Utah Archers

Utah Archers
Full nameUtah Archers
Founded2019
LeaguePremier Lacrosse League
Team historyArchers Lacrosse Club (2019–23)
Utah Archers (2024–present)
Based inHerriman, Utah
StadiumZions Bank Stadium
Colors       
Head coachChris Bates
Championships2 (2023, 2024)
WebsiteUtah Archers

The Utah Archers are a professional field lacrosse team based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area that competes in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The Archers are one of the six founding members of the PLL for the 2019 season. Notable players include Tom Schreiber, Grant Ament, and Graeme Hossack.

After an 8–2 season where they were the #1 seed and Tom Schreiber won MVP, they won the 2023 PLL championship, defeating the Waterdogs 15–14.

Roster

2025 Utah Archers
# Name Nationality Position Shot Height Weight College Grad year High school Hometown Ref.
5 Connor Fields Attack Left 5 ft 11 in 180 lbs Albany 2017 Bishop Timon – St. Jude East Amherst, New York [1]
7 Mac O'Keefe Attack Left 6 ft 0 in 190 lbs Penn State 2021 Syosset Syosset, New York [2]
9 Sam King Midfield R/L 5 ft 9 in 174 lbs Harvard 2025 Gilman Baltimore, Maryland [3]
11 Matt Moore Attack Right 6 ft 2 in 195 lbs Virginia 2022 Garnet Valley Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania [4]
13 Ryan Ambler Midfield Left 6 ft 2 in 200 lbs Princeton 2016 Abington Abington Township, Pennsylvania [5]
16 Grant Ament Midfield R/L 5 ft 9 in 170 lbs Penn State 2020 Haverford Doylestown, Pennsylvania [6]
17 Mitchell Dunham Defense Left 6 ft 2 in 205 lbs Richmond 2025 Everest Academy Hamilton, Ontario [7]
18 Nick Washuta Goalie Left 6 ft 3 in 215 lbs Vermont 2020 The Blake School Orono, Minnesota [8]
19 James Shipley Midfield R/L 5 ft 10 in 190 lbs Penn 2024 Weddington Weddington, North Carolina [9]
20 Cam Wyers Defense Left 6 ft 5 in 220 lbs Loyola 2023 Everest Academy Ottawa, Ontario [10]
23 Bryce Ford Midfield R/L 5 ft 8in 190 lbs Maryland 2025 John Jay South Salem, New York [11]
24 Colby Barsz Defense Right 6 ft 5in 190 lbs Towson 2024 Weddington Matthews, North Carolina [12]
26 Tom Schreiber (C) Midfield R/L 5 ft 11in 195 lbs Princeton 2014 St. Anthony's East Meadow, New York [13]
27 Warren Jeffrey Defense Left 6 ft 3in 225 lbs Vermont 2019 St. Michael's College School Mimico, Ontario [14]
31 Connor Maher SSDM Left 6 ft 1in 187 lbs North Carolina 2023 Calvert Hall Timonium, Maryland [15]
34 Patrick Resch SSDM Right 6 ft 3 in 200 lbs Dartmouth 2015 La Salle College High School Flourtown, Pennsylvania [16]
41 Jon Robbins LSM Left 5 ft 9in 190 lbs Bellarmine 2022 Plano Plano, Texas [17]
42 Max Merklinger Attack Right 5 ft 11in 190 lbs Richmond 2025 Seton Hall Prep Mendham, New Jersey [18]
44 Tre Leclaire Midfield Right 6 ft 2in 205 lbs Ohio State 2021 Elgin Park Surrey, British Columbia [19]
45 Brett Dobson Goalie Right 6 ft 2in 200 lbs St. Bonaventure 2022 The Hill Academy Oshawa, Ontario [20]
46 Brendan Lavelle Defense Right 6 ft 0in 210 lbs Penn 2025 Rye Rye, New York [21]
51 Dyson Williams Midfield Left 6 ft 2in 210 lbs Duke 2024 The Hill Academy Oshawa, Ontario [22]
54 Piper Bond SSDM Right 6 ft 2in 200 lbs Penn 2023 Gilman Baltimore, Maryland [23]
56 Jake Naso Faceoff Right 5 ft 9 in 180 lbs Duke 2024 St. Anthony's Holtsville, New York [24]
77 Mason Woodward LSM Left 6 ft 2in 210 lbs Marquette 2024 St. Paul's Towson, Maryland [25]
81 Graeme Hossack Defense Left 6 ft 2in 230 lbs Lindenwood 2015 Port Perry Port Perry, Ontario [26]
89 Beau Pederson SSDM Right 6 ft 4in 210 lbs Michigan 2024 Park City Park City, Utah [27]
99 Mike Sisselberger Faceoff Right 5 ft 9in 200 lbs Lehigh 2023 Southern Lehigh Center Valley, Pennsylvania [28]
Devon McLane Attack Right 5 ft 11in 185 lbs Notre Dame 2024 Westfield Westfield, New Jersey [29]

**Indicates player is on PUP list Source:[30]

(C): Captain[31]

(R) indicates rookie[32]

