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TEWAARATON AWARD ANNOUNCES MEN’S AND WOMEN’S 2018 FINALISTS
WASHINGTON, May 10 – The Tewaaraton Foundation has announced the five men’s and five women’s finalists for the 2018 Tewaaraton Award. The Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the preeminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. These 10 student-athletes will be invited to Washington, D.C., for the 18th annual Tewaaraton Award Ceremony on May 31.
The five men’s finalists are:
Trevor Baptiste, Denver – Sr., Faceoff
Justin Guterding, Duke – Sr., Attack
Connor Kelly, Maryland – Sr., Midfield
Ben Reeves, Yale – Sr., Attack
Pat Spencer, Loyola – Jr., Attack
The five women’s finalists are:
Sam Apuzzo, Boston College – Jr., Attack
Kristen Gaudian, James Madison – Sr., Attack
Marie McCool, North Carolina – Sr., Midfield
Kylie Ohlmiller, Stony Brook – Sr., Attack
Megan Whittle, Maryland – Sr., Attack
Trevor Baptiste, Ben Reeves and Pat Spencer, as well as Marie McCool and Kylie Ohlmiller return as finalists from 2017. Reeves joins Matt Danowski, Kyle Harrison, Michael Powell and Lyle Thompson as the only three-time men’s finalists in the 18-year history of the Tewaaraton Award. All 10 finalists will compete in this month’s NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tournaments, respectively, at the conclusion of which the selection committees will vote on and select the 2018 winners.
“The Tewaaraton Foundation congratulates these 10 finalists that have been chosen from a standout pool of talented nominees,” said Jeffrey Harvey, chairman of The Tewaaraton Foundation. “We look forward to welcoming each of them and their families to Washington, D.C., on May 31 and wish them the very best in their respective playoff journeys.”
The Tewaaraton Award annually honors the top male and top female college lacrosse player in the United States. Finalists come from a pool of 25 men’s and 25 women’s nominees that were announced April 26. The selection committees are comprised of 17 men’s and 17 women’s current and former college coaches.
Brief bios of the men’s finalists:
Denver faceoff specialist and returning Tewaaraton finalist Trevor Baptiste earned BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year for a fourth consecutive season. The senior from Denville, N.J., ranks second in the nation with a 76.9% faceoff percentage and third with 250 faceoffs wins, while also collecting 144 ground balls (9.6 per game), good for sixth in the country. The 2018 U.S. Men’s National Team member and Senior CLASS Award finalist helped the Pioneers to the team’s fifth straight outright BIG EAST regular season title. He has pulled to within three faceoff wins of setting the NCAA Division I career record for faceoff wins, and also ranks second all-time in ground balls. Baptiste is Denver’s fourth finalist and would be the Pioneers’ first Tewaaraton winner.
Duke attackman Justin Guterding headlines the nation’s No. 6 offense, leading the ACC and the nation with 56 goals and 96 points. On a per-game basis, Guterding ranks first in goals, ninth in assists and second in points in the nation, all while shooting at an efficient 50% clip, good for 10th in the country. The senior captain earned his third All-ACC selection and was named ACC Offensive Player of the Year, joining Zack Greer as the second player in NCAA Division I history to record 200 career goals and becoming one of 13 players in Division I history to amass 300 career points. He needs five goals to surpass Greer’s NCAA-record 206. A native of Garden City, N.Y., Guterding looks to become the fourth-seeded Blue Devils’ third Tewaaraton winner, and is the program’s 13th finalist.
Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year Connor Kelly led Maryland with 40 goals, 33 assists and 73 points, helping the Terps earn the NCAA Tournament’s No. 1 seed for a third consecutive season after Maryland claimed outright the Big Ten regular season championship. A unanimous first team All-Big Ten selection and Big Ten All-Tournament Team honoree, the senior midfielder ranked first in the conference in points and points per game (4.86), while leading the Big Ten with four game-winning goals. The Easton, Conn., native joined 2016 Tewaaraton Legend Frank Urso as the only midfielders in Maryland history to record 40 goals in a campaign. Kelly looks to follow Matt Rambo as the Terrapins’ second Tewaaraton winner, and is Maryland’s third finalist.
Yale senior attackman Ben Reeves captained the nation’s third-ranked offense to the first undefeated Ivy League regular season in program history and No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament, leading the Bulldogs with 51 goals, 39 assists and 90 points en route to Ivy League Player of the Year honors for the second consecutive season. The three-time first team All-Ivy performer and Ivy League All-Tournament Team honoree from Macedon, N.Y., led the league in goals and goals per game (3.19), ranking second in the nation in both categories, as well as top 10 in points, points per game, assists and assists per game. Reeves, who was Yale’s first Tewaaraton finalist as a sophomore in 2016 and is the program’s all-time leading goal- and point-scorer, would be the Bulldogs’ first winner.
