2025 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Jersey Number 91
Coulter Mackesy
- Position:
- Attack
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bronxville, N.Y.
- High School:
- Brunswick
Bio
At Princeton
Honors/Records
• 2025 Tewaaraton Award finalist
• 2025 USA Lacrosse Magazine first-team All-American
• No. 4 pick in the PLL Draft (by the Boston Cannons)
• 2025 unanimous first-team All-Ivy League selection
• 2023, 2025 first-team All-Ivy League
• 2024 second-team All-Ivy League
• 2023 USILA second-team All-American
• 2024 USILA third-team All-American
• holds the Princeton career record for goals with 167
• holds the Princeton single-season record for goals with 55
• is second all-time at Princeton in career points with 248 (167G, 81A)
• finished his career with at least one goal in 35 straight games and 57 of his final 58
• only player in Princeton history with two games of at least eight goals
• had more career games with three or more goals than with fewer than three goals
• second among active Division I players in career points, behind CJ Kirst
• Tewaaraton Award top 25 nominee for the third straight year
• 2025 team captain
2024
Had 40G, 24A … second-team All-Ivy League … Ivy League All-Tournament team selection ... led team in goals and points …third player (along with Michael Sowers and Kevin Lowe) in program history to have two seasons of at least 64 points ... had 123 goals and 62 assists for his career at the end of junior year; only one other player in program history has ever achieved those numbers (Mikey MacDonald) ... finished season with 123 career goals, fifth best all time at Princeton, trailing only Jesse Hubbard (163), Chris Massey (146), Mike MacDonald (132) and Sean Hartofilis (126) … had at least one goal in every game ... Ivy League All-Tournament team selection after having 5G, 5A in the two games … had three goals and four assists in the championship game … had five goals against Yale in regular season, giving him seven career games with at least five goals
2023
USILA, Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse Magazine second-team All-American ... unanimous first-team All-Ivy League selection ... was a Tewaaraton Final 25 nominee ... set the program record for goals ina season with 55 ... tied for fourth on Princeton's single-season points list with 78 ... is the only player in program history with at least 50 goals and 20 assists in a season ... three time Ivy League Player of the Week ... had at least three goals in 11 of 15 games ... was third in Division I in points per game and fourth in goals per game ... tied program record for goals in an NCAA tournament game with six against Penn State ... is one of two players in program history with multiple games of at least 10 points (had 8G, 2A against both Harvard and Yale; Michael Sowers is the other player, and he did so five times) ... is the only player in program history with multiple career games of at least eight goals ... is the second Princeton player ever with at least 45 goals and 20 assists in a season (Mike MacDonald in 2015 was the other) ... is one of three Princeton players with at least 10 games of three goals or more in a season (Mike MacDonald in 2015, Chris Massey in 1997) ... became the first Princeton player with at least three goals in five or more games since Gavin McBride did it twice (2016, 2017) ... has three or more goals in 14 of 29 career games ... had career highs of eight goals and 10 points in win over Yale, earning Ivy Player of the Week and USA Lacrosse National Player of the Week honors ... had three goals and three assists against Brown for his second straight Ivy Player of the Week award ... had two goals against Penn in the ILT semifinal ... had five goals and six points against Georgetown ... had three goals and three assists against Rutgers ... had three of Princeton’s five goals against Maryland ... had four goals and two assists against Monmouth ... had three goals against Manhattan ... had 28 goals and 15 assists a year ago; his 43 points were the fourth-most ever by a Princeton freshman, behind only Michael Sowers, Kevin Lowe and Ryan Boyle
Goals in a season
55 Coulter Mackesy (2023)
54 Gavin McBride (2017)
53 Jesse Hubbard (1997)
49 Wick Sollers (1977)
Points in a season
90 Michael Sowers (2019)
83 Michael Sowers (2018)
82 Michael Sowers (2017)
78 Coulter Mackesy (2023)
78 Mike MacDonald (2015)
74 Jon Hess (1997)
72 Jesse Hubbard (1996)
2022
* began the year as a middie and made first career start on attack against Georgetown
* had 28 goals and 15 assists; he and Michael Sowers are the only two Princeton freshmen ever to reach at least 25G/15A ... is fourth in points by a Princeton freshman all-time, trailing only Sowers, Kevin Lowe and Ryan Boyle ... had two goals and two assists in the first four games; has 25 goals and 13 assists in the last nine ... had two goals and an assist in NCAA win over Yale ...had five goals and six points against Cornell ... had four goals and two assists in second career start, against Rutgers, to earn Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors ... had four goals against Harvard ... had three goals and an assist against Boston University ... had three assists against Marist
Freshman point scorers
1. Michael Sowers (82)
2. Kevin Lowe (55)
3. Ryan Boyle (53)
4. Coulter Mackesy (43)
At Brunswick High School - Varsity four times in lacrosse and squash. Varsity lacrosse and squash captain senior year. Helped lead Brunswick to a 14-3 record and a top 5 ranking. All-New England, team MVP, Under Armour All-American, team leader in scoring sophomore and senior year. Helped lead Brunswick to three high school squash National Championships, All-American junior year. 87 career goals and 58 career assists. Played club lacrosse for Westchester Predators.
