University of Maryland Athletics

WIERMAN IN THE NEWS
• (5/22/24) West Chester’s Luke Wierman, Maryland’s all-time faceoff ace

WIERMAN'S HONOR ROLL
• Finished career first on Maryland's all-time faceoff list (881), only Terp to win 800-plus faceoffs, the 881 wins rank 10th all-time in NCAA history 
• Finished first on Maryland's career groundballs list with 472
• Program record holder for faceoffs won (298) and faceoffs taken (451) in a single-season in 2022, holds top-three records in both metrics including 2023 & 2022 seasons 
• 2024 USILA Second Team All-American
• 2024 USA Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-American
• 2024 Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American
• 2024 NCAA All-Tournament Team
• No. 25 overall pick in 2024 PLL Draft (Denver Outlaws)
• 2024 Tewaaraton Nominee
• 2024 All-Big Ten Second Team
• 2024 Big Ten Specialist of the week (2/6, 2/27).
• 2024 USILA Team of the Week (2/6, 2/27)
• 2024 USILA Scholar All-American
• 2023 USILA Third Team All-American
• 2023 Inside Lacrosse Third Team All-American
• 2023 USA Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American
• 2023 Big Ten Specialist Of The Week (4/11 & 4/18)
• 2x (2023, 2022) Tewaaraton Award Top-25
• 2x (2023, 2022) All-Big Ten First Team
• 2023 USILA First Team All-American
• 2022 USA Lacrosse Magazine Second Team All-American 
• 2022 Inside Lacrosse First Team All-American
• 2022 Big Ten Specialist of the Year
• 2022 Big Ten Specialist of the Week (2/15, 3/1, 3/22)   
• 2022 USILA Team of the Week (2/15)
• 4x (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) Academic All-Big Ten

As a Graduate Student in 2024:
• Started 16 of 17 games as team's primary faceoff specialist
• Set program records in career faceoff wins and groundballs this season
• Finished season with the best faceoff percentage in the nation (.629, 244/388)
• 244 faceoff wins rank third all-time in program history, trailing only his own marks in 2022 & 2023
• Finished third in the nation in total groundballs (133) and seventh in groundballs per game (8.31)
• Also tallied five goals and five assists, with three of the goals coming in the NCAA Tournament
• Three games with 20 faceoff wins
• Five games with double-digit groundballs, double-digit faceoff wins in 15 of 16 games
• Set program record for highest faceoff percentage (minimum 20 attempts) in a single game by going 20-23 vs. Princeton (2/24)

As a Senior in 2023:
• Starting faceoff specialist in all 16 games, finishing with a win rate of 60.6 percent.
• Won 252 total faceoffs, the second-most in a single-season at Maryland, trailing only his own record of 298 in 2022. 
• Finished season with 136 groundballs, the third most in a single-season at Maryland ever.
• Also added two goals, three assists, and seven caused turnovers.
• Double-figure faceoff wins in all 16 games, won twenty or more in three games. 
• Double figure groundballs in three games. 

As a Junior in 2022:
• Set Maryland records with 298 faceoffs won and 451 faceoffs taken.
• Second-most GB in program history with 160.
• Finished season with second-best faceoff win rate in nation (66.1 percent).
• Scored eight goals and added seven assists for 15 points. 
• Won 20 or more face-offs in a game five occasions with high of 24 wins, second-most in school history. 
• Double-figure groundballs in nine games with high of 13 on two occasions. 
• Won 13-of-20 face-offs with eight groundballs in NCAA Championship Game victory over Cornell (5/30).

As a Sophomore in 2021:
• Played in 12 games as one of the team’s primary faceoff specialists.
• Went 87-of-192 on face-offs with 43 groundballs, tied for third on the team. 
• Won double digit face-offs in five games.

As a Freshman (2020):
• Did not see game action.

Before Maryland:
• Four year letter-winner at B. Reed Henderson in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
• Senior year tallied 28 goals, 30 assists and 77 percent face-off win percentage.
• All-American and All-State (2019).
• 2018 Under Armour Philadelphia Team.
• State runner-up Freshmen year.
• Second team All-League.
• Three-time First Team All-League.
• Two-time First Team All-Area
• Inside Lacrosse Tournament 1st team selection.
• Rough Riders lacrosse club member.

Personal:
• Son of Tim and Jen Wierman.
• Mother was a gymnast at the University of Massachusetts.
• Youngest brother to Ali, Jack and Nick.
• Earned a 3.5 GPA in high school.
• Awarded honor roll senior year.
• Knights of Columbus Scholarship recipient.
• Spearheaded a fundraiser for his younger cousin with an extremely rare disease.

CAREER HIGHS 

Points: 3 vs #8 Loyola (MD) (2/12/22)
Goals: 2 (3x), last vs Duke (5/18/24)
Assists: 2 (2x) vs #4 Penn State (3/31/24)
Face-Off Wins: 24 (2x) vs. Syracuse (2/18/23) second in school history
Face-Offs Taken: 36 vs #2 Virginia (3/19/22) - second in school history
20+ Faceoff-Win Games: 11, last vs. Duke (5/18/24)
10+ Faceoff Win Games: 54, last vs. Notre Dame (5/27/24)
Groundballs: 15, vs. Princeton (5/11/24)
10+ Grounball Games: 17, last vs. Virginia (5/25/24)