Trio of Ohio State men’s lacrosse seniors decide to come back for another season

A trio of Ohio State senior men’s lacrosse team members will be taking advantage of the extra year provided by the NCAA due to COVID-19.

All NCAA spring and winter sports were halted early because of the COVID-19 health crisis. For the spring athletes in particular, the season barely got started before it all ended. That left a slew of seniors with an abrupt end to their college careers.

But that has now changed, at least for the spring sports. The NCAA has ruled that spring sport seniors will be eligible for another year to make up for the lost one that nobody could control. For Ohio State, that means sports like baseball and lacrosse could get some key seniors back for another run at it.

That’s just what has happened with the OSU men’s lacrosse team. According to a release from Ohio State this week, seniors Tre Leclaire, Ryan Terefenko and Jeff Henrick have all decided to come back for another ride in Columbus.

For Leclaire, he was well on his way to becoming the program’s all-time leading scorer. Now he comes back just twelve goals shy of accomplishing that feat.

“I am extremely grateful to be given the opportunity to continue my education and pursue my dream alongside my brothers one last time,” said Leclaire in an athletic department release. “I’d like to thank Mr. Gene Smith, the athletics department and Coach Myers for their unwavering loyalty and display of support towards their student-athletes.”

Terefenko was a preseason first-team preseason All-American in 2020 and a three-time USILA All-American. He too is excited to get another chance to cap off his career.

“I’m incredibly grateful to Gene Smith and the entire Ohio State Department of Athletics for their unwavering support,” said Terefenko. “They’ve always put the best interest of student-athletes first and this is just another example of that. I can’t wait to get back to work as we chase our goals in 2021.”

Not to be forgotten is two-time captain Henrick. He’s played in every single game since the 2017 season and will likely continue that journey next year.

“I’m so thankful to be a part of the best university in the land,” said Henrick. “I want to thank Gene Smith and the leadership of Ohio State for offering me the chance to come back. Words cannot express how excited I am to give it another go.”

It’s great to see the NCAA doing something to help out these athletes that didn’t get to enjoy all that comes with finishing up a senior campaign. Now they’ll get to experience it, and with all three leading the program, Ohio State should be a team that can do some pretty special things in 2021.

 

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