WASHINGTON – The Tewaaraton Foundation has announced the second 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.

“We congratulate this talented group for their outstanding performances,” said Jeffrey Harvey, Chairman of The Tewaaraton Award. “These players have proved they deserve to be in the conversation for lacrosse’s top award and we 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 Second Round Additions

Dylan Gaines, Denver - Jr., Defense
Chris Gray, Boston University - Fr., Attack
Alex Heger, Robert Morris - Jr., Goalie
Jake McCulloch, Cornell - Jr., Midfield
Asher Nolting, High Point - Fr., Attack
Michael Rexrode, Rutgers - Sr., Defense
Ryan Tierney, Hofstra - Soph., Attack
Jack Tigh, Yale - Jr., Attack

Women’s Second Round Additions

Emily Gillingham, Towson - Sr., Midfield
Julia Glynn, Harvard - Sr., Midfield
Julia Lisella, Colorado - Jr., Goalie
Tristan McGinley, Virginia Tech - Sr., Attack
Erica Perrotta, High Point - Sr., Midfield
Emily Santoli, Florida Southern - Sr., Midfield

On April 26, the field for the 2018 Tewaaraton Award 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. On March 22, 18 players were named to the first round of watch list additions.

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.