My National Champion

The BYU men's lacrosse team are the 2026 MCLA National Champions! The tournament was in Richmond, Virginia and unfortunately Randy and I didn't go.  We will probably regret that for the rest of our lives but oh well.  We weren't the only parents who weren't there and since Marcus is the oldest, he's used to doing things like this alone.  

We loved the family FaceTime call with him after as he showed off his medal and hat.  The ring comes in the fall.  The playoffs were exciting but nothing compared to the excitement of when they won their conference game against UVU, and I was there for that one.

Marcus and his teammate JP, who is also from Sammamish and played Skyline lacrosse 

We are all so proud of Marcus's hard work.  Getting up at 4:30am for practice is no joke.  Spending days traveling and missing classes and tests is no joke.  He juggled school, lacrosse, and his social life like a champ.  He was also never home!  

Marcus flew home a week after the big game and spent less than 24 hours with us.  Luckily he was able to pick Henry up at the bus stop (all the boys love doing that) and had time to play lacrosse in the backyard.

Henry got to wear the champion hat

Burnley Soccer Stadium

And now Marcus is in England doing a paid internship for Burnley Football Club!  That's kind of like doing an internship for an NFL football team in the USA.  It's a big deal.  He's living the dream!  Well, my dream anyway.  If I could hop on a plane and spend a few days roaming the English countryside with him I would do it in a heartbeat.  But I'm settling for all the videos, pictures and FaceTime calls.

Here's the locker room.  Definitely giving off Ted Lasso vibes for sure

The staff got to play football on the field before they ripped up all the turf.  Don't worry, before Marcus was a lacrosse player was a all in for soccer.  He said his skills came back, pretty quick!

Don't worry, Marcus even found a lacrosse team to play on.  How cool is that?  It's box lacrosse so it's a little different and really physical and he loves it!

People always ask about his social life so I'll tell you about this funny conversation I overheard.  When he was asked if he hoped to meet a girl on his internship he said "No way because I don't want a wife with crooked teeth.  But when I get back to Provo I'm gonna be ready with guns a blazing!"  I died laughing.  I've never seen Marcus doing the dating scene without his guns blazing.  He's ready to find the one!