USILA Announces Division I All-Americans, Award Winners

The USILA Division I All-American teams and award winners came out Thursday, and for the first time since 1993, a defenseman has been named the nation's most outstanding player.

Maryland's Ajax Zappitello was named the USILA's Lt. Raymond J. Enners Outstanding Player of the Year, becoming the first defenseman to earn the honor since Dave Morrow (Princeton) did so in 1993.

The USILA determines its All-Americans and award winners by coaches' ballots. The full lists appear below.

USILA Award Winners

Lt. Raymond J. Enners Outstanding Player of the Year: Ajax Zappitello, Maryland

Lt. Col. JI Turnbull Outstanding Attackman: Connor Shellenberger, Virginia

Lt. j.g. Donald MacLaughlin Jr. Outstanding Midfielder: Shane Knobloch, Rutgers

William C. Schmeisser Defensive Player of the Year: Jake Piseno, Albany

Ensign C. Markland Kelly Jr. Outstanding Goalie: Liam Entenmann, Notre Dame

USILA All-Americans

First Team

A - Connor Shellenberger, Virginia   
A - Brennan O'Neill, Duke   
A - Pat Kavanagh, Notre Dame   
M - Shane Knobloch, Rutgers   
M - Evan Plunkett, Army   
M - Graham Bundy Jr., Georgetown   
M - Andrew McAdorey, Duke   
SSDM - Ben Ramsey, Notre Dame   
SSDM - Beau Pederson, Michigan   
SSDM - Dylan Hess, Georgetown   
LSM - Jake Piseno, Albany   
FO - Will Coletti, Army   
D - Ajax Zappitello, Maryland   
D - Kenny Brower, Duke   
D - Brendan Lavelle, Penn   
D - Scott Smith, Johns Hopkins   
G - Liam Entenmann, Notre Dame

Second Team

A - CJ Kirst, Cornell   
A - Matt Brandau, Yale   
A - TJ Malone, Penn State   
M - Jake Stevens, Syracuse   
M - Mikey Weisshaar, Towson   
M - Eric Dobson, Notre Dame   
SSDM - Grant Haus, Penn State   
SSDM - Aidan Maguire, Duke   
SSDM - Chase Yager, Virginia   
LSM - Stephen Zupicich, Villanova   
LSM - Will Donovan, Notre Dame   
FO - Justin Wietfeldt, Michigan   
FO - Luke Wierman, Maryland   
D - Cole Kastner, Virginia   
D - Shawn Lyght, Notre Dame   
D - AJ Pilate, Army   
G - Emmet Carroll, Penn   
G - Jack Fracyon, Penn State

Third Team

A - Payton Cormier, Virginia   
A - Joey Spallina, Syracuse   
A - Sam King, Harvard   
M - Griffin Schutz, Virginia   
M - Alexander Vardaro, Georgetown   
M - Matt Collison, Johns Hopkins   
SSDM - Jackson Peters, Navy   
SSDM - Brett Martin, Johns Hopkins   
LSM - Tyler Carpenter, Duke   
FO - Alec Stathakis, Denver   
D - Mason Woodward, Marquette   
D - Billy Dwan, Syracuse   
D - Jimmy Freehill, Denver   
G - Chayse Ierlan, Johns Hopkins

Honorable Mention

A - Louis Perfetto, Boston University   
A - Chris Kavanagh, Notre Dame   
A - Michael Boehm, Michigan   
A - Brayden Mayea, High Point   
A - Coulter Mackesy, Princeton   
A - Josh Zawada, Duke   
A - Jacob Angelus, Johns Hopkins   
A - Owen Duffy, North Carolina   
A - Ross Scott, Rutgers   
A - Dyson Williams, Duke   
A - Scott Cole, Lehigh   
A - Owen Hiltz, Syracuse   
A - Nick DeMaio, Towson   
A - Garrett Degnon, Johns Hopkins   
A - Jake Taylor, Notre Dame   
A - Levi Anderson, Saint Joseph's   
A - Ryan Bell, Providence   
A - Aidan Carroll, Georgetown   
A - Dalton Young, Richmond 

M - Devon McLane, Notre Dame   
M - Hunter Drouin, Colgate   
M - Jacob Morin, Army   
M - Mac Costin, Penn State   
M - Eric Spanos, Maryland   
M - Sam English, Syracuse   
M - Hugh Kelleher, Cornell   
M - Lance Madonna, Richmond 

SSDM - Casey Wilson, Denver   
SSDM - Marquez White, Princeton   
SSDM - Connor Cmiel, Ohio State 

LSM - Roy Meyer, Boston University   
LSM - Ben Wayer, Virginia   
LSM - AJ Mercurio, Denver   
LSM - Max Yates, Colgate 

FO - Will Lynch, Notre Dame   
FO - Jake Naso, Duke   
FO - Machado Rodriguez, Yale   
FO - Brady Wambach, North Carolina   
FO - Nate Laliberte, Bryant   
FO - Mason Kohn, Syracuse 

D - Jackson Bonitz, Navy   
D - Richard Checo, Lehigh   
D - Marcus Hudgins, Ohio State   
D - Colin Mulshine, Princeton   
D - Ty Banks, Georgetown   
D - Colby Barsz, Towson   
D - Alex Ross, Penn State   
D - Levi Verch, Saint Joseph's   
D - Chris Conlin, Notre Dame   
D - Patrick Morrison, Boston University 

G - Michael Gianforcaro, Princeton   
G - Will Mark, Syracuse   
G - Anderson Moore, Georgetown   
G - Kevin Ellington, Delaware