WASHINGTON – The Tewaaraton Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of Co-President of Leucadia Asset Management Sol Kumin to its board of directors.
A 1999 Johns Hopkins graduate, two-time Final Four attackman and recipient of the W. Taylor Cook Award for Outstanding Character and Attitude as a Blue Jay, Kumin currently serves as chairman of the U.S.A. Lacrosse Foundation Board, and sits on the Johns Hopkins University Lacrosse Advisory Board and the Boston Children’s Hospital Trust Board. Kumin is an investor in the Premier Lacrosse League and with the NLL’s Albany FireWolves, and has also found success as a racehorse owner, winning the Triple Crown with Justify in 2018, as well as a total of 12 Breeders Cup races, three Preakness Stakes races and two Kentucky Derby races.
In 2025, the Tewaaraton Award will be in its 25th year of recognizing outstanding college lacrosse players and celebrating the games of Native American heritage. The Tewaaraton Award is the preeminent award of one of the fastest growing sports in the US and the world, highlighted by its inclusion in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
“After years of working across various business sectors and investing in an array of sports, I am thrilled to join the Tewaaraton Foundation Board of Directors,” said Kumin. “This organization plays a pivotal role in celebrating and advancing college lacrosse while sharing the sport’s culture and heritage. I am eager to contribute to the foundation’s mission.”
“Sol Kumin is an ideal board member for Tewaaraton, having expertise in all aspects of lacrosse from international to youth,” said Jeffrey Harvey, Chairman of the Board. “He was an outstanding collegiate player and brings an incredible professional background in his chosen fields."
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About The Tewaaraton Foundation The Tewaaraton Award presented by Stifel, is recognized as the preeminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. Founded at the University Club of Washington, D.C., the award was first presented in 2001 with permission from the Mohawk Nation Council of Elders. “Tewaaraton” is the Mohawk word for lacrosse, and for 25 years The Tewaaraton Award has symbolized lacrosse’s Native American heritage. The Tewaaraton Foundation ensures the integrity of the selection process and advances the mission of the Foundation by focusing on cultural awareness and by presenting annual scholarships to students from the Haudenosaunee Confederacy –the Mohawk, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and Tuscarora Nations. To learn more about The Tewaaraton Foundation, please visit www.tewaaraton.com.
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