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James Madison University | Official Athletics Site
James Madison offers the ultimate Division I experience.Head Coach Shelley Klaes
WE ARE THE DUKES!
What We Are Looking For From A Student-Athlete:
- Undeniable work ethic
- Knows their team comes first
- Unselfish
- Accountable and reliable
- Wants to become part of a family
- Can handle the pressure of being a Division I athlete
- Eager to learn and grow as an athlete and a person
- Wants to Win a National Championship
Important Links For Prospective Student-Athletes:
WE BLEED PURPLE
POSTSEASON SUCCESS
2018 National Champions
Two Final Four Berths
19 NCAA Championship Appearances
16 NCAA Championship Victories
13-Time CAA Tournament Champions
Signature Victories:
2023 NCAA second round: JMU 15, Maryland 14
2018 NCAA title game: JMU 16, Boston College 15
2018 NCAA semifinals: JMU 15, North Carolina 12
2018 NCAA quarterfinals: JMU 11, Florida 8
2018 NCAA second round: JMU 15, Virginia 12
2017 NCAA first round: JMU 12, Louisville 6
2019 CAA title game: JMU 13, Hofstra 3
2018 CAA title game: JMU 16, Towson 10
2017 CAA title game: JMU 15, Elon 7
2010 NCAA first round: JMU 9, Stanford 8
2004 NCAA first round: JMU 14, Johns Hopkins 9
2001 NCAA first round: JMU 11, Virginia 8
2000 NCAA quarterfinals: JMU 12, Virginia 5
NEXT-LEVEL ATHLETES
85 Total All-America Selections
Four Tewaaraton Award Finalists
2018 NCAA Elite 90 Winner
Three American Athletic Conference Major Award Winners
35 CAA Major Award Winners
Two CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
Since the inaugural World Cup in 1982, three Dukes have played for Team USA while competing for the world title. Those athletes include Julie Hull (1982 - champion), Julie Elicker (1986 - runner-up) and Kelly Berger (2013 - champion; 2017 - champion). A plethora of athletes have donned the red, white and blue over the years at different stages, but in 2018 and 2019, Molly Dougherty and Charlotte Haggerty became the first active JMU players to compete for Team USA while still holding collegiate eligibility.
Team Canada has been well represented by former Dukes at the World Cup, including four-time member Troyhan Santos (1993; 1997; 2001; 2005). Jessica Brownridge (2001; 2005; 2009 - bronze) and Brooke McKenzie (2005; 2009 - bronze; 2013 - silver) each made three appearances. Brownridge competed twice for Canada before enrolling at JMU (1999 U19 and 2001), while McKenzie was JMU's first active player to compete at a World Cup, playing in the 2005 event following her junior season. Incoming freshman Charlotte Smith was a silver medalist for the U19 Team Canada squad in 2019.
Other World Cup roster members include Ali Curwin (Israel 2017) and Lucy Lynch (2005 - bronze; 2009; 2013; 2017 - bronze), who became England's first athlete to ever play in 100 games at the global level.
Professionally, six former standouts have played in the Women's Professional Lacrosse League, which debuted in 2018. Those JMU stars include Haley Warden, Kristen Gaudian, Elena Romesburg, Katie Kerrigan, Caroline Sdanowich and Lexi Cross. In 2019, Gaudian and Sdanowich won the WPLL championship with the Brave.
Since the dawn of Athletes Unlimited in 2021, three Dukes have played in the league professionally, including Warden, Molly Dougherty and Mairead Durkin.
Kelly Berger won gold at the 2013 and 2017 World Cups.
Haley Warden plays for the WPLL Pride.
Troyhan Santos played in four World Cups.
FIRST-CLASS FACILITIES
Sentara Park, which opened in 2012, is the home of champions, including lacrosse, men's and women's soccer and track & field. It is a multi-field, lighted complex, offering both bermuda grass and field turf training and game day fields as well as JMU Athletics Training Center.
The indoor facility, constructed in 2018, houses a Shaw Turf synthetic surface, has padded interior walls, LED lighting and ventilation with two large ceiling fans.
ACADEMIC PRESTIGE
Everyone who comes to James Madison University competes for championships and graduates!
Head Coach Shelley Klaes-Bawcombe has a 100% graduation rate since becoming the the program's leader. Known for having the highest rate of both retention and graduation, the program earned the NCAA Annual Public Recognition (APR) Awards in 2019 and 2020. The team achieves in the classroom, consistently being named to the IWLCA Academic Squad (3.0 team GPA or better).
Off the field, Madison takes pride in our service learning opportunities and community service efforts evidenced in 2018 when we clinched the trifecta in our sport - a national championship, the CAA conference title and the IWLCA Team Community Awareness Award. For Dukes, excellence is a result of living purpose-driven lives.
Team members enjoy studying their desired majors. Popular majors are:
- Health Sciences
- Nursing
- Kinesiology
- Business
- Education
- Engineering
- Communication Studies
- Social Sciences
- Liberal Arts and Sciences
Additional experiential learning opportunities to take advantage of include our Honors College, travel abroad programs, practicums, internships, Capstones and career and academic planning services. With the help of our academic support services and the state-of-the-art Athletic Performance Center, our student-athletes learn how to balance school, lacrosse, and their social lives.
As a result of our undergraduate experience, our graduates THRIVE! We feel prepared for life out-side college. We are highly sought after employees. We take jobs that we are interested in doing and have higher loyalty, engagement, productivity, and retention in the work place.
James Madison will be the best four years of your life! In fact, US News & World Report, the Wall Street Journal, the Princeton Review and Gallup-Purdue Index, sum it up well always offering noteworthy praise!
- We are the #1 most recommended school.
- We are a “school that values education, respect and integrity”.
- We offer the most innovative academic experience.
- We are consistently one of the best schools in the south.
- We have the happiest students.
- We provide one of the best first-year experiences.
- We live the BEST quality of life.
- We offer a transformational experience.
