NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Yale University men's lacrosse head coach Andy Shay welcomes 13 first year Bulldogs to the fold for the 2022 season. Yale's first-years join 11 members from the Class of 2024 who will make their debuts on the Reese Field turf this coming season.
 
 
CLASS OF 2025
 
Cory Capri – Attack – 6-0 – 185 – The Hill School (Pa.) / East Northport, N.Y.
 
Before Yale

• Competed in a postgrad year at The Hill School in Pottstown, Pa.
• 2021 Mid-Atlantic Prep League Championship title game
• 16 goals and 11 assists in just five games
• Earned First Team All-MAPL honors
• 2021 Richard O'Shaughnessy Award -- Most Outstanding Postgrad Athlete, Hill School

High School

• Two-sport athlete, playing lacrosse and football at John Glenn (Elwood, N.Y.)
• 13-4 lacrosse record, County Quarterfinal appearance in 2019
• 50 goals and 37 assists
• Three-time lacrosse captain
• All-country, all-league and all-conference honors in his final season

Personal

• Son of Barbara and Jeff Capri
• Father played lacrosse at Stony Brook
• Two older siblings, Derek and Melissa, a lacrosse captain at George Mason University

 
 

Jake Cohen – Long Stick Midfielder – 6-1 – 200 – Landon School / Bethesda, Md.
 
High School:

• Inside Lacrosse's No. 16-ranked recruit
• Landon's Midfielder of the Year
• First Team All-Interscholastic Athletic Conference
• First Team All-State honors
• Nike All-American
• Under Armour All-American

Personal

• Son of Karla and David Cohen
• Father played Ivy League football at Cornell
• Two younger brothers, Will and Mack

 

Cam Coyle – Goalie – 5-9 – 190 – Robbinsville / Robbinsville, N.J.
 
High School

• Three-year letterwinner at Robbinsville
• 216 saves, a 67.5 save percentage and 30 ground balls as a senior
• Totaled 579 saves and 63 ground balls over 50 career games
• Led Ravens to a 12-6 record and the state quarterfinals in 2021
• Two-time captain
• 2021 USA Lacrosse All-American

Personal

• Son of Tara and Matt Coyle
• Father played rugby at Rutgers University
• One younger brother, Brendan

 
 

Drew Friedman – Defensive Midfielder – 6-2 – 205 – The Lawrenceville School / Princeton, N.J.
 
High School

• Midfielder in lacrosse and quarterback in football at Lawrenceville
• Helped the Big Red to a 13-3 overall lacrosse record in 2021
• Selected as The Lawrenceville School's Best Male Athlete in his senior year
• Earned the schools' Pershing Award; recognizing a multi-sport player whose courage, spirit and ability to lift the team inspire all

Personal

• Son of Elizabeth and Eric Friedman
• Father played football at Yale and graduated in 1985
• Two older siblings, Teddy, who rowed for Dartmouth, and Caroline

 
 

Michael Garchitorena – Long Stick Midfielder – 6-1 – 190 – Bergen Catholic / New York, N.Y.
 
High School

• Varsity captain at Bergen Catholic in his senior season
• Helped the Crusaders to 18 wins over last two years
• Earned New Jersey Sports Association's Scholar-Athlete Award
• Inside Lacrosse All-Star

Personal

• Son of Eileen O'Rourke and James Garchitorena
• Has four older siblings; three brothers, Tomas, Chris and Brian, and a sister, Katie

 
 

Christian Johnson – Midfielder – 6-1 – 188 – The Albany Academy / Greenfield Center, N.Y.
 
High School

• Team captain as a senior
• Led his team in groundballs and racked up 15 points
• Helped Albany to a 2019 New England Prep League West II Championship
• Earned honorable mention all-league accolades
• 2020 Inside Lacrosse All-Star

Personal

• Son of Sandra and Andre Johnson
• One older sister, Simone, and three younger siblings, Annika, Mariel and Cameron

 
 

Leo Johnson - Attack – 5-9 – 175 - Avon Old Farms / Avon, Conn.
 
