Platinum Cup rules has age-cutoff of January 1 so seems like Evolve was placed properly.
Sorry hoser. Evolve was playing with mostly rising 10th graders. No mention of a January 1 cutoff. This is why The Circuit was such a big success. Age and class verification.
DIVISIONS – BOYS: * 2024 (Grade 11) * 2025 (Grade 10) * 2026 (Grade 9) * 2027 (Grade 8) * 2028 (Grade 7) * 2029 (Grade 6) * 2030 (Grade 5) OTHER INFO: * This event is for Boys teams * This is a AA event * All players MUST register to participate * All players MUST be members of USA Lacrosse * Divisions are based on “grade completed” by Summer 2023 * The division that a team plays in is dictated by the oldest player on that team * This event is open to any and all, limited only by age and number
Click on "Tournament Rules" and you'll see the January 1 cutoff for each of the age groups. They may have added that just to include them.