The 2025 World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship is set for August 15-24 on Jeju Island in South Korea. 20 teams will compete, split in five groups for pool play, followed by playoffs that will include quarterfinals, semifinals and medal games.
The full schedule for the event can be found here.
Pool A at the 2025 World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship features the top four teams in the final standings from the 2022 World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship held in Limerick, Ireland.
The United States took home the gold medal in 2022, collecting its ninth consecutive gold medal at the tournament. Canada earned its sixth consecutive silver medal, falling to the United States in the championship game. Haudenosaunee earned its fourth consecutive bronze medal, defeating Australia in the bronze medal game.
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Gold medal match, USA vs Canada,
Haudenosaunee vs Australia
Australia
Australia will look to return to the podium for the first time since 2003 after narrowly missing out in 2022. Australia has had a top five finish in every edition since the tournament’s inception in 1988. The team’s best finishes came in 1992 and 1996 with back-to-back silver medals.
The team is largely composed of players from within Australia’s club system. Clancy Buckley, Sean Feleppa, and Toby Templeton will serve as team captains for Australia.
Templeton brings international experience as the only player on the roster from the 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championship team, where Australia finished 11th after defeating the Netherlands in the placement round. He recorded two goals and two assists during the tournament, helping Australia to a 4-3 overall record.
Australia also features Yale juniors Tristan Ghosh and Luke Michalik. Michalik has registered three assists, 24 ground balls and nine caused turnovers in 23 games. Ghosh has played 16 games with two goals and 14 ground balls.
Australia will be led by head coach Henry Lawson. Lawson was a member of the 1994 and 1998 Australian Men’s National teams which brought home silver and bronze. Lawson was also a part of the 2018 and 2023 Australian Men’s National teams as a Team Analyst and was an Assistant Coach to the 2019 U23 team.
Canada
Canada will make its 10th appearance at the men’s U20 championship in 2025, having finished either second or third in every edition.
The 2025 roster features 22 collegiate players from 16 NCAA programs. Brendan Marino, an attackman at Stony Brook University, earned a spot on his conference’s All-Rookie Team after a 24-point freshman campaign that included 20 goals and four assists. He was also a two-time conference Rookie of the Week.
At Rochester Institute of Technology, long-stick midfielder Logan Fletcher collected 54 ground balls and forced 30 turnovers in 2025. He helped the Tigers reach the NCAA Division III semifinals, and he earned USILA Honorable Mention All-America and Second Team All-Liberty League honors.
Richmond University midfielder Lucas Littlejohn has amassed 62 career points on 49 goals while adding 45 ground balls across two seasons. He led the Spiders in 2025 with 53 points and 40 goals, earning a place on the All-Atlantic 10 Second team.
Reece DiCicco, a short-stick defensive midfielder at Johns Hopkins University, was the only freshman to appear in all 14 games during the 2025 season. He set a program record for caused turnovers by a freshman non-long stick with 10 and was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team.
The team is led by head coach Gary Gait, a Lacrosse Hall of Famer widely considered one of the greatest players of all time. Gait is a three-time NCAA champion and was named NCAA Player of the Year in 1988 and 1990 at Syracuse. A longtime member of the Canadian national team, Gait competed in five world championships (1990, 1994, 1998, 2004, 2006) and led Canada to a historic 15-10 win over the U.S. in the 2006 final. He currently serves as the head men’s lacrosse coach at Syracuse.
Haudenosaunee
The Haudenosaunee will make their ninth appearance at the World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship. The team has had a top five finish in every edition since joining the tournament in 1992. Since 2003, the team has not finished outside of the final podium.
The Haudenosaunee roster features a strong mix of top high school recruits and experienced collegiate talent.
