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 |