SUNY Cortland Athletics

2025: Christian was named an All-American by three different organizations; to the second team by the Intercollegiate Men's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IMLCA), to the third team by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA), and as an honorable mention by USA Lacrosse Magazine...First team IMLCA All-Region 2 selection...Chosen as the SUNYAC Defensive Player of the Year and a first team All-SUNYAC honoree...Member of the Cortland defense that was first in the nation in caused turnovers per game (14.23) and sixth in the nation in scoring defense (7.68 goals allowed per game)...Played in and started all 22 games during the season for Cortland...Was second on the team with 32 caused turnovers and fourth with 49 ground balls...Finished with at least one caused turnover in 18-of-22 games and scooped up at least one ground ball in 17-of-22 contests...Provided one caused turnover and a season-high eight ground balls in a road win at Skidmore...Finished with four caused turnovers and five ground balls in a road win at Oswego...Tallied two caused turnovers and four ground balls against RIT in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Div. III playoffs...Caused four turnovers and picked up two ground balls in a home win over St. John Fisher...Finished with three caused turnovers and one ground ball in a home win over Potsdam...Added one caused turnover and five ground balls in a home win over Potsdam in the SUNYAC Semifinals...Had two caused turnovers, four ground balls, and provided one assist in a road win at Muhlenberg...Picked up three ground balls in a home win over Brockport...Was chosen as the SUNYAC Defensive Athlete of the Week on Mar. 24.

2024: Christian earned first team All-SUNYAC honors...Played in all 16 games with 15 starts on defense for the Red Dragons...Recorded 51 ground balls and 12 caused turnovers for the season...Picked up a season-high seven ground balls and recorded one caused turnover in a 13-6 home victory over Geneseo...Tallied six ground balls and one caused turnover against Cabrini...Had six ground balls in a 25-9 home victory over Plattsburgh...Registered five ground balls and two caused turnovers in a home victory over Scranton...Scooped up five ground balls in a home victory against Nazareth...Had four ground balls and two caused turnovers against Potsdam in the SUNYAC Semifinals.

Prior to Cortland: Christian attended SUNY Maritime and SUNY Farmingdale...Two-year member of the lacrosse program at Farmingdale...Two-time second team all-conference selection.

High School: Graduated from Farmingdale in 2021...Triple C Award winner...Received the James C. Metzger Award...Three-year member of the lacrosse team...Team captain and earned all-county honors as a senior...Three-year member of the football team, two as a starter...Team captain and an all-county selection as a senior.

Other: Son of Catherine and Lawrence Lembo...Has two siblings, Lawrence and Emma...Grandfather Larry Lembo played basketball at Manhattan...Drafted by the New York Knicks and the Chicago White Sox...NCAA referee...Worked NCAA Div. I Final Fours in 1980, 1983, 1988 and 1989.