COLLEGE PARK, MD – Kori Edmondson, the Big Ten Midfielder of the Year and a veteran of the U.S. national team program, has been named to the final USA roster for the Nissin Foods 2026 World Lacrosse Women's Championship.

Head coach Acacia Walker-Weinstein selected 22 players to represent the United States in the championship, which will be held July 24–August 2 in Tokyo. The U.S., the 2025 Pan-American Women's Lacrosse Championship winner, is one of 16 teams to qualify.

Edmondson was a member of the 2024 U.S. U20 team that captured the World Lacrosse Women's U20 Championship in Hong Kong, China. She also played multiple years in the USA Lacrosse National Team Development Program. Edmondson, a rising senior at Maryland, is coming off her best collegiate season. The two-way midfielder led the Terps in goals (59), points (73), and ground balls (38) and also set career-highs in draw controls (70), caused turnovers (18), and assists (14).

The U.S. has won nine World Lacrosse championships since the inaugural event in 1982 and claimed silver twice. The U.S. has won four consecutive world championships in senior women's field lacrosse, including the most recent in 2022 when it defeated Canada 11-8 in the gold medal game in Towson, Md.