Loyola attackman and returning Tewaaraton finalist Pat Spencer was named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year for the third consecutive year as the Greyhounds took home the league’s regular season and tournament championships. The Patriot League Tournament MVP and three-time first team All-Patriot League performer paced the nation’s fifth-ranked scoring offense and the league with 90 points and 55 assists, while ranking in the nation’s top five in points, points per game, assists and assists per game. The junior from Davidsonville, Md., set the Loyola and Patriot League career assists record with 162, and his 256 career points are already tops all-time in league history. Spencer would be the Greyhounds’ first Tewaaraton winner among four finalists.
Brief bios of the women’s finalists:
ACC Attacker of the Year Sam Apuzzo helped Boston College to a record-setting campaign that saw the Eagles complete the program’s first perfect regular season, rack up 19 consecutive wins and win the ACC regular-season championship en route to the No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The junior set a program record with 127 draw controls, and leads the ACC with 79 goals and 112 points, while also pacing the Eagles with 33 assists. Her 27 caused turnovers and 40 ground balls are good for second and third on the Eagles, respectively. A two-time All-ACC first team performer and ACC All-Tournament team selection, the West Babylon, N.Y., native ranks third in the nation in points and fourth in goals. She would be Boston College’s first Tewaaraton winner, and follow Sarah Mannelly (2015) as the program’s second finalist.
James Madison attacker and CAA Player of the Year Kristen Gaudian leads the Dukes and the CAA with 67 goals and 82 points. A two-time first-team All-CAA performer and 2018 CAA Championship All-Tournament team selection, Gaudian set single-season (26) and career (44) school records for free-position goals, and also ranks second on the squad with 67 draw controls. The senior from Fairfax Station, Va., helped James Madison to a program-record 18 wins, including the CAA’s regular-season and conference championships, and a school-best No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Gaudian is the Dukes’ first finalist since Gail Decker in 2004, and would be the program’s first Tewaaraton winner.
Returning Tewaaraton finalist Marie McCool became the first player in conference history to repeat as ACC Midfielder of the Year, leading North Carolina to a third consecutive ACC Championship and the No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. A three-time first team All-ACC selection, the senior from Moorestown, N.J., leads the Tar Heels with 39 ground balls, 23 caused turnovers and 141 draw controls, while her 58 goals and 74 points are good for second and fourth on the team, respectively. The ACC All-Tournament team performer also ranks in the conference’s top five in goals per game and is fifth nationally in draw controls. McCool is North Carolina’s seventh finalist, and would be the program’s first Tewaaraton winner.
Stony Brook senior attacker Kylie Ohlmiller continues her record-breaking trajectory, surpassing Tewaaraton winners Jen Adams and Hannah Nielsen, respectively, to become the NCAA Division I all-time leader in career points (478) and assists (240). Ohlmiller paced the Seawolves’ second-ranked offense with 145 points, 7.63 points per game and 64 assists, all good for tops in the nation for the regular season. She propelled Stony Brook to an undefeated 19-0 record, a sixth consecutive America East Championship and the No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Islip, N.Y., native netted her second consecutive America East Offensive Player of the Year award, third America East Championship Most Outstanding Player recognition and was named to the all-conference first team for the fourth time. Ohlmiller is a finalist for the second time and would be the Seawolves’ first Tewaaraton winner.
Maryland attacker Megan Whittle leads the Terps and the Big Ten with 74 goals and 86 points, ranking in the nation’s top 10 in both categories. She scored a career-high eight goals to lift the Terrapins to the team’s third straight Big Ten Championship, claiming Tournament MVP and helping the Terps to the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. A native of Glenwood, Md., Whittle earned her second Big Ten Attack Player of the Year honors, to go with a fourth consecutive All-Big Ten Team selection. The senior captain surpassed former Tewaaraton winner Jen Adams as Maryland’s career leader in goals, and sits just one goal behind Temple’s Gail Cummings (289) for the second-most career goals in NCAA history. She seeks to become the Terps’ seventh consecutive and ninth overall Tewaaraton winner.
The guidelines for finalists and recipient selections are as follows:
Finalists will be the best five players chosen without regard to institution.
Finalists will be selected based on individual performance and a player’s contribution to the success of their team.
Finalists are chosen based on the current year’s regular-season performance (date of selection is at the conclusion of the regular season, before playoffs).
Recipients are chosen based on the current year’s regular season and playoff performance.
Sportsmanship can play a role in the selection process and it is important that the recipient upholds the mission and values of the Tewaaraton Award.
This year’s initial Tewaaraton Watch Lists were announced on March 1 and included the top 50 men’s and women’s college lacrosse players in the country. Two rounds of additions to the Watch Lists were announced, on March 22 and April 12, before the official 25 men and 25 women nominees came out on April 26.
For more information on the Tewaaraton Award, how to donate to this non-profit or to attend this year’s May 31 ceremony, visit Tewaaraton.com. Like and follow The Tewaaraton Foundation at Facebook.com/Tewaaraton, Twitter.com/Tewaaraton and Instagram.com/Tewaaraton.
