UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State men's lacrosse head coach Jeff Tambroni has announced the return of TJ Malone, Grant Haus, Chris Jordan, Ryan Huff, Jack Posey, and Sam Sweeney for the 2024 season on Friday afternoon.
Malone, who is coming off a career season in 2023, returns to the Nittany Lion offense after a 73-point season off 39 goals and 34 assists. Through 52 games of his career, he's scored 110 goals and 65 assists while scooping 82 ground balls. Six of his goals in 2023 came in the NCAA semifinals against Duke. Malone was named a 2023 Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, USILA Scholar All-American, Inside Lacrosse All-American, USILA All-American and USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American. He was also named to the 2023 First Team All-Big Ten and a top 25 Tewaaraton Award Finalist.
Haus returns for his fifth season following a strong year in 2023. The Palmyra, Pa. native caused a career-high 10 turnovers, and scooped 35 ground balls alongside two goals and one assist. He enters 2024 off playing in 48 career games, tallying nine goals, and two assists while scooping 72 ground balls and forcing 22 turnovers. In 2023, Haus earned USILA and Inside Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention honors while also being named to the All-Big Ten Second Team.
"When given the opportunity to compete alongside teammates that I care an awful lot about, while wearing Penn State on the front of my jersey for another year, it was without a doubt the right decision to come back" stated Haus.
Jordan comes back to Penn State following a 2023 season that was cut short due to a mid-season injury. The Garden City, N.Y. native, played in 10 games for the Nittany Lions scoring 12 goals and adding seven assists while scooping nine ground balls and causing six turnovers. In his first appearance as a Nittany Lion, Jordan scored four goals and added two assists against Lafayette.
Posey enters his fifth season at Penn State after a 2023 season of career-highs. He was named a USILA, Inside Lacrosse, and USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American Honorable Mention and was also named to the All-Big Ten Second Team as he was the Nittany Lions top defenseman. Posey finished out the season with 11 caused turnovers which is a career-high and scooped a career-high 25 ground balls. He also notched two goals which came against Penn on March 4. During his career at Penn State, Posey has played in 36 games, scoring four goals, and scooping 47 ground balls. He also has caused 21 turnovers in his career.
"It's an honor to have the opportunity to suit up for the Blue and White," said Posey. "To be able to extend that privilege for an extra year is a blessing. I'm excited to reinvest with my brothers and coaches for another opportunity to achieve our goals for the 2024 season."
Sweeney returns for his fifth season after playing in 16 games in 2023. He scored one goal alongside one assist while tallying a season high 48 caused turnovers and 10 caused turnovers. During his career as a Nittany Lion, Sweeney has played in 48 games, scored two goals, scooped 98 ground balls, and forced 27 turnovers.
Huff comes back his fifth season as a Nittany Lion as he is a three-time Academic All-Big Ten Award winner and has played in four games in his career as a long stick midfielder.
