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TEWAARATON AWARD PRESENTED BY STIFEL ANNOUNCES FIRST ROUND OF 2025 MEN’S AND WOMEN’S WATCH LIST ADDITIONS

WASHINGTON – The Tewaaraton Foundation has announced the first round of additions to the Men’s and Women’s Watch Lists for the 2025 Tewaaraton Award presented by Stifel. The lists include the top players across all three divisions of NCAA lacrosse and highlight the early contenders for this year’s Tewaaraton Award. 


“As presenting sponsor of The Tewaaraton Award, we’re excited about another great college lacrosse season and look forward to following these exceptional student-athletes on their road to team and individual success,” said Ron Kruszewski, Chairman and CEO, Stifel. “We’re also thrilled for the second year of our partnership with The Tewaaraton Foundation, which has done so much to elevate the sport of lacrosse and honor its Native American heritage.”


The Tewaaraton Award annually honors the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. The selection committees are comprised of premier college coaches and are appointed annually by the Tewaaraton Foundation.


Men’s First Round Additions

Sean Byrne, Army West Point - Jr., Goalie

Hunter Drouin, Colgate University - Jr., Midfield

Sam English, Syracuse - Grad. Student, Midfield

Cody Malawsky, Denver - Soph., Attack

AJ Marsh, Navy - Soph., Defense

Anderson Moore, Georgetown - Soph., Goalie

Dominic Pietramla, North Carolina - RS Soph., Attack

Julian Radossich, Fairfield - Soph., Defense

Eric Spanos, Maryland - Jr., Attack

Bobby Van Buren, Ohio State - Sr., Defense

Zach Vigue, Richmond - Grad. Student, Goalie

Casey Wilson, Denver - Sr., SSDM


Women’s First Round Additions

Summer Agostino, Clemson - Sr., Defense

Carly Bernstein, Duke - Sr., Attack

Maddie Dora, USC - Sr., Attack

Sam Forrest, North Carolina - RS Junior, Defense

Chloe Humphrey, North Carolina - Redshirt Fr., Attack

Ashley Humphrey, North Carolina - Grad.Student, Attack

Kayla MacLeod, Clemson - Soph., Attack

Caroline Mullahy, Harvard - Sr., Attack

Betty Nelson, North Carolina - Soph., Goalie

Reagan O'Brien, Johns Hopkins - Jr., Defense

Natalie Shurtleff, Clemson - Soph., Midfield

Caitlin Slaminko, Cornell - Sr., Attack

Jocelyn Torres, Ohio State - Jr., Goalie

Isabelle Vitale, USC - Sr., Attack


Players not named to this initial list will have opportunities to play their way into a spot as the season progresses. Watch List additions will be announced on March 7 and March 27, before the field will be narrowed to 25 men’s and 25 women’s nominees on April 17. Nominees can be players from the Watch Lists or not from the Watch Lists, effectively allowing for a third round of additions. 


Five men’s and five women’s finalists will be announced in early May. The Tewaaraton Award recipients will be chosen after the conclusion of the collegiate lacrosse season. The Finalists will be honored and this year’s recipients announced live on May 29 at the Tewaaraton Ceremony in Washington, D.C.


For more information on the Tewaaraton Foundation, visit tewaaraton.com. Like and follow The Tewaaraton Foundation at facebook.com/tewaaraton, twitter.com/tewaaraton and instagram.com/tewaaraton.


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.


Stifel Company Information Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) is a financial services holding company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, that conducts its banking, securities, and financial services business through several wholly owned subsidiaries. Stifel’s broker-dealer clients are served in the United States through Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, including its Eaton Partners and Miller Buckfire business divisions; Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.; and Stifel Independent Advisors, LLC; in Canada through Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc.; and in the United Kingdom and Europe through Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited. The Company’s broker-dealer affiliates provide securities brokerage, investment banking, trading, investment advisory, and related financial services to individual investors, professional money managers, businesses, and municipalities. Stifel Bank and Stifel Bank & Trust offer a full range of consumer and commercial lending solutions. Stifel Trust Company, N.A. and Stifel Trust Company Delaware, N.A. offer trust and related services. To learn more about Stifel, please visit the Company’s website at www.stifel.com. For global disclosures, please visit https://www.stifel.com/investor-relations/press-releases. Like and follow Stifel on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and X.

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Media Contact Sarah Aschenbach

The Tewaaraton Foundation


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