Another preseason All-America nod came the way of Villanova junior Jake Melchionni on Wednesday afternoon as he picked up the Third Team LSM spot on the Nike Lacrosse Men's DI Media All-America accolades.

It's the second All-America list Melchionni has appeared on heading into the 2026 season, adding to his USA Lacrosse nod from last week.

The Nike Lacrosse Media All-Americans are selected by a collection of more than a dozen voters who also vote in the weekly Media Poll. Voters submitted first, second, third and honorable mention teams; those were tallied, with players receiving the highest vote totals sorted into teams. 

The Delbarton grad earned the third spot at long stick midfielder after picking up Honorable Mention All-America from a number of publications last year. The New Jersey native put up nearly 50 ground balls and 25 caused turnovers a year ago, scoring eight goals including a multi-goal outing against Marquette. 

Melchionni and the Wildcats begin the season next Saturday at Penn State, starting a campaign where they're looking to return to the BIG EAST title game for a fourth time in five years.