WASHINGTON, DC, March 11 – The Tewaaraton Foundation has announced the 2021 Tewaaraton Award men’s and women’s watch lists. The lists include the top players across all three divisions of NCAA lacrosse and highlight the early contenders for the 2021 Tewaaraton Award. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the award.
The Tewaaraton Award annually honors the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. The selection committees are made up of premier collegiate coaches and are appointed annually by The Tewaaraton Foundation.
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As the schedules of most teams remain subject to state and school-specific COVID protocols, the selection committees proceeded on the assumption that all eligible and enrolled student-athletes will have some opportunity to compete this season.
The men’s and women’s watch list candidates, with school, year and position noted:
2021 MEN’S WATCH LIST
Jared Bernhardt, Maryland - Grad. Student, Attack
Reid Bowering, Drexel - Grad. Student, Attack
Toby Burgdorf, Providence College - Sr., Goalie
Matt Campbell, Villanova - Jr., Midfield
Jake Carraway, Georgetown - Grad. Student, Attack
Adam Charalambides, Rutgers - Grad. Student, Attack
Zach Cole, Saint Joseph’s - Jr., Face-Off Jared Conners, Virginia - Sr., Defense
Payton Cormier, Virginia - Soph., Attack
Brendan Curry, Syracuse - Sr., Midfield
Connor DeSimone, Johns Hopkins - Sr., Attack
Tucker Dordevic, Syracuse - Soph., Midfield
Joey Epstein, Johns Hopkins - Jr., Attack
Tyler Gallagher, Lynchburg - Grad. Student, Defense
JT Giles-Harris, Duke - Grad. Student, Defense
Phil Goss, Brown - Sr., Goalie
Chris Gray, North Carolina - Sr., Attack
Sam Handley, Penn - Jr., Midfield
Jack Hannah, Denver - Sr., Midfield
Marcus Hudgins, Army West Point - Jr., Defense Matt Hutchings, Le Moyne - 5th Year, Attack
Jack Kielty, Notre Dame - Grad. Student, Defense
Connor Kirst, Rutgers - Grad. Student, Attack
Charlie Kitchen, Delaware - Grad. Student, Attack
Jason Knox, Hobart College - Jr., Attack Ty Kostack, Cabrini - Sr., Attack
Tre Leclaire, Ohio State - Grad. Student, Attack
Kevin Lindley, Loyola - Sr., Attack
Danny Logan, Denver - Grad. Student, SSDM
Owen McElroy, Georgetown - Sr., Goalie
Ryan McNulty, Loyola - Grad. Student, Longstick Midfield
Nakeie Montgomery, Duke - Sr., Midfield
Matt Moore, Virginia - Sr., Attack
Jackson Morrill, Denver - Grad. Student, Attack
Kieran Mullins, Rutgers - Grad. Student, Attack
Tehoka Nanticoke, UAlbany - Sr., Attack
Brendan Nichtern, Army West Point - Jr., Attack
Asher Nolting, High Point - Sr., Attack
Mac O’Keefe, Penn State - Grad. Student, Attack
Joe Robertson, Duke - Sr., Attack
Jack Rusbuldt, Richmond - Sr., Goalie
Tommy Schelling, Lehigh - Jr., Attack
Wyatt Schupler, Army West Point - Jr., Goalie Mike Sisselberger, Lehigh - Jr., Face-Off
Gibson Smith, Georgetown - Sr., Defense
Ryan Smith, Robert Morris - Grad. Student, Attack
Koby Smith, Towson - Sr., Defense
Michael Sowers, Duke - Grad. Student, Attack
Jeff Teat, Cornell - Sr., Attack
Ryan Terefenko, Ohio State - Grad. Student, Midfield
Ryan Tierney, Hofstra - Sr., Attack
Jeff Trainor, UMass - Grad. Student, Midfield
Jamie Trimboli, Syracuse - Grad. Student, Midfield
Ethan Walker, Denver - Grad. Student, Attack
Logan Wisnauskas, Maryland - Sr., Attack
2021 WOMEN’S WATCH LIST
Andie Aldave, Notre Dame - Sr., Midfield
Ali Baiocco, Stanford - Sr., Attack
Caroline Blalock, Louisville - Sr., Midfield
Megan Carney, Syracuse - Jr., Attack
Kasey Choma, Notre Dame - Soph., Midfield
Lizzie Colson, Maryland - Grad. Student, Defense
Sarah Cooper, Syracuse - Jr., Defense
Aurora Cordingley, Johns Hopkins - Sr., Attack
Bridget Deehan, Notre Dame - Sr., Goalie
Kerry Defliese, Syracuse - Grad. Student, Defense
Sondra Dickey, Lehigh - Grad. Student, Midfield
Olivia Dirks, Penn State - Soph., Midfield
Molly Dougherty, James Madison - Jr., Goalie
Annie Dyson, Virginia - Jr., Midfield
Sam Fiedler, Loyola - Sr., Midfield
Molly Garrett, Michigan - Grad. Student, Midfield
Sam Geiersbach, Richmond - RS Sr., Attack
Lauren Gilbert, Northwestern - Sr., Attack
Asa Goldstock, Syracuse - Grad. Student, Goalie
Brindi Griffin, Maryland - Fifth Year, Attack
Grace Griffin, Maryland - Sr., Midfield
Scottie Rose Growney, North Carolina - Sr., Attack
Karson Harris, Drexel - Sr., Midfield
Liza Hernandez, Ohio State - Grad. Student, Attack
Katie Hoeg, North Carolina - Sr., Attack
Abby Hormes, High Point - Sr., Attack
Maddie Jenner, Duke - Jr., Attack
Emma Johnson, James Madison - Sr., Defense
Shannon Kavanagh, Florida - Sr., Midfield
Ally Kennedy , Stony Brook - Grad. Student, Midfield
Molly Little, Denver - 5th Year Sr, Defense
Ashlyn McGovern, Virginia - Jr., Attack
Lindsay McKone, Northwestern - Grad. Student, Attack
Taylor Moreno, North Carolina - Sr., Goalie
Sammy Mueller, Northwestern - Grad. Student, Midfield
Caitlin Muir, Michigan - Sr., Attack
Charlotte North, Boston College - Sr., Attack
Taryn Ohlmiller , Stony Brook - Grad. Student, Attack
Jamie Ortega, North Carolina - Sr., Attack
Alyssa Parrella, Hofstra - Sr., Attack
Blair Pearre, Towson - Soph., Midfield
Paige Petty, Virginia Tech - Sr., Midfield
Kole Pollock, Adelphi - Grad. Student, Attack
Sarah Reznick, Florida - RS Fr., Goalie
Kathleen Roe, Notre Dame - Grad. Student, Defense
Gabby Rosenzweig, Duke - Grad. Student, Attack
Livy Rosenzweig, Loyola - Sr., Attack
Izzy Scane, Northwestern - Jr., Attack
Cassidy Spilis, Rutgers - Soph., Midfield
Taylor Suplee, Penn State - Soph., Goalie
Emma Trenchard, North Carolina - Sr., Defense
Cara Trombetta, Florida - Grad. Student, Defense
Meaghan Tyrrell, Syracuse - Jr., Attack
Cara Urbank, Boston College - Grad. Student, Attack
Nicole Victory, Navy - Sr., Attack
Mikaela Watson, Stanford - Grad. Student, Midfield
Sydney Watson, UConn - Sr., Midfield
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 April 2, before the field will be narrowed to 25 men’s and 25 women’s nominees on April 23. Nominees can be players from the watch lists or not from the watch lists, effectively allowing for a second round of additions.
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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.
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