Young Harris Men's Lacrosse Recruiting
Young Harris College
Coaching Staff & Contact
Branden Geldart
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Prospect Days & Camps
No Young Harris men's lacrosse prospect days or camps are listed right now. Programs usually post fall prospect days in August and September and summer camps between January and March; this updates the morning one is announced.
Young Harris camps pageSchedule & Results
| Date | Opponent | Loc | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21 | North Greenville | AWAY | 10–23 | L |
| Apr 17 | North Greenville | AWAY | 8–19 | L |
| Apr 11 | Barton | AWAY | 11–16 | L |
| Apr 4 | Chowan | HOME | 12–7 | W |
| Mar 28 | Lees-McRae | HOME | 6–17 | L |
Either the season is over or new dates haven't been published yet.
Strength of schedule: 2026 opponents won 43% of their games, tougher than 21% of Division II schedules. Massey rates the defense #58 of 81 Division II teams (offense #61) — a defense-first profile. In one-goal games they went 0-2.
Roster
| # | Player | GP | Starts | G | A | Pts | GB | DC | CT | SH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Cooper Leonard | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Mason Lilac | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Kyren Fields | 14 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 34 |
| 3 | Cason Diamond | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Luke Stalnaker | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Gantt Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Jc Proctor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Thomas Castiglia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Parker Smaltz | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | John Mcelhenny | 13 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 36 |
| 10 | Grady Stokes | 15 | 14 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 45 |
| 11 | Gavin Gil | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Braedan Prieto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Evan Anderson | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 15 | Rory Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Anderson Kesinger | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 16 | 25 |
| 17 | Reese Rainey | 15 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 29 | 6 |
| 18 | Jason Weido | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Braxton Peacock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | James Collins | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 21 | Knox Holston | 13 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| 22 | Indiana Crawford | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| 23 | Ryan Difrancisco | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 24 | Aiden Mcgowen | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Dylan Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Christopher Redding | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 27 | Upa Kothuru | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Will Fuller | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Tristan Hands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Dane Dompier | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 32 | Leo Rios | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 33 | Andrew Stafford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Jonah Polhemus | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 35 | Jackson Scott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Caleb Ruckh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Patrick Donohue | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | Wyatt Ford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Gunnar Fagerstrom | 14 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| 45 | Noah Cosby | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 46 | Colburn Connelly | 15 | 4 | 25 | 7 | 32 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 95 |
| 50 | Robert Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Trey Cohron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Logan Martucci | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 70 | Carson Beatty | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | Kyristan Moffatt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Noah Elam | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| 80 | Sam Marchello | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 88 | Mathias Clark | 14 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 45 |
| 92 | Henry Elliot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Taiden Makubire | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 99 | Rex Webb | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Roster aggregated from NCAA box scores.
The 2026 roster returned 49% of the prior season's scoring — low for the division, which usually means real openings. Young Harris added 25 new names to the 2026 roster. 19 of 51 players started at least one game — a rough gauge of real playing-time odds. Offense runs through a core: the top three scorers produced 42% of the team's points.
Academic & School Profile
Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard
Cost data from IPEDS. Scholarship counts reflect NCAA limits — actual aid varies.
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About Young Harris Men's Lacrosse
Young Harris men's lacrosse is led by its head coach overseeing the Mountain Lions' Division II roster. The 2026 staff produced All-Conference Second Team honoree Colburn Connelly.
Young Harris men's lacrosse competes in NCAA Division II as a member of Conference Carolinas. The Mountain Lions represent Young Harris College, a private Methodist-affiliated liberal arts college in north Georgia. The program competes in one of the country's strongest D-II men's lacrosse leagues alongside Lees-McRae, North Greenville, Barton, and Limestone.
Young Harris College is located in Young Harris, Georgia, a small mountain town in the Blue Ridge region of north Georgia. The private Methodist-affiliated liberal arts college enrolls approximately 810 students with a 64% acceptance rate. The intimate campus setting offers Division II athletics in a tight-knit liberal arts environment.
Young Harris finished the 2026 season 3-13 with the Mountain Lions falling at North Greenville in the Conference Carolinas Tournament. Recent results included a 12-7 senior-day win over Chowan and losses to Lees-McRae, Barton, and North Greenville (twice). Colburn Connelly earned All-Conference Carolinas Second Team honors.
Frequently Asked
- What conference does Young Harris men's lacrosse play in?
- Young Harris men's lacrosse competes in Conference Carolinas at the NCAA Division II level.
- Who is the head coach of Young Harris men's lacrosse?
- Young Harris men's lacrosse is led by the program's head coach overseeing the Mountain Lions' Conference Carolinas Division II roster.
- Has Young Harris won an NCAA men's lacrosse championship?
- Young Harris has not won an NCAA Division II men's lacrosse championship; the Mountain Lions compete for the Conference Carolinas title.
- Where does Young Harris recruit men's lacrosse players from?
- Tracked men's lacrosse commits to Young Harris came from 16 states, led by GA, AL, KY.
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