Author: Ronnie Fernando

Ron Fernando is a professional lacrosse player who played both NCAA lacrosse at Adams State University (D2) and MCLA lacrosse at Concordia University Irvine (D1). He got his start in Major League Lacrosse as part of the 2017 Ohio Machine Championship Team after being welcomed to the team after tryouts. He was drafted in 2018 by the Atlanta Blaze and finished his MLL career as a part of the 2020 MLL bubble season as the Emergency Backup Goalie, suiting up for both the Chesapeake Bayhawks and eventual 2020 champions, Boston Cannons. He is also the Goalie coach and varsity assistant coach at the Severn School in Severna Park, MD. You can follow Ron Fernando on both Instagram and Twitter under the tag @Ron_Tron3000

Inside the MCLA National Tournament

The MCLA National Tournament is a unique and one-of-a-kind experience. Ronnie Fernando takes you inside what each day of the event is like.

If you have ever played, covered, or coached in the MCLA, then you know a thing or two about the way its national tournament is set up. Inside the MCLA National Tournament Thirty-two teams, 16 from each of the two divisions, ascend on MCLA Mount Olympus to duke it out for seven days until one […]

I Chose MCLA Lacrosse

Ronnie Fernando chose the MCLA for his lacrosse journey, and he explains why the level of the sport doesn't deserve its stigma.

Stigma: the word that comes to mind when anyone mentions the MCLA in lacrosse circles. The MCLA Stigma A scarlet letter – a trope if you will – of what is seen when one mentions that they play lacrosse in the MCLA. The Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association is home to 169 member colleges and universities […]