Cj Kirst has solidified himself on the Mount Rushmore of college lacrosse. When you watch him play he doesn’t jump out as a flashy up the hash stinging corners star player, but it doesn’t matter because he is just that good. The way he moves off ball, his ability to lull defenders to sleep, and position himself in the best possible place on the field to start his dodge he can get to rack whenever he wants. I am a firm believer that up until this point Connor Shellenberger was the best player of all time, his 2021 redshirt freshman highlight tape is the most raw freshman highlight tape of all time. It’s crazy to think Shelly did that as a freshman and beat a better Maryland team then Cj saw in 2025 and thats why I can confidently put Cj on my Mount Rushmore but as far as best player of all time I can’t say that will full confidence. In no order my Mount Rushmore is, Shelly, Cj Kirst, Brennan Oniell, Pat Spencer.
As far as the rest of this Cornell team on monday, Ryan Goldstein looks like the kid I beat out for the starting attack spot in 7th grade but he was the second best player on the best team in college lacrosse. He has a bright future at Cornell and Buczek is definitely giving him the keys going into next year. Wyatt Knust also stood on his head and I don’t think anyone thought that Logan Mcnaney would be the second best goalie in this game but sadly for Maryland he was. Tillman will be back next year Cornell TBD but all around great year and Cj is him.
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