Urso earned first-team All-American honors all four years while in college, one of only four players in NCAA history to achieve that feat.

Maryland reached the NCAA final again in 1976, where Urso's assist with one second left in regulation tied the game before Cornell took control in overtime to win 16 to 13.

Urso was named to the NCAA's Silver Anniversary all-time lacrosse team in 1995 along with several other top collegiate players including Mike French, Eamon McEneaney, Tim Nelson, Gary Gait, Paul Gait, Brad Kotz, Dave Pietramala, Dan Mackesey, and Larry Quinn.

[5] Urso was an All-American lacrosse player[6] at Brentwood High School in New York, where he also played running back on a football squad that won 17 straight games over two years.

He also played in the inaugural MILL season of 1987 for the Washington Wave leading the team to the initial championship game, and acting as an assistant coach.