SOE Scholar-Athlete Michael Grace ’25 Joins Professional Lax League

Intercollegiate Athletic Advising and Support Certificate of Advanced Study graduate Michael Grace ’25, a defense/longstick midfielder on the Syracuse Orange men’s lacrosse team team, is among four players selected in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) draft, held on May 6, 2025.

Michael Grace headshotGrace, a USILA William C. Stiles Memorial Outstanding Defenseman Award winner while playing for Rochester Institute of Technology and a two-time NCAA Division III National Champion at RIT, will play for the New York Atlas, teaming up with another former Syracuse standout and SOE Intercollegiate Athletic Advising and Support program alumnus Jake Stevens G’24.

The 2025 Premier Lacrosse League begins on May 30 as several Syracuse players will square off in the first game of the year with the Carolina Chaos taking on the New York Atlas in Albany, NY.