TEWAARATON AWARD ANNOUNCES ADDITIONS TO THE 2021 MEN’S AND WOMEN’S WATCH LISTS

WASHINGTON, DC, April 2 – The Tewaaraton Foundation has announced additions to the 2021 Tewaaraton Award Men’s and Women’s Watch Lists.

The initial 2021 Watch Lists that were announced on March 11 included the top players across all three divisions of NCAA to highlight the early contenders for this year’s Tewaaraton Award. These April additions represent players from 13 men’s programs and nine women’s programs.

The Tewaaraton Award annually honors the top male and female player in the . The selection committees are made up of premier collegiate coaches and are appointed annually by The Tewaaraton Foundation.

The men’s and women’s watch list additions, with school, year and position noted:

Men’s Watch List Additions Will Bowen, - Jr., Defense Jack Dolan, Jacksonville - RS Jr., Midfield Cross Ferrara, Salisbury - Sr., Attack Nick Grill, - Sr., Defense TD Ierlan, - Grad. Student, Ryan Lanchbury, Richmond - Sr., Attack Will Mark, LIU - Soph., Goalie Thomas McConvey, Vermont - Jr., Midfield Michael McCormick, Vermont - Grad. Student, Attack Dylan Pallonetti, Stony Brook - RS Fr., Attack Jakob Patterson, UAlbany - Grad. Student, Attack Stephen Rehfuss, Syracuse - RS Sr., Attack Mike Robinson, Delaware - Soph., Attack Zac Tucci, North Carolina - Jr., Face Off Cory VanGinhoven, Stony Brook - Grad. Student, Attack

Women’s Watch List Additions Meghan Ball, Rutgers - Soph., Defense Sami Chenoweth, Towson - Grad. Student, Defense Katie Detwiler, Loyola Maryland - Jr., Defense Callie Humphrey, Duke - Grad. Student, Defense Hannah Leubecker, Maryland - Soph., Attack Samantha Lynch, Notre Dame - Grad. Student, Attack Jenn Medjid, College - Jr., Attack Ally Palermo, Northwestern - Sr., Defense Sam Swart, Syracuse - Sr., Midfield

The field for the 2021 Tewaaraton Award will be narrowed to 25 men’s and 25 women’s nominees on April 23. Nominees can be players from the watch list or not from the watch list, effectively allowing for another 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.

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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 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. # # # Media Contact Sarah Aschenbach The Tewaaraton Foundation [email protected] 202.255.1485