Photo of the 2026 Dominican University New York men's lacrosse team. Photo by Susan Ramos

2026 Dominican University New York Men's Lacrosse Roster

Season

Roster
No.	Name	Yr.	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown/High School	Previous College	Major
0	Nicholas Creisher	Yr.: Jr	Pos.: GK	Ht.: 5-5	Wt.: 150	Hometown/High School: York, Pa. / York Catholic	Previous College: CCBC Essex	Major: Biology/Pre-Med
1	Ian McDow	Yr.: So	Pos.: M	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 165	Hometown/High School: Howell, N.J. / Howell	Previous College:	Major: Marketing
2	Kyle Enriquez	Yr.: So	Pos.: LSM	Ht.: 5-8	Wt.: 160	Hometown/High School: Parlin, N.J. / Sayreville	Previous College:	Major: Undeclared
3	Matthew Ramos	Yr.: Fr	Pos.: M	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 165	Hometown/High School: Hightstown, N.J. / Hightstown	Previous College:	Major: Business Management
4	Chad Keyser	Yr.: Sr	Pos.: A	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 180	Hometown/High School: Kingston, N.Y. / Kingston	Previous College:	Major: Information Technology
5	Alex Fowler	Yr.: So	Pos.: LSM/D	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 170	Hometown/High School: Manahawkin, N.J. / Southern Regional	Previous College: Limestone University	Major: Biology/Pre-Med
6	Dean Schaefer	Yr.: Fr	Pos.: A	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 230	Hometown/High School: Washington, N.J. / Warren Hills	Previous College:	Major: Business Management
7	Steven Dupras	Yr.: So	Pos.: A	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 240	Hometown/High School: Somerville, N.J. / Somerville	Previous College: Raritan Valley CC	Major: Education
8	Evan Dupras	Yr.: r-Fr	Pos.: A	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 160	Hometown/High School: Somerville, N.J. / Somerville	Previous College:	Major: Criminal Justice
9	Christopher Dringus	Yr.: Fr	Pos.: D	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 215	Hometown/High School: Barnegat, N.J. / Barnegat	Previous College:	Major: Information Technology
10	David Walter	Yr.: Fr	Pos.: M	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 200	Hometown/High School: Jackson, N.J. / Jackson Memorial	Previous College:	Major: Health Sciences
11	Ryan Gonzalez	Yr.: Sr	Pos.: SSDM	Ht.: 5-8	Wt.: 175	Hometown/High School: Warwick, N.Y. / Warwick Valley	Previous College:	Major: Criminal Justice
12	Shane Abrams	Yr.: So.	Pos.: SSDM	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 170	Hometown/High School: Bellport, N.Y. / Bellport	Previous College: Felician University	Major: Marketing
13	Cameron Elsdon	Yr.: So	Pos.: FO	Ht.: 5-6	Wt.: 165	Hometown/High School: Adelaide, Australia / Charles Campbell College	Previous College:	Major: Business Management
14	Brendan Burns	Yr.: Fr	Pos.: M	Ht.: 6-4	Wt.: 185	Hometown/High School: Park Ridge, N.J. / Park Ridge	Previous College:	Major: Education
15	Nickolas Paletta	Yr.: Sr	Pos.: M	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 210	Hometown/High School: Pearl River, N.Y. / Pearl River	Previous College: Stevenson University	Major: Health Sciences
16	Julian Rodriguez	Yr.: Fr	Pos.: A	Ht.: 5-9	Wt.: 175	Hometown/High School: Montgomery, N.Y. / Valley Central	Previous College:	Major: Business Management
17	Anthony Brikes	Yr.: So	Pos.: A	Ht.: 5-7	Wt.: 185	Hometown/High School: Staten Island, N.Y. / New Dorp	Previous College: Albertus Magnus College	Major: Finance
18	Brayden Segerson	Yr.: r-So	Pos.: FO	Ht.: 5-9	Wt.: 170	Hometown/High School: East Greenwich, R.I. / Rocky Hill Country Day	Previous College:	Major: Business Management
19	Jake Mahan	Yr.: So	Pos.: GK	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 175	Hometown/High School: Northvale, N.J. / Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan	Previous College:	Major: Education
20	Rocco Albanese	Yr.: Sr	Pos.: D	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 220	Hometown/High School: Nutley, N.J. / Nutley	Previous College: Albertus Magnus College	Major: Business Management
21	Sean Cosgrove	Yr.: Sr	Pos.: M	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 175	Hometown/High School: Warwick, N.Y. / Warwick Valley	Previous College:	Major: Business Management