About The Tewaaraton Foundation
Founded at the University Club of Washington, DC and first presented in 2001, the Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the preeminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. Endorsed by the Mohawk Nation Council of Elders and U.S. Lacrosse, the Tewaaraton Award symbolizes lacrosse’s centuries-old roots in Native American heritage. The Tewaaraton Foundation ensures the integrity and advances the mission of this award. Each year, the Tewaaraton Award celebrates one of the six tribal nations of the Iroquois Confederacy – the Mohawk, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca and Tuscarora – and presents two scholarships to students of Native American descent. To learn more about The Tewaaraton Foundation, please visit www.tewaaraton.com.
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Media credentials are available for the Tewaaraton Award Ceremony in the News and Press section of www.tewaaraton.com. Credential requests are due by Tuesday, May 30.
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2017
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TEWAARATON AWARD PRESENTED BY UNDER ARMOUR ANNOUNCES FIVE MEN’S AND FIVE WOMEN’S 2017 FINALISTS
WASHINGTON, May 11 – The Tewaaraton Foundation has announced the men’s and women’s finalists for the 2017 Tewaaraton Award, presented by Under Armour. Five men and five women were selected as finalists and will be invited to Washington, D.C., for the 17th annual Tewaaraton Award Ceremony on June 1.
The five men’s finalists are:
Trevor Baptiste, Denver – Jr., Faceoff
Connor Fields, Albany – Jr., Attack
Matt Rambo, Maryland – Sr., Attack
Ben Reeves, Yale – Jr., Attack
Patrick Spencer, Loyola – Soph., Attack
The five women’s finalists are:
Nadine Hadnagy, Maryland – Sr., Defense
Olivia Hompe, Princeton – Sr., Attack
Marie McCool, North Carolina – Jr., Midfield
Kylie Ohlmiller, Stony Brook – Jr., Attack
Zoe Stukenberg, Maryland – Sr., Midfield
Ben Reeves (Yale) is the only returning finalist from 2016, while Kylie Ohlmiller becomes Stony Brook’s first Tewaaraton finalist and Trevor Baptiste (Denver) is the first faceoff specialist to be a finalist for the award. All 10 finalists will compete in this month’s NCAA Tournament, at the conclusion of which the selection committees will vote on and select the 2017 winners.
“The Tewaaraton Foundation congratulates these 10 finalists that have been chosen by our selection committees from such an amazing pool of talented players this season,” said Jeffrey Harvey, chairman of The Tewaaraton Foundation. “We look forward to welcoming each of them and their families to Washington, D.C., on June 1, and we look forward to following along throughout the playoffs to see who emerges in this wide-open race.”
The Tewaaraton Award annually honors the top male and top female college lacrosse player in the United States. Finalists come from a pool of 25 men’s and 25 women’s nominees that were announced April 28. The selection committees are comprised of 16 men’s and 17 women’s current and former college coaches.
Brief bios of the men’s finalists:
Trevor Baptiste, Denver
A three-time Tewaaraton Award nominee, Trevor Baptiste is winning 73.6 percent of his faceoffs in 2017, and has picked up 141 ground balls on his 242 faceoff wins. The Denver junior and 2017 BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year has scored a career-high nine goals this season to go along with two assists, including his first-career hat trick in Denver’s 16-11 win over nationally ranked Villanova. The two-time USILA First Team All-America selection has won double-digit faceoffs in all 49 career games, has 20-plus faceoff wins in 14 career games (including in four of his last seven) and has won all 14 faceoff match-ups in 2017 (45-2-2 in his career). He is Denver’s third Tewaaraton finalist in as many years (Wes Berg, 2015; Connor Cannizzaro, 2016), and would be the Pioneers’ first award winner.
Connor Fields, Jr, Albany
Connor Fields led the nation in points (108) and points per game (6.75) this year, earning America East Player of the Year honors and leading a Danes’ offense that finished the regular season No. 1 with 15.81 goals per game. The three-time first-team All-America East selection is currently tied for ninth all-time on the NCAA DI record list for points in a season, and he has already become just the seventh player in NCAA DI history to record at least 50 goals and 50 assists in a season. The NCAA DI record-holder with 66 goals as a freshman, he’s currently tied for 21st all-time on the NCAA DI career scoring list with 269 points – with more than a season to go. He looks to become Albany’s third Tewaaraton winner in four years, following Lyle Thompson in 2014 and 2015.
Matt Rambo, Sr, Maryland
The all-time points leader in Maryland’s prestigious history, senior Matt Rambo has led Maryland to the No. 1 overall seed and Big Ten Championship for the second straight season. The 2017 Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and two-time USILA All-America selection is looking to lead the Terrapins to their fourth straight NCAA Semifinal, following two straight championship game appearances. Competing against the nation’s top-ranked strength of schedule, Rambo leads the Big Ten in both points (4.5 per game) and assists (2.2 per game). He is Maryland’s second Tewaaraton finalist (Joe Walters, 2006), and would be the program’s first award winner.
