The 2023 Marquette men’s lacrosse season had a tough ending to it, but back at the end of May, there was a little bit of nice news to add to it. The USILA announced their All-American teams on May 25th, and Marquette defenseman Mason Woodward was one of three defenders on the Third Team. That makes him, in the USILA’s eyes, one of the 11 best defenders in the country, as there were five defensemen on the First Team and three on the Second Team.
While that’s neat enough on its own, there is a little bit of historical importance to Woodward’s accomplishment here.