2028 Commitments Are Coming In Fast and Furious
The 2028 cycle is moving faster than ever — 33 boys' commitments in a single September weekend. 360LAX breaks down the surge and the top high schools producing the class.
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The 2028 lacrosse recruiting cycle is underway, and it is moving faster than any class before it. Across both the boys' and girls' games, college programs are extending offers and locking in commitments at a pace that has coaches, parents, and players recalibrating their entire timelines.
The reason is a combination of forces converging at once. The NCAA's evolving recruiting calendar — designed in part to slow down early offers — has, paradoxically, intensified the scramble. With official visit windows and contact periods now more structured, programs feel pressure to identify and secure talent the moment a prospect becomes eligible to engage. Add in the transfer portal, which has made roster retention a year-round challenge, and coaches have every incentive to build their 2028 classes early and build them deep.
The result is a fast-and-furious environment where 14- and 15-year-olds are making decisions that shape the next decade of their lives — and where the high schools and clubs producing that talent are becoming recruiting pipelines in their own right.
The September Surge: 33 Commitments in 72 Hours
If anyone needed proof that the 2028 cycle is moving at a breakneck pace, the final weekend of September delivered it. Between September 19 and 21, 33 boys' commitments flooded in across the board — from blue-chip Ivy and high-major pledges to under-the-radar finds at the Division II and III levels.
Headline Pledges
- Ben Smith (Attack, Garden City, N.Y.) → Princeton — the highest-rated commitment of the weekend (89) and a marquee addition for the Tigers.
- Chase Aquino (Midfield, Hill School, Pa.) → Penn State — a 89-rated midfield pledge for the Nittany Lions.
- Myles Muzones (Attack, St. Paul's, Md.) → Johns Hopkins — an 88-rated attackman headed to Homewood.
- Kobe Genco (Attack, Eden-Springville, N.Y.) → Ohio State — an 88-rated attack pledge for the Buckeyes.
- Liam Bolduc (Defense, St. Mary's Annapolis, Md.) → Fairfield — an 88-rated defenseman for the Stags.
- Drew Lorang (SSDM, Sacred Heart Prep, Calif.) → Denver — an 88-rated SSDM heading west to the Pioneers.
Power-Five and High-Major Moves
Michigan added a pair of 2028s in Jack McGinn (Midfield, Delbarton, N.J.) and Connor Speed (Defense, Chaminade, N.Y.). Rutgers landed FOGO Henry Ingersoll (Haverford School, Pa.), Ohio State secured Kobe Genco, and North Carolina added Ben Sullivan (Midfield, New Trier, Ill.). Penn State's Chase Aquino (Hill School, Pa.) headlines a strong weekend for the Nittany Lions.
Ivy League
Princeton landed two of the weekend's top-rated names — Ben Smith and Cooper Smoragiewicz (LSM, Summit, N.J.). Penn added Colin Mulderig (Midfield, Deerfield, Mass.), Harvard landed Griffin Bowman (Defense, Loomis Chaffee, Conn.), and Brown grabbed Max Holda (Midfield, Delbarton, N.J.).
Northeast Mid-Majors
Fairfield doubled up with Liam Bolduc and Hunter Ramsey (LSM, Loomis Chaffee, Conn.). UAlbany landed goalie Dominic DeBellis (Yorktown, N.Y.), Towson added Lucas Estelle (Midfield, Webster Thomas, N.Y.), and Saint Joseph's picked up Landon Tierney (LSM, Shady Side Academy, Pa.). Hofstra added Jake Busza (Attack, Ridley, Pa.), Lehigh grabbed goalie Evan Adams (Avon Grove, Pa.), and High Point landed goalie Aiden Kellough (Hill Academy, Ont.).
Beyond Division I
Rollins (Jake Catanzarite, Midfield, 2027), Northwood (Roman Rasmussen, Attack, 2027), Mercer (Nic George, Attack), St. Bonaventure (Christian Cardello, Midfield), Bucknell (Sanders Gorton, SSDM), and Jacksonville (Cooper Reed, Midfield) all added pieces — a reminder that the fast-and-furious pace reaches every level of the sport.
Here is an up-to-date look at the top 10 boys' and girls' high schools producing the most 2028 commitments.
The Boys' Side: Top 10 High Schools by 2028 Commits
On the boys' side, the national prep powers are doing what they always do: dominating. But the depth of the 2028 class at these programs is what stands out.
1. Culver Academy Prep (IN) — 9 Commits 
The Indiana boarding school leads the nation with nine 2028 commitments, including PJ Kennedy (Attack, Duke), Dom Frieri (Midfield, Dartmouth), Ted Pablecas (Defense, Boston University), and a remarkable four-man Navy pipeline featuring the Standfast brothers — Tommy (Attack), Brady (Midfield), Jack (Defense), and Geoffrey (FOGO). Brigg McKay (Defense) rounds it out with a pledge to Army West Point.
