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Graphic for the three men's lacrosse players named to the 2026 CACC All-Academic Team. Players are Jehvoun Byfield, Ryan Gonzalez and Nickolas Paletta and the photos used are their headshots.
June 26, 2026

THREE PLAYERS NAMED TO 2026 CACC ALL-ACADEMIC MEN'S LACROSSE TEAM

CLICK HERE TO VIEW COMPLETE 2026 CACC MEN'S LACROSSE ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

Courtesy of the CACC

New Haven, Conn. (6/25/26)  Fifty-three student-athletes have qualified for the 2026 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Men's Lacrosse All-Academic Team, CACC Commissioner Dan Mara announced yesterday.

To be eligible for CACC All-Academic status, a student-athlete must possess a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.50, be at least a sophomore academically and athletically, and be in his/her second year at his/her current institution. New for 2025-26, honorees must also either compete in at least two-thirds of their team's games or start at least half.

CACC champion Wilmington University topped the conference with 13 honorees. Georgian Court University placed nine players on the list. The complete set of winners can be viewed at the link above.

Brendan Macdonell of Wilmington owns a perfect 4.00 GPA. He heads a group of 11 student-athletes on the list who maintain an undergraduate GPA of 3.90 or higher.

Dominican University New York had three players named to the team: Jehvoun Byfield, Ryan Gonzalez and Nickolas Paletta.

The CACC All-Academic Team was instituted during the 2004-05 academic year. Men's lacrosse became a conference championship sport in 2018.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.