22	Michael Aufiero	Yr.: Jr	Pos.: D	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 165	Hometown/High School: Wantagh, N.Y. / Wantagh	Previous College:	Major: Finance
23	Zachary Souza	Yr.: Sr	Pos.: M	Ht.: 5-9	Wt.: 185	Hometown/High School: Stratford, Conn. / Bunnell	Previous College:	Major: Business
24	Jewlien Torres	Yr.: Fr	Pos.: M	Ht.: 5-8	Wt.: 170	Hometown/High School: Alburtis, Pa. / Emmaus	Previous College:	Major: Criminal Justice
25	Jack Sherry	Yr.: Jr	Pos.: A	Ht.: 5-8	Wt.: 160	Hometown/High School: Montgomery, N.Y. / Valley Central	Previous College:	Major: Criminal Justice
26	Sean Bradley	Yr.: Fr	Pos.: LSM	Ht.: 5-9	Wt.: 155	Hometown/High School: Toms River, N.J. / Toms River South	Previous College:	Major: Business Management
28	Alex Byfield	Yr.: Fr	Pos.: D	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 190	Hometown/High School: Hempstead, N.Y. / Academy Charter (Uniondale)	Previous College:	Major: Health Sciences
29	Charles Li	Yr.: Fr	Pos.: M	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 205	Hometown/High School: Great Neck, N.Y. / Great Neck North	Previous College:	Major: Business Management
30	Derek Hurley	Yr.: Fr	Pos.: LSM/D	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 175	Hometown/High School: Lanoka Harbor, N.J. / Lacey Township	Previous College: St. Thomas Aquinas College	Major: Communications
31	Jakob Jason	Yr.: Fr	Pos.: A	Ht.: 5-8	Wt.: 140	Hometown/High School: Barnegat, N.J. / Barnegat	Previous College:	Major: Criminal Justice
32	Kyle Janks	Yr.: r-So	Pos.: GK	Ht.: 6-5	Wt.: 250	Hometown/High School: Old Bridge, N.J. / Old Bridge	Previous College:	Major: Criminal Justice
33	Nicholas Bazzini	Yr.: Fr	Pos.: GK	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 160	Hometown/High School: Tenafly, N.J. / Tenafly	Previous College:	Major: Criminal Justice
34	Jehvoun Byfield	Yr.: So	Pos.: SSDM	Ht.: 5-9	Wt.: 180	Hometown/High School: Kingston, Jamaica / Kingston College	Previous College:	Major: Mathematics
35	Nate Melnick	Yr.: Sr	Pos.: SSDM	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 190	Hometown/High School: Matamoras, Pa. / Delaware Valley	Previous College: Montclair State University	Major: Business Management
37	Thomas Carvelli	Yr.: Fr	Pos.: A/M	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 195	Hometown/High School: Montvale, N.J. / St. Joseph's Regional	Previous College:	Major: Nursing
40	Kevin Hart	Yr.: Fr	Pos.: LSM/D	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 170	Hometown/High School: Oradell, N.J. / River Dell Regional	Previous College:	Major: Education
42	Tjark Nienstedt	Yr.: Fr	Pos.: D	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 190	Hometown/High School: Hamburg, Germany / Gymnasium am Markt Achim	Previous College:	Major: Mathematics
43	Joseph DeGregorio	Yr.: Sr	Pos.: D	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 175	Hometown/High School: Lindenhurst, N.Y. / Lindenhurst	Previous College:	Major: Biology/Pre-Med
44	Emil Echavarria	Yr.: So	Pos.: M	Ht.: 5-6	Wt.: 155	Hometown/High School: Bronx, N.Y. / Cardinal Hayes	Previous College:	Major: Criminal Justice
77	Nicholas Cupelli	Yr.: So	Pos.: A	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 175	Hometown/High School: Wantagh, N.Y. / Wantagh	Previous College: LIU/Nassau Community College	Major: Finance
88	Bryce Layton	Yr.: Jr	Pos.: GK	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 180	Hometown/High School: Glenville, N.Y. / Scotia-Glenville	Previous College:	Major: Business
91	Max Gorny	Yr.: Fr	Pos.: M	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 165	Hometown/High School: West Milford, N.J. / West Milford	Previous College:	Major: Education
99	Kenneth Doctors	Yr.: Fr	Pos.: D	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 190	Hometown/High School: Old Bridge, N.J. / Old Bridge	Previous College:	Major: Business Management

Head Coach: Shelley Sheiner, second season (Kean University '95)

Associate Head Coach: Marc Zolchonock

Assistant Coaches: Martin Bowker, Darren Calendrillo, Ryan Johnson, Matt Palmieri

Captains: Joseph DeGregorio, Chad Keyser, Nickolas Paletta, Zachary Souza

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.

Coaching Staff