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Gavin Adler, one of the nation's top defensemen, was named one of 25 Tewaaraton Award nominees.

Tewaaraton Foundation Announces Final 25 Men's Nominees

April 20, 2023
Press Release
Rich Barnes

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Tewaaraton Foundation has announced the 2023 men’s Tewaaraton Award Nominees. The Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the pre-eminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse players in the United States. The selection committees are comprised of premier college coaches and are appointed annually by the Tewaaraton Foundation.

Five men’s finalists will be selected from this group, to be announced May 11 at the conclusion of the regular season. 

“The Tewaaraton Nominees are an extraordinary group of athletes,” said Andy Phillips, President of the Tewaaraton Foundation. “Their talent is taking the excitement of college lacrosse to a new level, and we are eager to watch the Nominees and their teammates perform over the closing stretch of the 2023 season.”

The men’s Tewaaraton Award Nominees include players from 17 different schools, led by three from Notre Dame and two each from Cornell, Duke, Georgetown, Maryland, Rutgers and Virginia. In all, 11 men’s players return from last year’s Nominees, including 2022 finalists Sam Handley (Penn) and Connor Shellenberger (Virginia). Notre Dame’s Pat Kavanagh was a finalist in 2021.

The 2023 Tewaaraton Watch Lists were first unveiled February 10, with additions announced March 9 and March 30. The five men’s finalists will be announced May 11 and will be invited to the Tewaaraton Award Ceremony in Washington, D.C., on June 1.

TEWAARATON AWARD NOMINEES

Name
School
Position
Year

Gavin Adler

Cornell

Defense

Sr.

Will Bowen

Georgetown

Defense

Gr.

Matt Brandau

Yale

Attack

Jr.

Kenny Brower

Duke

Defense

Sr.

Matt Campbell

Villanova

Midfield

Gr.

Zach Cole

Saint Joseph's

Faceoff

Gr.

Payton Cormier

Virginia

Attack

Sr.

Tucker Dordevic

Georgetown

Attack

Gr.

Liam Entenmann

Notre Dame

Goalie

Sr.

Sam Handley

Penn

Midfield

5th

Pat Kavanagh

Notre Dame

Attack

Sr.

Chris Kavanagh

Notre Dame

Attack

So.

CJ Kirst

Cornell

Attack

Jr.

Shane Knobloch

Rutgers

Midfield

Jr.

Tye Kurtz

Delaware

Attack

Sr.

Coulter Mackesy

Princeton

Attack

So.

Brett Makar

Maryland

Defense

Gr.

TJ Malone

Penn State

Attack

Gr.

Will Mark

Syracuse

Goalie

Jr.

Brennan O'Neill

Duke

Attack

Jr.

Ross Scott

Rutgers

Attack

Sr.

Connor Shellenberger

Virginia

Attack

Sr.

Mike Sisselberger

Lehigh

Faceoff

Gr.

Luke Wierman

Maryland

Faceoff

Sr.

Josh Zawada

Michigan

Attack

Sr.