(Photo by Bob White)

ATLANTA – The Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA), the preeminent non-varsity league in the country, has released its Division II All-America teams for the 2023 season.

Montana close defender Justin Renk has been named the Division II Player of the Year for his efforts this spring.

After leading Dayton to a 13-5 record and the title at the 2023 MCLA National Championships presented by New Balance, Joe Venturella has earned the Flip Naumburg Coach of the Year award.

The recipients were chosen by the All-America committee, which consists of a representative from each of the nine MCLA conferences.

2023 MCLA Division II All-America Teams

First Team
A – Anthony Guarino, Rhode Island
A – Austin Ortel, UC San Diego
A – Mark Tang, Air Force
A – Garett Hoch, St. Thomas
M – Keegan Riley, Rhode Island
M – Jonathan Serrell, Montana State
M – Matt Cesario, Dayton
M – Kobe Brown, Cal State San Marcos
SSDM – Luke Schmidt, St. Thomas
FO – James Ventura, Cal State San Marcos
LSM – Shea Peters, Cal State San Marcos
D – Justin Renk, Montana
D – Caden Ladd, Grand Valley State
D – William Watson, Florida Gulf Coast
D – William Peterson, Wake Forest
G – Grant Shafer, Florida Gulf Coast

Second Team
A – Jason Thibeault, Cal State San Marcos
A – Blake Moxim, UNC-Charlotte
A – Miles Hess, Montana
A – Cullen Robinette, Fort Lewis
M – Stephen Koenigsknecht, Grand Valley State
M – Preston Stewart, Montana
M – Declan McHugh, UNC-Charlotte
M – Nick McKenna, Bridgewater State
SSDM – Tyler Nash, Florida Gulf Coast
FO – Jaden Vallese, UC Santa Cruz
LSM – Ian Schermerhorn, Rhode Island
D – Ryan Donabauer, North Dakota State
D – Jack Stewart, Missouri State
D – Jack Kahlmeyer, St. Thomas
D – Robbie Siefring, Dayton
G – Gunner Arens, St. Thomas

Third Team
A – Blake Donnelly, Missouri State
A – Tyler Nichols, UNC-Charlotte
A – Dylan Polanski, Kennesaw State
A – Brandon Donatelli, Cal State San Marcos
A – Ryan Carlson, MSU Denver
M – Jack Stone, St. Thomas
M – Finn Reid, UC San Diego
M – Patrick Cerasuolo, Florida Atlantic
M – Loy Howard, College of Idaho
M – Cameron Fagan, Coastal Carolina
SSDM – Gavin McIntyre, Florida Atlantic
FO – Austin Fouse, Missouri State
LSM – Mike Woodhouse, St. Thomas
D – Ben Wilch, Dayton
D – Coby Cernetic, Cal State San Marcos
D – Ryan Loring, Rhode Island
D – Carson Burrill, Montana
D – Umberto Zammataro, Florida Atlantic
G – Tucker Hoffmann, Dayton
G – Easton Bates, Cal State San Marcos

Honorable Mention
A – Jayson Andino, Florida Gulf Coast
A – Ben Brandenburger, Northern Arizona
A – John Culley, San Diego
A – Luke Tardich, Grand Valley State
A – Cabe Maskevich, St. Thomas
A – Reese Baron, Montana
A – Max Oshetski, San Jose State
A – Luke Valentino, Wake Forest
M – Peter Curran, Montana
M – Max Perez, Florida Gulf Coast
M – Cater Boicourt, Georgia Southern
M – Maguire Dinnan, Northern Arizona
M – Brody Stephens, Montana
SSDM – Tyler Cole, Missouri State
SSDM – Henry Hancock, Montana
SSDM – Dominic Costa, San Jose State
SSDM – Nick Ptaszek, Rhode Island
FO – Nathan Winter, Rhode Island
FO – Cam Loberg, St. Thomas
FO – Rayce Neil, Northwest Nazarene
LSM – Tom Neill, UC Davis
LSM – Mason Slapper, Montana
LSM – Owen Shafer, UNC-Charlotte
D – Connor Lynch, Minn.-Duluth
D – Trey Saunders, Florida Gulf Coast
D – Joshua Wilson, Montana State
D – Jacob Torres, Northern Arizona
D – Van Goyen, College of Idaho
D – Liam Mather, UC San Diego
D – Chris Flinspach, Coastal Carolina
G – Charlie Gamache, UMass-Dartmouth
G – Ethan Zwickey, Montana State