California Redwoods (lacrosse)

The California Redwoods are a professional field lacrosse team based in San Diego, California, that competes in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The team plays its home games at Torero Stadium. The Redwoods began play in the league's inaugural 2019 season.

California Redwoods

Full name	California Redwoods Lacrosse Club
Founded	2019
League	Premier Lacrosse League
Based in	San Diego, California
Stadium	Torero Stadium
Colors
Head coach	Nat St. Laurent
Overall record	7-6
Championships	None
Website	California Redwoods

History

Following the assignment of home markets for the 2024 season, the team was rebranded as the California Redwoods. On January 1, 2024, the PLL revealed the Redwoods would be based in San Diego, hosting their homecoming weekend at Torero Stadium.

Roster

2023 Redwoods Lacrosse Club
No.	Name	Nation­ality	Position	Height	Weight	College	Grad Year	High School	Hometown	Ref.
1	Nakeie Montgomery		Midfield	5 ft 11 in	200 lbs	Duke	2022	Dallas Episcopal	Dallas, Texas	[1]
3	Rob Pannell (C)		Attack	5 ft 10 in	195 lbs	Cornell	2013	Smithtown West	Smithtown, New York	[2]
4	Chris Gray		Attack	5 ft 7 in	170 lbs	North Carolina	2022	Shoreham-Wading River	Wading River, New York	[3]
5	Romar Dennis		Midfield	6 ft 5 in	230 lbs	Loyola	2017	St. Mary's Ryken	Huntingtown, Maryland	[4]
6	TD Ierlan		Faceoff	5 ft 9 in	175 lbs	Denver	2021	Victor	Victor, New York	[5]
9	Alex Simmons		Attack	5 ft 11 in	180 lbs	Syracuse	2023	Culver	Smithville, Ontario	[6]
12	Brian Tevlin		SSDM	5 ft 11 in	185 lbs	Notre Dame	2023	Seton Hall Prep	Livingston, New Jersey	[7]
13	Ryan Tierney		Midfield	5 ft 10 in	185 lbs	Hofstra	2021	Massapequa	Massapequa, New York	[8]
14	Wes Berg		Attack	6 ft 2 in	205 lbs	Denver	2015	Dr. Charles Best	Coquitlam, British Columbia	[9]
20	Chris Conlin		Defense	6 ft 2 in	205 lbs	Notre Dame	2024	Chatham	Chatham, New Jersey	[10]
22	Chayse Ierlan		Goalie	6 ft 2 in	200 lbs	Johns Hopkins	2024	Victor	Victor, New York	[11]
23	Chris Merle		SSDM	6 ft 1 in	200 lbs	Virginia	2021	Westhampton Beach	Westhampton Beach, New York	[12]
26	Isaiah Davis-Allen (C)		SSDM	6 ft 3 in	180 lbs	Maryland	2017	St. Stephen's-St. Agnes	Springfield, Virginia	[13]
28	Jared Conners		LSM	6 ft 5 in	215 lbs	Virginia	2021	Pittsford	Pittsford, New York	[14]
31	Chris Fake		Defense	6 ft 1 in	205 lbs	Yale	2023	Hun School	Allentown, New Jersey	[15]
33	Ron John		SSDM	6 ft 1 in	200 lbs	Albany	2021	Lake Shore	Angola, New York
35	Ryan Kennedy		LSM	5 ft 10 in	195 lbs	York	2022	Broadneck	Arnold, Maryland	[16]
38	Chase Yager		SSDM	5 ft 10 in	175 lbs	Virginia	2024	Norfolk Academy	Virginia Beach, Virginia	[17]
40	Arden Cohen		Defense	6 ft 2 in	220 lbs	Notre Dame	2022	Darien	New York, New York	[18]
41	Charlie Bertrand		Midfield	6 ft 3 in	220 lbs	Virginia	2021	Baldwinsville	Baldwinsville, New York	[19]
44	Garrett Degnon		Attack	6 ft 4 in	215 lbs	Johns Hopkins	2024	DeMatha	Harwood, Maryland	[20]
45	Ryan Lee**		Attack	5 ft 10 in	180 lbs	RIT	2017	The Hill Academy	Sharon, Ontario	[21]
47	Cole Kirst		Midfield	6 ft 2 in	215 lbs	Syracuse	2023	Seton Hall Prep	Bernardsville, New Jersey	[22]
50	Ryder Garnsey		Attack	5 ft 9 in	175 lbs	Notre Dame	2019	Brewster Academy	Wolfeboro, New Hampshire	[23]
70	Holden Garlent		Defense	6 ft 2 in	189 lbs	Canisius	2020	Denis Morris	Thorold, Ontario	[24]
81	Owen Grant**		Defense	6 ft 3 in	230 lbs	Delaware	2023	Everest Academy	Newmarket, Ontario	[25]
94	Jack Kelly		Goalie	6 ft 1 in	195 lbs	Brown	2016	West Islip	West Islip, New York	[26]

Source:^[27][28]

*Indicates player is on Unable to Travel list^[29][30]

**Indicates player is on injured reserve

^Indicates player is on holdout list

(C) Indicates captain

Coaching staff

• Head coach – Nat St. Laurent
• Assistant coach – Chris Collins
• Assistant coach – John Grant Jr.

