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Jersey Number 8
Eric Kolar
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- M
- Major:
- Communication
- Hometown:
- Mount Airy, MD
- High School:
- Urbana
- Prev School:
- The Hill School (PA)
KOLAR'S HONOR ROLL
- Drafted in the fourth round of the PLL College Draft by the Maryland Whipsnakes
- 2026 Tewaraaton Award Watch List
- 2026 USA Lacrosse Preseason First Team All-American
- 2025 Second Team USILA All-American
- 2025 Third Team USA Lacrosse All-American
- 2x (2024 & 2025) Academic All-Big Ten
- 2023 Big Ten Freshman of the Week (3/28)
- Played in all 12 games
- Part of defensive effort that held Richmond scoreless for entire first half (2/1)
- Helped hold Loyola to just seven goals for second straight game
- Career-high two CT, part of holding #2 Syracuse to seven goals, 11 below their average (2/15)
- Helped hold #5 Princeton to single-digits (2/22), marked fourth straight game the Maryland defense did so
- Tied career high with two CTs in 11-10 win over #1 Notre Dame (3/1)
- Helped hold the Irish to their lowest goal total since April 30, 2023
- Helped hold Delaware to just three goals, lowest goals allowed by the Terps since 2012
- Helped hold the Cavaliers to six goals below their season scoring average in 12-6 win at #18 Virginia (3/15)
- Career-high three CTs with one GB in 11-10 3OT loss to Michigan (3/22)
- Helped hold the Wolverines scoreless for 29:38
- First goal of the season and helped hold the Nittany Lions scoreless for 22:07, spanning the first and third quarters, in 13-8 win over #7 Penn State (3/29)
- Two GBs and one CT in 8-6 loss at Rutgers (4/5)
- Helped hold the Scarlet Knights scoreless for 28:00, spanning the first to third quarters
- Helped hold the Buckeyes scoreless for 22:27, spanning the second and third quarters, in 13-8 win at #2 Ohio State (4/12)
- One GB in 11-8 win over Johns Hopkins (4/18)
- Helped hold the Nittany Lions scoreless for 22:35, spanning the second to third quarters in 10-8 win over #7 Penn State (5/1) in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals
- One CT in 13-5 win over Air Force (5/11) in NCAA Tournament first round
- Helped hold the Falcons scoreless for 23:10, spanning the second to fourth quarters
- Helped hold the Hoyas scoreless for stretches of 16:48 and 15:17 in 9-6 win over Georgetown (5/18) in NCAA Quarterfinals
- Two GBs in 14-8 win over No. 6-seed Syracuse (5/24) in NCAA Semifinals
- Helped hold the Orange scoreless for 25:54, spanning the first and second quarters
- Tied career high with three CTs in 13-10 loss to No. 1-seed Cornell (5/26) in NCAA Finals
- Appeared in 14 games as pivotal part of SSDM unit, missed first three games of the season due to injury
- Tallied one assist, eight groundballs and three caused turnovers
- Appeared in all 16 games as a key piece in the SSDM rotation.
- Totaled 3 goals, 13 groundballs, and a caused turnover.
- Played 2022 at The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, where he was teammates with classmate Will Schaller.
- Served as team captain
- Earned All-MAPL in 2022.
- Graduated from Urbana High School in 2021.
- Honored with the 2021 3A Divisional C. Markland Kelly Award as the top player in his division in the state of Maryland.
- Earned USA Lacrosse All-American honors in 2021.
- Named to the 2021 MSLCA All-State Public School First Team.
- Honored on the 2019 MSLCA Public School All-State Team.
- In 2018, compiled 32 goals, 19 assists, 37 ground balls and 16 caused turnovers.
- Played club lacrosse for Fundamentals LC.
- Son of Dan Kolar and Sharon Lukacz-Kolar.
- Father, Dan, played football at Georgetown (1973-74).
- Has an uncle that played lacrosse at UMass and one that played at Johns Hopkins.
- Twin brother Jason plays lacrosse at Delaware.
- Altman Family Endowed Scholarship for Intercollegiate Athletics recipient
Maryland Men's Lacrosse | B1G Quarterfinals Highlight vs. Rutgers | April 25, 2026
Sunday, April 26
Maryland Men's Lacrosse | B1G Quarterfinals Highlights vs. Rutgers | April 25, 2026
Saturday, April 25
Maryland Men's Lacrosse | Terps Down Delaware
Monday, March 09
Maryland Men's Lacrosse Highlights | Notre Dame
Sunday, March 02