2. Brunswick School (CT) — 7 Commits 
Headlined by Virginia-bound Hunter Hanford (Attack) and Princeton-bound Parker Baras (Midfield), the Connecticut prep school's 2028 class also features Max Marschner (Defense, Notre Dame), James McGinty (Midfield, Dartmouth), and Will Motland (Defense, Brown) — a blueprint for Ivy and high-major talent.
3. Lawrenceville (NJ) — 6 Commits 
The New Jersey prep school continues to be an Ivy and high-major factory, with Harrison Tyler (Attack, Notre Dame), Steve Panagopoulos (Defense, Yale), and Liam Villanueva (Midfield, Brown) leading a six-man class that also sends players to Utah, Air Force, and Army.
4. Salisbury School (CT) — 4 Commits 
A blue-chip quartet: Cooper Augustine (Midfield, North Carolina), JT Macaluso (LSM, Syracuse), Tucker White (Goalie, Michigan), and Cooper Grey (Defense, Loyola).
5. Episcopal Dallas (TX) — 3 Commits 
Texas is producing real talent: Virginia-bound Wayte McKnight (Attack) and Michigan-bound Asher Cooke (Defense) anchor this group, with Evan Williams (Goalie) pledged to Mercer.
6. Cosby (VA) — 3 Commits 
A pair of Air Force commits in the Nylund brothers — Samuel (Midfield) and Sam (Attack) — plus a Christopher Newport pledge from Greyson Caulk keep this Virginia public school on the board.
7. Loomis Chaffee School (CT) — 3 Commits 
Yale is the destination of choice here, with Jacob Beskin (Attack) and Colton Strazzini (Midfield) both headed to New Haven.
8. McDonogh (MD) — 3 Commits 
The Maryland power sends the Guerra brothers to Navy — Wyatt (Attack) and Weston (Goalie) — with Aiden Fournier (Attack) pledged to Ohio State.
9. Rye HS (NY) — 2 Commits 
The Niejadlik brothers are both Princeton-bound: Maxson (Defense) and Will (Attack).
10. Deerfield (MA) — 2 Commits 
Mack Dance (Midfield) heads to Penn and Lucas Ward (Goalie) to Virginia, keeping the Massachusetts prep on the map.
The Girls' Side: Top 10 High Schools by 2028 Commits
The girls' game is moving just as fast, with Maryland and the Northeast again producing the deepest classes — and Colorado cracking the top of the board.
1. Maryvale Prep (MD) — 10 Commits 
Maryvale Prep tops the girls' board with ten 2028 commits, including a pair of Maryland-bound midfielders in Madelynn Moran and Carly Aldridge, plus Clara McCormick (Georgetown), Emma Buttner (Navy), Tessa DiManno (High Point), and Audrey Neville (Loyola).
2. Fairview (CO) — 6 Commits 
Colorado is on the board in a big way: the Leonard sisters (Emmy and Emerson, Attack) are both Northwestern-bound, the Kang twins (Alex and Alexandra, Attack) are Harvard-bound, and Josie Craytor (Midfield) joins the Northwestern pipeline.
3. Sacred Heart Greenwich (CT) — 6 Commits 
Six commits deep, with Olivia McCann (Midfield, Navy), Courtney Evers (Defense, Dartmouth), Ella Bacallao (Goalie, Michigan), and Tessa Keating (Goalie, UConn) leading the way.
4. Manhasset (NY) — 5 Commits 
Maddie Quinlan (Midfield, Penn), Dylan Lambert (Attack, Princeton), and Katie Farrer (Midfield, Siena) anchor a five-commit class from the Long Island power.
5. Ridgewood (NJ) — 5 Commits 
Delaney McCrone (North Carolina), Lindsay LaBier (Yale), and Charlotte Bruno (George Washington) headline the New Jersey program's class.
6. St Anthonys (NY) — 5 Commits 
Luciana LaMonica (UMass) and a pair of St. Leo commits in Ireland Pinner and Fallon Burton keep this Long Island program firmly in the top 10.
7. New Canaan (CT) — 4 Commits 
The Schlafman sisters — Riley and Haley — are both Columbia-bound, with Lucy Detmer (Cornell) rounding out a strong Connecticut class.
8. McDonogh (MD) — 4 Commits
Ginny Haley (Ohio State), Charlotte Crooks (Furman), and Teagan Walsh (Saint Joseph's) lead the Maryland power's four-commit class.
9. Conestoga (PA) — 4 Commits 
Price Orcutt (North Carolina), Brooke Bickel (Rutgers), and Julia Cowgill (Richmond) anchor the Pennsylvania program's class.
10. Lake Highland Prep (FL) — 4 Commits 
Madison Park (Saint Joseph's), Lily Ventura (Wofford), and Elizabeth Ferris (Campbell) keep the Florida power on the board.
What It Means
The early read on the 2028 class is clear: the traditional prep powers and hotbed public schools are still the sport's primary pipelines, but the geographic spread is widening — with Colorado, Texas, and Florida all cracking the top 10. For college coaches, the message is the same as ever: get to these schools early, because the commitments are coming in fast and furious.
Rankings reflect 2028 commitments recorded in the 360LAX database as of September 2026. Counts represent committed players per high school.