All-time draft selections

2019

Rnd.	Pick #	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	2019 Accolades
1	5	Clarke Petterson	Attack	Cornell	Ivy League	Honorable Mention All-American, Second-Team Ivy League
2	8	Tyler Dunn	Midfield	Penn	Ivy League	Honorable Mention All-American, First-Team Ivy League
3	17	Brendan Gleason	Attack	Notre Dame	Atlantic Coast Conference	Honorable Mention All-American, First-Team ACC
4	20	Tim Troutner	Goalie	High Point	Southern Conference	Second-Team All-American, First-Team SoCon
Undrafted	FA	Ryder Garnsey	Attack	Notre Dame	Atlantic Coast Conference	2018 Accolades (Suspended most of 2019): Honorable Mention All-American

2020 Entry Draft

The 2020 player entry draft occurred on March 16 for teams to select players arriving from rival Major League Lacrosse. On March 4, Paul Burmeister and NBCSN hosted an entry draft lottery for selection order. Out of 100 balls to select from, Waterdogs had 40, Chrome had 25, Atlas had 15, Archers had 10, Chaos had 6, Redwoods had 3, and the champion Whipsnakes had 1.

Rob Pannell was announced to be transferring to the PLL on March 9, followed by 15 other players the following day, which comprised the selection pool for the entry draft. A total of 14 players were selected in the entry draft with remaining new players entering the league player pool.

Draft results

Rnd.	Pick #	Player	Pos.	College
1	6	Finn Sullivan	Defense	Hofstra
2	13	Greg Puskuldjian	Faceoff	Adelphi

2020 College Draft

Rnd.	Pick #	Player	Pos.	College
1	6	Peyton Smith	Faceoff	Marist
2	13	Chris Price	Defense	High Point

2021 Entry Draft

Draft results

Rnd.	Pick #	Player	Pos.	College
2	11	Ryan Lee	Attack	RIT
3	19	Isiah Davis-Allen	SSDM	Maryland

2021 College Draft

Draft results

Rnd.	Pick #	Player	Pos.	College
1	4	TD Ierlan	Faceoff	Denver
3	24	Charlie Bertrand	Midfield	Virginia
4	29	Jamie Trimboli	Midfield	Syracuse
4	32	Charlie Leonard	Faceoff	Notre Dame

2022 College Draft

Rnd.	Pick #	Player	Pos.	College
1	3	Arden Cohen	Defense	Notre Dame
3	19	Nakeie Montgomery	Midfield	Duke
4	27	Mitch Bartolo	Attack	Rutgers

2023 College Draft

Rnd.	Pick #	Player	Pos.	College
1	2	Owen Grant	Defense	Delaware
2	10	Brian Tevlin	Midfield	Notre Dame
3	18	Cole Kirst	Midfield	Syracuse
4	26	Zach Cole	Faceoff	Saint Joseph's

2024 College Draft

Rnd.	Pick #	Player	Pos.	College
3	18	Garrett Degnon	Attack	Johns Hopkins
3	21	Levi Anderson	Attack	St Joseph's
4	29	Chayse Ierlan	Goalie	Johns Hopkins
4	32	Cole Kastner	Defense	Virginia

Season results

2019

Week	Location	Date	Opponent	Result
1	Boston, Massachusetts	June 2, 2019	Atlas	W 11–9
2	New York, New York	June 8, 2019	Archers	L 9–10
3	Chicago, Illinois	June 15, 2019	Chaos	L 11–12 (OT)
4	Baltimore, Maryland	June 22, 2019	Chrome	W 13–11
5	Atlanta, Georgia	June 29, 2019	Whipsnakes	W 14–11
6	Washington, DC	July 6, 2019	Archers	W 9-8 (OT)
All-Star Break	Los Angeles, California	July 21, 2019	Bye	Bye
7	Denver, Colorado	July 27, 2019	Atlas	L 15–18
8	San Jose, California	August 10, 2019	Chaos	L 10–13
9	Hamilton, Ontario	August 18, 2019	Whipsnakes	L 4–17
10	Albany, New York	August 24, 2019	Chrome	W 18-7
Playoffs Round 1	Columbus, Ohio	September 6, 2019	Archers	W 16–12
Playoffs Round 2	New York, New York	September 14, 2019	Chaos	W 12-7
Finals	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	September 21, 2019	Whipsnakes	L 11-12 (OT)

2020

Game	Location	Date	Opponent	Result
1	Herriman, Utah	July 25, 2020	Whipsnakes	L 9–13
2	Herriman, Utah	July 28, 2020	Chrome	L 11–12
3	Herriman, Utah	July 29, 2020	Chaos	W 8–7
4	Herriman, Utah	August 1, 2020	Atlas	W 11–10
5 (Elimination)	Herriman, Utah	August 4, 2020	Waterdogs	W 11–8
6 (Semifinal)	Herriman, Utah	August 6, 2020	Whipsnakes	L 12–13

