Mac Christmas

Mac Christmas defends against Saint Joseph's in a men's lacrosse game at Koskinen Stadium

Photo by: Duke Athletics

November 19, 2025: The Duke Blue Devils Men’s Lacrosse Headshots

Position:
Longstick Midfield
Height/Weight:
6-4 / 215
Class:
Junior
Experience:
2
Hometown:
Bethesda, Md.
High School:
McDonogh

Honors: ACC Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2025, 2026) ... All-ACC Academic Team (2025, 2026)

2026: Played in all 16 games as a longstick midfielder … Tallied four goals and three assists for seven points … Collected 28 ground balls and caused 13 turnovers … Scored in the season opener against Bellarmine (2/2) … Posted a season-high two points with one goal and one assist against Jacksonville (2/21), while also collecting a season-best five ground balls … Caused two turnovers against Saint Joseph’s (3/1), Air Force (3/7) and Richmond in the NCAA First Round (5/9) … Picked up four ground balls at Air Force and at Syracuse (3/28) … Dished assists in NCAA Tournament wins over Richmond and Georgetown (5/17) … Scored against Princeton in the NCAA Semifinals (5/23) … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll ... Letterwinner.

2025: Played in all 18 games at longstick midfield … Totaled eight goals and an assist for nine points … Broke the Duke LSM record for goals in a season, surpassing CJ Costabile’s seven in 2012 … Picked up 24 ground balls … Caused 10 turnovers … Scored two goals in win over Saint Joseph’s (2/15), joining Costabile as the lone poles to score two goals in a game … Also picked up three ground balls and forced a turnover versus the Hawks … Tallied a goal in regular-season win over Syracuse (4/19) … Scored a goal, picked up four ground balls and caused a turnover against Princeton (2/28) … Caused two turnovers against Notre Dame (3/29) … Capped the season with a goal, four ground balls and a caused turnover in NCAA First Round against Georgetown (5/10) … Forced a turnover and picked up a ground ball in overtime win over Virginia (4/26) … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2024: Played in eight games … Had one caused turnover in win over Providence (3/13) … ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to Duke: Played his scholastic lacrosse for both Georgetown Prep and McDonogh High School … Tabbed 10th in Inside Lacrosse’s Power 100 Freshmen rankings … Helped Georgetown Prep to the IAC title in 2021 – its first since 2014 … Led McDonogh to the MIAA State Championship in 2023 … Anchored the Eagles’ defense that allowed just five goals in the title game … Played in the Senior All-America game … Also a USA Lacrosse All-American … Baltimore Sun All-Metro First Team selection as a senior … Played club lacrosse for DC Dogs and led the team to an NLF National Championship in 2021 … Team was ranked No. 1 nationally in 2023 in NLF Rankings.