Pat Spencer, Soph, Loyola
Loyola sophomore attackman Pat Spencer enters the NCAA Tournament as the national leader in assists per game (3.67) while ranking No. 3 in points (5.47). He became the first player in conference history to earn Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year honors in his first two seasons for the Greyhounds and he became the fastest player to 100 assists in conference history. In the Patriot League Championship Game, Spencer set the school and league record for single-season assists (55), and he is the second player in school history to score 80 or more points in multiple seasons. Prior to the NCAA First Round, Spencer scored 27 goals to go with 55 assists for 82 points. He is Loyola’s third Tewaaraton finalist (Mike Sawyer, 2012; Joe Fletcher, 2014), and he would be the school’s first winner.
Ben Reeves, Jr, Yale
Ben Reeves, who was Yale’s first Tewaaraton finalist in 2016 as a sophomore, was this year’s Ivy League Player of the Year and Ivy League Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Despite missing Yale’s first two games with an injury, he put up 38 goals and 72 points in 13 games, ranking fifth in the nation with 5.21 points per game and sixth with 2.5 assists per game. After less than three full seasons, he currently sits with 195 points, just five away from Yale’s career scoring record.
Brief bios of the women’s finalists:
Nadine Hadnagy, Sr, Maryland
Maryland co-captain Nadine Hadnagy anchored a Terrapin defense that ranks 16th nationally this year with just 9.21 goals allowed. The Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, a unanimous All-Big Ten selection and Big Ten All-Tournament team selection, Hadnagy leads Maryland with 23 caused turnovers and is third with 25 ground balls. Often matched against opposing teams’ top attackers, Hadnagy has led the Terps to a 19-0 record, including the Big Ten regular season and tournament titles and the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Hadnagy is one of 19 Tewaaraton finalists from the University of Maryland dating back to the award’s 2001 beginning.
Olivia Hompe, Sr, Princeton
Princeton senior Olivia Hompe leads the nation in goals per game (4.12) and is third in points per game (6.06). She has 103 points this season and 70 goals, both of which are Tigers’ single-season records. This year she became Princeton’s all-time leading scorer and goal-scorer with 278 career points and 193 career goals. Hompe was named the Ivy League Attacker of the Year, while also earning unanimous first-team All-Ivy League and Ivy League All-Tournament team honors. She helped lead the Tigers to both the conference regular-season and tournament titles and earn the No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Hompe is Princeton’s sixth Tewaaraton finalist and first since 2005, and looks to become the Tigers’ second Tewaaraton winner.
Marie McCool, Jr, North Carolina
The 2017 ACC Midfielder of the Year is one of two current college players on the 2017 U.S. Women’s National Team that will compete in the FIL World Cup this summer. She has done it all for the Tar Heels this year, putting up eight points twice, while ranking second on the team in goals (42), third in points (58), third in assists (16), second in ground balls (30), second in draw controls (48), second in free-position goals (14), second in shots (121) and first in caused turnovers (18). She is North Carolina’s sixth Tewaaraton finalist and seeks to be the Heels’ first Tewaaraton winner.
Kylie Ohlmiller, Jr, Stony Brook
Stony Brook junior attacker Kylie Ohlmiller has paced the Stony Brook offense and the nation in scoring in 2017 to lead the Seawolves the No. 8 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The junior enters postseason play needing four points to break Jen Adams’ Division I single-season points record of 148 set in 2001. Ohlmiller is the first player in Division I history with 70 goals and 70 assists in a season and was named America East Offensive Player of the Year and America East Championship Most Outstanding Player. Ohlmiller is the first female Tewaaraton finalist from the America East Conference.
Zoe Stukenberg, Sr, Maryland
Maryland senior midfielder and co-captain Zoe Stukenberg led the Terps to a 19-0 record, including the Big Ten regular season and tournament titles and the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The senior was named Big Ten Midfielder of the Year and was a unanimous All-Big Ten selection and Big Ten All-Tournament team honoree. A threat across the field, Stukenberg ranks in the top three of every statistical category for the Terps, including 44 goals, 22 assists, 66 points, 42 ground balls, 62 draw controls and 18 caused turnovers – all of which are career highs. She looks to continue the Terrapins’ five-year run of Tewaaraton winners (Katie Schwarzmann, 2012-13; Taylor Cummings, 2014-16).
The guidelines for finalists and recipient selections are as follows:
Finalists will be the best five players chosen without regard to institution.
Finalists will be selected based on individual performance and a player’s contribution to the success of their team.
Finalists are chosen based on the current year’s regular-season performance (date of selection is at the conclusion of the regular season, before playoffs).
Recipients are chosen based on the current year’s regular season and playoff performance.
Sportsmanship can play a role in the selection process and it is important that the recipient upholds the mission and values of the Tewaaraton Award.
Under Armour returns as the proud presenting sponsor of The Tewaaraton Award in honoring the top collegiate lacrosse players in the United States.
This year’s initial Tewaaraton Watch Lists were announced on Feb. 28 and included the top 50 men’s and women’s college lacrosse players in the country. Two rounds of additions to the Watch Lists were announced, on March 16 and April 6.
For more information on the Tewaaraton Award, how to donate to this non-profit or to attend these exciting events, visit Tewaaraton.com. Like and follow The Tewaaraton Foundation at Facebook.com/Tewaaraton, Twitter.com/Tewaaraton and Instagram.com/Tewaaraton.
