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2026 Men's Lacrosse Roster

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20 Dante Marinello

  • Position D
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 194
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Watchung, N.J.
  • Highschool Morristown Beard School

Biography

HONORS & ACCOLADES
  • 2025 All-America East Second Team
  • 2025 America East Conference All-Academic Team
2025:
  • Appeared in all 12 games, making 11 starts
  • Grabbed 26 ground balls
  • Caused 17 turnovers
  • Scored a goal
  • Picked up three ground balls and caused a turnover at Drexel on Feb. 15
  • Picked up two ground balls and caused two turnovers vs. Towson on Feb. 28
  • Caused a career-high five turnovers and picked up three ground balls vs. Vermont on March 14
  • Scored his first career goal vs. Binghamton on April 5
  • Caused four turnovers and added three ground balls in the America East Tournament vs. UAlbany
2024:
  • Appeared in 12 games, starting all 12. 
  • Picked up 20 ground balls, good for 7th on the team.
  • Recorded two shots.
2023:
  • Competed in two games for the Retrievers in the 2023 season
  • Saw action in the win over St. Bonaventure and the Retrievers’ loss to Delaware
BACKGROUND
  • Earned First Team All-Bianchi Division, All New Jersey Athletic Conference and All-Non Public as a junior and a senior for the Crimson
  • Also named to All-State Team (Honorable Mention) in 2021 and 2022
  • The long-sticker recorded 22 points and 152 ground balls in his final two seasons
  • Named an Underclass All-American in 2019 and to the Nike National All-Star squad in 2020
  • As a freshman, part of a squad which rallied from five goals down in the fourth quarter to win a state title
  • Also a four-year letterman on the gridiron, playing both wide receiver and defensive back
  • Lists favorite professional team as the NFL’s New York Giants and favorite book as Shutter Island
  • Also an accomplished pianist
  • Considering a major in computer science
  • Older brother Vincent played club lacrosse at Clemson and younger brother James is attempting to walk onto the varsity squad at Maryland
  • Son of Jill and Sal Marinello

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2023Freshman

    D/LSM
    6'0" 190 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2024Sophomore

    D/LSM
    6'0" 190 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2025Junior

    D
    6'0" 190 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2026Senior

    D
    6'0" 194 lbs
    20
Land Acknowledgement
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