Army West Point Athletics
Johnson Named to Tewaaraton Award Watch List
February 28, 2017 | Men's Lacrosse
NEW YORK - The 2017 Tewaaraton Award Watch List has been released and Army West Point senior attackman Cole Johnson is among 50 of the nation's top players on the list.Â
The watch list includes players from all three NCAA divisions.
Among the 2017 watch list returnees are former finalists Connor Cannizzaro (Denver), Ben Reeves (Yale) and 2016 Tewaaraton winner Dylan Molloy (Brown) on the men's side.
"It's going to be another exciting year, our 17th for the Tewaaraton Award," said Jeff Harvey, chairman of The Tewaaraton Foundation. "On one hand we have our 2016 men's winner in Dylan Molloy returning, and on the women's side, Taylor Cummings has graduated after winning a record three straight. We can't wait to see who emerges this year and gets invited to Washington, D.C. in early June."
The Tewaaraton Award, presented by Under Armour, annually honors the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. The selection committees are made up of premier collegiate coaches and are appointed annually by The Tewaaraton Foundation.
Johnson has started the season with 11 goals and four assists for 15 points for the No. 15/16 Black Knights in the first four games of the year. He had four points, including a hat trick against sixth-ranked Syracuse on Saturday and had five goals against then 18th-ranked Rutgers on Feb. 18.
Players not named to the initial lists have several opportunities to play their way into a spot as the season progresses. Watch list additions, if applicable, will be announced on March 16 and April 6. On April 27, the field will be narrowed to 25 men's and 25 women's nominees. Nominees can be players on the watch lists or players not on the watch lists, effectively allowing for a third round of additions.
Five men's and five women's finalists will be announced on May 11 and invited to the ceremony. The 17th annual Tewaaraton Award Ceremony will be held in Washington, D.C., on June 1.
For more information on the Tewaaraton Foundation or to attend this exciting event, visit tewaaraton.com.
ABOUT THE TEWAARATONÂ FOUNDATION
Founded at the University Club of Washington, DC and first presented in 2001, the Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the preeminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. Endorsed by the Mohawk Nation Council of Elders and U.S. Lacrosse, the Tewaaraton Award symbolizes lacrosse's centuries-old roots in Native American heritage. The Tewaaraton Foundation ensures the integrity and advances the mission of this award. Each year, the Tewaaraton Award celebrates one of the six tribal nations of the Iroquois Confederacy – the Mohawk, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca and Tuscarora – and presents two scholarships to students of Native American descent. To learn more about The Tewaaraton Foundation, please visit tewaaraton.com
Men's Watch List:
Jack Adams, Towson - Sr., Short Stick Defensive Midfield
Nick Aponte, Penn State - Sr., Attack
Trevor Baptiste, Denver - Jr., Faceoff
Jack Bruckner, Duke - Sr., Attack
Christian Burgdorf, Denver - Sr., Defense
Colin Burke, Fairfield - Soph., Attack
Josh Byrne, Hofstra - Sr., Attack
Connor Cannizzaro, Denver - Sr., Attack
Morgan Cheek, Harvard - Jr., Attack
Isaiah Davis Allen, Maryland - Sr., Midfield
Cal Dearth, Boston - Sr., Midfield
Shane Doss, Notre Dame - Sr., Goalie
Ryan Drenner, Towson - Sr., Attack
Chris Fennell, Navy - Sr., Defense
Connor Fields, Albany - Jr., Attack
Nick Fields, Johns Hopkins - Sr., Defense
Jake Froccaro, Villanova - Sr., Midfield
Justin Guterding, Duke - Jr., Attack
Colin Heacock, Maryland - Sr., Attack
Jules Heningburg, Rutgers - Jr., Attack
Cole Johnson, Army West Point - Sr., Attack
Connor Keating, Penn - Jr., Long Stick Midfield
Stephen Kelly, North Carolina - Sr., Faceoff
Larken Kemp, Brown - Sr., Long Stick Midfield
Ian King, Michigan - Sr., Attack
Nick Mariano, Syracuse - Sr., Midfield
Simon Mathias, Penn - Soph., Attack
Ryan McNamara, Marquette - Sr., Attack
Cam Milligan, Vermont - Sr., Attack
Dylan Molloy, Brown - Sr., Attack
Sergio Perkovic, Notre Dame - Sr., Midfield
Austin Pifani, North Carolina - Sr., Defense
Benny Pugh, Richmond - Sr., Goalie
Matt Rambo, Maryland - Sr., Attack
Ryland Rees, Stony Brook - Soph., Long Stick Midfield
Ben Reeves, Yale - Jr., Attack
Kevin Reisman, Limestone - Sr., Midfield
Sergio Salcido, Syracuse - Sr., Midfield
Will Sands, Bucknell - Jr., Attack
Eric Scott, Yale - Sr., Midfield
John Sexton, Notre Dame - Jr., Long Stick Midfield
Brian Sherlock, Loyola - Sr., Midfield
Patrick Spencer, Loyola - Soph., Attack
Shack Stanwick, Johns Hopkins - Jr., Attack
Joel Tinney, Johns Hopkins - Jr., Midfield
Alec Tulett, Brown - Sr., Defense
Chris Walsch, Air Force - Jr., Attack
Zed Williams, Virginia - Sr., Attack
Ben Williams, Syracuse - Sr., Faceoff
Mikey Wynne, Notre Dame - Jr., Attack
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The watch list includes players from all three NCAA divisions.
