12/21/2020 2:20:10 PM | Men's Lacrosse
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ryan Terefenko picked up two notable preseason honors on Monday as he was named by US Lacrosse Magazine as a preseason All-American and the nation’s preseason Midfielder of the Year.
Terefenko is among 13 players selected to the preseason All-America team and one of two from the Big Ten Conference.
Terefenko has three times earned All-America honors from the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association. He’s played in 52 career games with 139 ground balls – most of any active player on the roster – to go along with 15 goals, 19 assists and 13 caused turnovers. In September, he was selected by the Halifax Thunderbirds in the second round of the National Lacrosse League Draft.
Despite having the 2020 season cut short to seven games due to COVID-19, Terefenko led the Buckeyes with 30 ground balls and had also added two goals and four assists from his shortstick defensive midfield spot. A team captain, his play helped the Buckeyes rank 11th nationally in clearing percentage (.889) and 29th in face-off win percentage (.558). Terefenko’s average of 4.29 ground balls per game was the best in the Big Ten among non face-off specialists.
In May, Terefenko earned his degree in sport industry and is enrolled in Ohio State’s sports management graduate program. An excellent student, he was a USILA Scholar All-American last spring.
