The Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse program boasts one of the most storied traditions in college athletics. Since the program was founded in 1883, Hopkins has posted a 766-246-15 (.753) record and won an unprecedented 42 national championships, including a record seven NCAA titles.

Johns Hopkins made its 27th straight trip to the NCAA Championships in May. This is the longest streak in college lacrosse and the longest active streak at the NCAA I level in any team sport. Only the University of Miami baseball team (26 straight trips to the NCAAs) and the University of North Carolina men's basketball team (24) are even close to Hopkins' impressive streak.

With Rob Doerr, Brian Carcaterra, and A.J. Haugen all earning First Team All-America honors in 1998, Hopkins now boasts a national-best 163 First Team All-Americans since the program began in 1922.

The Blue Jays have continued to succeed despite playing the most difficult schedule in college lacrosse. The same will hold true in 1999 as Hopkins will play all four 1998 Final Four participants, including three straight (Princeton/Loyola/Syracuse) to open the season. Since 1991, Johns Hopkins has played 27 of the 28 teams (not including appearances by JHU) that have advanced to the Final Four (during the season that they have advanced). The only exception came in 1994, when Brown made an appearance in the semifinals, but did not play Johns Hopkins during the season.

Johns Hopkins made nine straight appearances in the NCAA Championship game from 1977-85. Since the NCAA began sponsoring the championship in 1971, no other team has made more than three straight appearances in the title game.

Johns Hopkins produced 10 players who were selected to the 25-man NCAA Silver Anniversary Team in 1995. The next two closest schools produced four players on the squad.