As a member of the Ivy League, Cornell has won 32 conference championships (20 outright, 12 shared), more than any other school.

[4] In 2009, Max Seibald won the Tewaaraton Trophy, awarded to the "Most Outstanding" collegiate lacrosse player in the United States.

[5] In 2013, Rob Pannell won the Tewaaraton Trophy while leading Cornell to the NCAA semifinals, also breaking the all-time career scoring mark that season.

Eamon McEneaney is one of the top all-time college lacrosse players, McEneaney teamed with Hall of Fame players Mike French, Dan Mackesey, Bill Marino, Bob Hendrickson, and Chris Kane, and coach Richie Moran to lead the Cornell Big Red to the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship in 1976 and 1977.

His top season was 1975 when he scored 31 goals and handed out 65 assists for 96 total points in 17 games, and was named the USILA player of the year.

[7] Cornell has had twelve men's lacrosse head coaches since 1892:[8] As of the 2024 season, the program has a record of 808-500-27, which is a .615 winning percentage, with 3 NCAA titles.