Among the 2017 watch list returnees are former finalists Connor Cannizzaro (Denver), Ben Reeves (Yale) and 2016 Tewaaraton winner Dylan Molloy (Brown) on the men's side.
"It's going to be another exciting year, our 17th for the Tewaaraton Award," said Jeff Harvey, chairman of The Tewaaraton Foundation. "On one hand we have our 2016 men's winner in Dylan Molloy returning, and on the women's side, Taylor Cummings has graduated after winning a record three straight. We can't wait to see who emerges this year and gets invited to Washington, D.C. in early June."
The Tewaaraton Award, presented by Under Armour, annually honors the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. The selection committees are made up of premier collegiate coaches and are appointed annually by The Tewaaraton Foundation.
Johnson has started the season with 11 goals and four assists for 15 points for the No. 15/16 Black Knights in the first four games of the year. He had four points, including a hat trick against sixth-ranked Syracuse on Saturday and had five goals against then 18th-ranked Rutgers on Feb. 18.
Players not named to the initial lists have several opportunities to play their way into a spot as the season progresses. Watch list additions, if applicable, will be announced on March 16 and April 6. On April 27, the field will be narrowed to 25 men's and 25 women's nominees. Nominees can be players on the watch lists or players not on the watch lists, effectively allowing for a third round of additions.
Five men's and five women's finalists will be announced on May 11 and invited to the ceremony. The 17th annual Tewaaraton Award Ceremony will be held in Washington, D.C., on June 1.
For more information on the Tewaaraton Foundation or to attend this exciting event, visit tewaaraton.com.
ABOUT THE TEWAARATONÂ FOUNDATION
Founded at the University Club of Washington, DC and first presented in 2001, the Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the preeminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. Endorsed by the Mohawk Nation Council of Elders and U.S. Lacrosse, the Tewaaraton Award symbolizes lacrosse's centuries-old roots in Native American heritage. The Tewaaraton Foundation ensures the integrity and advances the mission of this award. Each year, the Tewaaraton Award celebrates one of the six tribal nations of the Iroquois Confederacy – the Mohawk, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca and Tuscarora – and presents two scholarships to students of Native American descent. To learn more about The Tewaaraton Foundation, please visit tewaaraton.com
Men's Watch List:
Jack Adams, Towson - Sr., Short Stick Defensive Midfield
Nick Aponte, Penn State - Sr., Attack
Trevor Baptiste, Denver - Jr., Faceoff
Jack Bruckner, Duke - Sr., Attack
Christian Burgdorf, Denver - Sr., Defense
Colin Burke, Fairfield - Soph., Attack
Josh Byrne, Hofstra - Sr., Attack
Connor Cannizzaro, Denver - Sr., Attack
Morgan Cheek, Harvard - Jr., Attack
Isaiah Davis Allen, Maryland - Sr., Midfield
Cal Dearth, Boston - Sr., Midfield
Shane Doss, Notre Dame - Sr., Goalie
Ryan Drenner, Towson - Sr., Attack
Chris Fennell, Navy - Sr., Defense
Connor Fields, Albany - Jr., Attack
Nick Fields, Johns Hopkins - Sr., Defense
Jake Froccaro, Villanova - Sr., Midfield
Justin Guterding, Duke - Jr., Attack
Colin Heacock, Maryland - Sr., Attack
Jules Heningburg, Rutgers - Jr., Attack
Cole Johnson, Army West Point - Sr., Attack
Connor Keating, Penn - Jr., Long Stick Midfield
Stephen Kelly, North Carolina - Sr., Faceoff
Larken Kemp, Brown - Sr., Long Stick Midfield
Ian King, Michigan - Sr., Attack
Nick Mariano, Syracuse - Sr., Midfield
Simon Mathias, Penn - Soph., Attack
Ryan McNamara, Marquette - Sr., Attack
Cam Milligan, Vermont - Sr., Attack
Dylan Molloy, Brown - Sr., Attack
Sergio Perkovic, Notre Dame - Sr., Midfield
Austin Pifani, North Carolina - Sr., Defense
Benny Pugh, Richmond - Sr., Goalie
Matt Rambo, Maryland - Sr., Attack
Ryland Rees, Stony Brook - Soph., Long Stick Midfield
Ben Reeves, Yale - Jr., Attack
Kevin Reisman, Limestone - Sr., Midfield
Sergio Salcido, Syracuse - Sr., Midfield
Will Sands, Bucknell - Jr., Attack
Eric Scott, Yale - Sr., Midfield
John Sexton, Notre Dame - Jr., Long Stick Midfield
Brian Sherlock, Loyola - Sr., Midfield
Patrick Spencer, Loyola - Soph., Attack
Shack Stanwick, Johns Hopkins - Jr., Attack
Joel Tinney, Johns Hopkins - Jr., Midfield
Alec Tulett, Brown - Sr., Defense
Chris Walsch, Air Force - Jr., Attack
Zed Williams, Virginia - Sr., Attack
Ben Williams, Syracuse - Sr., Faceoff
Mikey Wynne, Notre Dame - Jr., Attack
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