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Rusterucci named USA Lacrosse All-American

Senior just the third Keydet in program history to be named All-American

SPARKS, Md. – Finishing his career as one of the best to ever don a VMI Lacrosse jersey, senior attackman Luke Rusterucci added the title of All-American to his resume as he was named an Honorable Mention All-American by USA Lacrosse Thursday afternoon.
 
He is just the third Keydet in VMI's 43-year program history to be named an All-American as he joins Stephen Robarge (Third Team, 2012) and Tim Moran (Honorable Mention, 2010) as the only other Keydets to earn the rank.
 
The senior from Peachtree City, Georgia, scored 42 goals on the season – a career high – which marks the fifth highest single season total in VMI program history. He tallied 32 assists on the year – second highest in program history for a single season – to combine for 74 points, which breaks the single season points record held by David Hope (72) from the 1988 season.
 
Rusterucci is the only Keydet in program history to reach the century mark in both career goals (125) and assists (109). He finished third in the NCAA this season in points per game at 5.29, and led VMI to the No. 2-ranked scoring offense in the nation at 14.64 goals per game, a new school single season record.
 
"Luke Rusterucci's recognition as a USA Lacrosse All-American is a tremendous honor and a testament to his work ethic, leadership and commitment to excellence on and off the field," said VMI Lacrosse Head Coach James Purpura. "I'm incredibly proud of his accomplishment—he's been rightfully noticed by the national lacrosse community. Being just the third player in VMI history to receive this honor, and the first since 2012, Luke has etched his name into our program's legacy and set a new standard for what it means to be a Keydet."

He finished his VMI tenure with 125 career goals – second highest in program history – to go with 109 career assists, which is the highest career assists total by a large margin (85 by Rob Worrell from 1994-97 is the second-highest total). His 234 combined career points rank second all-time in VMI history only behind David Hope's mark of 239 career points from 1986-89.
 
43 schools are represented on this year's USA Lacrosse listing led by No.1 Cornell with nine, followed by Duke and Notre Dame with eight apiece.  USA Lacrosse All-Americans are selected by staff and contributors.
 
Rusterucci is one of only four members of the Northeast Conference (NEC) to be named as David Burr and Bo Columbus of Robert Morris University and goalie Lucas Winger of Le Moyne were also recognized.
 
2025 USA Lacrosse All-America Teams
FIRST TEAM
A — Jackson Eicher, Army
A — Chris Kavanagh, Notre Dame
A — CJ Kirst, Cornell
A — Coulter Mackesy, Princeton
M — Sam English, Syracuse
M — Hugh Kelleher, Cornell
M — Andrew McAdorey, Duke
FO — Brady Wambach, North Carolina
SSDM — Aidan Maguire, Duke
SSDM — Ben Ramsey, Notre Dame
LSM — Will Donovan, Notre Dame
D — Shawn Lyght, Notre Dame
D — AJ Pilate, Army
D — Will Schaller, Maryland
D — Bobby Van Buren, Ohio State
G — Caleb Fyock, Ohio State
 
SECOND TEAM
A — Sam King, Harvard
A — Dominic Pietramala, North Carolina
A — Joey Spallina, Syracuse
A — Matt Traynor, Penn State
M — Benn Johnston, Duke
M — Michael Leo, Syracuse
M — Willem Firth, Cornell
FO — John Mullen, Syracuse
SSDM — Christian Mazur, Army
SSDM — Casey Wilson, Denver
LSM — Christian Fournier, Army
D — Ty Banks, Georgetown
D — Pace Billings, Michigan
D — Colin Mulshine, Princeton
D — John Schroter, Virginia
G — Logan McNaney, Maryland
 
THIRD TEAM
A — Owen Duffy, North Carolina
A — Ryan Goldstein, Cornell
A — Owen Hiltz, Syracuse
A — Mikey Weisshaar, Towson
M — Logan Ip, Harvard
M — Mic Kelly, Denver
M — Chad Palumbo, Princeton
FO — Jack Cascadden, Cornell
SSDM — Eric Kolar, Maryland
SSDM — Cooper Mueller, Princeton
LSM — Ben Wayer, Virginia
D — Jimmy Freehill, Denver
D — Brendan Lavelle, Penn
D — Alex Ross, Penn State
D — Jayson Singer, Cornell
G — Sean Byrne, Army
 
 
HONORABLE MENTION
A — Ryan Bell, Providence
A — David Burr, Robert Morris
A — Aidan Carroll, Georgetown
A — Rory Connor, Colgate
A — Ryan Cohen, Michigan
A — Trace Hogan, Massachusetts
A — Michael Long, Cornell
A — Eric Malever, Duke
A — Alex Marinier, Ohio State
A — Aidan O'Neil, Richmond
A — Thomas Power, Dartmouth
A — Pratt Reynolds, Siena
A — Silas Richmond, UAlbany
A — Luke Rusterucci, VMI
A — Timothy Shannehan, Boston University
A — Eric Spanos, Maryland
A — Jack Speidell, Harvard
A — Riley Sullivan, Lafayette
A — Jake Taylor, Notre Dame
A — Josh Yago, Air Force
 
M — Hunter Aquino, Penn State
M — Matt Collison, Johns Hopkins
M — Hunter Drouin, Colgate
M — Chop Gallagher, Towson
M — Matthew Keegan, Maryland
M — Devon McLane, Notre Dame
M — Max Merklinger, Richmond
M — Aidan Mulholland, Michigan
M — Luke Okupski, Fairfield
M — Evan Plunkett, Army
M — Max Sloat, Duke
M — Tucker Spencer, Sacred Heart
M — Jack Taylor, Jacksonville
M — Tucker Wade, Princeton
 
FO — Logan Callahan, Johns Hopkins
FO — Will Coletti, Army
FO — Bo Columbus, Robert Morris
FO — Henry Dodge, Vermont
FO — Sean Dow, Lehigh
FO — Will Lynch, Notre Dame
FO — OJ Morris, Delaware
FO — Tyler Sandoval, Villanova
 
SSDM — Chris Davis, Cornell
SSDM — Peter Detwiler, Marquette
SSDM — Jack Gray, Duke
SSDM — Jackson Green, Princeton
SSDM — Joe Juengerkes, Rutgers
SSDM — Greg Langermeier, Ohio State
SSDM — Andrew O'Berry, North Carolina
 
LSM — Trey Brown, Boston University
LSM — Jack McDonald, Maryland
LSM — Ryan Splaine, Rutgers
LSM — Walker Wallace, Cornell
 
D — Cullen Brown, Ohio State
D — Richard Checo, Lehigh
D — Nikko DiPonio, Utah
D — Billy Dwan, Syracuse
D — Mitchell Dunham, Richmond
D — Charlie Johnson, Duke
D — AJ Marsh, Navy
D — Max Neeson, UAlbany
D — Kevin Parnham, Penn State
D — Joe Petro, Towson
D — Julian Radossich, Fairfield
D — Hunter Smith, Richmond
D — Scott Smith, Johns Hopkins
D — Levi Verch, Saint Joseph's
 
G — Will Barnes, Boston University
G — Ryan Croddick, Princeton
G — Patrick Jameison, Duke
G — Jimmy McCool, Syracuse
G — Mason Morel, Dartmouth
G — Thomas Ricciardelli, Notre Dame
G — Owen Salanger, Massachusetts
G — Cardin Stoller, Rutgers
G — Lucas Winger, Le Moyne
G — Zach Vigue, Richmond
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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