FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Colorado State University ill be led by four captains for the 2016 season, according to the Rams’ newly appointed head coach Ted Fifield. Peter Hull, Alex Creech, Jake Johnson, and Jared Wade were unanimously selected as captains by team vote following the 2015 campaign. These four will look to lead the Rams to a rebound season after missing the MCLA National Tournament powered by Under Armour for the first time in over 10 years.

Junior defender Peter Hull will represent the Rams as a captain and defensive stalwart this season. Hull, a 2015 first team all-conference selection and honorable mention All-American, played his high school lacrosse at Chaminade Prep in St. Louis.

Alex Creech is a product of Rocky Mountain High School (Fort Collins, CO), where he played for Fort Collins Unified before spending the first year of his collegiate career at McDaniel (Md.) College. The senior midfielder has tallied 26 career points for CSU, with 22 goals and four assists in his three previous seasons.

Jake Johnson, a senior attackman from El Toro, Calif., played at Bridgton (Maine) Academy before coming to Colorado State. Johnson has tallied 48 career points at CSU to the tune of 35 goals and 13 assists on his way to becoming the leader of the Rams offensive unit.

Jared Wade represents the team as both a captain and team president. Wade hails from Castle Rock, Colo., where he attended Douglas County High. The senior defensive midfielder will serve a critical role in shutting down opposing midfielders for the Rams this season.

The 2016 season features another aggressive schedule for the Rams, who look to regain their position atop the high-powered RMLC. The team will make three regular season out-of-state road trips and will play seven teams who were ranked in the Under Armor MCLA Coaches Top 25. The schedule includes both the MCLA Division I champion, Grand Canyon, and runner-up, Colorado. CSU will also play host to Boise State for the first time in team history.

Colorado State opens the season in the southwest with a double-header against Arizona and Grand Canyon on Feb, 26 and 28. The team will then travel to California for Spring Break to play WCLL powers Cal-Berkeley and Sonoma State on March 12 and 15 before returning to Fort Collins for a two-game homestand against UC Santa Barbara and Arizona State on March 24 and 26.

A challenging run of four conference games in nine days will bring the Rams into April as they play Utah Valley and Utah State in Utah on April 1 and 2 and then home to host Utah and BYU on April 7 and 9. The Rams will host BYU in Hughes Stadium, which will double as their annual CSU Lacrosse Hall of Fame game and Senior Night.

Colorado State’s regular season schedule will come to a close with the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Showdown against Colorado. In last year’s contest, the Buffs beat CSU 10-9 in double overtime after a hard fought back-and-forth game in front of nearly 5,000 raucous fans. The two teams have combined to win three of the last four MCLA National Championships and come together in what’s sure to be a high-powered, emotional competition on April 16.

The Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Conference playoffs are scheduled for April 29 and 30 in Salt Lake City. The MCLA National Tournament powered by Under Armour will be held in Southern California from May 9-14 with UC-Irvine and Chapman sharing host duties. CSU kicks off scrimmage play on Feb. 13 against NCAA Division II Colorado Mesa in Grand Junction, Colo..

2016 Colorado State Schedule

* - denotes RMLC League Game
$ - denotes CSU Lacrosse Hall of Fame Game and Senior Night
~ - denotes Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Showdown