About The Tewaaraton Foundation
Founded at the University Club of Washington, DC, and first presented in 2001, the Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the preeminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. Endorsed by the Mohawk Nation Council of Elders and U.S. Lacrosse, the Tewaaraton Award symbolizes lacrosse’s centuries-old roots in Native American heritage. The Tewaaraton Foundation ensures the integrity and advances the mission of this award. Each year, the Tewaaraton Award celebrates one of the six tribal nations of the Iroquois Confederacy – the Mohawk, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca and Tuscarora – and presents two scholarships to students of Native American descent. To learn more about The Tewaaraton Foundation, please visit www.tewaaraton.com.
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Media credentials are available for the Tewaaraton Award Ceremony in the News and Press section of www.tewaaraton.com. Credential requests are due by Tuesday, May 30.
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2016
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TEWAARATON AWARD FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
WASHINGTON, May 15 – The Tewaaraton Foundation has announced the men’s and women’s finalists for the 2016 Tewaaraton Award, presented by Under Armour. Five men and five women were selected as finalists and will be invited to Washington, D.C., for the 16th annual Tewaaraton Award Ceremony on June 2.
The five men’s finalists are:
Connor Cannizzaro, Denver – Jr., Attack
Myles Jones, Duke – Sr., Midfield
Matt Landis, Notre Dame – Sr., Defense
Dylan Molloy, Brown – Jr., Attack
Ben Reeves, Yale – Soph., Attack
The five women’s finalists are:
Taylor Cummings, Maryland – Sr., Midfield
Nicole Graziano, Florida – Sr., Midfield
Alice Mercer, Maryland – Sr., Defense
Barbara Sullivan, Notre Dame – Grad Sr., Defense
Kayla Treanor, Syracuse – Sr., Attack
Two-time reigning Tewaaraton winner Taylor Cummings seeks to become the first three-time award winner – man or woman – and is joined by returning finalists Barbara Sullivan (2015) and Kayla Treanor (2014, 2015). Duke’s Myles Jones is the lone returning 2015 men’s finalist. All 10 finalists will compete in this month’s NCAA Tournament, at the conclusion of which the selection committees will vote on and select this year’s winners.
“The Tewaaraton Foundation congratulates these 10 finalists that have been chosen among many worthy candidates by the game’s top coaches on the selection committees,” said Jeffrey Harvey, chairman of The Tewaaraton Foundation. “We look forward to welcoming each of them and their families to Washington, D.C., on June 2.”
The Tewaaraton Award annually honors the top male and top female college lacrosse player in the United States. Finalists come from a pool of 25 men’s and 25 women’s nominees. The selection committees are comprised of 15 men’s and 14 women’s current and former college coaches.
Brief bios of the men’s finalists:
Denver’s Connor Cannizzaro helped the Pioneers to the BIG EAST regular-season title and the No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, leading the nation’s second-ranked offense with 44 goals, 23 assists and 67 points. The junior attackman from Cazenovia, N.Y., earned a spot on the All- BIG EAST First Team and was named 2016 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year. A 2015 first-team USILA All-American, Cannizzaro ranks sixth in the country in goals per game (2.93) and ninth in points per game (4.47). He is Denver’s second Tewaaraton finalist, following former teammate Wes Berg in 2015.
ACC Offensive Player of the Year Myles Jones is a Tewaaraton finalist for the second consecutive year. A senior midfielder from Huntington, N.Y., Jones paces Duke with 34 assists and ranks second on the squad with 33 goals and 67 points. The No. 1 pick in 2016 Major League Lacrosse Draft and a two-time USILA All-American, Jones is second among all midfielders nationally in points and points per game (3.72). This season, Jones became the first midfielder in Division I lacrosse history to score 100 goals and 100 assists in his career, and his 228 points are second-most all-time by a midfielder, trailing only Syracuse great Gary Gait’s 253. He would be the Blue Devils’ third Tewaaraton winner, joining Matt Danowski (2007) and Ned Crotty (2010).
Notre Dame defenseman Matt Landis leads the nation’s fifth-ranked scoring defense (7.69 goals per game) and earned his second consecutive ACC Defensive Player of the Year award to go with All-ACC honors. The senior captain and reigning USILA Defenseman of the Year from Pelham, N.Y., has registered 28 ground balls and 17 caused turnovers in helping the Irish to a share of the ACC regular-season crown and the No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament. He is Notre Dame’s third Tewaaraton finalist, and would be the team’s first award winner.
Brown attackman Dylan Molloy leads the nation with 56 goals, 50 assists, 106 points and 6.63 points per game. The junior All-American from Setauket, N.Y., registered five or more points in 14 of 16 contests this season, helping Brown to a school-record 14 wins and the Ivy League regular-season title with a perfect 6-0 league mark. Molloy won his second consecutive Ivy League Player of the Year award and is the sixth player in NCAA history to post at least 50 goals and 50 assists. The nation’s active leading scorer with 237 points, Molloy’s 106 points this season rank ninth all-time in NCAA history. He is Brown’s first Tewaaraton finalist.
