Tewaaraton Foundation Announces Final 25 Men's Nominees

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Tewaaraton Foundation has announced the 2023 men’s Tewaaraton Award Nominees. The Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the pre-eminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse players in the United States. The selection committees are comprised of premier college coaches and are appointed annually by the Tewaaraton Foundation.

Five men’s finalists will be selected from this group, to be announced May 11 at the conclusion of the regular season. 

“The Tewaaraton Nominees are an extraordinary group of athletes,” said Andy Phillips, President of the Tewaaraton Foundation. “Their talent is taking the excitement of college lacrosse to a new level, and we are eager to watch the Nominees and their teammates perform over the closing stretch of the 2023 season.”

The men’s Tewaaraton Award Nominees include players from 17 different schools, led by three from Notre Dame and two each from Cornell, Duke, Georgetown, Maryland, Rutgers and Virginia. In all, 11 men’s players return from last year’s Nominees, including 2022 finalists Sam Handley (Penn) and Connor Shellenberger (Virginia). Notre Dame’s Pat Kavanagh was a finalist in 2021.

The 2023 Tewaaraton Watch Lists were first unveiled February 10, with additions announced March 9 and March 30. The five men’s finalists will be announced May 11 and will be invited to the Tewaaraton Award Ceremony in Washington, D.C., on June 1.

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