The team features a midfield duo from the University of Detroit Mercy in Julian Greendeer and Marcus Thundercloud. Thundercloud, who missed his true freshman season due to injury, had a standout debut in 2025. He tallied 22 goals and two assists for 24 points, earning NEC Rookie of the Year and second-team All-NEC honors. Greendeer has appeared in 19 games over two seasons, making seven starts. He has recorded six career points on three goals and three assists.
Logan Lee, a defenseman for Division III powerhouse Tufts University, brings championship experience to the squad. Over two seasons with the Jumbos, Lee has played in 43 games and recorded 12 points, along with 63 ground balls and 37 caused turnovers. Lee is a two-time national champion, helping Tufts to back-to-back NCAA titles in 2024 and 2025.
The Haudenosaunee will be led by head coach Marty Ward, the only indigenous head coach at any level of NCAA lacrosse. Ward is a longtime member of the Haudenosaunee program, having competed as a goaltender in multiple international events. He helped the team medal in 2014 and also played for the men’s national team in 2006 and 2010. He served as an assistant coach on the 2012 Haudenosaunee U19 team that won bronze in Turku, Finland, a historic run that included the program’s first-ever win over the United States. Since 2011, Ward has been the head coach at II Florida Southern College in NCAA Division, where he has led the Moccasins to back-to-back conference championship game appearances in 2022 and 2023.
United States
The United States will make their 10th appearance at the World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship. Since the tournament’s introduction in 1988, the United States has won all nine previous championships while compiling an astonishing record of 54-2.
The United States’ roster features 22 collegiate players from 17 different NCAA programs.
The team includes a dynamic sophomore duo from the University of North Carolina with faceoff specialist Brady Wambach and attackman Owen Duffy. In two seasons, Wambach has recorded 234 ground balls and 431 faceoff wins at a 65.5% clip. He was named a 2025 First Team All-American by Inside Lacrosse, USILA and USA Lacrosse. Duffy has totaled 133 points on 72 goals and 61 assists in his Tar Heel career. He was the 2024 ACC Freshman of the Year, a two-time All-ACC selection, a 2025 Tewaaraton Award nominee and a Third Team All-American by both Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse.
University of Notre Dame defenseman Shawn Lyght is regarded as one of the top defenders in the country just two years into his collegiate career. He helped lead the Irish to the 2024 National Championship and has registered 38 career ground balls and 13 career caused turnovers. Lyght was named the 2025 ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Year, earned First Team All-America honors and was selected to the 2024 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team.
Timothy Shannehan, a freshman at Boston University, made an immediate impact in 2025 with 61 points on 32 goals and 29 assists. He was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Year, ECAC Rookie of the Year, and a First Team All-Patriot League selection. He was also ranked No. 1 on Inside Lacrosse’s Final Freshman Impact Rankings.
The United States will be led by head coach Shawn Nadelen, the longtime head men’s lacrosse coach at Towson University. Nadelen was a member of the 2010 U.S. men’s national team that won the gold medal. He took over as Towson’s head coach in 2012 and has since guided the Tigers to seven CAA championships and NCAA tournament appearances. Nadelen was named the USILA National Coach of the Year in 2017.
Games to Watch
Canada vs. United States // Saturday, August 16, 11:00 a.m.
The opening match of Pool A competition features a rematch of the gold medal game at the last edition of the championship in 2022. The United States begins its title defense while Canada seeks redemption after the two‑goal loss in the final. No matter who lines up, Canada and the United States is a pool play opener that shouldn’t be missed
Haudenosaunee vs. Australia // Saturday, August 16, 4:00 p.m.
This second matchup in Pool A features two of the tournament’s most consistent programs. Both have collected four medals at the Men’s U20 Championship. The game will also serve as a rematch from the 2022 bronze medal game in which Haudenosaunee won, 10-6.
Canada vs. Haudenosaunee // Tuesday, August 19, 10:00 a.m.
The penultimate matchup in group play for Pool A could have playoff implications. Haudenosaunee will look to earn a statement win, while Canada will try to finish group play strong heading into the playoffs.
