The Tewaaraton Award
Founded in 2001, The Tewaaraton Award, presented by Stifel, is an annual honor recognizing the most outstanding American college lacrosse men's and women's players.
​The selection committees are composed of 16 men’s and 17 women’s current college coaches, and are led by chairs and USA Lacrosse National Lacrosse Hall of Fame coaches Jack Emmer (men’s) and Alicia Groveston (women’s), as well as vice chairs Bill Tierney (men’s) and Chris Sailer (women’s).​
2024 Winners
Izzy Scane, Northwestern, Attacker
The 2023 Tewaaraton winner, 2024 Big Ten Attacker of the Year and 2024 Big Ten Tournament MVP, Scane paced Northwestern’s second-ranked offense, ranking first in the nation with 88 goals, second in goals per game, and second on the team with 109 points. The graduate student attacker from Clarkston, Mich., propelled the Wildcats to conference regular season and tournament titles en route to the national title game, earning her third IWLCA All-America honor. The NCAA’s all-time leading goal scorer and first pick in the Athletes Unlimited draft is the sixth back-to-back Tewaaraton winner and Northwestern’s seventh overall.
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Pat Kavanagh, Notre Dame, Attackman
A three-time Tewaaraton finalist, Kavanagh was the catalyst for Notre Dame’s top-ranked offense with 49 assists. The Rockville Centre, N.Y., native is a four-time USILA All-American, 2024 ACC Offensive Player of the Year, and the No. 6 Premier Lacrosse League Draft pick. As a graduate student, Kavanagh ranked second on the team in points and fourth in goals, recording at least three points in every game. He set program records for career points and assists and led the Irish to their second consecutive national championship en route to all-tournament team honors. Kavanagh is Notre Dame’s first Tewaaraton winner.
The Trophy
The Tewaaraton Trophy, designed by renowned sculptor Frederick Kail, features a Mohawk lacrosse player and captures the dynamic spirit of the sport. Standing 12 inches tall, the figure is cast in patinaed bronze and adorned with a loincloth and golden eagle feather. Mounted on a hexagonal base of black granite and exotic Cocobolo wood, the base symbolizes the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, while the stick is a replica of a pre-1845 Cayuga stick. To ensure historical accuracy, Kail consulted with Native American lacrosse historian Thomas Vennum.
Original castings of the trophy are part of the permanent collections at the University Club of Washington, DC, and the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in Baltimore, Maryland. Bronze replicas are awarded annually to the top male and female collegiate lacrosse players in the United States.
Previous Recipients
2023
Brennan O'Neill
Attack
Duke University
2022
Logan Wisnauskas
Attack
University of Maryland
2021
Jared Bernhardt
Attack
University of Maryland
2019
Patrick Spencer
Attack
Loyola University
2018
Ben Reeves
Attack
Yale University
2017
Matt Rambo
Attack
University of Maryland
2016
Dylan Molloy
Attack
Brown University
2015
Lyle Thompson
Attack
University at Albany
2014
Lyle Thompson and Miles Thompson
Attack
University at Albany
2013
Rob Pannell
Attack
Cornell University
2012
Peter Baum
Attack
Colgate University
2011
Steele Stanwick
Attack
University of Virginia
2010
Ned Crotty
Midfield
Duke University
2009
Max Seibald
Attack
Cornell University
2008
Mike Leveille
Attack
Syracuse University
2007
Matt Danowski
Attack
Duke University
2006
Matt Ward
Attack
University of Virginia
2005
Kyle Harrison
Midfield
Johns Hopkins University
2004
Michael Powell
Attack
Syracuse University
2003
Chris Rotelli
Midfield
University of Virginia
2002
Michael Powell
Attack
Syracuse University
2001
Doug Shanahan
Midfield
Hofstra University
2023
Izzy Scane
Attack
Northwestern University
2022
Charlotte North
Attack
Boston College
2021
Charlotte North
Attack
Boston College
2019
Megan Taylor
Goalie
University of Maryland
2018
Sam Apuzzo
Attack
Boston College
2017
Zoe Stukenberg
Midfield
University of Maryland
2016
Taylor Cummings
Midfield
University of Maryland
2015
Taylor Cummings
Midfield
University of Maryland
2014
Taylor Cummings
Midfield
University of Maryland
2013
Katie Schwarzmann
Midfield
University of Maryland
2012
Katie Schwarzmann
Midfield
University of Maryland
2011
Shannon Smith
Attack
Northwestern University
2010
Caitlyn McFadden
Midfield
University of Maryland
2009
Hannah Nielsen
Midfield
Northwestern University
2008
Hannah Nielsen
Midfield
Northwestern University
2007
Kristen Kjellman
Midfield
Northwestern University
2006
Kristen Kjellman
Midfield
Northwestern University
2005
Katie Chrest
Attack
Duke University
2004
Amy Appelt
Midfield
University of Virginia
2003
Rachael Becker
Defense
Princeton University
2002
Erin Elbe
Attack
Georgetown University
