Connor Shellenberger and Cole Kastner Selected in 2024 PLL College Draft

Two more Virginia men's lacrosse players are officially headed to the Premier Lacrosse League as attackman Connor Shellenberger and defenseman Cole Kastner each heard their names called on Tuesday night at the 2024 PLL College Draft. Shellenberger was picked No. 2 overall by the New York Atlas and Kastner was selected with the final pick of the draft, with a trade sending him to the California Redwoods.

Both players are reuniting with former Cavalier teammates, as Shellenberger reconnects with fellow UVA attackman Xander Dickson, while Kastner joins forces with Charlie Bertrand, Chris Merle, and Jared Conners, who was traded from the Archers to the Redwoods last week. All five players just mentioned were on Virginia's 2021 National Championship team.

Virginia has had a first round draft pick in every PLL College Draft, as Shellenberger joins Thomas McConvey , Matt Moore , Jared Conners and Dox Aitken , Michael Kraus , and Ryan Conrad . Shellenberger tied Conrad as UVA's highest PLL draft pick, as both players went No. 2 overall.

Though his college lacrosse career will soon come to an end, Kastner will remain in the college ranks for one more season as he transfers to Stanford to revive his basketball career. The move allows the 6'7" Kastner, who excelled as a basketball player in high school, to return to his hometown of Palo Alto, California. With Kastner expected to play basketball for the Cardinal in the 2024-2025 season, his PLL debut likely won't come until the summer of 2025.

In the six-year history of the PLL College Draft, Virginia has had 11 players drafted, including at least one first-round pick in every draft. UVA is the only college program with seven first-round PLL draft picks all-time.Thomas McConvey: first round, No. 8 overall to the WaterdogsJared Conners: first round, No. 5 overall to the Archers

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