Princeton University Athletics
2026 Men's Lacrosse Roster

Jersey Number 0
Colin Burns
- Position:
- Attack
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Potomac, Md.
- High School:
- Georgetown Prep
At Princeton
2025
Started every game ... had 29 goals and 17 assists ... third on the team in goals and fourth in assists and points ... had four goals in NCAA opening round win over Towson ... had a streak of four straight games with three goals in midseason (Dartmouth, Lehigh, Vermont, Brown) ... had a career high 5 assists against YaleÂ
2024
Had 26G, 9A … his 26 goals were the ffith-best ever by a Princeton freshman ... his 35 points were eight best ... had eight games with multiple goals, including both Ivy tournament games … had five goals in two ILT games, including three in the final against Penn … had four in Game 1 against Monmouth, three against North Carolina and Manhattan and two against Duke, Dartmouth and Brown … scored against Maryland in NCAA tournament
At Georgetown Prep...
USA All-American ... Nike All-American ... New Balance All-American ... four-year varsity letter in lacrosse ... varsity lacrosse Captain senior year ... varsity football letter/12th Man Award/Grade 9 MVP … helped lead Prep to two IAC Lacrosse Championships (10 ... 12) ... MVP Varsity Lacrosse Offense Award (11) ... Team Varsity Lacrosse MVP (12) ... All-IAC for Lacrosse 11 and 12 ... Washington DC Area First Team All-Met Honors ... Maryland First Team All-State … Played club lacrosse for the Madlax DC Dogs ranked top 5 in the nation consistently ... Inside Lacrosse five star ... Secretary of Best Buddies ... Dean of Students Award ... Alumni Memorial Medal
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Personal
Son of David and Tina Burns … Parents went to Boston College … Father played lacrosse at BC and went to Columbia Law School …has two older brothers - Chris attended Colgate and played lacrosse there; Will attended the University of St. Andrews in Scotland
2025
Started every game ... had 29 goals and 17 assists ... third on the team in goals and fourth in assists and points ... had four goals in NCAA opening round win over Towson ... had a streak of four straight games with three goals in midseason (Dartmouth, Lehigh, Vermont, Brown) ... had a career high 5 assists against YaleÂ
2024
Had 26G, 9A … his 26 goals were the ffith-best ever by a Princeton freshman ... his 35 points were eight best ... had eight games with multiple goals, including both Ivy tournament games … had five goals in two ILT games, including three in the final against Penn … had four in Game 1 against Monmouth, three against North Carolina and Manhattan and two against Duke, Dartmouth and Brown … scored against Maryland in NCAA tournament
At Georgetown Prep...
USA All-American ... Nike All-American ... New Balance All-American ... four-year varsity letter in lacrosse ... varsity lacrosse Captain senior year ... varsity football letter/12th Man Award/Grade 9 MVP … helped lead Prep to two IAC Lacrosse Championships (10 ... 12) ... MVP Varsity Lacrosse Offense Award (11) ... Team Varsity Lacrosse MVP (12) ... All-IAC for Lacrosse 11 and 12 ... Washington DC Area First Team All-Met Honors ... Maryland First Team All-State … Played club lacrosse for the Madlax DC Dogs ranked top 5 in the nation consistently ... Inside Lacrosse five star ... Secretary of Best Buddies ... Dean of Students Award ... Alumni Memorial Medal
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Personal
Son of David and Tina Burns … Parents went to Boston College … Father played lacrosse at BC and went to Columbia Law School …has two older brothers - Chris attended Colgate and played lacrosse there; Will attended the University of St. Andrews in Scotland
Sticks and Stripes - Episode 3
Wednesday, May 14
Sticks and Stripes - Episode 2
Wednesday, April 23
Sticks and Stripes - Episode 1
Wednesday, April 09
Reflections from the Princeton Athletics Class of 2024
Tuesday, June 04

















