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(3/25/21): “He always has that big smile on his face”: How Brett Makar’s relationship with his brothers has inspired his athletic career
(3/28/19): Brett Makar is in rarefied air as a freshman starting for Maryland lacrosse’s defense
MAKAR'S HONOR ROLL
• No. 3 overall pick by Atlas LC in 2023 PLL Draft
• 2x (2023, 2022) USILA First Team All-American
• 2x (2023, 2022) Inside Lacrosse First Team All-American
• 2023 USA Lacrosse Third Team All-American
• 2x (2023 & 2022) Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
• First player in Big Ten history to win back-to-back B1G Defensive Player of the Year
• 3x (2023, 2022, 2021) First Team All-Big Ten
• 2x (2023, 2022) Tewaarton Award Top-25
• 2023 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 7th & Feb. 28)
• First defender to wear the No. 1 jersey since 1993 (Todd Harrison, D, Fr.)
• 2022 USA Lacrosse Second Team All-American
• 2021 USILA Second Team All-American
• 2021 Inside Lacrosse Second Team All-American
• 2021 Big Ten All-Tournament Team
• 2021 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (4/6/21)
• 2021 USILA Team of the Week (3/30/21)
• 2020 Inside Lacrosse Media All-American
• 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Academic All-Big Ten
As a grad student in 2023:
• Tied for first on the team with 21 caused turnovers, 48 groundballs ranked second.
• One goal, two caused turnovers and one groundball in NCAA Tournament game vs. Army (5/13).
• Four groundballs and one caused turnover in Big Ten Tournament Championship against #15 Michigan (5/6).
• Three groundballs in 14-9 win at #5 Johns Hopkins (5/4).
• Scored first goal of the season in 14-11 win over #16 Rutgers (4/29).
• Helped hold the Scarlet Knights scoreless for 21:16, spanning the second to early fourth quarters.
• Also had four groundballs and one caused turnover vs. the Scarlet Knights.
• Two groundballs in 11-8 win at #10 Rutgers (4/16).
• Helped hold the Scarlet Knights scoreless for the first 19:28 of the game.
• Two groundballs in 12-11 OT win at #19 Ohio State (4/7).
• Helped hold the Buckeyes scoreless for final 17:16.
• Two groundballs and three caused turnovers against Michigan (4/1).
• One groundball and one caused turnover in 13-10 win vs. #9 Penn State (3/25).
• Helped hold the Nittany Lions scoreless for 26:24, spanning the third and fourth quarters.
• Five groundballs and a caused turnover in 14-13 OT win at #1 Virginia (3/18).
• Three groundballs in 16-9 win at Albany (3/11).
• Two groundballs and a caused turnover in 13-12 3OT loss to #2 Notre Dame (3/4).
• Season-best six groundballs and a career-best-tying four caused turnovers in 11-5 win at #4 Princeton (2/25).
• Five groundballs and a caused turnover in 15-12 win over #16 Syracuse (2/18).
• Two groundballs and two caused turnovers at Loyola (2/11).
• Five groundballs and a game-high four caused turnovers in 15-4 win over #19 Richmond (2/7).
• Helped the Terps hold the Spiders scoreless for 41:31, spanning the first to fourth quarters.
As a senior in 2022:
• Graduated from Maryland with a B.A. in Communication.
• 2022 Academic All-Big Ten
• 2022 Inside Lacrosse First Team All-American
• 2022 USA Lacrosse Magazine Second Team All-American
• 2022 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
• 2022 All-Big Ten First Team
• 2022 Tewaarton Award Top-25
• Finished season fourth on team with 15 caused turnovers and sixth on team with 32 groundballs.
• One groundball in Championship Game victory over Cornell (5/30)
• Two groundballs in semifinals victory over Princeton (5/28).
• Season-high four groundballs as Terps held Virginia to nine goals in quarterfinals victory (5/22).
• Caused two turnovers in Big Ten title game against Rutgers (5/7).
• One groundball and two forced turnovers in win over Johns Hopkins (5/5).
• Two groundballs to help defeat Johns Hopkins (4/23).
• One assist and two groundballs in win over #9 Ohio State (4/17).
• Recorded two groundballs and forced a turnover in victory over #4 Rutgers (4/10).
• Had groundball pickup and forced two turnovers to help defeat Michigan (4/2).
• Did it on both sides of the field scoring one goal, picking up a groundball and forcing a turnover in victory over #2 Virginia (3/19).
• Had one ground ball pickup in win over Albany (3/12).
• Picked up a ground ball to help defeat Notre Dame (3/5).
• Got his first point of the season with an assist to go along with three groundballs to help defeat Princeton (2/26).
• Notched three more groundballs and a forced turnover against Syracuse (2/20).
• Picked up four groundballs to help defeat Loyola (2/12).
• Opened the season with one forced turnover against High Point (2/5).
As a junior in 2021:
• Established himself as one of the premier close defenseman in the country.
• 2021 USILA Second Team All-American
• 2021 Inside Lacrosse Media Second Team All-American
• 2021 First Team All-Big Ten
• 2021 Big Ten All-Tournament Team
• 2021 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (4/6/21)
• 2021 USILA Team of the Week (3/30/21)
• Started in all 16 games at close defense.
• Second on the team in groundballs (48).
• Fourth on the team in caused turnovers.
• Picked up at least one ground ball in every game.
• Notched first career assist and grabbed a career-high seven groundballs vs. Duke (5/29) in NCAA Semifinals.
• Caused season-high three turnovers in win over Penn State (4/3)
As a sophomore in 2020:
• 2020 Academic All-Big Ten.
• 2020 Inside Lacrosse Media All-American.
• Started in all six games at close defense.
• Commonly served as team’s top close defenseman, drawing the opposition’s top attackman each game.
• Caused four turnovers and scooped 10 groundballs.
• Caused a turnover and had a groundball vs. Albany (3/7).
• Caused two turnovers and had season-high four groundballs vs. Notre Dame (2/29).
• Caused a turnover and snagged a ground ball at Villanova (2/18).
• Took three shots and picked up a groundball in season-opener vs. High Point (2/1).
As a freshman in 2019:
• Started all 17 games during first collegiate season at close defense.
• Grabbed 25 ground balls and caused four turnovers.
• Posted season-high four ground balls and caused a turnover vs. third-seeded Virginia in NCAA Quarterfinal (5/18).
• Caused a turnover and had two ground balls vs. Michigan (4/6).
• Picked up three ground balls vs. Villanova (3/16).
• Grabbed three ground balls at Navy (2/23).
• Made first career start in season opener vs. Bucknell, causing a turnover and scooping two ground balls (2/2).
Before Maryland:
• Graduated from Yorktown High School in Yorktown Heights, New York.
• A five-star recruit according to Inside Lacrosse, ranked the No. 4 overall player and No. 2 defenseman in the class of 2018.
• An Under Armour All-American and a two-time US Lacrosse All-American.
• Second team All-USA Today.
• Also starred at running back for the football team.
Personal:
• Son of Liz and Keith Makar.
• Has three brothers.
• Oldest brother Keith has autism, and is a source of inspiration and motivation in his life.
• Older brother Tyler played lacrosse at St. Joseph's from 2017-21.
• Named after Brett Favre and is a big Packers fan.
• Enjoys watching Packers games with his dad.
• Loves watching college football and ESPN College Gameday during the fall.
• Earned B.A. from Maryland in Communication in 2022.
• Pursuing Master's in Business & Management from Smith Business School at Maryland.
