USILA Announces Division I All-Americans, Award Winners
The USILA Division I All-American teams and award winners came out Thursday, and for the first time since 1993, a defenseman has been named the nation's most outstanding player.
Maryland's Ajax Zappitello was named the USILA's Lt. Raymond J. Enners Outstanding Player of the Year, becoming the first defenseman to earn the honor since Dave Morrow (Princeton) did so in 1993.
The USILA determines its All-Americans and award winners by coaches' ballots. The full lists appear below.
USILA Award Winners
Lt. Raymond J. Enners Outstanding Player of the Year: Ajax Zappitello, Maryland
Lt. Col. JI Turnbull Outstanding Attackman: Connor Shellenberger, Virginia
Lt. j.g. Donald MacLaughlin Jr. Outstanding Midfielder: Shane Knobloch, Rutgers
William C. Schmeisser Defensive Player of the Year: Jake Piseno, Albany
Ensign C. Markland Kelly Jr. Outstanding Goalie: Liam Entenmann, Notre Dame
USILA All-Americans
First Team
A - Connor Shellenberger, Virginia
A - Brennan O'Neill, Duke
A - Pat Kavanagh, Notre Dame
M - Shane Knobloch, Rutgers
M - Evan Plunkett, Army
M - Graham Bundy Jr., Georgetown
M - Andrew McAdorey, Duke
SSDM - Ben Ramsey, Notre Dame
SSDM - Beau Pederson, Michigan
SSDM - Dylan Hess, Georgetown
LSM - Jake Piseno, Albany
FO - Will Coletti, Army
D - Ajax Zappitello, Maryland
D - Kenny Brower, Duke
D - Brendan Lavelle, Penn
D - Scott Smith, Johns Hopkins
G - Liam Entenmann, Notre Dame
Second Team
A - CJ Kirst, Cornell
A - Matt Brandau, Yale
A - TJ Malone, Penn State
M - Jake Stevens, Syracuse
M - Mikey Weisshaar, Towson
M - Eric Dobson, Notre Dame
SSDM - Grant Haus, Penn State
SSDM - Aidan Maguire, Duke
SSDM - Chase Yager, Virginia
LSM - Stephen Zupicich, Villanova
LSM - Will Donovan, Notre Dame
FO - Justin Wietfeldt, Michigan
FO - Luke Wierman, Maryland
D - Cole Kastner, Virginia
D - Shawn Lyght, Notre Dame
D - AJ Pilate, Army
G - Emmet Carroll, Penn
G - Jack Fracyon, Penn State
Third Team
A - Payton Cormier, Virginia
A - Joey Spallina, Syracuse
A - Sam King, Harvard
M - Griffin Schutz, Virginia
M - Alexander Vardaro, Georgetown
M - Matt Collison, Johns Hopkins
SSDM - Jackson Peters, Navy
SSDM - Brett Martin, Johns Hopkins
LSM - Tyler Carpenter, Duke
FO - Alec Stathakis, Denver
D - Mason Woodward, Marquette
D - Billy Dwan, Syracuse
D - Jimmy Freehill, Denver
G - Chayse Ierlan, Johns Hopkins
Honorable Mention
A - Louis Perfetto, Boston University
A - Chris Kavanagh, Notre Dame
A - Michael Boehm, Michigan
A - Brayden Mayea, High Point
A - Coulter Mackesy, Princeton
A - Josh Zawada, Duke
A - Jacob Angelus, Johns Hopkins
A - Owen Duffy, North Carolina
A - Ross Scott, Rutgers
A - Dyson Williams, Duke
A - Scott Cole, Lehigh
A - Owen Hiltz, Syracuse
A - Nick DeMaio, Towson
A - Garrett Degnon, Johns Hopkins
A - Jake Taylor, Notre Dame
A - Levi Anderson, Saint Joseph's
A - Ryan Bell, Providence
A - Aidan Carroll, Georgetown
A - Dalton Young, Richmond
M - Devon McLane, Notre Dame
M - Hunter Drouin, Colgate
M - Jacob Morin, Army
M - Mac Costin, Penn State
M - Eric Spanos, Maryland
M - Sam English, Syracuse
M - Hugh Kelleher, Cornell
M - Lance Madonna, Richmond
SSDM - Casey Wilson, Denver
SSDM - Marquez White, Princeton
SSDM - Connor Cmiel, Ohio State
LSM - Roy Meyer, Boston University
LSM - Ben Wayer, Virginia
LSM - AJ Mercurio, Denver
LSM - Max Yates, Colgate
FO - Will Lynch, Notre Dame
FO - Jake Naso, Duke
FO - Machado Rodriguez, Yale
FO - Brady Wambach, North Carolina
FO - Nate Laliberte, Bryant
FO - Mason Kohn, Syracuse
D - Jackson Bonitz, Navy
D - Richard Checo, Lehigh
D - Marcus Hudgins, Ohio State
D - Colin Mulshine, Princeton
D - Ty Banks, Georgetown
D - Colby Barsz, Towson
D - Alex Ross, Penn State
D - Levi Verch, Saint Joseph's
D - Chris Conlin, Notre Dame
D - Patrick Morrison, Boston University
G - Michael Gianforcaro, Princeton
G - Will Mark, Syracuse
G - Anderson Moore, Georgetown
G - Kevin Ellington, Delaware
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