Biography
Career Accolades
2x USILA Face-off Player of the Year (2025, 2026)
2x USILA All-America First Team (2025, 2026)
USILA Preseason All-America (2026)
USA Lacrosse All-America Third Team (2026)
USA Lacrosse All-America Honorable Mention (2025)
USA Lacrosse Preseason All-America Honorable Mention (2026)
2x USILA All-South Region First Team (2025, 2026)
2x USILA All-South Region Honorable Mention (2023, 2024)
3x All-Sunshine State Conference First Team (2023, 2025, 2026)
All-Sunshine State Conference Third Team (2024)
Sunshine State Conference All-Freshman Team (2023)
4x USILA / Blatant Lacrosse DII Team of the Week (2/7/24, 3/20/24, 3/11/26, 4/8/26)
11x Sunshine State Conference Specialist of the Week (2/6/23, 3/27/23, 2/5/24, 3/18/24, 2/3/25, 2/10/25, 3/31/25, 4/21/25, 2/23/26, 3/9/26, 4/6/26)
FSC Men’s Lacrosse Rookie of the Year (2023)
3x CSC Academic All-District (2024, 2025, 2026)
D2ADA Academic Achievement Award (2024-25)
4x Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll (2023, 2024^, 2025, 2026) (^Perfect 4.00 GPA)
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AS A SENIOR (2026)
Started all 16 contests for the Moccasins ... led the team with 172 ground balls and 247 face-offs won ... added six goals, two assists, 16 shots (14 on goal), one extra-man goal and a pair of caused turnovers ... ranked sixth in NCAA Division II in face-off winning percentage (.677) and led the SSC in face-off winning percentage (.677) ... led the SSC in ground balls per game (10.75) ... won a season-high 23 face-offs and grabbed a season-high 19 ground balls at Adams State (3/3) ... scored an extra-man goal verus Rollins (4/18) ... recorded an assist in two games: at Saint Leo (4/1) and versus Embry-Riddle (4/15) ... caused a turnover in two games: at Flagler (2/21) and at Colorado Mesa (3/5).
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AS A JUNIOR (2025)
Appeared in 12 of the 14 FSC contests … led the team in face off wins (173, 10th in FSC Single Season Record Book) and ground balls (94, fourth in FSC Single Season Record Book) … moved into second in the FSC Career Record Book in ground balls and face off wins … scored a career-high eight goals … had a season-high two goals on the road at Lynn (4/12) … scored the game-winning goal versus Colorado Mesa (3/15) … had double-digit ground balls in three contests … had a season-high 14 versus Wingate (2/8) … had double-digit face off wins in all 12 contests … had a season-high 19 versus Wingate (2/8) … best performance came at Belmont Abbey (3/1), taking 17-of-20 (.850) versus the Crusaders.
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AS A SOPHOMORE (2024)
Appeared in and started all 17 games for the Mocs … scored four goals and handed out two assists for a total of six points … scooped up a team-high 152 ground balls … went 266-of-425 (.626) at the face off … scored a career-best two goals on the road at Flagler (2/24) … also tallied goals at Wingate (2/3) and at Florida Tech (4/10) … won a season-high 25 face offs at Lander (3/11) going 25-of-28 (.893) … scooped up a season-best 18 ground balls versus Palm Beach Atlantic (3/23) … the 18 ground balls versus PBA tied a school record for ground balls in a single game … the 25 face offs won versus Lander rank tied for third for face offs won in a single game … scooped up 152 ground balls on the season which ranks second in the FSC record book for ground balls in a season … the 266 face offs won also rank second in the FSC record book for a single season.
AS A FRESHMAN (2023)
Appeared in and started 15 of the 18 contests for the Mocs … finished 185-of-340 (.544) at the face off … led the team with 110 ground balls, second-most in a single season in FSC history … won a season-high 19 face offs versus Young Harris … had double-digit face off victories in 13 of the 15 games in which he appeared … scored two goals including one versus Anderson (2/10) and one at Tampa (4/27) in the NCAA Tournament … scooped up a season-best 14 ground balls versus Saint Leo (4/5) … had double-digit ground balls in three contests … ranked 14th in the NCAA in ground balls per game (7.33) and 31st in face off winning percentage (.544).
HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at C.W. Baker High School in Syracuse, N.Y. … named the 2022 New York State Championship MVP … a 2022 USA Lacrosse Magazine High School All-American … member of the 2022 All-Tournament Team … First Team All-SCAC-Metro as a senior … First Team All-CNY … 2022 Baldwinsville Team MVP … Second Team All-League as a junior … two-time New York State Class A Section 3 Champion … led team to the 2022 New York State Championship.
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PERSONAL
Son of Jacob and Jill Czyz ... has a sister, Madelyn ... enjoys playing golf when not on the lacrosse field … favorite professional athletes include Lamar Jackson, Jon Rahm, Marlon Humphrey, JK Dobbins and Devin Booker.