Personal - Son of Jennifer and Scott Mackesy. Mother and father graduated from William & Mary. Older brother Tyler plays squash at UVa.
Honors/Records
• 2025 Tewaaraton Award finalist
• 2025 USA Lacrosse Magazine first-team All-American
• No. 4 pick in the PLL Draft (by the Boston Cannons)
• 2025 unanimous first-team All-Ivy League selection
• 2023, 2025 first-team All-Ivy League
• 2024 second-team All-Ivy League
• 2023 USILA second-team All-American
• 2024 USILA third-team All-American
• holds the Princeton career record for goals with 167
• holds the Princeton single-season record for goals with 55
• is second all-time at Princeton in career points with 248 (167G, 81A)
• finished his career with at least one goal in 35 straight games and 57 of his final 58
• only player in Princeton history with two games of at least eight goals
• had more career games with three or more goals than with fewer than three goals
• second among active Division I players in career points, behind CJ Kirst
• Tewaaraton Award top 25 nominee for the third straight year
• 2025 team captain
2024
Had 40G, 24A … second-team All-Ivy League … Ivy League All-Tournament team selection ... led team in goals and points …third player (along with Michael Sowers and Kevin Lowe) in program history to have two seasons of at least 64 points ... had 123 goals and 62 assists for his career at the end of junior year; only one other player in program history has ever achieved those numbers (Mikey MacDonald) ... finished season with 123 career goals, fifth best all time at Princeton, trailing only Jesse Hubbard (163), Chris Massey (146), Mike MacDonald (132) and Sean Hartofilis (126) … had at least one goal in every game ... Ivy League All-Tournament team selection after having 5G, 5A in the two games … had three goals and four assists in the championship game … had five goals against Yale in regular season, giving him seven career games with at least five goals
2023
USILA, Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse Magazine second-team All-American ... unanimous first-team All-Ivy League selection ... was a Tewaaraton Final 25 nominee ... set the program record for goals ina season with 55 ... tied for fourth on Princeton's single-season points list with 78 ... is the only player in program history with at least 50 goals and 20 assists in a season ... three time Ivy League Player of the Week ... had at least three goals in 11 of 15 games ... was third in Division I in points per game and fourth in goals per game ... tied program record for goals in an NCAA tournament game with six against Penn State ... is one of two players in program history with multiple games of at least 10 points (had 8G, 2A against both Harvard and Yale; Michael Sowers is the other player, and he did so five times) ... is the only player in program history with multiple career games of at least eight goals ... is the second Princeton player ever with at least 45 goals and 20 assists in a season (Mike MacDonald in 2015 was the other) ... is one of three Princeton players with at least 10 games of three goals or more in a season (Mike MacDonald in 2015, Chris Massey in 1997) ... became the first Princeton player with at least three goals in five or more games since Gavin McBride did it twice (2016, 2017) ... has three or more goals in 14 of 29 career games ... had career highs of eight goals and 10 points in win over Yale, earning Ivy Player of the Week and USA Lacrosse National Player of the Week honors ... had three goals and three assists against Brown for his second straight Ivy Player of the Week award ... had two goals against Penn in the ILT semifinal ... had five goals and six points against Georgetown ... had three goals and three assists against Rutgers ... had three of Princeton’s five goals against Maryland ... had four goals and two assists against Monmouth ... had three goals against Manhattan ... had 28 goals and 15 assists a year ago; his 43 points were the fourth-most ever by a Princeton freshman, behind only Michael Sowers, Kevin Lowe and Ryan Boyle
Goals in a season
55 Coulter Mackesy (2023)
54 Gavin McBride (2017)
53 Jesse Hubbard (1997)
49 Wick Sollers (1977)
Points in a season
90 Michael Sowers (2019)
83 Michael Sowers (2018)
82 Michael Sowers (2017)
78 Coulter Mackesy (2023)
78 Mike MacDonald (2015)
74 Jon Hess (1997)
72 Jesse Hubbard (1996)
2022
* began the year as a middie and made first career start on attack against Georgetown
* had 28 goals and 15 assists; he and Michael Sowers are the only two Princeton freshmen ever to reach at least 25G/15A ... is fourth in points by a Princeton freshman all-time, trailing only Sowers, Kevin Lowe and Ryan Boyle ... had two goals and two assists in the first four games; has 25 goals and 13 assists in the last nine ... had two goals and an assist in NCAA win over Yale ...had five goals and six points against Cornell ... had four goals and two assists in second career start, against Rutgers, to earn Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors ... had four goals against Harvard ... had three goals and an assist against Boston University ... had three assists against Marist
Freshman point scorers
1. Michael Sowers (82)
2. Kevin Lowe (55)
3. Ryan Boyle (53)
4. Coulter Mackesy (43)
At Brunswick High School - Varsity four times in lacrosse and squash. Varsity lacrosse and squash captain senior year. Helped lead Brunswick to a 14-3 record and a top 5 ranking. All-New England, team MVP, Under Armour All-American, team leader in scoring sophomore and senior year. Helped lead Brunswick to three high school squash National Championships, All-American junior year. 87 career goals and 58 career assists. Played club lacrosse for Westchester Predators.
Personal - Son of Jennifer and Scott Mackesy. Mother and father graduated from William & Mary. Older brother Tyler plays squash at UVa.
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