Yale attackman Ben Reeves paces the Bulldogs with 73 points, 42 goals and 31 assists, and ranks third in the nation in points and points per game (4.87). The Macedon, N.Y., native earned first-team All-Ivy honors and was named Ivy League Tournament MVP, registering nine points as the Bulldogs defeated Harvard to claim the school’s fourth league tournament title in five years. Reeves quarterbacked the nation’s 10th-ranked scoring offense to the No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament. He is Yale’s first Tewaaraton finalist.
Brief bios of the women’s finalists:
Maryland senior Taylor Cummings, the two-time defending Tewaaraton winner (2014, 2015), led the Terrapins to a perfect regular-season mark and the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The midfielder from Ellicott City, Md., was named Big Ten Midfielder of the Year and Big Ten Tournament MVP as the Terrapins took home the conference regular-season and tournament titles. She quarterbacked the nation’s top scoring offense (15.32 goals per game) with a team-best 67 points, 57 ground balls, 124 draw controls and 43 caused turnovers. She seeks to become the Terps’ seventh Tewaaraton winner, and the first three-time Tewaaraton winner, man or woman.
Florida’s Nicole Graziano, the BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year, Most Outstanding Player and Tournament MVP, has led the Gators to the best start in program history at 18-1, with the team capturing conference regular-season and tournament titles en route to the No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The redshirt senior midfielder from Mendham, N.J., leads Florida with 58 points, 42 goals, 16 assists and 40 draw controls, and is second on the Gators with 29 ground balls and 22 caused turnovers. She became the sixth player in Florida history to reach 100 career goals. Graziano is Florida’s fifth Tewaaraton finalist, and would be the program’s first winner.
Maryland co-captain Alice Mercer leads the Terrapins’ sixth-ranked defense (6.84 goals per game) as the unanimous Big Ten Defender of the Year. The senior from Woodbine, Md., has 28 ground balls (third on the team), 16 draw controls and 22 caused turnovers (second) this season. Mercer earned All-Big Ten and Big Ten All-Tournament Team honors as the Terps completed a perfect 19-0 regular season and earned the top seed in the NCAA Tournament. She would be the Terrapins’ record seventh Tewaaraton winner.
Returning Tewaaraton finalist Barbara Sullivan is the leader of a Notre Dame defense that leads the nation in caused turnovers (14.05 per game) and ranks second in the ACC at 8.16 goals allowed per game. The graduate senior defender and three-year captain from Garden City, N.Y., set a school single-season record with 51 caused turnovers, good for tops in the ACC and fourth nationally. In addition, her team-leading 44 ground balls and 59 draw controls earned Sullivan ACC Defensive Player of the Year honors for a second consecutive season. She owns Fighting Irish career marks in caused turnovers and draw controls, and would be the program’s first Tewaaraton winner.
Syracuse senior attacker Kayla Treanor is a Tewaaraton finalist for a third consecutive season. The Niskayuna, N.Y., native topped the Orange with 46 goals, 38 assists and 84 points (tied for 10th in the nation and tops in the ACC), earning her record third consecutive ACC Offensive Player of the Year award. She led the nation with 189 draw controls—averaging more than nine per game—became the program’s all-time leading goal scorer with 256 and earned first-team All-ACC honors for a fourth straight year. Treanor is the NCAA Division I active leader in points (387, fourth all-time) and goals (tied for eighth all-time). She would be Syracuse’s first Tewaaraton winner.
The guidelines for finalists and recipient selections are as follows:
- Finalists will be the best five players chosen without regard to institution.
- Finalists will be selected based on individual performance and a player’s contribution to the success of their team.
- Finalists are chosen based on the current year’s regular season performance (date of selection is at the conclusion of the regular season, before playoffs).
- Recipients are chosen based on the current year’s regular season and playoff performance.
- Sportsmanship can play a role in the selection process and it is important that the recipient upholds the mission and values of the Tewaaraton Award.
Media credentials are available for the Tewaaraton Award Ceremony in the News and Press section of www.tewaaraton.com. Credential requests are due by Tuesday, May 31.
This year’s initial Watch Lists were announced on Feb. 23 and included the top 50 men’s and women’s college lacrosse players in the country. Two rounds of additions to the Watch Lists were announced on March 17 and April 7. The 25 men’s and women’s nominees were announced on April 29.
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Founded at the University Club of Washington DC and first presented in 2001, the Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the preeminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. Endorsed by the Mohawk Nation Council of Elders and U.S. Lacrosse, the Tewaaraton Award symbolizes lacrosse’s centuries-old roots in Native American heritage. The Tewaaraton Foundation ensures the integrity and advances the mission of this award. Each year, the Tewaaraton Award celebrates one of the six tribal nations of the Iroquois Confederacy – the Mohawk, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca and Tuscarora – and presents two scholarships to students of Native American descent. To learn more about The Tewaaraton Foundation, please visit https://www.tewaaraton.com.
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PAST FINALISTS
Note: Past winners are in bold.
