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From press release

The Tewaaraton Foundation has announced the 25 men’s and women’s nominees for the 2016 Tewaaraton Award, presented by Under Armour. The Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the pre-eminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States.

Five men’s and five women’s finalists will be selected from these groups of 25, announced on Thursday, May 12, and invited to the ceremony. The 16th annual Tewaaraton Award Ceremony will be held Thursday, June 2 in Washington, D.C., at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian.

The men’s award nominees include players from 16 schools, including 2015 finalists Myles Jones (Duke) and Matt Kavanagh (Notre Dame), as well as representatives from 14 of the top 20 teams in the April 25 USILA Coaches Poll. Six schools are represented by multiple players, led by Brown, Denver and Notre Dame with three nominees each.

Brown senior goalie Jack Kelly was the lone men’s player added in this third round of potential additions.

Men

The 25 men’s nominees, with school, graduation year and position noted:

Nick Aponte, Penn State – Jr., Attack

Trevor Baptiste, Denver – Soph., Faceoff

Kylor Bellistri, Brown – Sr., Attack

Kyle Bernlohr, Maryland – Sr., Goalie

Scott Bieda, Rutgers – Sr., Attack

Ryan Brown, Johns Hopkins – Sr., Attack

Connor Cannizzaro, Denver – Jr., Attack

Deemer Class, Duke – Sr., Midfield

Dylan Donahue, Syracuse – Sr., Attack

Devin Dwyer, Harvard – Sr., Attack

Connor Fields, Albany – Soph., Attack

Jake Froccaro, Villanova – Jr., Midfield

Myles Jones, Duke – Sr., Midfield

Matt Kavanagh, Notre Dame – Sr., Attack

Jack Kelly, Brown – Sr., Goalie

Matt Landis, Notre Dame – Sr., Defense

Zach Miller, Denver – Jr., Midfield

Dylan Molloy, Brown – Jr., Attack

Sergio Perkovic, Notre Dame – Jr., Midfield

Steve Pontrello, North Carolina – Sr., Attack

Michael Quinn, Yale – Sr., Defense

Ben Reeves, Yale – Soph., Attack

Blaze Riorden, Albany – Sr., Goalie

Challen Rogers, Stony Brook – Sr., Midfield

Gunnar Waldt, Bryant – Sr., Goalie

The women’s award nominees include players from 14 schools, including 2014 and 2015 winner Taylor Cummings (Maryland) as well as 2015 finalists Sarah Mannelly (Boston College), Barbara Sullivan (Notre Dame) and Kayla Treanor (Syracuse). Eight schools had two or more players nominated, with Maryland earning an NCAA-best five nomination, and the list includes representatives from 13 of the Top 20 teams in the April 25 IWLCA Coaches Poll.

Four women’s nominees were added in this round, including Madison Cyr (Penn State), Molly Hendrick (North Carolina), Courtney Murphy (Stony Brook) and Courtney Tarleton (USC).

Women

The 25 women’s nominees, with school, graduation year and position noted:

Nina Corcoran, Penn – Sr., Attack

Maddie Crutchfield, Duke – Soph., Midfield

Taylor Cummings, Maryland – Sr., Midfield

Madison Cyr, Penn State – Sr., Midfield

Ellie DeGarmo, Princeton – Jr., Goalie

Dene DiMartino, Johns Hopkins – Sr., Midfield

Kelsey Duryea, Duke – Sr., Goalie

Caroline Fitzgerald, Florida – Sr., Defense

Cortney Fortunato, Notre Dame – Jr., Attack

Nicole Graziano, Florida – Sr., Midfield

Nadine Hadnagy, Maryland – Jr., Defense

Molly Hendrick, North Carolina – Jr., Attack

Olivia Hompe, Princeton – Jr., Attack

Sarah Mannelly, Boston College – Sr., Midfield

Marie McCool, North Carolina – Soph., Midfield

Alice Mercer, Maryland – Sr., Defense

Michaela Michael, USC – Jr., Attack

Kaylin Morissette, Louisville – Sr., Midfield

Courtney Murphy, Stony Brook – Jr., Attack

Kylie Ohlmiller, Stony Brook – Soph., Attack

Zoe Stukenburg, Maryland – Jr., Midfield

Barbara Sullivan, Notre Dame – Grad., Defense

Courtney Tarleton, USC – Sr., Defense

Kayla Treanor, Syracuse – Sr., Attack

Megan Whittle, Maryland – Soph., Attack

“We congratulate these elite student-athletes on their remarkable accomplishments thus far this season,” said Jeff Harvey, chairman of the Tewaaraton Foundation. “With the help of our selection committees, we look forward to announcing this year’s finalists next month.”

This year’s initial Watch Lists were announced on Feb. 23 and included the top 50 men’s and women’s college lacrosse players in the country. Two rounds of additions to the Watch Lists were announced on March 17 and April 7.