High School

• Inside Lacrosse's No. 6-ranked recruit.
• Totaled 97 points on 53 goals and 44 assists in a first-year season at Greenwich
• Transferred to Avon Old Farms; 146 points (69 goals, 77 assists) in two seasons
• Set Greenwich's single-season point record
• Two-time captain at Avon, the first in school history
• All-New England West honoree
• Finalist for New England Attackman of the Year as a sophomore
• 2021 Under Armour and Nike All-American 

Personal

• Son of Jolie and Matthew Johnson
• Has three older brothers, Matt, Peter and Owen, and one younger brother, Teddy

 
 

Johnny Keib – Midfielder – 5-10 – 170 – Jamesville-DeWitt / Jamesville, N.Y.
 
High School:

• Inside Lacrosse's No. 52-ranked recruit
• Two-sport athlete at Jamesville-DeWitt
• Earned four varsity letters in both soccer and lacrosse
• Helped lacrosse team to a 72-12 record over his four seasons
• Career-best 63 goals and 39 assists in 2021
• Earned Salt City Athletic Conference Soccer Player of the Year as a senior
• CNY Boys Lacrosse Player of the Year and Overall Athlete of the Year in 2021
• US Lacrosse Bob Scott Award recipient
• US Lacrosse and Under Armour All-American

Personal

• Son of Erin and John Keib
• Two younger siblings, Lucy and Charlie

 
 

Max Krevsky – Midfielder – 6-2 – 200 – Cumberland Valley / Harrisburg, Pa.
 
High School

• Two sport-athlete at Cumberland
• Earning three varsity letters in both basketball and lacrosse
• Totaled a career-best 41 goals and 20 assists in 2019
• Earned second team all-Mid-Penn league honors in 2019 in both basketball and lacrosse
• Inside Lacrosse Invitational All-Star 

Personal

• Son of Katy and Solomon Krevsky
• Father played basketball at Yeshiva University and Muhlenberg College
• Has an older sister, Abby, and a younger sister, Lilah

 

 
Kevin Kuttin – Attack – 5-9 – 185 – Chaminade / Head of the Harbor, N.Y.
 
High School

• Team captain
• Four-year letterwinner at Chaminade
• 2018 Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) Champions
• Earned CHSAA all-league honors in 2019 after a 12-2 season

Personal

• Son of Cecilia and Jonathan Kuttin
• Father played soccer at the University of Albany
• Has an older brother, Sean, who also plays lacrosse at Yale
• Has two younger brothers, Chris and Connor.

 
 

Christopher Lyons – Midfielder – 6-1 – 200 – Shawnee / Medford, N.J.
 
High School

• Totaled 156 goals and 79 assists over three seasons
• Won back-to-back-back Olympic Conference Championships
• US Lacrosse All-American
• Under Armour All-American

Personal

• Son of Liza and Chris Lyons
• Father played basketball at Franklin & Marshall
• Mother played field hockey and lacrosse at Georgetown
• Has one younger sister, Sydney

 
 

Machado Rodriguez – Faceoff – 5-9 – 185 – Chaminade / Southampton, N.Y.
 
High School

• Inside Lacrosse's No. 66-ranked recruit
• Three-year letterwinner at Chaminade
• Helped Flyers to a 35-4 record over his three seasons
• Boasted an 82-percent win percentage in the circle as a senior
• Nike and Under Armour Lacrosse All-American
• Team USA U-17 member

Personal

• Son of Mary Tiess and Luis Rodriguez
• Father played football and track at the University of Maryland
• Mother was a gymnast at Hofstra
• Has one younger brother, Cristian

 
 

Brad Sharp – Attack – 6-2 – 190 – Palos Verdes / Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.
 
High School

• Four-year letter winner and two-time captain at Palos Verdes
• Helped the Sea kings to three Bay League Championships
• Earned Bay League MVP honors as a senior
• Bay League Offensive Player of the Year honors as a freshman and sophomore
• Three-time All-American 

Personal

• Son of Dewanna and Mark Sharp
• Father played soccer at UCLA where he helped the Bruins to a national championship
• Mother played soccer and San Diego State
• Has two older siblings, Shane and Sydney and one younger brother, Derek
• Shane played lacrosse at Lafayette
• Sydney plays soccer at Denver