The 2015 men’s finalists were University of Denver attackman Wesley Berg, Duke University midfielder Myles Jones, University of Notre Dame attackman Matt Kavanagh, Syracuse University attackman Kevin Rice and University at Albany attackman Lyle Thompson
The 2015 women’s finalists were University of Maryland midfielder Taylor Cummings, University of Florida midfielder Shannon Gilroy, Boston College midfielder Sarah Mannelly, University of Notre Dame defender Barbara Sullivan and Syracuse University attacker Kayla Treanor.
| Men’s Finalists | |||
| Year | Name | Position | School |
| 2014 | Joe Fletcher | Defense | Loyola University |
| 2014 | Tom Schreiber | Midfield | Princeton University |
| 2014 | Lyle Thompson | Attack | University at Albany |
| 2014 | Miles Thompson | Attack | University at Albany |
| 2014 | Jordan Wolf | Attack | Duke University |
| 2013 | Marcus Holman | Attack | University of North Carolina |
| 2013 | JoJo Marasco | Midfield | Syracuse University |
| 2013 | Rob Pannell | Attack | Cornell University |
| 2013 | Tom Schreiber | Midfield | Princeton University |
| 2013 | Lyle Thompson | Attack | University at Albany |
| 2012 | Peter Baum | Attack | Colgate University |
| 2012 | CJ Costabile | Midfield | Duke University |
| 2012 | Will Manny | Attack | University of Massachusetts |
| 2012 | Mike Sawyer | Attack | Loyola University |
| 2012 | Steele Stanwick | Attack | University of Virginia |
| 2011 | Jeremy Boltus | Attack | U.S. Military Academy |
| 2011 | John Galloway | Goalie | Syracuse |
| 2011 | Rob Pannell | Attack | Cornell University |
| 2011 | Steele Stanwick | Attack | University of Virginia |
| 2011 | Joel White | Defense | Syracuse University |
| 2010 | Ken Clausen | Defense | University of Virginia |
| 2010 | Ned Crotty | Attack | Duke University |
| 2010 | Kevin Crowley | Midfield | Stony Brook University |
| 2010 | Curtis Dickson | Attack | University of Delaware |
| 2010 | Joel White | Defense | Syracuse University |
| 2009 | Matt Abbott | Midfield | Syracuse University |
| 2009 | Ned Crotty | Attack | Duke University |
| 2009 | Danny Glading | Attack | University of Virginia |
| 2009 | Zack Greer | Attack | Bryant University |
| 2009 | Max Seibald | Midfield | Cornell University |
| 2008 | Ben Rubeor | Attack | University of Virginia |
| 2008 | Matt Danowski | Attack | Duke University |
| 2008 | Mike Leveille | Attack | Syracuse University |
| 2008 | Paul Rabil | Midfield | Johns Hopkins University |
| 2008 | Zack Greer | Midfield | Duke University |
| 2007 | Matt Danowski | Attack | Duke University |
| 2007 | Paul Rabil | Midfield | Johns Hopkins |
| 2007 | Frank Resetarits | Attack | University at Albany |
| 2007 | Ben Rubeor | Attack | University of Virginia |
| 2007 | Max Seibald | Midfield | Cornell University |
| 2006 | Kyle Dixon | Midfield | University of Virginia |
| 2006 | Sean Morris | Attack | University of Massachusetts |
| 2006 | Chris Unterstein | Attack | Hofstra University |
| 2006 | Joe Walters | Attack | University of Maryland |
| 2006 | Matt Ward | Attack | University of Virginia |
| 2005 | Matt Danowski | Attack | Duke University |
| 2005 | Kyle Harrison | Midfield | Johns Hopkins University |
| 2005 | Brodie Merrill | Defense | Georgetown University |
| 2005 | Sean Morris | Attack | University of Massachusetts |
| 2005 | John Walker | Attack | U.S. Military Academy |
| 2004 | Ryan Boyle | Attack | Princeton University |
| 2004 | Kyle Harrison | Midfield | Johns Hopkins University |
| 2004 | Brodie Merrill | Defense | Georgetown University |
| 2004 | Michael Powell | Attack | Syracuse University |
| 2004 | Jed Prossner | Attack | University of North Carolina |
| 2003 | Kevin Cassese | Midfield | Duke University |
| 2003 | Adam Doneger | Midfield | Johns Hopkins University |
| 2003 | Kyle Harrison | Midfield | Johns Hopkins University |
| 2003 | Michael Powell | Attack | Syracuse University |
| 2003 | Chris Rotelli | Midfield | University of Virginia |
| 2002 | Kevin Cassese | Midfield | Duke University |
| 2002 | Josh Coffman | Attack | Syracuse University |
| 2002 | Steve Dusseau | Midfield | Georgetown University |
| 2002 | Conor Gill | Attack | University of Virginia |
| 2002 | Michael Powell | Attack | Syracuse |
| 2001 | Josh Coffman | Attack | Syracuse University |
| 2001 | Steve Dusseau | Midfield | Georgetown University |
| 2001 | Tom Glatzel | Attack | University of Notre Dame |
