Founded: 1953
Stadium: Ohio Stadium
Location:Columbus, Ohio
Head Coach: Nick Meyers
The Ohio State Buckeyes Lacrosse team competes in the NCAA's Big Ten Conference. The team was founded in 1953 and accumulated a 493-424-5 record through the 2019 season. The Buckeyes have appeared in the NCAA Tournament six times and won their first game in the tournament against Cornell University in 2008. The Ohio State Buckeyes Lacrosse team appeared in the Final Four round of the NCAA tournament for the first time in 2017. The Buckeyes defeated Towson in the semifinal game before falling to the Maryland Terrapins in the finals to become NCAA Tournament runner-ups. The Ohio State Lacrosse team has won 11 regular season titles at the conference level and was the tournament champion for the ECAC Lacrosse league in 2013. The Buckeyes lacrosse team joined the Big Ten in 2015 and is still in search of its first title in the conference. You can purchase Ohio State Buckeyes Lacrosse tickets at StubHub.
Home games for the lacrosse team at Ohio State University are played at
Ohio Stadium
in Colombus, Ohio. The stadium is one of the most well-known sporting venues in college athletics and can seat more than 102,000 fans. Ohio Stadium is the fourth-largest sporting facility located on a college campus in America.
The 2020 regular season for the lacrosse team at Ohio State University began on Feb. 4 at Ohio Stadium against
Detroit Mercy
. The 13-game regular season for the Buckeyes ends at home against the
Michigan Wolverines
on April 25.
Senior attackman Tre Leclaire is a native of Surrey, British Columbia and played his high school lacrosse at Elgin Park Secondary. LeClaire is a three-time USILA All-American selection and was the first rookie player for the Buckeyes to earn USILA honors. As a junior, Leclaire scored multiple goals in all 11 games in which he appeared and scored at least three goals in nine games. Leclaire was also on the watch list for the Tewaaraton Award. Jack Meyers is a sophomore attackman who started 11 games as a freshman and ended the season tied for the team lead in goals with 37. The 20 assists dished out by Meyers was the highest total for a freshman on the team in a decade. Jack Meyers posted two or more assists in seven of the 11 games he started and came in second among Big Ten freshmen for points per game with 3.36 and assists per game with 1.86.
Nick Meyers posted a 101-74 record over his first 11 seasons as the Ohio State Buckeyes men's lacrosse coach. Meyers coached the team to its first postseason title when it won the ECAC Tournament Championship in 2013. He led the team to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Tournament three times and the Buckeyes played in the finals of the tournament in 2017. Nick Meyers was a co-Big Ten Coach of the Year in 2018.
Dan Cheney lettered three times as a lacrosse player at Ohio State University. Cheney was a member of the team from 1957-1959 and was named team captain in 1959. Cheney earned an honorable mention on the USILA All-American team as a senior and earned a spot on the Midwest All-Star team. Terry Gilmore was a member of the Ohio State Buckeyes lacrosse team from 1976-1979. Gilmore earned All-American honors twice and was an All-Midwest selection on three occasions. He was team MVP three times and was named MVP by the Midwest Lacrosse Association in 1978. Gilmore led the Buckeyes to a 14-1 record in 1978 and helped his team win a Midwest Lacrosse Association Championship. Gilmore scored 90 points in his senior year and 250 points over his entire career at Ohio State.