John Uppgren News Today

Eight teams remain in the NCAA tournament. Here's how they got here.

A familiar last name has joined an exclusive group: the 400 Club. Nelson joins the likes of Coffman and Uppgren and Thompson for 400 points in a college career. It’s Jared Nelson, the Pfeiffer lacrosse attackman and son of Scott Nelson, who’s coaching career has spanned multiple decades and included national championships at Nazareth. It’s a good time to be a Nelson right now. Jared Nelson is playing for his brother, Tucker Nelson, who’s in his second year as head coach and has the Falc...

Wednesday March 31st, 2021 3:00pm The Premier Lacrosse League Waiver Wire opened with the Cannons making plenty of moves — acquiring the former Major League Lacrosse MVP and a Super Bowl champion, among others. The move that will make most national headlines is the Cannons picking up Chris Hogan, the former Super Bowl champion wide receiver with the New England Patriots, who was a midfielder at Penn State. That news was picked up by the Patriots franchise itself. How much of an impact he act...

Mon Jan 18 2021 | Jonathan Sigal | College PHOTO BY JOHN STROHSACKER This article appears in the January edition of US Lacrosse Magazine, available exclusively to US Lacrosse members. Join or renew today! Thank you for your support. Tufts is no stranger to having elite attackmen on its roster. When the Jumbos won three NCAA championships in six seasons from 2010-2015, they regularly churned out pro draft picks at the position. John Uppgren (418 points) is the No. 3 scorer in NCAA history. D...