2024-25 Men's Lacrosse
Roster
#50 Chris Kavanagh 2023-24 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Attack
Class
Sophomore
Height
5-10
Weight
180
Hometown
Rockville Centre, NY
High School
Taft
AWARDS & HONORS
- 2023 & 2024 NCAA National Champion (first two in program history)
- 2024 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player
- 2024 NCAA All-Tournament Team
- 2024 Inside Lacrosse Third Team All-American
- 2024 USILA All-American (HM)
- 2024 USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American (HM)
- 2024 All-ACC Team Selection
- 2024 ACC All-Tournament Team
- 2023 NCAA All-Tournament Team
- 2023 Tewaaraton Nominee
- 2023 All-ACC Team Selection
- 2023 Inside Lacrosse All-American (HM)
- 2023 USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American (HM)
- 2x Lacrosse Network Player of the Week
- Set the program record for points in a season (81 – 2024)
AS A JUNIOR (2024)
- Played a huge role in Notre Dame winning the 2024 NCAA national title, its second straight
- Broke the program record for points in a season, finishing with 81 off 44 goals and 37 assists
- Became just the third player in program history to record 30 or more goals and assists in a season, joining his brothers Matt and Pat
- Named the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player after totaling 22 points off 14 goals and eight assists over the four tourney games
- Set the program record for points in a single NCAA Tournament game with eight after he finished with five goals and three assists in the quarterfinal win over Georgetown
- Scored a goal in all 17 games of the season
- Had five or more points in 10 games during his junior campaign
- His 44 goals rank fourth in program history for most goals in a single season
- Tied his career high for points in a game in the win at Ohio State, totaling eight off five goals and three assists
- Set a career high for assists in a game with six in the win over Michigan while also adding a goal to finish with seven points
- Totaled 10 points in the ACC Tournament en route to helping the Irish win the title as he recorded four goals and six assists over the two games
- Scooped up a career high 43 ground balls and tied his career high for caused turnovers with nine
AS A SOPHOMORE (2023)
- Helped lead Notre Dame to its first national title in program history
- Named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team
- Started all 16 games as an attackman for the Irish
- Led the Irish in goals with 46, ranking third in program history for goals in a season and the most since Randy Colley totaled 49 in 1995.
- The 46 goals are the most by a sophomore in program history
- Ranked second on the team in points with 62 on the year
- Ranked seventh in the country in man-up goals in the country, finishing with eight on the season
- Finished second on the team in assists with 16
- Scooped up 38 ground balls, ranking third on the team
- Scored multiple goals in 14 of 16 games, including hat tricks in 10 outings
- Matched his career high in goals with five in wins over Marquette and UNC
- Recorded a career-high eight points (4G, 4A) in the win over Cleveland State
AS A FRESHMAN (2022)
- Started all 12 games as an attackman during his rookie season at Notre Dame
- Finished the year with 33 points off 22 goals and 11 assists, ranking second on the team in points
- His 11 assists ranked tied for second and his 22 goals ranked tied for third on the squad
- Was one of three ND players to finish with double-digit goals and assists on the season
- Ranked third on the team in ground balls with 29
- Posted multiple points in each of the last six games of the season, all wins
- Made his collegiate debut with a season-high six points off four goals and two assists in the win over Detroit Mercy
- Recorded a hat trick with three goals and an assist in the win over Michigan
PREP & PERSONAL
- Five star recruit by Inside Lacrosse
- Inside Lacrosse’s No. 4 overall recruit for the class of 2021 and the No. 1 attackman in the class
- Under Armour All-America Long Island Team
- Under Armour All-America Senior North Team
- Led Taft to 2021 Geico High School Lacrosse National Championship title
- 2021 Nike Senior All-Star
- All-New England selection
- Played club lacrosse with the Long Island Express
- Earned honor roll status at Taft
- Son of Kevin and Mary Kavanagh
- Mother, Mary, played volleyball at Molloy College and father, Kevin, played hockey at Iona
- Has four brothers, Kevin, Matt, Brendan and Pat and one sister, Colleen
- Brother, Kevin, played hockey at Stony Brook, brother, Matt, played lacrosse at Notre Dame, brother, Brendan, played lacrosse at Hofstra
- Sister, Colleen, played soccer at Manhattan
- Teammates with brother Pat on the Notre Dame lacrosse team