| 2001 | Doug Shanahan | Midfield | Hofstra University |
| 2001 | Trevor Tierney | Goalie | Princeton University |
Women’s Finalists |
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| Year | Name | Position | School |
| 2014 | Taylor Cummings | Midfield | University of Maryland |
| 2014 | Megan Douty | Defense | University of Maryland |
| 2014 | Shannon Gilroy | Midfield | University of Florida |
| 2014 | Alyssa Murray | Attack | Syracuse University |
| 2014 | Kayla Treanor | Attack | Syracuse University |
| 2013 | Alex Aust | Attack | University of Maryland |
| 2013 | Kara Cannizzaro | Midfield | University of North Carolina |
| 2013 | Mikey Meagher | Goalies | University of Florida |
| 2013 | Alyssa Murray | Attack | Syracuse University |
| 2013 | Katie Schwarzmann | Midfield | University of Maryland |
| 2012 | Brittany Dashiell | Midfield | University of Florida |
| 2012 | Becky Lynch | Attack | University of North Carolina |
| 2012 | Katie Schwarzmann | Midfield | University of Maryland |
| 2012 | Taylor Thornton | Midfield | Northwestern University |
| 2012 | Michelle Tumolo | Attack | Syracuse University |
| 2011 | Grace Gavin | Midfield | Loyola University |
| 2011 | Emma Hamm | Midfield | Duke University |
| 2011 | Sarah Mollison | Attack | University of Maryland |
| 2011 | Katie Schwarzmann | Midfield | University of Maryland |
| 2011 | Shannon Smith | Attack | Northwestern University |
| 2010 | Ali DeLuca | Midfield | University of Pennsylvania |
| 2010 | Katrina Dowd | Attack | Northwestern University |
| 2010 | Brittany Kalkstein | Midfield | University of Virginia |
| 2010 | Caitlyn McFadden | Midfield | University of Maryland |
| 2010 | Jenn Russell | Midfield | University of North Carolina |
| 2009 | Jillian Byers | Midfield | University of Notre Dame |
| 2009 | Carolyn Davis | Midfield | Duke University |
| 2009 | Amber Falcone | Defense | University of North Carolina |
| 2009 | Caitlyn McFadden | Midfield | University of Maryland |
| 2009 | Hannah Nielsen | Midfield | Northwestern University |
| 2008 | Christy Finch | Defense | Northwestern University |
| 2008 | Dana Dobbie | Midfield | University of Maryland |
| 2008 | Hannah Nielsen | Midfield | Northwestern University |
| 2008 | Katie Rowan | Attack | Syracuse University |
| 2008 | Kelly Kasper | Midfield | University of Maryland |
| 2007 | Caroline Cryer | Midfield | Duke University |
| 2007 | Dana Dobbie | Midfield | University of Maryland |
| 2007 | Mary Key | Attack | Johns Hopkins University |
| 2007 | Kristen Kjellman | Midfield | Northwestern University |
| 2007 | Hannah Nielsen | Midfield | Northwestern University |
| 2006 | Katie Chrest | Attack | Duke University |
| 2006 | Crysti Foote | Midfield | Notre Dame |
| 2006 | Kristen Kjellman | Midfield | Northwestern |
| 2006 | Nikki Leib | Midfield | University of Virginia |
| 2006 | Coco Stanwick | Attack | Georgetown University |
| 2005 | Amy Appelt | Midfield | University of Virginia |
| 2005 | Lindsey Biles | Attack | Princeton University |
| 2005 | Katie Chrest | Attack | Duke University |
| 2005 | Katieanne Christian | Midfield | Dartmouth University |
| 2005 | Kristen Kjellman | Midfield | Northwestern University |
| 2004 | Amy Appelt | Midfield | University of Virginia |
| 2004 | Kelly Coppedge | Midfield | University of Maryland |
| 2004 | Gail Decker | Midfield | James Madison University |
| 2004 | Michi Ellers | Defense | Georgetown University |
| 2004 | Theresa Sherry | Midfield | Princeton University |
| 2003 | Lauren Aumiller | Midfield | University of Virginia |
| 2003 | Rachael Becker | Defense | Princeton University |
| 2003 | Kelly Coppedge | Midfield | University of Maryland |
| 2003 | Suzanne Eyler | Attack | Loyola University |
| 2003 | Lisa Staedt | Midfield | James Madison University |
| 2002 | Rachael Becker | Defense | Princeton |
| 2002 | Erin Elbe | Attack | Georgetown |
| 2002 | Christine McPike | Midfield | University of North Carolina |
| 2002 | Tiffany Schummer | Midfield | University of Virginia |
| 2002 | Lauren Aumiller | Midfield | University of Virginia |
| 2001 | Jen Adams | Attack | University of Maryland |
| 2001 | Kate Kaiser | Midfield | Duke University |
| 2001 | Sheehan Stanwick | Midfield | Georgetown University |
| 2001 | Julie Shaner | Midfield | Princeton University |
| 2001 | Quinn Carney | Midfield | University of Maryland |