Athletics
Norris, Durkin named to NEC All-Tournament Team
Beau Durkin ’28 and Adam Norris ’26 were named to the NEC All-Tournament Team May 2, 2026.—Photo courtesy VMI Athletics.
After excellent performances in the semifinal round loss to Robert Morris in VMI’s first appearance at the NEC Tournament, cadet-athletes Beau Durkin ’28 and Adam Norris ’26 were named to the NEC All-Tournament Team as chosen by the four coaching staffs competing at the event May 2, 2026.
Durkin logged three goals in VMI’s hard-fought 12-5 loss to the No. 1 seed Colonials. The Castle Rock, Colorado, native took nine shots on the night—including seven on frame—to go with four groundballs and two caused turnovers.
Norris registered 13 saves during the contest as he faced 38 shot attempts on the night to continuously keep the Keydets in contention.
The Colonials advanced to Saturday night’s NEC Championship game, where Robert Morris earned an 8-7 last-second victory over No. 2 seed LIU.
2026 NEC Men’s Lacrosse All-Tournament Team
MVP – Graeme MacLennan – Robert Morris
Nate Fechter – Robert Morris
Joel McCormick – Robert Morris
Owen Tapper – Robert Morris
Tyler Davide – LIU
Ryan Fountain – LIU
Aidan Zuhoski – LIU
Xander Johnson – Cleveland State
Griffin Valli – Cleveland State
Beau Durkin ’28 – VMI
Adam Norris ’26 – VMI
Editor’s Note: This article was first published on vmikeydets.com.
