Nine-time world champions.
One of the most dominant teams in the history of international lacrosse has been the U.S. U20* program. The U.S. has won nine of the 10 world championships since the inaugural event in 1988. In nine world championships, the U.S. has compiled a record of 59-3.
The first two losses came in 2012 as the U.S. fell to Canada and the Iroquois Nationals during pool play in Finland, but the U.S. avenged both losses in the medal round to win another championship. In 2025, a late U.S. comeback attempt fell short in a 6-5 loss to Canada in the gold medal game in Korea.
The U19/U20 program has been a gateway to the senior national team for some of the top players in the history of the sport, including National Lacrosse Hall of Famers Pat McCabe and Roy Colsey, who played on the 1988 and 1992 U.S. U19 teams, respectively.
Other players who transitioned from the U.S. U19 teams to the U.S. senior team are Ryan Wade (1992), Ryan Curtis (1996), A.J. Haugen (1996), Tim Knowles (1996), Kevin Cassese (1999), Matt Danowski (2003), Matt Zash (2003) and Joel White (2008), Ryan Conrad (2016), Michael Sowers (2016), Jack Rowlett (2016) and Brennan O'Neill (2022).
