T. D. Ierlan

TD Ierlan
Born (1998-04-12) April 12, 1998 (age 26)
Victor, New York
NationalityAmerican
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight175 pounds (79 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionFaceoff specialist (Field), Defense (Box)
NCAA teamAlbany
Yale
Denver (2021)
NLL draft30th overall, 2020
Toronto Rock
NLL teamToronto Rock
MLL draft1st overall, 2020
New York Lizards
PLL teamRedwoods
Pro career2021–
Career highlights

NCAA:

  • 5x All-American (2x First Team)
  • Career record for faceoff wins (1,245) and ground balls (867)
  • Single season record for faceoff wins (393) and ground balls (293)
  • Single game record for faceoff wins in an NCAA Tournament game (31), and ground balls in a game (29)
  • Ivy League Player of the Year (2019)
  • America East Defensive Player of the Year (2018)

PLL:

  • 1x All-Star (2021)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's lacrosse
World Lacrosse Championship
Winner 2023 San Diego

Tristan David "TD" Ierlan is an American professional lacrosse player who plays as a faceoff specialist for the California Redwoods of the Premier Lacrosse League and the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League. Regarded as one of the best faceoff specialists of all time, Ierlan holds numerous NCAA records, having played at Albany, Yale, and Denver before turning professional. Additionally, he is a volunteer assistant lacrosse coach at Syracuse.[1]

Early life and career

Ierlan is the son of Mike and Karen Ierlan. He has a brother, Chayse, who plays lacrosse as a goaltender for Cornell, and a sister, Doyle. He attended Victor Senior High School in Victor, New York, where he earned four varsity letters in football, wrestling, and lacrosse. On the wrestling mat, Ierlan set a school record with 161 wins. In lacrosse, he won 1,135 faceoffs at an 83% win rate, as well as collecting 661 ground balls and recording 50 points over his career.[2] He helped lead Victor to state championships in lacrosse during his final two years, being named an All-American and New York Player of the Year both times.[3]

College career

Albany

In his freshman year at Albany, he played for Albany Great Danes and won 70.8% of his faceoffs, with 323 total wins, which was second in NCAA history, and 202 ground balls, which was fourth in NCAA history, while also adding 10 points. He was named America East Rookie of the Year, as well as being named a first team All-America East, All-America East Rookie, and All-Tournament teams, and a second team All-American by Inside Lacrosse and third team USILA All-American. The following season, Ierlan set single-season records in faceoff percentage (79.1%), faceoff wins (359), and ground balls (254). He was named the America East Defensive Player of the Year, as well as all-Conference first team, all-Academic team, and second team an All-American by Inside Lacrosse and the USILA, as well as being a nominee for the Tewaaraton Award as Albany reached the Final Four for the first time in program history.[4]

Yale

Ierlan transferred to Yale following his sophomore year, as he felt he didn't fit with the Albany program.[5] During his first season with Yale Bulldogs, Ierlan broke his own records for faceoff wins and ground balls with 393 and 293 respectively. He set the record for the best faceoff percentage in NCAA history by going 26-26 against Harvard, as well as NCAA records for faceoff wins in an NCAA tournament game (31) and ground balls in a game (29) against Georgetown. Ierlan was named a First Team All-American and was a finalist for the Tewaaraton Award, as well as Ivy League Player of the Year. During his senior season in 2020, Ierlan set the career record for faceoff wins in a game against Michigan.[6]

Denver

As Yale did not play in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ierlan transferred to Denver for his final college season.[7] He played in nine games for the Pioneers, being named an honorable mention All-American.[2]

Statistics

Season Team GP G A Pts FOW FOA FO% GB
2017 Albany 18 4 6 10 323 456 70.8% 202
2018 Albany 19 6 5 11 359 454 79.1% 254
2019 Yale 19 6 6 12 393 519 75.7% 293
2020 Yale 4 0 0 0 84 110 76.4% 61
2021 Denver 9 0 1 1 86 118 72.9% 57
Total 69 16 18 34 1,245 1,657 75.1% 867

Professional career

PLL

Ierlan was selected first overall in the 2020 Major League Lacrosse draft by the New York Lizards, though he decided to return to college instead. The following year, he was taken fourth overall by Redwoods Lacrosse Club in the Premier Lacrosse League college draft.[8] Ierlan was an All-Star as a rookie.[9]

Statistics[10]

T. D. Ierlan Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G 2PG A Pts Sh GB Pen PIM FOW FOA GP G 2PG A Pts Sh GB Pen PIM FOW FOA
2021 Redwoods LC 8 0 0 0 0 7 79 0 0 132 203 –––––––––––
2022 Redwoods LC 10 1 0 1 2 5 78 2 1.5 135 252 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 15 24
2023 Redwoods LC 10 1 0 1 2 9 118 2 1.5 162 239 2 1 0 0 1 3 11 0 0 21 35
2024 California Redwoods 10 4 0 0 4 13 81 0 0 143 238 –––––––––––
38 6 0 2 8 34 356 4 3 572 932 3 1 0 0 1 5 18 0 0 36 59
Career Total: 41 7 0 2 9 39 374 4 3 608 991

GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted

NLL

Ierlan was selected 30th overall in the 2020 NLL Draft by the Toronto Rock despite having no experience in the box game. He made his debut in the 2022 season, playing as a defenseman and faceoff specialist.[11][12][13]

Statistics

Season Team GP G A Pts FOW FOA LB PIM
2022 Toronto Rock 16 1 2 3 234 392 111 0
Total 16 1 2 3 234 392 111 0

Playoffs

Season Team GP G A Pts FOW FOA LB PIM
2022 Toronto Rock 3 0 0 0 54 92 20 0

Premier Lacrosse League bio

References

  1. ^ "NCAA's all-time faceoff leader joins Syracuse men's lacrosse program". syracuse. 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  2. ^ a b "TD Ierlan - Men's Lacrosse". University of Denver Athletics. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  3. ^ "TD Ierlan - 2017 - Men's Lacrosse". University at Albany Great Danes. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  4. ^ "TD Ierlan - 2017 - Men's Lacrosse". University at Albany Great Danes. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  5. ^ Chronicle, James Johnson and Brodie Ingaggiato Rochester Democrat and. "Lax star TD Ierlan on his decision to transfer to Yale: 'I just felt really happy there'". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  6. ^ "TD Ierlan - 2020 - Men's Lacrosse". Yale University. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  7. ^ "A 'Seamless Transition' for TD Ierlan; Denver Faceoff Guys 'All In'". www.usalaxmagazine.com. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  8. ^ "TD Ierlan". Face Off Factory. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  9. ^ @premierlacrosse (July 13, 2021). "Meet the Defenders" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2021-07-13. Retrieved 2023-05-25 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "TD Ierlan". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  11. ^ "TD Ierlan". NLL. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  12. ^ "American Faceoff Men Dominating NLL Leaderboard". www.usalaxmagazine.com. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  13. ^ 13WHAM (2020-09-18). "Knighthawks draft Pittsford's Conners, TD Ierlan and 4 RIT Tigers also picked in NLL Draft". WHAM. Retrieved 2022-03-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)