The Tewaaraton Foundation has announced the 2020 Tewaaraton Award men's and women's watch lists. The lists include the top players across all three divisions of NCAA lacrosse and highlight the early contenders for the 2020 Tewaaraton Award.
Villanova senior
Connor Kirst has been named to the Watch List, for the second straight season. The midfielder had two assists in the season opener and now has 104 career points through 46 games. Kirst, one of the Wildcats captains this season, has scored 67 goals and dished out 37 assists in his career.
"As we head into our 20th anniversary, we couldn't be more excited to watch these talented players this season and see who rises to the top in May," said Jeff Harvey, chairman of The Tewaaraton Foundation. "The Tewaaraton Foundation has accomplished a lot in 20 years, and we're extremely thankful for our dedicated board members and hard-working volunteers who have done so much to build and grow this award."
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 school, year and position noted:
Men's Watch List:
Dox Aitken, Virginia - Sr., Midfield
Grant Ament, Penn State - Sr., Attack
Jared Bernhardt, Maryland - Sr., Attack
Charlie Bertrand, Merrimack College - Sr., Attack
Jake Carraway, Georgetown - Sr., Attack
Adam Charalambides, Rutgers - Jr., Attack
Jared Conners, Virginia - Sr., Defense
Bryan Costabile, Notre Dame - Sr., Midfield
Brendan Curry, Syracuse - Jr., Midfield
Matt DeLuca, Delaware - Sr., Goalie
Tucker Dordevic, Syracuse - Soph., Midfield
Joey Epstein, Johns Hopkins - Soph., Attack
Bubba Fairman, Maryland - Jr., Midfield
Chris Fake, Yale - Jr., Defense
Conor Gaffney, Lehigh - Sr., Face Off
Matt Gaudet, Yale - Sr., Attack
JT Giles-Harris, Duke - Sr., Defense
Phil Goss, Brown - Sr., Goalie
Chris Gray, North Carolina - Jr., Attack
Sam Handley, Pennsylvania - Soph., Midfield
Eric Holden , Hobart College - Sr., Attack
TD Ierlan, Yale - Sr., Face Off
Jack Kielty, Notre Dame - Sr., Defense
Connor Kirst, Villanova - Sr., Midfield
Charlie Kitchen, Delaware - Sr., Attack
Michael Kraus, Virginia - Sr., Attack
Ryan Lanchbury, Richmond - Jr., Attack
Tre Leclaire, Ohio State - Sr., Attack
Kevin Lindley, Loyola - Jr., Attack
Danny Logan, Denver - Sr., SSDM
Ryan McNulty, Loyola - Sr., LSM
Nick Mellen, Syracuse - Sr., Defense
Nakeie Montgomery, Duke - Jr., Midfield
Matt Moore, Virginia - Jr., Attack
Jackson Morrill, Yale - Sr., Attack
Kieran Mullins, Rutgers - Sr., Attack
Brendan Nichtern, Army West Point - Soph., Attack
Asher Nolting, High Point - Jr., Attack
Mac O'Keefe, Penn State - Sr., Attack
William Perry, North Carolina - Sr., Midfield
Andrew Pettit, Lehigh - Sr., Attack
Chase Scanlan, Syracuse - Soph., Attack
Koby Smith, Towson - Jr., Defense
Gibson Smith, Georgetown - Jr., Defense
Michael Sowers, Princeton - Sr., Attack
Jeff Teat, Cornell - Sr., Attack
Ryan Terefenko, Ohio State - Sr., Midfield
Ryan Tierney, Hofstra - Sr., Attack
Ethan Walker, Denver - Sr., Attack
Logan Wisnauskas, Maryland - Jr., Attack
