WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross senior Racheli Levy-Smith has been selected as a 2026 All-American by USA Lacrosse, as chosen by USA Lacrosse Magazine staff with input from coaches and conferences across the country. Levy-Smith was named to the third team as a draw specialist.

The 2026 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year, Levy-Smith has earned All-Patriot League honors in each of the last three seasons. She started all 17 of Holy Cross' games on defense this year, leading the team with a program single-season record 191 draw controls, 41 caused turnovers and 41 ground balls. Levy-Smith ranked second in the conference with averages of 11.24 draw controls and 2.41 caused turnovers per game, while standing fourth in ground balls per game (2.41). 

Over the course of her career with the Crusaders, she recorded a school-record 475 draw controls, 111 ground balls and 88 caused turnovers in 61 games played.

A complete list of the 2026 USA Lacrosse All-America teams follows.

2026 USA Lacrosse All-America Teams
First Team 
A — Alyssa Chung, Navy
A — Chloe Humphrey, North Carolina
A — Madison Taylor, Northwestern
A — Allison Reilly, Army West Point
Draw — Mae Murphy, Loyola (Md.)
M — Lacey Downey, Johns Hopkins
M — Brigid Duffy, Army West Point
M — Kori Edmondson, Maryland
M — Eliza Osburn, North Carolina
D — Kate Bellissimo, Stanford
D — Sam Forrest, North Carolina
D — Reagan O'Brien, Johns Hopkins
D — Emmy Pascal, Yale
G — J.J. Suriano, Maryland

Second Team
A — Ava Angello, Johns Hopkins
A — Clark Hamilton, Florida 
A — Alexa Spallina, Clemson
A — Kate Timarky, Notre Dame 
Draw — Anna Viglione, Arizona State
M — Isabella Caporuscio, Stony Brook 
M — Kate Levy, North Carolina
M — Madison Rassas, Notre Dame
M — Ava Yovino, Navy
D — Shea Baker, Boston College
D — Grace Callahan, Michigan
D — Teagan Scott, Clemson
D — Coco Vandiver, Syracuse
G — Jenika Cuocco, Northwestern

Third Team
A — Lauren LaPointe, Maryland
A — Addie Pattillo, North Carolina
A — Aliya Polisky, Stanford
A — Olivia Ripple, Denver
Draw — Racheli Levy-Smith, Holy Cross 
M — Kaitlyn Davies, Florida
M — Kayla Gilmore, Maryland
M — Emma Muchnick, Syracuse
M — Emma Penczek, Clemson
D — Izzy Lahah, Syracuse
D — Jess Peluso, Colorado
D — Olivia Rongo, James Madison
D — Brooklyn Walker-Welch, North Carolina
G — Amelia Hughes, Princeton

Honorable Mention
A — Rocquette Allen, Penn State
A — Mirabella Altebrando, Stony Brook
A — Jordy Behar, Arizona State
A — Emma Bradbury, Michigan
A — Sofia Chepenik, South Florida
A — Haven Dora, Princeton
A — Aditi Foster, Northwestern
A — Molly Guzik, Syracuse
A — Frannie Hahn, Florida
A — Caroline Ling, Rutgers 
A — Jami MacDonald, Princeton
A — Nikki Mennella, Hofstra
A — Alexis Morton, Richmond
A — Calli Norris, Michigan
A — Lydia Oldknow, Arizona State
A — Eva Pronti, Duke
A — Delaney Radin, Penn State
A — Payton Root, James Madison
A — Natalie Shurtleff, Clemson
Draw — Emma Burke, Michigan
Draw — Maya Kendall, Dartmouth
Draw — Abby Moran, Jacksonville
Draw — Ellie White, Duke 
M — Lily Assini, Colorado
M — Jordyn Case, Stanford
M — Annabel Child, Northwestern
M — Noel Cumberland, Northwestern
M — Annabel Frist, Stanford
M — Julia Fusco, Stony Brook
M — Kate Gould, Yale
M — Kaleigh Harden, North Carolina
M — Charlotte Hodgson, Harvard
M — Hailey Huebner, Stony Brook
M — Maura Irish, Notre Dame
M — Maddie Shoup, Colorado
M — Ruby Sliwkowski, Brown
M — Mim Suares-Jury, Loyola
M — Kaitlyn Tartaglione, South Florida
M — Mikayla Williams, Navy
D — Dylan Allen, Princeton
D — Abby Beran, Connecticut
D — Theresa Bragg, Florida
D — Katie Buck, Rutgers
D — Sarah Chernik, Army West Point
D — Maggie Driver, Penn State
D — Jordyn Harrison, Michigan
D — Olivia Rongo, James Madison
D — Jaylen Rosga, Northwestern
D — Madison Smith, Northwestern
D — Maddy Sterling, Maryland
D — Caitlin Tully, Cornell
G — Shea Dolce, Boston College
G — Felicia Giglio, Navy 
G — Dan Guyette, Syracuse
G — Lexi Gwaku, Denver
G — Riley Horoshko, Temple
G — Elizabeth Johnson, Michigan
G — Elena Oh, Colorado
G — Niamh Pfaff, Yale
G — Orly Sedransk, Pennsylvania

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