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2026 Men's Lacrosse Roster

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)
  • Instagram erickolar36
  • Twitter erickolar3
  • Opendorse eric-kolar

Biography

KOLAR'S HONOR ROLL
  • 2025 Second Team USILA All-American
  • 2025 Third Team USA Lacrosse All-American
  • 2023 Big Ten Freshman of the Week (3/28)
  • 2x (2024 & 2025) Academic All-Big Ten
As a Junior in 2025: 
  • 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
As a Sophomore in 2024:
  • 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
As a Freshman in 2023: 
  • Appeared in all 16 games as a key piece in the SSDM rotation.
  • Totaled 3 goals, 13 groundballs, and a caused turnover. 
Before Maryland: 
  • 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. 
Personal:
  • 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.
Career Highs
  • Points: 2 vs. Penn State (3/25/23)
  • Goals: 2 vs. Penn State (3/25/23)
  • Groundballs: 3 (3x), last vs. Notre Dame (5/27/24)
  • Caused Turnovers: 3 (2x), last vs. Cornell (5/26/25)

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2023Freshman

    Midfield
    6'0" 196 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2024Sophomore

    Midfield
    6'0" 196 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2025Junior

    Midfield
    6'0" 190 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2026Senior

    Midfield
    6'0" 190 lbs
    8