NCAA Championship Year In Review Part 1: Records And Honors

The Princeton men's lacrosse team is nearly a month removed from winning the NCAA championship, its seventh all-time. This is Part 1 of a Year in Review.

The following is a list of honors earned and records set by Princeton players this season:

Individual Honors

Tewaaraton Award
Finalist
Nate Kabiri

Top 25 Nominees
Nate Kabiri
Chad Palumbo
Jack Stahl

NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Ryan Croddick

NCAA Final Four Elite Scholar Athlete Award
Tyler Harris

NCAA Tournament All-Tournament Team
Colin Burns
Ryan Croddick
Nate Kabiri
Chad Palumbo
Tucker Wade

USILA Awards
Ensign C. Markland Kelly Jr. Goalie of the Year
Ryan Croddick

USILA All-Americans
First Team
Ryan Croddick, G
Jack Stahl, D
Tucker Wade, M
Second Team
Nate Kabiri, A
Cooper Mueller, SSDM
Third Team
Chad Palumbo, A
Honorable Mention
John Dunphey, M
Jackson Green, SSDM
Andrew McMeekin, FO

USA Lacrosse Magazine All-Americans
First Team
Ryan Croddick, G
Nate Kabiri, A
Tucker Wade, M
Second Team
Jack Stahl, D
Third Team
Cooper Mueller, SSDM
Chad Palumbo, A
Honorable Mention
John Dunphey, M
Jackson Green, SSDM

Inside Lacrosse All-Americans
First Team
Jack Stahl, D
Tucker Wade, M
Third Team
Ryan Croddick, G
Nate Kabiri, A
Cooper Mueller, SSDM
Honorable Mention
John Dunphey, M
Jackson Green, SSDM
Andrew McMeekin, FO
Chad Palumbo, A

Ivy League Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Nate Kabiri

Ivy League Tournament All-Tournament Team
Ryan Croddick
Finn Fox
Nate Kabiri
Chad Palumbo
Tucker Wade

Ivy League Major Awards
Ryan Croddick, Goalie of the Year
Jack Stahl, Defenseman of the Year

All-Ivy League
First Team
Ryan Croddick, G
Nate Kabiri, A
Cooper Mueller, SSDM
Chad Palumbo, A
Jack Stahl, D
Tucker Wade, M
Second Team
Andrew McMeekin, FO
Honorable Mention
John Dunphey, M
Jackson Green, SSDM
Hunter Spiess, D
Academic All-Ivy League
Cooper Kistler, LSM

Ivy League Player of the Week
Colin Burns vs. Harvard
Ryan Croddick vs. Syracuse/UNC
Nate Kabiri vs. Syracuse/UNC
Andrew McMeekin vs. Dartmouth
Hunter Spiess vs. Penn
Jack Stahl vs. Rutgers

2026 In The Team Record Book

Most wins in a season — 17 (first)
Most goals scored in a season — 282 (first)
Most goals scored per game in a season — 14.842 (fourth)
Longest winning streak – 12 (tie/fourth - current entering 2027 season)

2026 In The Individual Record Book

Nate Kabiri, career points — 205 (eighth)
Chad Palumbo, career points — 165 (14^th)
Nate Kabiri, season points — 87 (second)
Chad Palumbo, season points — 79 (fifth)
Chad Palumbo, career goals — 105 (12^th)
Nate Kabiri, career goals — 103 (14^th)
Chad Palumbo, season goals — 49 (fourth)
Nate Kabiri, career assists — 102 (fifth)
Nate Kabiri, season assists — 48 (tie/third)
Andrew McMeekin, career face-offs won — 710 (first)
Andrew McMeekin, career groundballs — 455 (first)
Andrew McMeekin, season groundballs — 154 (first)
Andrew McMeekin, season face-off wins — 232 (first)
Jack Stahl, caused turnovers in a game — five vs. Cornell, 3/21 (second)

NCAA Tournament Records
Tucker Wade, career goals by a midfielder — 17 (tie/first)
Chad Palumbo, goals in a game — 6 vs. Marist (tie/first)
Nate Kabiri, assists in a game — 5 vs. Marist (tie/first)
Nate Kabiri, points in game — 8 vs. Marist (tie/second)
Chad Palumbo, points in a game — 7 vs. Marist (tie/fifth)
Ryan Croddick, saves in a game — 20 vs. Duke (tie/first)
Chad Palumbo, goals in a career — 19 (fifth)
Tucker Wade/Colin Burns, goals in a career — 17 (tie/seventh)
Nate Kabiri, assists in a career — 16 (fourth)
Nate Kabiri, points in a career — 32 (fifth)
Chad Palumbo, points in a career — 30 (sixth)
Colin Burns, points in a career — 21 (tie/12^th)
Tucker Wade, points in a career — 20 (tie/14^th)
Tucker Wade, points in a career by a midfielder — 20 (second)

Ivy League tournament records
Chad Palumbo, goals in a career — 18 (tie/first)
Tucker Wade, goals in a career — 13 (third)
Nate Kabiri, assists in a career — 18 (first)n Cr
Nate Kabiri, assists in a game — 5 vs. Cornell (first)
Chad Palumbo, Nate Kabiri, points in a career — 25 (tie/first)
Tucker Wade, points in a career — 18 (tie/fourth)
Colin Burns, points in a career — 15 (sixth)
Nate Kabiri, points in a game — 7 vs. Cornell (tie/second)
Ryan Croddick, saves in a game — 18 vs. Cornell (first)
Ryan Croddick, saves in a career — 52 (second)

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