jr. and Wesley Chairs had previously earned USILA Scholar All-America honors as graduating seniors. A player may only earn the accolade once in their career.
 
James Ball
Graduate Student | Faceoff Specialist
Garden City, N.Y.
Ball earned USILA Scholar All-American accolades in his first year on the Hilltop following his undergraduate career at Yale. He was named a USA Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-American and earned a spot on the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team. He won 189-of-314 (.592) faceoffs on the year to go with 96 ground balls and four points (2G, 2A).
 
Aidan Carroll
Senior | Attack
Milton, Mass.
Carroll also picked up USILA Scholar All-America honors following his breakout senior season at Georgetown. He was named an Honorable Mention All-American by both the USILA and USA Lacrosse Magazine and was a unanimous First Team All-BIG EAST performer. Carroll led the Hoyas with 60 points (37G, 23A) to go with 30 ground balls and netted four game-winners on the year, including at top-ranked Notre Dame during the regular season 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.
 
Will Godine
Graduate Student | SSDM
Owings Mills, Md.
Godine earns USILA Scholar All-America honors as a captain for the Hoyas and a key cog in one of the nation's best defensive units in 2024. Georgetown ranked eighth in Division I in scoring defense, allowing just 9.65 goals per game. The Hoyas allowed just 10 goals or fewer in 13 of their 17 games on the year. Godine finished his career on the Hilltop with 28 caused turnovers, 159 ground balls and 14 points (5G, 9A) while being named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District as a senior in 2023.
 
TJ Haley
Senior | Attack
Shady Side, Md.
Haley's USILA Scholar All-American recognition comes following a record-setting career on the Hilltop. He earned his third career All-BIG EAST Second Team honor after leading the Hoyas with 40 assists on the season. With 173 career points, he ranks ninth all-time in career scoring at Georgetown and is the only player in program history with over 100 career assists with 144. Haley was also the BIG EAST Freshman of the Year in 2021 and led Division I in assists as a rookie with 49.
 
Dylan Hess
Senior | SSDM
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Hess caps his final year of collegiate lacrosse with a USILA Scholar All-American selection to go with USILA First Team All-America honors, USA Lacrosse Magazine Second Team All-America accolades and Inside Lacrosse Third Team Media All-America recognition. He was also a USILA Honorable Mention All-America honors as a junior in 2023 and a freshman in 2021. 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 17 caused turnovers to go with 29 ground balls in 2024 and wrapped up his career with 39 caused turnovers to rank tied for 12th all-time on the Hilltop.
 
Alexander Vardaro
Graduate Student | Midfield
Woodmere, N.Y.
Vardaro earns USILA Scholar All-America honors in his first season on the Hilltop following a stellar undergraduate career at Princeton. He was also named a USILA Second Team All-American and a Third Team All-American by both USA Lacrosse Magazine and Inside Lacrosse. He was drafted in the second round, 14th overall, by the Boston Cannon and was named All-BIG EAST First Team after scoring 49 points (31G, 18A) on the year.