CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard men's lacrosse has officially announced its incoming first-year class that will join the team for the upcoming 2024 campaign. The group comes from all over the continent, representing six different states and two different countries. Six midfielders, two long-stick midfielders, two attackers, and one faceoff specialist and goalkeeper make up the stacked class of 2027 for the Crimson.
Three players in the bunch -
Jackson Greene,
Jack Petersen and
Jack Speidell - have already made national headlines after landing on the Inside Lacrosse Power 100 Freshman list.
Learn more about each student-athlete in the Class of 2027 below.
Nicholas Bruckner
M | Port Jefferson, N.Y. | Ward Melville High School | Igloo Club Lacrosse
Before Harvard:
- Newsday Top 100 Lacrosse Player (2023)
- Back of The Cage Top 50 Sophomore (2021)
- Warrior All-American (2020)
- New York State Regional Tournament All Star (2020)
- Ward Melville Team Captain (2023)
M | Johns Creek, Ga. | Greater Atlanta Christian School | Thunder and Thunder National Club Lacrosse
Before Harvard:
- Played Midfield for FCA Upstate club lacrosse in Rochester N.Y for seven years.
- Played for Thunder and Thunder National club lacrosse in Atlanta for three years.
- 2023 USA Lacrosse Academic All-American
- Two-time Georgia All State (2021 and 2023)
- Two-time GHSA Gwinnett All County (2021 and 2023)
- Two-time Gwinnett Daily Post All County (2021 and 2023)
- 2023 Gwinnett Daily Post Super Six selection
- Won the regional championship with Greater Atlanta Christian twice
LSM | Denver, Colo. | The Loomis Chaffee School | Denver Elite Club Lacrosse
Before Harvard:
- Played club lacrosse with Denver Elite from 2017-2023
- Was a two-time captain for the Loomis Chaffee lacrosse team
- First team All-New England Preparatory School Athletic Council in 2023
- First team All-New England West 1 in 2023
- Loomis Varsity Lacrosse Coach's Award Recipient in 2023
- Named to Team Colorado Select in 2023
- Adrenaline All American Game Invitee in 2023
M | Larchmont, N.Y. | Mamaroneck High School | Predators Lacrosse
Before Harvard
- Played club lax with Predators Lacrosse from 2018-2022
- Team Captain at Mamaroneck in 2023
- Three-time All-League and All-Section team member in 2021, 2022 and 2023
- Two-time All-State Lacrosse Team Selection
- US Lacrosse All-American in 2023
- Offensive MVP for Mamaroneck in 2023
- Two-time Nike National Player for Team New York
M | Lloyd Harbor, N.Y. | St. Anthony's | Team 91 Long Island Bandits
Before Harvard
- Played club lacrosse for Team 91 Long Island
- Ranked a four-star recruit by Inside Lacrosse
- Named to New York All-State Team in 2023
- Named to All-CHSAA Team in 2023
- Nike All-American distinction
- New Balance All-American
- Named the MVP of the NY State Championship in 2022 and 2023
GK | Greenwich, Conn. | The Hotchkiss School | 2Way Lacrosse
Before Harvard
- Played for the 2Way Club lacrosse program for four years
- Four-year letterwinner at the Hotchkiss School
- Named a team captain before his senior season
- All-Founder League player in 2021 and 2022
- All-Western New England Team member in 2022 and 2023
- Academic All-American in 2022 and 2023
- Helped guide his team to back-to-back third place finishes in the Founders League in 2021 and 2022
M | Manhasset, N.Y. | Manhasset Secondary School | Shore 2 Shore Lacrosse
Before Harvard
- Played club lacrosse with Shore 2 Shore from 2015-2022
- Ranked a four-star recruit by Inside Lacrosse
- No. 51 on the Inside Lacrosse Power 100 Freshman List
- 2023 Nike Lacrosse Senior All-Star
- 2023 All-American and Academic All-American
- John Driscoll Award as the Nassau County Midfielder of the Year in 2023
- 2022 New York State Champion
- 2022 Under Armor All-American
A | Cockeysville, Md. | St. Paul's School | FCA Lacrosse Club
Before Harvard
- Played with the FCA Lacrosse club program
- Named team captain at St. Paul's in his senior season
- 2022 MSLCA All-State Second Team member
- 2022 All-MIAA Team selection as a midfielder
- Helped guide his team to the quarterfinals of the state tournament in 2023
A | East Setauket, N.Y. | St. Anthony's | Team 91 Long Island Bandits
Before Harvard
- Played club lacrosse with Team 91 Long Island Bandits
- 2023 Nike National Senior All-Star
- Two-time NYSCHSAA AAA Lacrosse All-League
- 2023 NYSCHSAA AAA Lacrosse All-Academic
- Rated a four-star prospect by Inside Lacrosse and NLF in Class of 2023
- Matthew Gonzalez Memorial Award Winner for Distinction at St Anthony's High School
FO | Derry, N.H. | The Governor's Academy | Laxachusetts Club Lacrosse
Before Harvard
- Played club lacrosse with Laxachusetts, starting for six years as an FO/M
- Captain of both the lacrosse and football teams at Governor's in 2023
- Named Lacrosse team MVP in 2022
- 2023 Nike Lacrosse All- American
- 2022 and 2023 Boston Lax Net All-American
- 4-Star recruit by Inside Lacrosse and NLF in Class of 2023
- Named to the 1st Team All-ISL Team in 2022 and 2023
- Won D1 Massachusetts' Lacrosse State championship in 2021
LSM | Peterborough, Ontario, Canada | The Kiski School | Evolve Elite
Before Harvard
- Played Club Lacrosse with Evolve Elite and the Peterborough Lakers
- Team Captain at the Kiski School
- All-MSLA Team in 2023
- Team Canada All-Star in 2023
- Naptown All-Star in 2022
- All-World First Team in 2018