Coaching staff

  • Head coach – Chris Bates
  • Assistant coach – Tony Resch
  • Assistant coach – Will Natalie

All-time draft selections

2019 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College Conf. 2019 accolades
1 1 Pat Spencer Attack Loyola Patriot League Tewaaraton Award winner, First-Team All-American, Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year, First-Team Patriot League *Note* (Spencer will spend the 2019–2020 season playing men's Division 1 basketball for Northwestern. He elected to pursue a professional basketball career rather than lacrosse.)[33]
2 12 Curtis Corley Defense Maryland Big Ten Conference Third-Team All-American, First-Team Big Ten
3 13 Colton Jackson Midfield Denver Big East Conference Honorable Mention All-American, Second-Team Big East: *Note* (Jackson chose to play in the MLL for the Atlanta Blaze who drafted him with the 26th pick in the 2019 draft)
4 24 John Prendergast Midfield Duke Atlantic Coast Conference Honorable Mention All-American, First-Team ACC: *Note* (Prendergast was designated to the Player Pool [Free Agent] on June 12, 2019)

2020 Entry Draft

The 2020 player entry draft occurred on March 16 for teams to select players arriving from rival Major League Lacrosse. On March 4, Paul Burmeister and NBCSN hosted an entry draft lottery for selection order. Out of 100 balls to select from, Waterdogs had 40, Chrome had 25, Atlas had 15, Archers had 10, Chaos had 6, Redwoods had 3, and the champion Whipsnakes had 1.

Rob Pannell was announced to be transferring to the PLL on March 9, followed by 15 other players the following day, which comprised the selection pool for the entry draft. A total of 14 players were selected in the entry draft with remaining new players entering the league player pool.

Draft results
Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 4 Eli Gobrecht Defense Ithaca
2 11 Christian Mazzone Midfield Rutgers

2020 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College 2020 Accolades
1 1 Grant Ament Attack Penn State First-team All-American
2 11 Jack Rapine Defense Johns Hopkins

2021 Entry Draft

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 2 Graeme Hossack Defense Lindenwood
2 10 Ryan McNamara Midfield Marquette
3 18 Warren Jeffrey Defense Vermont

2021 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 5 Jared Conners Lonf Stick Midfield Virginia
2 13 Tre Leclaire Midfield Ohio State
3 18 Jeff Trainor Midfield UMass
3 21 Conor Gaffney Faceoff Lehigh

2022 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 4 Matt Moore Attack Virginia
2 12 Brett Dobson Goalie St. Bonaventure
3 18 Justin Inacio Faceoff Ohio State
4 28 Jon Robbins Long Stick Midfield Bellarmine
4 29 Ryan Aughavin Midfield Brown

2023 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 5 Mike Sisselberger Faceoff Lehigh
2 13 Connor Maher Defensive Midfield North Carolina
3 21 Piper Bond Defensive Midfield Penn
4 29 Cameron Wyers Defense Loyola

2024 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 8 Mason Woodward Defense Marquette
2 13 Beau Pederson Defensive Midfield Michigan
2 16 Dyson Williams Attack Duke
3 24 Colby Barsz Defense Towson

2025 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 5 Brendan Lavelle Defense Penn
3 18 Sam King Midfield Harvard
3 21 Mitchell Dunham Defense Richmond
4 32 Bryce Ford Midfield Maryland

