#3 Jack Simmons Men's Lacrosse Roster

AWARDS & HONORS (at ND)

• 2023 NCAA National Champion (first in program history)

AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2023)

• Helped lead Notre Dame to its first national title in program history
• Played in all 16 games as a midfielder
• Totaled 28 points off 16 goals and 12 assists
• Ranked fifth on the team in points and goals and third on the squad in assists
• Also recorded 10 ground balls and added a caused turnover
• Had four multi-goal games
• Produced season highs in points (4) and goals (3) in the NCAA quarterfinal win over Johns Hopkins
• Scored two goals and added an assist against his former team No. 2 Virginia in the NCAA semifinal overtime win
• Posted a goal and two assists in the NCAA national title win over No. 1 Duke

AS A SENIOR (2022 AT VIRGINIA)

• Appeared in all 16 games, including six starts, as a midfielder
• Scored nine goals and dished out three assists
• Registered his first career hat trick with four goals, including the game winner, at Towson (Feb. 19)
• Also finished with a career-best in points (4) against the Tigers

AS A JUNIOR (2021 AT VIRGINIA)

• Appeared in 10 of UVA’s 18 games with one start
• Dished an assist in season-opening win over Towson
• Picked up ground balls in wins over Richmond and Utah

AS A SOPHOMORE (2020 AT VIRGINIA)

• Appeared in three of UVA’s six games
• Saw time against Loyola, High Point and Air Force

AS A FRESHMAN (2019 AT VIRGINIA)

• Appeared in all 20 of UVA’s games
• Saw time on UVA’s second midfield
• Scored three goals and one assist
• Scored goals against Notre Dame, VMI and Marist
• Also dished an assist against the Keydets
• Picked up 11 ground balls and caused two turnovers

PREP & PERSONAL

• Listed as the No. 28 recruit in the country by Inside Lacrosse
• Listed as the No. 10 midfielder in the country by Inside Lacrosse
• Under Armour All-American
• Despite injury in 2018, scored 12 goals and dished nine assists
• Posted 38 goals and 10 assists in 2017
• Notched 14 goals and nine assists in 2016
• Two-time All-MIAA first-team honoree
• 2016 MIAA champion
• Team captain
• Also played football
• Dean’s List every semester of high school
• Son of Katie and Tom Simmons
• Grandfather, Raymond T. Bender ’60, was a member of the men’s tennis team and helped the program win the NCAA National Championship in 1959.