HADLEY, Mass. – After claiming the 2025 NEILA Championship, Harvard men's lacrosse was awarded with two major awards and five players on All-New England Teams. The Frisbie Family Head Coach for Harvard Lacrosse,
Gerry Byrne, was named the NEILA Coach of the Year after leading the Crimson to a 10-win season and to the Ivy League and NCAA Tournaments. Harvard's senior captain,
Sam King, was named the NEILA Player of the Year Award after his All-American season with the Crimson. Four other players were honored alongside King including
Logan Ip and
Ray Dearth who earned First-Team All-New England spots.
Andrew Perry and
Sean Jordan landed on the Second Team to earn their second and first career All-New England honors, respectively.
The 2025 New England Coach of the Year
In just his fifth season and sixth year as the Frisbie Family Head Coach for Harvard Men's Lacrosse,
Gerry Byrne earned the NEILA's Coach of the Year Award, the first of his career and the first for the Crimson since 2014. Byrne guided the Crimson to 10 wins – the most for the program since the 2014 season – and trips to the Ivy League Tournament and the NCAA Tournament. Byrne's squad made the NCAA Tournament for the second time in the past four years, the second-shortest length between tournament appearances in program history. His group was sharp on both sides of the ball in 2025, scoring 208 goals – the fifth most in program history – and causing 175 turnovers – the most in Harvard history.
2025 New England Player of the Year | First Team All-New England
One of the best players in the nation,
Sam King becomes the first Harvard student-athlete to earn the New England Player of the Year Award since 2000 after a 66-point season that featured 37 goals and 29 assists. A 2025 Inside Lacrosse First Team All-American, this was King's third career All-New England honor after landing on the First Team in 2024 and the Second Team in 2023.
First Team All-New England
A junior captain,
Logan Ip stepped up to become one of the best players on the field for the Crimson in 2025. A dangerous midfielder, Ip registered 38 points this season by scoring 23 goals and notching 15 assists while also contributing defensively with 17 ground balls and two caused turnovers. This is Ip's second career All-New England honor after landing on the second team a year ago.
First Team All-New England
A career high 36 ground ball and 18 caused turnover season helped senior SSDM
Ray Dearth land on the All-New England First Team for the second time in his career. The Ridgefield, Conn. native was a monster in the defensive midfield for the Crimson, leading a ride that was ranked in the top five nationally at the end of the season. Dearth had three caused turnovers in three games this season, including a trio of CTOs in the NCAA Tournament game against Syracuse.
Second Team All-New England
A 20-point year in his comeback season netted junior midfielder
Andrew Perry a spot on the Secon Team All-New England in 2025. A threat to score from anywhere on the field, Perry showed off his versatility this season with 14 goals and six assists while contributing 11 ground balls and three caused turnovers. The junior scored a goal in 11 of the Crimson's 15 games this season to earn his second career All New-England honor.
Second Team All-New England
A breakthrough junior season that saw him cause nine turnovers and collect 26 ground balls helped
Sean Jordan earn a spot on the Second Team All-New England. It was the first career NEILA honor for Jordan, who was the Crimson's primary LSM all season long, starting all 15 games in the midfield.
