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TEWAARATON AWARD, PRESENTED BY UNDER ARMOUR, ANNOUNCES MEN’S AND WOMEN’S WATCH LISTS

NEW YORK, February 26 – The Tewaaraton Foundation has announced the 2015 men’s and women’s watch lists. The lists include the top players across all three divisions of NCAA and highlight the early contenders for the 2015 Tewaaraton Award, presented by Under Armour.

Among 2015 watch lists returnees are five former finalists. Four of the five 2014 women’s finalists return to the watch list, including Megan Douty (Maryland), Shannon Gilroy (Florida), Kayla Treanor (Syracuse) and 2014 winner (Maryland). Last year’s co- winner, Lyle Thompson (Albany), returns on the men’s side.

“The national reach of quality players is evident in this list, with players from all regions of the country, along with a strong group of five former winners and finalists,” said Jeff Harvey, chairman of The Tewaaraton Foundation. “As the season unfolds, we are excited for another deserving group of Tewaaraton Award candidates to emerge and we look forward to welcoming them to Washington, DC in May.”

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.

The 50 men’s and 50 women’s watch list candidates, with position, school and graduation year noted:

WOMEN’S WATCH LIST Casey Bocklet, Virginia - Sr., A Bethany Baer, Salisbury - Sr., M Kathleen Chase, Ohio State - Sr., A Nora Berry, Florida - Sr., M Jackie Cifarelli, Ohio State - Sr., A Bridget Bianco, Northwestern - Sr., G Brittney Coppa, North Carolina - Sr., M Taylor Cummings, Maryland - Jr., M Ryan Brown, Johns Hopkins - Jr., A Madison Cyr, Penn State - Jr., M Connor Buczek, Cornell - Sr., M Tori DeScenza, Ohio State - Sr., G Connor Cannizzaro, Denver - So., A Dene DiMartino, Johns Hopkins - Jr., M Deemer Class, Duke - Jr., M Kelsea Donnelly, Towson - Sr., G David Dickson, Bucknell - Sr., M Megan Douty, Maryland - Sr., D Dylan Donahue, Syracuse - Jr., A Hannah Farr, Stanford - Sr., M Matt Donovan, Cornell - Sr., M Lucy Ferguson, Penn - Sr., G Devin Dwyer, Harvard - Jr., A Stephanie Finley, James Madison - Sr., A Jake Froccaro, Princeton - Jr., M Cortney Fortunato, Notre Dame - So., A Conor Gately, Marquette - Jr., A Alexa Froccaro, Adelphi - Sr., M John Glesener, Army - Sr., A Erica Geremia, Le Moyne - Jr., A Andrew Hodgson, Towson - Sr., M Shannon Gilroy, Florida - Sr., M Ryan Izzo, Massachusetts - Sr., M Brooke Griffin, Maryland - Sr., A Stephen Jahelka, Harvard - Jr., D Hannah Hook, Denver - Sr., G Myles Jones, Duke - Jr., M Maddy Lesher, Loyola - Jr., D Matt Kavanagh, Notre Dame - Jr., A Meg Markham, Penn - Sr., D Jesse King, Ohio State - Sr., M Kerrin Maurer, Duke - Sr., A Matt Landis, Notre Dame - Jr., D Maggie McCormick, Penn State - Sr., A Sam Llinares, Hofstra - Jr., A Erin McMunn, Princeton - Sr., A Dan Lomas, High Point - Jr., A Kelly McPartland, Maryland - Sr., M Alex Love, Hobart - Sr., A Alice Mercer, Maryland - Jr., D Mike MacDonald, Princeton - Sr., A Aly Messinger, North Carolina - Jr., A Kevin Massa, Bryant - Sr., FO Kaylin Morissette, Louisville - Jr., M Brandon Mullins, Syracuse - Jr., D Kara Mupo, Northwestern - Sr., A Joe Nardella, Rutgers - Sr., M Jessica Pandolf, Lock Haven - Sr., M Jack Near, Notre Dame - Sr., M Laurel Pascal, Middlebury - Jr., M Conrad Oberbeck, Yale - Sr., A Andi Raymond, Towson - Sr., A James Pannell, Virginia - Jr., A Jill Remenapp, Denver - Sr., A Michael Pellegrino, Johns Hopkins - Sr., LSM Mikaela Rix, Boston College - Sr., M Sergio Perkovic, Notre Dame - So., M Michelle Rubino, Stony Brook - Sr., M Matt Poillon, Lehigh - Sr., G Erin Slifer, Princeton - Sr., M Nikko Pontrello, Loyola - Sr., A Covie Stanwick, Boston College - Sr., A Charlie Raffa, Maryland - Sr., FO Morgan Stephens, Virginia - Sr., D Kevin Rice, Syracuse - Sr., A Barbara Sullivan, Notre Dame - Sr., D Challen Rogers, Stony Brook - Jr., A Courtney Swan, Virginia - Sr., A Joey Sankey, North Carolina - Sr., A Annie Thomas, Loyola - Sr., A Nick Saputo, Drexel - Sr., M Lindsay Toppe, Cornell - Sr., A Sam Somers, Army - Sr., G Kayla Treanor, Syracuse - Jr., A Randy Staats, Syracuse - Sr., A Taylor Trimble, Duke - Sr., M Wells Stanwick, Johns Hopkins - Sr., A Taryn VanThof, Loyola - Sr., M Dan Taylor, Lehigh - Sr., A Courtney Waite, North Carolina - Sr., D Lyle Thompson, Albany - Sr., A Caylee Waters, North Carolina – So., G Ryan Tucker, Virginia - Sr., M MEN’S WATCHLIST Chad Tutton, North Carolina - Sr., M Cole Bailey, Tufts - Sr., A Gunner Waldt, Bryant - Jr., G Wesley Berg, Denver - Sr., A Ryan Walsh, Colgate - Sr., A Jimmy Bitter, North Carolina - Sr., A Zed Williams, Virginia - So., M

Players not named to the initial list have several opportunities to play their way into a spot as the season progresses. Watch lists additions, if applicable, will be announced on March 19 and April 9. On April 23, the field will be narrowed to 25 men’s and 25 women’s nominees. Nominees can be players on the watch lists or players not on the watch lists, effectively allowing for a third round of additions. Five men’s and five women’s finalists will be announced on May 7 and invited to the ceremony. The Tewaaraton Award Ceremony will be held in Washington, D.C., on May 28, 2015, at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian.

For more information on the Tewaaraton Award or to attend these exciting events, 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 is recognized as the pre-eminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. The Award symbolizes lacrosse’s centuries-old roots in Native American heritage and is endorsed by the Mohawk Nation Council of Elders and US Lacrosse. The Tewaaraton Foundation is a non-profit that defines the mission and upholds the integrity of The Tewaaraton 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, visit www.tewaaraton.com.

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