Season results

2019
Week Location Date Opponent Result
1 Boston, Massachusetts June 1, 2019 Chrome W 13–12 (OT)
2 New York, New York June 8, 2019 Redwoods W 10–9
3 Chicago, Illinois June 15, 2019 Whipsnakes L 10–11 (OT)
4 Baltimore, Maryland June 23, 2019 Chaos L 13–14
5 Atlanta, Georgia June 28, 2019 Atlas L 12–13
6 Washington, DC July 6, 2019 Redwoods L 8–9 (OT)
All-Star Break Los Angeles, California July 21, 2019 Bye Bye
7 Denver, Colorado July 28, 2019 Chrome W 9–7
8 San Jose, California August 11, 2019 Atlas W 15–11
9 Hamilton, Ontario August 17, 2019 Chaos L 10–11 (OT)
10 Albany, New York August 25, 2019 Whipsnakes W 11–8
Playoffs Round 1 Columbus, Ohio September 6–7, 2019 Redwoods L 12–16
Playoffs Round 2 New York, New York September 14, 2019 Chrome W 12–10
First Draft Pick Game Philadelphia, Pennsylvania September 21, 2019 Atlas W 25–7
2020
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Herriman, Utah July 27, 2020 Atlas W 11–10
2 Herriman, Utah July 28, 2020 Waterdogs W 9–7
3 Herriman, Utah July 30, 2020 Chrome W 13–12
4 Herriman, Utah August 2, 2020 Whipsnakes L 11–17
5 (Elimination) Herriman, Utah August 4, 2020 Atlas W 11–9
6 (Semifinal) Herriman, Utah August 6, 2020 Chaos L 9–13
2021
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Foxborough, Massachusetts June 5, 2021 Atlas W 18–6
2 Kennesaw, Georgia June 13, 2021 Chaos W 12–8
3 Baltimore, Maryland June 26, 2021 Waterdogs W 17–8
4 Hempstead, New York July 2, 2021 Chrome L 7–8
5 Hempstead, New York July 4, 2021 Whipsnakes L 14–15
6 Eagan, Minnesota July 11, 2021 Cannons L 12–13
7 Colorado Springs, Colorado July 31, 2021 Redwoods W 15–12
8 Albany, New York August 13, 2021 Chaos L 9–11
9 Albany, New York August 14, 2021 Whipsnakes W 15–14
10 (Quarterfinal) Sandy, Utah September 5, 2021 Chaos L 10–13
2022
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Albany, New York June 5 Chrome L 10–11
2 Charlotte, North Carolina June 10 Chaos W 17–12
3 Hempstead, New York June 18 Cannons W 20–9
4 Baltimore, Maryland June 25 Atlas L 12–11
5 Eagan, Minnesota July 1 Redwoods W 10–9
6 Fairfield, Connecticut July 24 Cannons W 17–12
7 Frisco, Texas July 30 Atlas L 9–14
8 Denver, Colorado August 6 Whipsnakes L 8–16
9 Herriman, Utah August 13 Atlas W 11–8
10 Tacoma, Washington August 20 Waterdogs W 16–12
11 (Quarterfinal) Foxborough, Massachusetts September 3 Redwoods W 13–8
12 (Semifinal) Washington D.C. September 11 Chaos L 7–9
2023 Championship Series
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Springfield, VA February 22 Chrome W 23–22 (OT)
2 Springfield, VA February 23 Whipsnakes W 26–23
3 Springfield, VA February 24 Atlas L 26–31
4 (Semifinals) Springfield, VA February 25 Chrome L 18–21
2023
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Albany, New York June 3 Cannons W 16–13
2 Charlotte, North Carolina June 9 Chrome W 12–7
3 Columbus, Ohio June 17 Chaos L 10–15
4 Eagan, Minnesota July 9 Whipsnakes W 15–12
5 Fairfield, Connecticut July 14 Redwoods W 10–3
6 Frisco, Texas July 30 Waterdogs W 19–18
7 Baltimore, Maryland August 5 Atlas W 14–13 (OT)
8 Denver, Colorado August 11 Chrome W 13–5
9 Tacoma, Washington August 18 Whipsnakes W 16–11
10 Herriman, Utah August 25 Waterdogs L 13–14
11 (Semifinal) Uniondale, New York September 10 Redwoods W 14–6
12 (Championship) Chester, Pennsylvania September 24 Waterdogs W 15–14
2024 Championship Series
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Springfield, VA February 15 Waterdogs L 18–21
2 Springfield, VA February 16 Cannons L 19–26
3 Springfield, VA February 17 Redwoods L 16–18
4 (Semifinals) Springfield, VA February 18 Waterdogs L 21–27
2024
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Albany, New York June 1 Waterdogs W 12–11
2 Charlotte, North Carolina June 7 Outlaws L 17–18 (OT)
3 Villanova, Pennsylvania June 15 Chaos W 9–7
4 Eagan, Minnesota June 28 Cannons L 9–14
5 Cambridge, Massachusetts July 6 Whipsnakes W 16–11
6 Fairfield, Connecticut July 20 Redwoods W 15–8
7 Baltimore, Maryland August 4 Chaos L 14–15
8 Denver, Colorado August 10 Atlas L 11–15
9 Herriman, Utah August 16 Redwoods W 13–12
10 Herriman, Utah August 17 Outlaws W 13–9
11 (Semifinal) Uniondale, New York September 7 Chaos W 10–1
12 (Championship) Chester, Pennsylvania September 15 Whipsnakes W 12–8
2025 Championship Series
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Springfield, VA February 12 Cannons W 29–21
2 Springfield, VA February 14 Atlas W 23–20
3 Springfield, VA February 15 Whipsnakes W 29–25
4 (Championship) Springfield, VA February 17 Cannons L 14–21

PLL award winners

Jim Brown Most Valuable Player

Eamon McEneaney Attackman of the Year

Gait Brothers Midfielder of the Year

Dave Pietramala Defensive Player of the Year

George Boiardi Short Stick Midfielder of the Year

  • Dominique Alexander: 2019
  • Latrell Harris: 2023

Jimmy Regan Teammate of the Year

Brendan Looney Leadership Award

Welles Crowther Humanitarian Award

Head coaches

# Name Term Regular Season Playoffs
GP W L Pct GP W L Pct
1 Chris Bates 2019– 53 33 20 .623 11 7 4 .636

All-time record vs. PLL Clubs

Opponent Won Lost Percentage Streak
Atlas 7 4 .636 Lost 1
Cannons 3 2 .600 Lost 1
Chaos 4 8 .333 Won 1
Outlaws 7 3 .700 Won 2
Redwoods 8 2 .800 Won 7
Waterdogs 6 1 .857 Won 2
Whipsnakes 5 4 .556 Won 4
Totals 39 23 .629

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