NORTH CAROLINA’S CHLOE HUMPHREY AND CORNELL’S CJ KIRST NAMEDWINNERS OF 2025 TEWAARATON AWARD PRESENTED BY STIFEL
- corinne594
- May 29
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WASHINGTON DC, May 29 – The Tewaaraton Foundation has announced North Carolina attacker Chloe Humphrey and Cornell attackman CJ Kirst as the women’s and men’s winners of the 2025 Tewaaraton Award Presented by Stifel, given annually to the top female and top male college lacrosse players in the United States.
Humphrey set an NCAA freshman record with 90 goals in helping to lead UNC to the NCAA
title. Recently named the 2025 IWLCA Player of the Year after earning first-team All-ACC and ACC Tournament MVP honors, she put up 17 goals and four assists en route to the 2025 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player award. She is the first freshman to win the Tewaaraton Award.
The No. 1 overall pick by the Philadelphia Waterdogs in the Premier Lacrosse League, Kirst led Cornell to the 2025 NCAA Championship in tying the national record for goals in a season with 82 by posting six in the Big Red’s national final win over Maryland. Kirst was a Tewaaraton Finalist in 2023 and finishes his Cornell career as the NCAA’s all-time leader in goals with 247.
“On behalf of everyone at Stifel, I extend our heartfelt congratulations to the 2025 Tewaaraton Award winners. Your remarkable talent, leadership, and dedication to the sport of lacrosse exemplify the very best of collegiate athletics,” said Ron Kruszewski, Chairman and CEO, Stifel. “We are proud to support an award that honors not only excellence on the field but also character and commitment off of it. Your success inspires us all.”
“On behalf of everyone at Stifel, I extend our heartfelt congratulations to the 2025 Tewaaraton Award winners. Your remarkable talent, leadership, and dedication to the sport of lacrosse exemplify the very best of collegiate athletics,” said Ron Kruszewski, Chairman and CEO, Stifel. “We are proud to support an award that honors not only excellence on the field but also character and commitment off of it. Your success inspires us all.”
Kirst was a finalist with ACC Offensive Player of the Year and No. 10 PLL Draft pick
(California Redwoods) Chris Kavanagh (Notre Dame), first-team All-Ivy attackman and No. 18 PLL Draft pick (Utah Archers) Sam King (Harvard), first-team All-Ivy attackman and No. 4 PLL Draft pick (Boston Cannons) Coulter Mackesy, and Patriot League Player of the Year Jackson
Eicher (Army).
The selection committees are composed of 16 men’s and 15 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).
Guidelines for finalists and recipient selections are as follows:
Finalists will be the best five players chosen, without regard to institution.
Finalists will be selected based on individual performance and a player’s contribution to the success of their team.
Finalists are chosen based on the current year’s regular-season performance (date of selection is at the conclusion of the regular season, before the playoffs).
Recipients are chosen based on the current year’s regular season and playoff performance.
Sportsmanship can play a role in the selection process, and it is important that the recipient upholds the mission and values of the Tewaaraton Award.
For more information on the Tewaaraton Foundation, visit tewaaraton.com. Like and follow The Tewaaraton Foundation at facebook.com/tewaaraton, x.com/tewaaraton,
About The Tewaaraton Foundation
The Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the preeminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. Founded at the University Club of Washington, D.C., the award was first presented in 2001 with permission from the Mohawk Nation Council of Elders. “Tewaaraton” is the Mohawk word for lacrosse, and The Tewaaraton Award symbolizes lacrosse’s Native American Heritage. The Tewaaraton Foundation ensures the integrity of the selection process and advances the mission of the Foundation. Each year, The Tewaaraton Foundation presents two scholarships to students from the Haudenosaunee Confederacy – the Mohawk, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and Tuscarora Nations.
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