Tewaaraton Foundation Announces First Men's Watch List of Season

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Tewaaraton Foundation has announced the 2024 Tewaaraton Award Men’s Watch Lists. The list includes the top players in college lacrosse and highlights the early contenders for the 2024 Tewaaraton 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.

“These student-athletes represent the very best at the collegiate level and have honored the Creator’s game with their past play,” said Andy Phillips, president of the Tewaaraton Foundation. “We look forward to watching them achieve new heights this season for both themselves and their teammates.”

The initial 2024 Tewaaraton Award Men’s Watch List candidates, with school, year and position noted:

2024 Men’s Watch List 

Michael Boehm, Michigan – Sr., Attack 
Tyler Bradbury, Utah – Sr., Attack 
Matt Brandau, Yale – Sr., Attack 
Kenny Brower, Duke – Grad. Student, Defense 
Graham Bundy Jr., Georgetown – Grad. Student, Midfield 
Emmet Carroll, Penn – Sr., Goalie 
Scott Cole, Lehigh – Sr., Attack 
Reid Colwell, Villanova – Sr., Defense 
Vince D’Alto, Boston University – Grad. Student, Attack 
Eric Dobson, Notre Dame – Sr., Midfield 
Liam Entenmann, Notre Dame – Grad. Student, Goalie 
Jack Fracyon, Penn State – Jr., Goalie 
Michael Gianforcaro, Princeton – Sr., Goalie 
Chayse Ierlan, Johns Hopkins – Grad. Student, Goalie 
Cole Kastner, Virginia – Sr., Defense 
Pat Kavanagh, Notre Dame – Grad. Student, Attack 
Hugh Kelleher, Cornell – Sr., Midfield 
Sam King, Harvard – Jr., Attack 
CJ Kirst, Cornell – Sr., Attack 
Shane Knobloch, Rutgers – Sr., Midfield 
Matt Knote, Massachusetts – Amherst – Grad. Student, Goalie 
Chris Lyons, Yale – Jr., Attack 
Coulter Mackesy, Princeton – Jr., Attack 
TJ Malone, Penn State – Grad. Student, Attack 
Will Mark, Syracuse – Grad. Student, Goalie 
Aidan McLane, Brown – Jr., Attack 
Russell Melendez, Johns Hopkins – Sr., Attack 
Roy Meyer, Boston University – Grad. Student, LSM 
Jake Naso, Duke – Sr., Face-Off 
Matthew Nunes, Virginia – Jr., Goalie 
Brennan O’Neill, Duke – Sr., Attack 
Dylan Pallonetti, Stony Brook – Grad. Student, Attack 
Allen James Pilate, Army West Point – Jr., Defense 
Jake Piseno, UAlbany – Grad. Student, Defense 
Adam Poitras, Loyola Maryland – Grad. Student, Attack 
Michael Robinson, Delaware – Grad. Student, Attack 
Ross Scott, Rutgers – Grad. Student, Attack 
Connor Shellenberger, Virginia – Grad. Student, Attack 
JJ Sillstrop, Denver – Grad. Student, Attack 
Joey Spallina, Syracuse – Soph., Attack 
Alec Stathakis, Denver – Grad. Student, Face-Off 
Jake Stevens, Syracuse – Grad. Student, Midfield 
Bobby Van Buren, Ohio State – Jr., Defense 
Alexander Vardaro, Georgetown – Grad. Student, Midfield 
J.P. Ward, Delaware – Sr., Attack 
Luke Wierman, Maryland – Grad. Student, Face-Off 
Dyson Williams, Duke – Grad. Student, Attack 
Mason Woodward, Marquette – Grad. Student, Defense 
Dalton Young, Richmond – Grad. Student, Attack 
Ajax Zappitello, Maryland – Sr., Defense

Players not named to this initial list will have opportunities to play their way into a spot as the season progresses. Watch List additions will be announced on March 7 and March 28, before the field will be narrowed to 25 men’s and 25 women’s nominees on April 18. Nominees can be players from the Watch Lists or not from the Watch Lists, effectively allowing for a third round of additions.

Five men’s and five women’s finalists will be announced in early May. The Tewaaraton Award recipients will be chosen after the conclusion of the collegiate lacrosse season.