Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 2/7/25 – From Press Release
The Tewaaraton Foundation is pleased to announce the 2025 Tewaaraton Award Men’s and Women’s Watch Lists presented by Stifel. The lists include the top players in college lacrosse and highlight the early contenders for the 2025 Tewaaraton Award.
The Tewaaraton Award annually honors the top male and female college lacrosse players in the United States. The selection committees are made up of premier collegiate coaches and are appointed annually by The Tewaaraton Foundation.
The 2025 Watch Lists include three returning Tewaaraton Finalists: Cornell’s CJ Kirst (2023) on the men’s side, and Loyola’s Chase Boyle (2024) and Northwestern’s Madison Taylor (2024) on the women’s side. Boston College and Northwestern lead the women’s list with five players each among 26 schools represented, while Notre Dame leads the men’s list with four players among 28 schools represented.
“As presenting sponsor of The Tewaaraton Award, we’re excited about the start of another great college lacrosse season and look forward to following these exceptional student-athletes on their road to team and individual success,” said Ron Kruszewski, Chairman and CEO, Stifel. “We’re also thrilled to begin the second year of our partnership with The Tewaaraton Foundation, which has done so much to elevate the sport of lacrosse and honor its Native American heritage.”
The initial 2025 Tewaaraton Award Watch List candidates, with school, year and position noted:
2025 MEN’S WATCH LIST
Ty Banks, Georgetown – Soph., Defense
Ryan Bell, Providence – Sr., Attack
Aidan Carroll, Georgetown – Grad. Student, Attack
Emmet Carroll, Penn – 5th year, Goalie
Richard Checo, Lehigh – Jr., Defense
Ryan Cohen, Michigan – Sr., Attack
William Coletti, Army West Point – Sr., Face Off
Matt Collison, Johns Hopkins – Jr., Midfield
John DeFazio, Salisbury – Grad. Student, Defense
Owen Duffy, North Carolina – Soph., Attack
Billy Dwan III, Syracuse – Jr., Defense
Kevin Ellington, Delaware – Grad. Student, Goalie
Braden Erksa, Maryland – Jr., Attack
Jack Fracyon, Penn State – Sr., Goalie
Jimmy Freehill, Denver – Sr., Defense
Michael Gianforcaro (Lincoln University native), North Carolina – Grad. Student, Goalie
Owen Hiltz, Syracuse – Redshirt Senior, Attack
Leo Johnson, Yale – Sr., Attack
Benn Johnston, Duke – Soph., Midfield
Nate Kabiri, Princeton – Soph., Attack
Chris Kavanagh, Notre Dame – Sr., Attack
Hugh Kelleher, Cornell – Sr., Midfield
Sam King, Harvard – Sr., Attack
CJ Kirst, Cornell – Sr., Attack
Brendan Lavelle, Penn – 5th year, Defense
Matt Licata, Villanova – Grad. Student, Attack
Michael Long, Cornell – Sr., Attack
Shawn Lyght, Notre Dame – Soph., Defense
Chris Lyons (Shawnee), Yale – Sr., Attack
Coulter Mackesy, Princeton – Sr., Attack
Aidan Maguire, Duke – Jr., SSDM
Andrew McAdorey, Duke – Sr., Midfield
Logan McNaney, Maryland – Grad. Student, Goalie
McCabe Millon, Virginia – Soph., Attack
Colin Mulshine, Princeton – Sr., Defense
AJ Pilate, Army West Point – Sr., Defense
Evan Plunkett, Army West Point – Jr., Midfield
Ben Ramsey, Notre Dame – Sr., SSDM
Dylan Renner, Adelphi – Grad. Student, Goalie
Brad Sharp, Yale – Sr., Midfield
Scott Smith (Conestoga), Johns Hopkins – Grad. Student, Defense
Joey Spallina, Syracuse – Jr., Attack
Ryan Stines, Utah – Jr., Attack
Cardin Stoller, Rutgers – Soph., Goalie
Jake Taylor, Notre Dame – Grad. Student, Attack
Matt Traynor (Malvern Prep), Penn State – Sr., Attack
Levi Verch, St Joe’s – Sr., Defense
Ben Wayer, Virginia – Sr., Defense
Mikey Weisshaar, Towson – Jr., Midfield
Max Yates, Colgate – Sr., Defense
2025 WOMEN’S WATCH LIST
Olivia Adamson, Syracuse – Sr., Attack
Ava Angello, Johns Hopkins – Jr., Attack
Shea Baker, Boston College – Jr., Defense
Lauren Black, Denver – Sr., Attack
McKenzie Blake (Haddonfield), Princeton – Sr., Attack
Chase Boyle, Loyola Maryland – Sr., Midfield
Theresa Bragg, Florida – Jr., Defense
Anna Brandt, UPenn – Sr., Midfield
Grace Callahan, Michigan – Jr., Defense
Rachel Clark (Conestoga), Boston College – Sr., Attack
Jenna Collignon, Yale – Sr., Attack
Jorden Concordia, Saint Joseph’s – Grad. Student, Goalie
Jenika Cuocco, Drexel – RS Junior, Goalie
Alyssa Daley, Navy – Sr., Draw Specialist
Kaitlyn Davies, Florida – Jr., Midfield
Mckenna Davis, Boston College – Sr., Attack
Shea Dolce, Boston College – Jr., Goalie
Haven Dora, Princeton – Jr., Attack
Brigid Duffy, Army – Jr., Midfield
Kaylee Dyer (Penn Charter), Michigan – Sr., Attack
Kori Edmondson, Maryland – Jr., Midfield
Maddie Epke, James Madison – Jr., Attack
Annabel Frist, Stanford – Sr., Midfield
Kate Galica (Conestoga), Virginia – Soph., Midfield
Callie Hem, Duke – Grad. Student, Attack
Avery Hines, Stony Brook – Sr., Defense
Ellie Hollin, Penn State – Sr., Defense
Georgia Latch, Loyola Maryland – Sr., Attack
Emma LoPinto, Boston College – Sr., Attack
Catherine Lord, USC – Sr., Defense
Ashley Mackin, Johns Hopkins – Sr., Attack
Emily Messinese, Navy – Sr., Attack
Niki Miles, Northwestern – Grad. Student, Attack
Kate Miller, Virginia – Sr., Attack
Erin O’Grady, Michigan – Sr., Goalie
Lily Osborne, Loyola Maryland – Sr., Defense
Emmy Pascal, Yale – Jr., Defense
Lucy Pearson (Springside Chestnut Hill Academy), Stanford – Jr., Goalie
Aliya Polisky, Stanford – Soph., Attack
Hope Shue, Middlebury – Jr., Attack
Jill Smith, Michigan – Sr., Attack
Sam Smith, Northwestern – Sr., Midfield
Delaney Sweitzer (Springside Chestnut Hill Academy), Northwestern – Grad. Student, Goalie
Madison Taylor, Northwestern – Jr., Attack
Fallon Vaughn, Yale – Sr., Midfield
Brooklyn Walker-Welch, North Carolina – Sr., Defense
Emma Ward, Syracuse – Grad. Student, Attack
Grace Weigand, Notre Dame – Sr., Defense
Sammy White, Northwestern – Sr., Defense
Marissa White (Agnes Irwin), North Carolina – Jr., Attack
