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Jed Prossner Tapped As Tewaaraton Trophy Finalist
May 17, 2004 | Men's Lacrosse
May 17, 2004
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Men's Tewaaraton Selection Committee has announced the five Finalists for the fourth annual Tewaaraton Trophy, the pre-eminent lacrosse award honoring the top female and male varsity collegiate lacrosse player in the United States. Amongst the finalists is Jed Prossner, University of North Carolina junior attackman and a native of Easton, Md. Prossner is the first Tar Heel to ever be named a finalist for the award.
The Trophy will be presented on June 3. College Sports TV (CSTV) will air its Tewaaraton Award special presentation on Thursday, July 1 at 9 p.m. EDT.
2004 Men's Finalists
Ryan Boyle Princeton Attack
Kyle Harrison Johns Hopkins Middie
rodie Merrill Georgetown Defense
Michael Powell Syracuse Attack
Jed Prossner North Carolina Attack
Ryan Boyle joined lacrosse legend Eamon McEneaney as the only two players ever to be named Ivy League Player of the Year twice when he was honored by the league coaches again this season. Boyle, who ranks second all-time in scoring and assists at Princeton, was a unanimous first-team All-Ivy League selection for the third straight season, and he holds the league records for assists in an Ivy season and career. He is the second player in school history to lead the team in scoring all four seasons, was a 2003 first-team All-America and assisted on a goal in overtime to win the 2001 NCAA championship.
Kyle Harrison (Baltimore, MD/Friends) - Junior - Midfield Harrison is one of the most exciting and popular players in college lacrosse. A three-year starter on Hopkins' first midfield and the Blue Jays' top faceoff specialist, he enters this week's NCAA Quarterfinal game against North Carolina with 21 goals and six assists for 27 points. He has also won 56-of-96 (.583) faceoffs and has a team-high 63 ground balls on the year. Harrison was a Second Team STX/USILA All-American last season and he was the only sophomore among the five finalists for the 2003 Tewaaraton Award.
rodie Merrill (Orangeville, Ontario/Salisbury School (Conn.), a 2004 All-ECAC Lacrosse Conference selection, is Georgetown's top defensive stopper, matching up with the opponent's number one scoring threat in most cases. Merrill has helped lead the Georgetown program to its third straight NCAA Quarterfinals appearance. He is one of the top long sticks in the collegiate game and currently ranks fifth in the nation for ground balls per game (6.23).
Michael Powell (West Carthage, N.Y./Carthage Central H.S.) is one of the most accomplished players in the game, highly regarded because of his exceptional quickness, accurate shooting, unselfishness (great vision and passing) and tenacity on the ride. Powell is a 2004 Player of the Year Candidate and Tewaaraton Trophy finalist for the fourth-straight year. Powell leads the Orange in scoring for the fourth-straight season with 76 points (as of May 17th)....he leads the team in goals (42) and assists (34) and is second in groundballs with 50...he is tied for first in the nation in goals per game (3.00 gpg) and was second in points per game according to the May 10th NCAA Statistics. Powell became the all-time leading scorer in Syracuse Lacrosse history, breaking the record of 287 points held by his older brothers Casey and Ryan Powell.
Jed Prossner (Easton, MD) has been named first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference each of the past two years and has led the Tar Heels in scoring for each of the past three years. Heading into the NCAA quarterfinals against Johns Hopkins he has 39 goals and 14 assists for 53 points. The 39 goals is the sixth highest total in a single season in Tar Heel history. He currently ranks fourth in the nation in goals scored per game and eighth in points per game. Prossner scored a career high six goals and had a career high eight points in UNC's 14-11 win over Notre Dame earlier this season.
Men's Selection Committee
Dick Edell, University of Maryland (Chair); Dave Urick, Georgetown University; Erin Quinn, Middlebury College; Dom Starsia, University of Virginia; Scott Anderson, Harvard University; Tom Postel, C.W. Post College
About The Tewaaraton Award Foundation
The Tewaaraton Award Foundation, in conjunction with the University Club of Washington, D.C., formally established the "Tewaaraton Trophy" on August 29, 2000. Today, the Tewaaraton Trophy is recognized as the pre-eminent lacrosse award honoring the top female and male varsity collegiate lacrosse player in the United States. The Foundation honors lacrosse, the original and oldest American sport, through the Tewaaraton name and by promoting the game through the award.
