Towson Legend Mikey Weisshaar Named to Team USA for Pan-American Lacrosse Championship
Former Towson University men’s lacrosse star Mikey Weisshaar will add another major accomplishment to an already impressive résumé when he puts on the red, white and blue later this month.
Weisshaar has been selected to the 22-man United States roster for the inaugural 2026 Pan-American Men’s Lacrosse Championship in Kingston, Jamaica. The tournament will run from Aug. 16-23 and serve as the Pan-American qualifier for the 2027 World Lacrosse Men’s Championship in Japan.
For Weisshaar, the selection represents another step in a remarkable rise from Towson standout to one of the emerging names in professional and international lacrosse.
The former Tiger will make his debut with the U.S. Men’s National Field Team after previously participating in a training camp with the United States sixes program. Weisshaar was added to the national team’s June training camp in Charlotte before ultimately earning one of the coveted roster spots for Jamaica.
From Towson Great to Team USA
Weisshaar left Towson as one of the most accomplished offensive players in program history.
He finished his collegiate career as the Tigers’ all-time leader with 234 points while tying the program record with 154 career goals. He also recorded 80 assists during his Towson career.
His senior season in 2026 provided an appropriate conclusion to his college career.
Weisshaar started all 15 games and finished with 47 goals, 29 assists and 76 points, averaging 5.07 points per game. That mark ranked second nationally in NCAA Division I, while his 3.13 goals per game ranked fifth. He recorded at least three goals in eight games and produced at least five points nine times.
Those numbers earned Weisshaar his second consecutive Colonial Athletic Association Offensive Player of the Year award and another spot on the All-CAA First Team.
He also earned All-American recognition for the third consecutive season, landing on the USILA and USA Lacrosse second teams and the Inside Lacrosse third team. Weisshaar was also named a Tewaaraton Trophy nominee for the second time, becoming just the second Towson player to earn multiple nominations for college lacrosse’s premier individual award.
His 2025 season was nearly as impressive.
Weisshaar led Towson with 48 goals, 24 assists and 72 points while helping the Tigers win the CAA championship. He was named the CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player after playing a major role in Towson’s postseason run.
Across his final three seasons, Weisshaar developed into one of the most dangerous and consistent offensive players in college lacrosse.
Now he is getting an opportunity to prove himself on the international stage.
Professional Career Already Taking Off
Weisshaar’s success did not end when his Towson career concluded.
The Boston Cannons selected him second overall in the 2026 Premier Lacrosse League Draft, immediately establishing him as one of the most highly regarded players entering professional lacrosse this season.
Towson reported on Aug. 6 that Weisshaar was leading Boston’s midfield with 17 goals while adding 13 ground balls during his rookie PLL season.
That performance helped Weisshaar turn a June national-team training camp invitation into a place on the final U.S. roster.
USA Lacrosse originally added Weisshaar to its June 7-9 training camp in Charlotte after six additional players were invited ahead of final roster selections. At the time, USA Lacrosse highlighted his three All-American seasons at Towson, his school scoring record and his status as the second overall PLL draft selection.
Less than two months later, Weisshaar had done enough to make Team USA.
Another Tiger Wearing Red, White and Blue
Weisshaar will become the seventh former Towson player to compete for the U.S. Men’s National Field Team, according to Towson Athletics.
The most recent Tiger to represent the United States was Zach Goodrich, who played short-stick defensive midfield on the American team that captured the gold medal at the 2023 World Lacrosse Championship in San Diego.
Interestingly, Goodrich and Weisshaar were both selected for the U.S. training camp earlier this summer, giving Towson two representatives competing for national-team opportunities.
Weisshaar ultimately earned his place on the Pan-American roster and will now represent not only the United States but also a Towson lacrosse program with a long history of producing high-level players.
Team USA Begins Road Toward 2027 World Championship
The Pan-American Championship carries significant importance beyond simply winning the tournament.
For the first time, World Lacrosse is requiring men’s national teams to qualify for the World Championship through continental competition. The 2027 World Lacrosse Men’s Championship in Japan will feature 16 teams, and the top five finishers from the Pan-American Championship will qualify.
Eleven countries had already secured their places in the 2027 tournament when USA Lacrosse announced its Pan-American roster.
Japan automatically qualified as the host country, while Czechia, England, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy and Latvia qualified through European competition. Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines earned berths through the Asia-Pacific championship.
The remaining five places will come from the event in Jamaica.
The United States will compete in a pool with Colombia, Jamaica and Puerto Rico. The Americans will open competition against Puerto Rico on Aug. 18 before facing host Jamaica on Aug. 19 and Colombia on Aug. 21. The medal round is scheduled for Aug. 23.
The other pool includes Argentina, Canada, the Haudenosaunee Nationals, Mexico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
A New Era for Team USA
The tournament will also be significant for the United States because it marks the first major competition under head coach Seth Tierney.
Tierney, the longtime head coach at Hofstra, served as an assistant for the United States teams that won World Championships in 2018 and 2023 before being selected to lead the program in 2024.
Tierney has assembled a roster combining established professional players with younger players who could eventually become major pieces of the national program.
Weisshaar fits directly into that plan.
“We want to use this event as an opportunity to get some extended looks at players in our player pool as well as bring in some younger players into our senior team level,” Tierney said when USA Lacrosse announced the roster.
The Americans’ 22-player roster includes Weisshaar along with players such as Xander Dickson, Evan Plunkett, Ryan Tierney, Luke Wierman, AJ Larkin, Kenny Brower and Colin Kirst.
For Weisshaar, the tournament could be about more than this summer.
USA Lacrosse has made clear that additional training and competition opportunities will come before the final American roster is selected for the 2027 World Championship. Strong play in Jamaica could therefore give Weisshaar an opportunity to remain in the national-team player pool heading toward Japan.
MSB Take
Weisshaar’s selection is another major accomplishment for both the player and Towson men’s lacrosse.
Very few college athletes leave a program as its all-time scoring leader, get selected second overall in a professional draft and earn a Team USA roster spot within a matter of months.
That is exactly what Weisshaar has done.
His ability to produce as both a scorer and distributor made him special at Towson, and his early PLL success shows that his game is translating to the professional level. Now he will get the chance to prove it against international competition.
For Towson, having another former Tiger wear a United States jersey reinforces the program’s place within Maryland’s deep lacrosse tradition.
Weisshaar already left Towson as one of the greatest offensive players in school history.
The next chapter begins Aug. 18 when Team USA takes the field against Puerto Rico in Jamaica.
Sources: Towson University Athletics, USA Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse Magazine.
