The Kirst’s are the first family of New Jersey lacrosse, and now, CJ Kirst will forever have a place in college lacrosse history.
Kirst was honored with the 2025 Tewaarton Award earlier this week in Washington, D.C – that’s the award for the most outstanding college lacrosse player in America.
The Bernardsville native broke the NCAA’s Division 1 goals record, led Cornell men’s lacrosse to a national championship and then was drafted No. 1 overall in the 2025 PLL Draft this season, capping off an incredible career.
JSZ’s Jay Cook went back into the JSZ archives to tell the story about one of the greatest lacrosse players the college ranks have ever seen:
