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2023 Men's Lacrosse Roster

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34 Payton Rezanka

34 Payton Rezanka

  • Position:
    SSDM
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    200
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    San Diego, Calif.
  • Highschool:
    Cathedral Catholic

Summary

Biography

2022 (Senior): Continued Loyola’s excellence at the short-stick defensive midfielder position, earning USILA All-America Third Team honors and Inside Lacrosse All-America Second Team recognition… Named to the All-Patriot League First Team… Was one of the top one-versus-one short-stick defenders in the nation… Had 31 ground balls and 27 caused turnovers during the season… Participated in Team USA Training Camps throughout the fall for the 2023 World Championships… Had three caused turnovers and two ground balls in each of the Greyhounds’ first two games at Maryland and Johns Hopkins… Picked up three ground balls and caused a turnover against Rutgers… Scored twice and had three caused turnovers at Lafayette… Had three caused turnovers and four ground balls in the win over Duke and then caused five turnovers two weeks later against Army West Point… Posted an assist at Holy Cross… Grabbed six ground balls and caused three turnovers in a win over Lehigh.

2021 (Junior): Played in all 16 games as one of the Greyhounds’ top short-stick defensive midfielders and a standout nationally at the position… Finished with career-highs of 15 caused turnovers, good for fifth on the team, and 27 ground balls… Posted two ground balls and a caused turnover in the opener against Richmond and then had three and one versus Utah… Caused two turnovers against Lafayette… Assisted on a goal versus Bucknell… Scored in transition, had four ground balls and caused two turnovers against Navy at home during the regular-season, and then scored in the next game at Lafayette… Came up with three ground balls and two caused turnovers in the NCAA First Round at Denver.

2020 (Sophomore): One of the Greyhounds' top short-stick defensive midfielders who began to garner national attention for his play during the shortened season... In six games, had seven caused turnovers, good for second on the team... Had an assist on a Ryan McNulty transition goal against Johns Hopkins... Caused three turnovers versus Rutgers... Had single caused turnovers versus the Blue Jays, Towson, at Lafayette and versus Duke.

2019 (Freshman): Played in all 17 games on the Greyhounds rope unit as a short-stick defensive midfielder… Made his Loyola debut against Virginia in the season-opening win… Had a ground ball against Holy Cross… Caused a turnover and had a ground ball against both Colgate and Lehigh… Caused two ground balls versus Boston University… Posted two ground balls against Penn State in the NCAA Quarterfinal.

Before Loyola: Earned nine varsity letters – four in lacrosse, three in football and two in rugby – at Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego… Led his team in ground balls, and was among the tops in caused turnovers, as a senior… Faced-off at a 72-percent success rate as a freshman… All-League second team as a junior… Team captain and “Hard Hat Award” winner as a senior… Earned the “Coaches Award” in both football and lacrosse as a sophomore and was Rookie of the Year in rugby as a junior… Helped the football team to the D-1AA state title in 2016 as a junior.
 
Personal: Son of Donna and Chris Rezanka… Has three siblings, Christopher, Reed and Mason…. Earned All-Academic Team honors in lacrosse in 2017 from the San Diego Union-Tribune.
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Historical Player Information

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    2019Freshman

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    5'11" 185 lbs
    34
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    2020Sophomore

    M
    5'11" 185 lbs
    34
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    2021Junior

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    5'11" 185 lbs
    34
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    2022Senior

    SSDM
    5'11" 200 lbs
    34
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    2023Graduate Student

    SSDM
    5'11" 200 lbs
    34