Towson University Athletics

2024 Inside Lacrosse Media Third Team All-American defense
2024 USILA All-America Honorable Mention defense
2024 USA Lacrosse All-America Honorable Mention defense
24th overall pick in 2024 PLL Draft by Utah Archers
2024 All-CAA First Team defense
2024 CAA All-Tournament Team
2024 CAA Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
2023 All-CAA First Team defense
2023 Preseason All-CAA defense
2022 All-CAA First Team long-stick midfielder

2024: Inside Lacrosse Media Third Team All-American, also being Honorable Mention All-America by USILA and USA Lacrosse at defense... 24th overall pick in the 2024 PLL Draft by the Utah Archers... All-CAA First Team and CAA All-Tournament Team after being the CAA Preseason Defensive Player of the Year... finished eighth all-time in Towson history with 64 career caused turnovers... Towson's primary close defender, starting all 17 games and leading Towson with 22 caused turnovers, adding 28 ground balls... CAA Defensive Player of the Week on Mar. 18 after notching four caused turnovers and two ground balls in CAA win at Drexel (3/16)... caused three turnovers in CAA title game victory vs. #19 Delaware (5/4)... member of the Fall 2023 CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll.

2023: Moved from LSM to close defense and repeated as All-CAA First Team, starting all 15 games... tied for team lead with 18 caused turnovers, adding 22 ground balls... had two ground balls and three caused turnovers at Richmond (2/24)... earned two caused turnovers in each of his final five games, including four ground balls vs. Hampton (4/15), having a goal in that game, and at #19 Delaware (5/4)... member of the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll.

2022: First Team All-CAA … Saw time in all 16 games … played 14 games at long stick midfield while making a pair of spot starts at close defense … caused a dozen turnovers, including four at Fairfield (April 23) … grabbed 25 ground balls with a season-best four against UMass (April 9) … served just four penalties for four minutes.

2021: Played in all 14 games as a true freshman at close defense, including 13 starts … made his collegiate debut at No. 5 Virginia (Feb. 6) in the season opener … forced a dozen turnovers, ranking fourth on the team … grabbed 17 ground balls … sat for just four penalties for 3 minutes and 30 seconds ... named CAA Rookie of the Week (Feb. 16) on one occasion.

High School: Played LSM and close defense at Weddington High School for head coach Britton Short … led the Warriors to state titles in 2017, 2018 and 2019 … four-year varsity lettermen … earned first team all-state honors in 2019 as well as US Lacrosse All-America honors that same season … named second team all-state in 2018 and was the conference defensive MVP in 2019 … served as a team captain his senior season … earned A/B Honor Roll status eight times … member of the three-time state football team as well … played club for Team 24/7 Lacrosse for head coach Ryan Flanagan. 

Personal: Son of Shaunya and Jerry Barsz … has one sibling, Kylie … aspires to be an orthodontist … volunteers with food shelters around Charlotte, North Carolina, Adopt-a-Highway and the Spirit Club at his local church … hobbies include watching sports and video games … favorite teams are the Chicago Bears, Blackhawks and Bulls, while his favorite athlete is Bears legend Walter Payton … favorite book is Through My Eyes by Tim Tebow … most memorable moment was winning six state championships between football and lacrosse and playing in college football stadiums … majoring in biology at Towson.