"He's one of the best of all time," Brendan Staub (Garden City) said of Kirst. "So when he settles into a game it makes everyone else feel a lot more comfortable and gives us the confidence we need."

CJ Kirst tied the NCAA single-season goals record as Cornell captures first NCAA team championship in any sport since 1977

Three years after falling one step short of claiming the NCAA men's lacrosse national championship, Cornell has finally reached the peak. With CJ Kirst recording six goals -- upping his season total to 82 to equal the Division I single-season record -- plus an assist,