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TEWAARATON AWARD ANNOUNCES 2019 MEN’S AND WOMEN’S WATCH LISTS

NEW YORK, February 28 – The Tewaaraton Foundation has announced the 2019 Tewaaraton Award 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 2019 Tewaaraton Award.

Among the 2019 watch list returnees are 2018 Tewaaraton winner Samantha Apuzzo ( College) and 2017 and 2018 Tewaaraton finalist Pat Spencer (Loyola).

“With our 2018 winner Sam Apuzzo back and two-time finalist Pat Spencer also returning, we’re excited to have such talented players on our initial 2019 watch lists,” said Jeff Harvey, chairman of The Tewaaraton Foundation. “There is a lot of lacrosse still to be played, and it’s going to be a fun season watching these elite players compete on the field. The game continues to grow, and our committees have to evaluate more and more players every season.”

The Tewaaraton Award annually honors the top male and female 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 school, year and position noted:

Men’s Watch List: Dox Aitken, - Jr., Midfield Grant Ament, Penn State - Jr., Attack Gerard Arceri, Penn State - Jr., Face Off Jared Bernhardt, - Jr., Attack Charlie Bertrand, Merrimack - Jr., Attack Tate Boyce, Providence - Sr., Goalie Daniel Bucaro, Georgetown - Sr., Attack Adam Charalambides, Rutgers - Redshirt Sophomore, Attack Craig Chick, Lehigh - Sr., Defense Bryan Costabile, Notre Dame - Jr., Midfield Brendan Curry, Syracuse - Soph., Midfield Chris Fake, Yale - Soph., Defense Dylan Gaines, - Sr., Defense JT Giles-Harris, Duke - Jr., Defense Brendan Gleason, Notre Dame - Sr., Attack Zach Goodrich, Towson - Sr., Midfield Phil Goss, Brown - Jr., Goalie Chris Gray, Boston University - Soph., Attack Teddy Hatfield, Richmond - Sr., Attack Alex Heger, Robert Morris - Sr., Goalie TD Ierlan, Yale - Jr., Face Off Connor Kirst, Villanova - Soph., Midfield Michael Kraus, Virginia - Jr., Attack Tre Leclaire, Ohio State - Jr., Attack Kyle Marr, Hopkins - Sr., Attack Simon Mathias, Penn - Sr., Attack Nick Mellen, Syracuse - Jr., Defense Jackson Morrill, Yale - Jr., Attack Kieran Mullins, Rutgers - Jr., Attack Tehoka Nanticoke, Albany - Soph., Attack Asher Nolting, High Point - Soph., Attack Brent Noseworthy, Michigan - Sr., Midfield Isaac Paparo, Massachusetts-Amherst - Sr., Defense Ryland Rees, Stony Brook - Sr., Defense Jack Rowlett, Carolina - Sr., Defense Brad Smith, Duke - Sr., Midfield Michael Sowers, Princeton - Jr., Attack Patrick Spencer, Loyola - Sr., Attack Jacob Stover, Loyola - Sr., Goalie Johnny Surdick, Army West Point - Sr., Defense Jeff Teat, Cornell - Jr., Attack Ryan Terefenko, Ohio State - Jr., Midfield Ryan Tierney, Hofstra - Jr., Attack Jack Tigh, Yale - Sr., Midfield Greyson Torain, Navy - Sr., Midfield Tim Troutner Jr., High Point - Sr., Goalie Max Tuttle, Sacred Heart - Sr., Midfield Cade Van Raaphorst, Duke - Sr., Defense Ethan Walker, Denver - Jr., Attack Alex Woodall, Towson - Sr., Face Off

Women’s Watch List: Andie Aldave, Notre Dame - Soph., Midfield Samantha Apuzzo, Boston College - Sr., Attack Dempsey Arsenault, Boston College - Sr., Midfield Erin Barry, Pennsylvania - Jr., Midfield Zoe Belodeau, Pennsylvania - Soph., Attack Julia Braig, Maryland - Sr., Defense Savannah Buchanan, Notre Dame - Jr., Midfield Madison Carter, Penn State - Sr., Attack Steph Colson, Gettysburg College - Sr., Midfield Lizzie Colson, Maryland - Jr., Defense Olivia Conti, Towson University - Jr., Defense Molly Dougherty, James Madison - Soph., Goalie Erica Evans, Maryland - Sr., Midfield Sam Fish, Princeton - Soph., Goalie Elizabeth George, Princeton - Sr., Attack Jen Giles, Maryland - Sr., Midfield Hanna Haven, James Madison - Sr., Attack Emily Hawryschuk, Syracuse - Jr., Attack Haley Hicklen, Florida - Sr., Goalkeeper Katie Hoeg, North Carolina - Jr., Attack Hunter Isnardi, Mercy - Sr., Midfield Maggie Jackson, Virginia - Sr., Midfield Olivia Jenner, Duke - Sr., Attack Ally Kennedy, Stony Brook - Jr., Midfield Makenzie Kent, Boston College - Graduate, Attack Kelly Larkin, Navy - Jr., Attack Selena Lasota, Northwestern - Sr., Attack Nicole Levy, Syracuse - Sr., Attack Julia Lisella, Colorado - RS Junior, Goalie Keri McCarthy, Stony Brook - Sr., Midfield Elizabeth Miller, Boston College - Sr., Defense Kerrigan Miller, USC - Jr., Midfield Taylor Moreno, North Carolina - Soph., Goalie Sammy Mueller, Virginia - Jr., Midfield Charlotte North, Duke - Soph., Attack Taryn Ohlmiller, Stony Brook - Jr., Attack Jamie Ortega, North Carolina - Soph., Attack Paige Petty, Virginia Tech - Soph., Midfield Sydney Pirreca, Florida - Sr., Midfield Hannah Powers, Loyola - Sr., Attack Lindsey Ronbeck, Florida - Sr., Attack Livy Rosenzweig, Loyola - Soph., Attack Gabby Rosenzweig, Pennsylvania - Jr., Attack Caroline Sdanowich, James Madison - Sr., Defense Kyla Sears, Princeton - Soph., Attack Caroline Steele, Maryland - Sr., Attack Miranda Stinson, Colorado - Sr., Attack Megan Taylor, Maryland - Sr., Goalie Cara Trombetta, Florida - Jr., Defense Taylor VanThof, Loyola - Sr., Midfield

Players not named to the initial lists have several opportunities to play their way into a spot as the season progresses. Watch list additions, if applicable, will be announced on March 21 and April 4. On April 25, 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 9 and invited to the 19th annual Tewaaraton Award Ceremony in Washington, D.C., on May 30.

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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.

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