2021

Game	Location	Date	Opponent	Result
1	Foxborough, Massachusetts	June 4, 2021	Cannons	W 12–11
2	Foxborough, Massachusetts	June 6, 2021	Chrome	W 14–11
3	Kennesaw, Georgia	June 12, 2021	Atlas	L 9–12
4	Baltimore, Maryland	June 26, 2021	Chaos	L 9–11
5	Hempstead, New York	July 3, 2021	Waterdogs	W 19–16
6	Eagan, Minnesota	July 10, 2021	Whipsnakes	W 13–7
7	Colorado Springs, Colorado	July 31, 2021	Archers	L 12–15
8	Albany, New York	August 13, 2021	Whipsnakes	L 12–14
9	Albany, New York	August 15, 2021	Chaos	W 10–9
10 (Quarterfinal)	Sandy, Utah	August 21, 2021	Whipsnakes	L 13–14

2022

Game	Location	Date	Opponent	Result
1	Albany, New York	June 4	Atlas	L 11–17
2	Charlotte, North Carolina	June 10	Chrome	L 3–12
3	Hempstead, New York	June 18	Chaos	W 11–7
4	Baltimore, Maryland	June 24	Whipsnakes	L 11–12
5	Eagan, Minnesota	July 1	Archers	L 9–10
6	Fairfield, Connecticut	July 23	Atlas	W 16–15
7	Frisco, Texas	July 31	Chaos	L 12–14
8	Denver, Colorado	August 5	Cannons	W 15–12
9	Herriman, Utah	August 12	Waterdogs	W 14–12
10	Tacoma, Washington	August 20	Chrome	L 12–13
11 (Quarterfinal)	Foxborough, Massachusetts	September 3	Archers	L 8–13

2023

Game	Location	Date	Opponent	Result
1	Albany, New York	June 3	Atlas	W 13–12
2	Charlotte, North Carolina	June 9	Waterdogs	W 10–9
3	Columbus, Ohio	June 17	Whipsnakes	L 11–18
4	Eagan, Minnesota	July 9	Chaos	W 13–8
5	Fairfield, Connecticut	July 14	Archers	L 3–10
6	Frisco, Texas	July 29	Cannons	L 10–16
7	Baltimore, Maryland	August 6	Chaos	L 12–14
8	Denver, Colorado	August 12	Cannons	W 16–15 (OT)
9	Tacoma, Washington	August 19	Chrome	W 11–10 (OT)
10	Herriman, Utah	August 25	Atlas	W 12–7
11 (Quarterfinal)	Foxborough, Massachusetts	September 4	Chaos	W 15–9
12 (Semifinal)	Uniondale, New York	September 10	Archers	L 6–14

2024 Championship Series

Game	Location	Date	Opponent	Result
1	Springfield, VA	February 15	Cannons	W 26–25
2	Springfield, VA	February 16	Waterdogs	L 14–20
3	Springfield, VA	February 17	Archers	W 18–16
4 (Semifinals)	Springfield, VA	February 18	Cannons	L 15–23

2024

Game	Location	Date	Opponent	Result
1	Charlotte, North Carolina	June 7	Chaos	L 11–12
2	Villanova, Pennsylvania	June 16	Atlas	L 15–20
3	Eagan, Minnesota	June 29	Outlaws	L 8–13
4	Cambridge, Massachusetts	July 5	Cannons	W 9–7
5	Fairfield, Connecticut	July 20	Archers	L 8–15
6	San Diego, California	July 27	Chaos	W 10–8
7	San Diego, California	July 28	Whipsnakes	L 13–18
8	Baltimore, Maryland	August 3	Outlaws	L 5–18
9	Denver, Colorado	August 9	Waterdogs	W 13–12
10	Herriman, Utah	August 16	Archers	L 12–13

PLL award winners

Rookie of the Year

• Tim Troutner: 2019

Dave Pietramala Defensive Player of the Year

• Garrett Epple: 2023

Brendan Looney Leadership Award

• Kyle Harrison: 2019, 2021

Jimmy Regan Teammate of the Year

• Jack Kelly: 2021
• Cole Kirst: 2023

Welles Crowther Humanitarian Award

• Romar Dennis: 2024

Head coaches

#	Name	Term	Regular Season				Playoffs
			GP	W	L	Pct	GP	W	L	Pct
1	Nat St. Laurent	2019-2024	53	25	28	.472	9	4	5	.444
2	Anthony Kelly	2025 - Current	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

All-time record vs. PLL clubs

Opponent	Won	Lost	Percentage	Streak
Archers	2	8	.200	Lost 7
Atlas	5	4	.556	Lost 1
Cannons	4	1	.800	Won 2
Chaos	7	6	.538	Won 1
Outlaws	4	5	.444	Lost 2
Waterdogs	5	0	1.000	Won 5
Whipsnakes	2	9	.182	Lost 5
Totals	29	33	.468