2025 Men's Lacrosse Season Preview

GAMBIER, Ohio – Coming off of another strong season that culminated in the team's fourth-straight trip to the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) championship game and eight individual selections to the All-NCAC squad, the Kenyon College men's lacrosse team looks to keep moving forward, consistently competing for a conference title and gaining another berth into the NCAA Division III Tournament.

2024 Review:
The Owls started the season on a 5-0 win streak before narrowly falling to No. 5 Dickinson College and No. 20 Franklin and Marshall. Kenyon ended the non-conference slate 6-3 and then rattled off an impressive 6-2 mark in the NCAC, earning the third-seed in the conference tournament and rising to as high as No. 20 in the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) national rankings. Against Ohio Wesleyan University in the semifinals, the team stormed through an incredible fourth quarter, coming back from four goals down and winning, 13-12. The Owls advanced to the finals and took an early lead against Denison University, but fell in the end 15-11.

NCAC Preseason Poll:
Kenyon amassed 66 points and one first-place vote in the NCAC Preseason Coaches Poll, ranking third in the predicted standings. Defending champion Denison claimed the top spot with 78 points and six first-place votes, while Ohio Wesleyan tallied 71 points and two first-place votes to land in the runner-up position.

Key Returners:

David Chintala - Chintala returns to Kenyon for his third season after an All-NCAC second team campaign in 2024. He led the team and set new career-highs in goals (57) and points (72), while also dishing out a career-best 15 assists. He netted six man-up goals while ranking third on the team in ground balls (45).
Rollins Heath - Headlining the midfield for his senior season, Heath returns after ranking third on the team in goals (30) and second in assists (19) and ground balls (52). Heath earned All-NCAC second team honors last season and delivered three game-winning goals.
Thomas Nelson - Nelson enters the 2025 campaign as the conference's reigning Specialist of the Year. While topping the conference and team rankings comfortably, Nelson ranked sixth in all of NCAA Division III in face-off winning percentage (.679), ninth in ground balls (189) and fifteenth in ground balls per game (9.95).
Adam Hall - Hall returns to the cage for his third season with the Owls. In 2024, he started all 19 games for Kenyon while making 204 saves and boasting a .520 save percentage on 679 shots faced. His strong sophomore season earned him third-team All-NCAC honors.
Mike Kapral - Posted a solid sophomore season in which he scored 39 goals, the second-best output on the team. He also racked up 47 points, the third-best total and was among the team's leaders in shooting percentage (.429).
Jack McCarren - Earned his first spot on the All-NCAC team after wrapping up a 2024 campaign with 25 goals, 10 assists and 35 points.
Gavin Gumucio - a consistent 20 goal scorer who bolstered his point total last season with 21 assists, putting him among the team's top-five offensive threats a season ago.

Key Departures:

Joe Sikora - An All-NCAC third team selection in 2024, Sikora led the Owls with 25 caused turnovers at long stick midfielder. He ranked fourth on the team with 39 ground balls and saw action in all 19 games last season.
Jake Donaldson-Reid - A two-year starter on defense, Donaldson-Reid ended his career setting best marks in caused turnovers (15) and ground balls (30), ranking fourth and seventh on the squad respectively. His efforts resulted in his first career All-NCAC team, finding a spot on the third team.
Tucker Fulton - Fulton was Kenyon's leading short-stick defender in 2024, seeing action in all 19 games. The All-NCAC third team honoree had the highest caused turnovers of any midfielder (11) and scooped up 24 ground balls.

Schedule Overview

Season Opener: Saturday, February 8 at Transylvania (1:00 pm)
Home Opener: Friday, February 14 vs. Colorado College (3:30 pm)
NCAC Opener: Saturday, March 22 at Wabash (2:00 pm)

How to Follow:
Fans can follow Kenyon men's lacrosse throughout the season via the following links:

Live coverage (stats and video) - https://athletics.kenyon.edu/live
Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) - @KenyonSports
Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube - @KenyonAthletics

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Players Mentioned

#22 David Chintala: A; Sophomore

#23 Jake Donaldson-Reid: D; Senior

#14 Tucker Fulton: M; Senior

#4 Gavin Gumucio: A; Sophomore

#35 Adam Hall: G; Sophomore

#44 Rollins Heath: M; Junior

#15 Mike Kapral: A; Sophomore

#18 Jack McCarren: M; Sophomore

#28 Thomas Nelson: FO; Junior

#51 Joe Sikora: LSM; Senior

Players Mentioned

#22 David Chintala
: Sophomore
: A

#23 Jake Donaldson-Reid
: Senior
: D

#14 Tucker Fulton
: Senior
: M

#4 Gavin Gumucio
: Sophomore
: A

#35 Adam Hall
: Sophomore
: G

#44 Rollins Heath
: Junior
: M

#15 Mike Kapral
: Sophomore
: A

#18 Jack McCarren
: Sophomore
: M

#28 Thomas Nelson
: Junior
: FO

#51 Joe Sikora
: Senior
: LSM