WASHINGTON – The Tewaaraton Foundation has announced the first round of additions to the 2018 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 this year’s Tewaaraton Award.

“These players have proved in the early part of this season that they deserved to be in the conversation for lacrosse’s top award,” said Jeffrey Harvey, Chairman of The Tewaaraton Foundation. “We congratulate this talented group for their outstanding performances and wish them the very best the remainder of the season."

The Tewaaraton Award annually honors the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. The selection committees are comprised of premier college coaches and are appointed annually by the Tewaaraton Foundation.

Men’s First Round Additions

Gerard Arceri, Penn State - Soph., Faceoff
Peter Conley, Duke - Sr., Attack
Foster Huggins, Loyola - Sr., Defense
Michael Kraus, Virginia - Soph., Attack
Johnny Mazza, Towson - Jr., Midfield
Tehoka Nanticoke, Albany - Fr., Attack
Andrew Pettit, Lehigh - Jr., Attack
Max Tuttle, Sacred Heart - Jr., Midfield

Women’s First Round Additions

Ali Baiocco, Stanford - Fr., Attack
Zoe Belodeau, Penn - Fr., Attack
Kailey Conry, Boston University - Soph., Attack
Kerrigan Miller, USC - Soph., Midfield
Kelsey Murray, Stanford - Redshirt Senior, Attack
Charlotte North, Duke - Fr., Attack
Hannah Powers, Loyola - Jr., Attack
Gabby Rosenzweig, Penn - Soph, Attack
Kyla Sears, Princeton - Fr., Midfield
Natalie Sulmonte, Towson - Jr., Attack

Players not named to the initial lists have several opportunities to play their way into a spot as the season progresses. The next round of watch list additions, if applicable, will be announced on April 12. On April 26, the field will be narrowed to 25 men’s and 25 women’s nominees. Nominees can be players on the watch lists or players not on the watch lists, effectively allowing for a third round of additions. This year’s initial watch list, announced on March 1, recognized the top 50 men’s and 50 women’s candidates for the Tewaaraton Award. 

Five men’s and five women’s finalists will be announced on May 10 and invited to The 18th annual Tewaaraton Award Ceremony in Washington, D.C., on May 31.

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About The Tewaaraton Foundation
Founded at the University Club of Washington, DC and first presented in 2001, the Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the preeminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. Endorsed by the Mohawk Nation Council of Elders and U.S. Lacrosse, the Tewaaraton Award symbolizes lacrosse’s centuries-old roots in Native American heritage. The Tewaaraton Foundation ensures the integrity and advances the mission of this award. Each year, the Tewaaraton Award celebrates one of the six tribal nations of the Iroquois Confederacy – the Mohawk, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca and Tuscarora – and presents two scholarships to students of Native American descent. To learn more about The Tewaaraton Foundation, please visit www.tewaaraton.com.