USA Lacrosse has named a 23-man roster for the men’s box lacrosse team that will represent the United States at the World Lacrosse Box Championships Sept. 20-29 in Utica, NY. A total of 28 men’s teams will compete for the world championship, while this year also marks the first women’s boxing world championship. The U.S. women’s roster will be announced later this month.
“We couldn’t be more excited about the prospects of this group,” said head coach Regy Thorpe, who previously played and coached for the USA in this championship. “The USA player pool has grown each year and that has brought with it some really difficult decisions, especially for the last few roster spots. We’ve had great teams in the past, but we’ve lacked depth position-wise. This year, especially in the defensive and transition areas of the field, the team has been really strong and competitive. We love this group of guys.”
The U.S. men have won the bronze medal at each of the last five world championships, most recently in 2019. This year’s roster includes five members of the 2019 team – Gowah Abrams, Tim Edwards, Joe Resetarits, Blaze Riorden and Joel White.
Resetarits, Riorden and White will each be playing on their third U.S. boxing team. Resetarits has three 100-point seasons in his NLL career and last season broke Casey Powell’s record for most career points by a U.S. player in the NLL (currently 750 points).
Riorden, who plays goalie in field lacrosse and forward in box lacrosse, has scored at least 40 points in each of the last five NLL seasons, including a career-high 73 in 2023. He was named to the World Class Goalie Selection and led the United States to the 2023 Men’s Lacrosse World Championship in San Diego.
White has not played in the NLL since 2022, but collected 911 loose balls in his nine-year career. He won an NLL championship with Georgia in 2017 and also won world field lacrosse championships at the U19 (2008) and senior (2018) levels with the U.S. team.
The U.S. team also includes five gold medalists from the 2023 World Lacrosse Championships – Charlie Bertrand, Danny Logan, Riorden, Tom Schreiber and Ryan Terfenko.
Schreiber, one of the most successful U.S. boxing players in recent years, will be competing in a boxing world championship for the first time after missing the 2019 event due to injury. He has played his entire NLL career with Toronto and set a career high with 116 points during the 2023 season. He is also a two-time gold medalist in field lacrosse (2018, 2023) and a silver medalist with the U.S. six-man team at the 2022 World Games. He has won championships in the MLL (2017) and PLL (2023).
2024 U.S. Men’s Boxing Team
| name | position | college | NLL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gowah Abrams | G | ||
| Zach Belter | D | St. Bonaventure ’22 | buffalo |
| Charlie Bertrand | F | Merrimack ’20/Virginia (Gr) | Las Vegas |
| TJ Comics | D | Villanova ’19 | Georgia |
| Tim Edwards | D | Canisius ’15 | Colorado |
| Jack Hannah | F | Denver ’22 | Las Vegas |
| Drew Hutchinson | G | RIT’22 | Halifax |
| CJ Kirst | F | Cornell ’25 | |
| Connor Kirst | D/T | Villanova ’20/Rutgers (Gr.) | Las Vegas |
| Daniel Logan | D | Denver ’21 | San Diego |
| Joe Nardella | D/T | Rutgers ’15 | Albany |
| Ethan O’Connor | D | Hobart ’13 | Rochester |
| Mac O’Keefe | F | Penn State ’21 | San Diego |
| Joe Resetarits | F | Albania ’12 | Philadelphia |
| Blaze Riorden | F | Albania ’16 | Philadelphia |
| Brandon Robinson | F | Lauriers ’22 | buffalo |
| Dylan Robinson | D/T | buffalo | |
| Tom Schreiber | F | Princeton ’14 | Toronto |
| Joey Spallina | F | Syracuse ’26 | |
| Dalton Sulver | D | Highlight ’21 | buffalo |
| Ryan Terefenko | D/T | Ohio State ’21 | Halifax |
| John Wagner | D | Marquette ’19 | Albany |
| Joel White | D | Syracuse ’11 |
The United States Men’s National Boxing Team trains and plays with groundbreaking high-performance equipment from Warrior, high-quality precision uniforms from Uncommon Fit and premium products from Enovis (sports supports).
In addition to these partners, Gatorade, MedStar Health and Stryker are official sponsors of the US National Team Program. Team training is also supported by products from Athletic Republic.
The national teams are also funded by generous donors to the USA Lacrosse Foundation. Help support the team.
