ROCHESTER, NY -- Seven members from the RIT Men's Lacrosse team were named 2026 United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) All-Americans announced Wednesday, May 20.
Junior attackman
Erich Acton and junior defenseman
Joe Holenstein were first team selections. Junior midfielder
David Charney was a second team pick and sophomore attackman
Ryan Sanders and junior long-stick midfielder
Logan Fletcher were third team picks. Senior defenseman
Alexander Chairs and senior goalie
Alex Zborowski were each honorable mention selections.
Acton leads the team with career highs in points (92), goals (58) goals and a team-best 34 assists. The 2025 Liberty League Player of the Year, Acton is ninth in Division III with a .496 shooting percentage. He has 19 points through four NCAA Tournament games, including a career-high seven goals and 10 points against Babson in the quarterfinals.
Holenstein leads RIT with a career-best 35 caused turnovers and is second on the team with 86 ground balls. A 2026 First Team All-Liberty League selection, Holenstein has three goals and two assists in 2026. He had five ground balls and a caused turnover against Babson in the quarterfinals and three caused turnovers and three ground balls against Bowdoin in the semifinals.
Charney is tied for fourth on the team with a career-high 47 points on 30 goals and 17 assists each career highs. A 2026 First Team All-Liberty League selection, Charney has eight points on five goals and three assists in four NCAA Tournament games, including four goals and an assist versus Bowdoin in the semifinal.
Sanders is second on the team with 91 points and leads the Tigers with 66 goals. A 2026 Honorable Mention All-Liberty League selection, Sanders has 29 points on 20 goals and nine assists in four NCAA Tournament games. Sanders tallied a season-high six goals, including the overtime game-winner in the third round at Salisbury. He had seven assists and 11 points against Babson in the quarterfinals and scored five goals in the semifinal against Bowdoin.
Fletcher is second on the team with 30 caused turnovers and fifth with 47 ground balls while tallying five points on a goal and four assists. A 2026 Second Team All-Liberty League selection, Fletcher has 11 ground balls and caused four turnovers in four NCAA Tournament games. He had five ground balls and had three caused turnovers against Salisbury in the third round and had four ground balls against Babson in the quarterfinals.
Chairs is fourth on RIT with 22 caused turnovers and third on the team with 67 ground balls. A 2026 Second Team All-Liberty League selection, Chairs caused a season-high three turnovers against Gettysburg. He has eight ground balls and caused five turnovers in four NCAA Tournament games, including four ground balls against Salisbury in the third round and two caused turnovers against Bowdoin in the semifinals.
Zborowski is 19-4 in 2026 with a 9.45 goals-against average and a .529 save percentage. A 2026 First Team All-Liberty League selection, Zborowski made a season-high 17 saves against Wesleyan. Zborowski made 13 saves against Salisbury in the third round and 11 saves against Boston in the quarterfinals.
RIT will face No. 1 Tufts in the NCAA Division III National Championship on Sunday (May 24) at 12:00 p.m. at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. It is RIT's sixth appearance in the national championship winning back-to-back titles in 2021 and 2022.
