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Amherst's Evan Wolf has been named the Division III national player of the year by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association, which released its annual All-American teams and award winners Thursday.

Wolf made his final season at Amherst the best year, and he could top it off with a national championship on Sunday. He tallied 115 points on 73 goals and 42 assists to lead the team. He sits 11th nationally with 5.48 points per game.

Wolf, Salisbury's Corey Gwin, York's Kevin Witchey and RIT's Walker Hare won the remaining awards.

Wolf took home the Lt. Col. J.I. Turnbull Award given to the nation’s top attackman, Witchey won the William C. Stiles Award as defensive player of the year, Hare took home the Ensign C. Markland Kelly Jr. award for outstanding goalie, Gwin got the nod for the Fran McCall Sward as the top midfielder.

Dickinson's Nate Usich and RIT's Trevor Smyth won Co-Long Pole Midfielder of the Year, and Amherst's Jimmy McAfee won the Short Stick Midfielder of the Year.

The USILA All-American teams are listed below. Both Salisbury and RIT featured four players on the First Team, while Amherst had three players make First Team.

USILA Division III All-Americans

First Team

Name
Pos
College
Evan Wolf A Amherst
Shawn Nally A RIT
A.J. Witherell A Washington and Lee
Josh Melton A Salisbury
Corey Gwin M Salisbury
Cam Isaac M RIT
Brendan Hoffman M Williams
Zach Pompea M Salisbury
Matt Solberg M Amherst
Kevin Witchey D York
Brad Apgar D Salisbury
Chandler Allen D RIT
Arend Broekmate D Tufts
Walker Hare G RIT
Nate Usich LSM Dickinson
Trevor Smyth LSM RIT
Jimmy McAfee SSDM Amherst

Second Team

Name
Pos
College
Matt Chlastawa A Bates
Jordan Krug A Cabrini
Danny Murphy A Tufts
Thomas Pfeiffer A York
Ryan Barnable M RIT
Kevin Rogers M Lynchburg
Matt Treiber M Tufts
Ethan Christensen M Stevenson
Tommy DeLuca D Cabrini
J.D. Beck D York
Rocco Fantoni D Bates
Tanner Sullivan D Amherst
Ian Davies G Roanoke
Kevin Murphy LSM Salisbury
Brad Greik SSDM Salisbury

Third Team

Name
Pos
College
Luke Keating A Franklin & Marshall
Max Bailey A Stevens
Colin Minicus A Amherst
Hunter Davis A York
Nick Shanks M Tufts
Michael McCormick M Gettysburg
Hudson Hamill M Washington and Lee
Dean Peluso M Stevens
Tommy O'Connor D Franklin & Marshall
Edward Winters D Union
Alex Maruna D RIT
Mitch Wykoff D Gettysburg
Otto Bohan G Wesleyan
Riley White G Cabrini
Rock Stewart LSM Williams
Danny O'Connell SSDM York