TEWAARATON FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 25 MEN’S AND 25 WOMEN’S 2024 NOMINEES PRESENTED BY STIFEL
- corinne594
- Apr 17
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WASHINGTON, DC - The Tewaaraton Foundation has announced the 2025 men’s and women’s Nominees for the Tewaaraton Award presented by Stifel. The Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the preeminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. The selection committees are composed of premier college coaches and are appointed annually by the Tewaaraton Foundation.
Five men’s and five women’s finalists will be selected from these groups, to be announced May 8 at the conclusion of the regular season. They will be honored May 29 at the 25th Tewaaraton Award Ceremony presented by Stifel at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, in Washington D.C.
“As presenting sponsor of The Tewaaraton Award, Stifel congratulates these talented players for being named Tewaaraton Nominees for 2025," said Ron Kruszewski, Chairman and CEO, Stifel. “The leadership and success they have shown on the field are truly exemplary, and we wish them the best of luck in the season's final stretch."
The men’s Tewaaraton Award Nominees include players from 15 different schools, led by four from Army (including one at each position), three from Cornell and two each from Maryland, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Syracuse. Just four men’s players return from last year’s Nominees: 2023 Tewaaraton Finalist CJ Kirst (Cornell), Sam King (Harvard), Coulter Mackesy (Princeton), and Joey Spallina (Syracuse).
25 Men’s Nominees
Sean Byrne, Army West Point - Jr., Goalie
Owen Duffy, North Carolina - Soph., Attack
Billy Dwan, Syracuse - Jr., Defense
Jackson Eicher, Army West Point - Sr., Attack
Jimmy Freehill, Denver - Sr., Defense
Caleb Fyock, Ohio State - Soph., Goalie
Ryan Goldstein, Cornell - Soph., Attack
Chris Kavanagh, Notre Dame - Sr., Attack
Sam King, Harvard - Sr., Attack
CJ Kirst, Cornell - Sr., Attack
Michael Long, Cornell - Sr., Attack
Shawn Lyght, Notre Dame - Soph., Defense
Coulter Mackesy, Princeton - Sr., Attack
Andrew McAdorey, Duke - Sr., Midfield
Logan McNaney, Maryland - Grad. Student, Goalie
Dominic Pietramla, North Carolina - RS Soph., Attack
AJ Pilate, Army West Point - Sr., Defense
Evan Plunkett, Army West Point - Jr., Midfield
Joey Spallina, Syracuse - Jr., Attack
Eric Spanos, Maryland - Jr., Attack
Cardin Stoller, Rutgers - Soph., Goalie
Matt Traynor, Penn State - Sr., Attack
Bobby Van Buren, Ohio State - Sr., Defense
Ben Wayer, Virginia - Sr., LSM
Mikey Weisshaar, Towson - Jr., Midfield
This year’s list of women’s Tewaaraton Award Nominees features players from 15 different schools, led by Boston College with five, North Carolina with three (including sisters Chloe and Ashley Humphrey), and Florida, Michigan, and Northwestern with two each. Just four players return from the 2024 Nominees: 2024 Finalists Chase Boyle (Loyola) and Madison Taylor (Northwestern), Rachel Clark (Boston College), and Erin O’Grady (Michigan).
25 Women’s Nominees:
Shea Baker, Boston College - Jr., Defense
McKenzie Blake, Princeton - Sr., Attack
Chase Boyle, Loyola Maryland - Sr., Midfield
Theresa Bragg, Florida - Jr., Defense
Anna Brandt, UPenn - Sr., Midfield
Rachel Clark, Boston College - Sr., Attack
Kaitlyn Davies, Florida - Jr., Midfield
Mckenna Davis, Boston College - Sr., Attack
Shea Dolce, Boston College - Jr., Goalie
Brigid Duffy, Army - Jr., Midfield
Kori Edmondson, Maryland - Jr., Midfield
Maddie Epke, James Madison - Jr., Attack
Sam Forrest, North Carolina - RS Junior, Defense
Kate Galica, Virginia - Soph., Midfield
Chloe Humphrey, North Carolina - Soph., Attack
Ashley Humphrey, North Carolina - Grad.Student, Attack
Emma LoPinto, Boston College - Sr., Attack
Ashley Mackin, Johns Hopkins - Sr., Attack
Erin O'Grady, Michigan - Sr., Goalie
Jill Smith, Michigan - Sr., Attack
Madison Taylor, Northwestern - Jr., Attack
Fallon Vaughn, Yale - Sr., Midfield
Brooklyn Walker-Welch, North Carolina - Sr., Defense
Emma Ward, Syracuse - Grad. Student, Attack
Sammy White, Northwestern - Sr., Defense
The 2025 Tewaaraton Watch List was announced Feb. 6, with the first round of additions being announced March 6 and a second round of additions March 27.
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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