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McCool Among 25 Nominees For Tewaaraton Award
April 26, 2018 | Women's Lacrosse
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Tewaaraton Foundation has announced the 25 men's and 25 women's nominees for the 2018 Tewaaraton Award, and University of North Carolina senior midfielder Marie McCool made the cut. The Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the pre-eminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States.
"This is a remarkable accomplishment for these student-athletes," said Jeffrey Harvey, Chairman of The Tewaaraton Foundation. "The Foundation and its board congratulates these talented players and their respective teams for being recognized by the Selection Committees as Tewaaraton Nominees."
Five men's and five women's finalists will be selected from these groups, announced on Thursday, May 10 and invited to the 18th annual Tewaaraton Award Ceremony on Thursday, May 31 in Washington, D.C.
This year's list of women's nominees features players from 15 different schools, led by  Boston College, University of Maryland, and Northwestern with three a piece. Returning this year are  2017 finalists McCool (North Carolina) and Kylie Ohmiller (Stony Brook). In all, six players return from the 2017 list of nominees.
The 25 women's nominees:
Sam Apuzzo, Boston College - Jr., Attack
Dempsey Arsenault, Boston College - Jr., Midfield
Kasey Behr, Virginia - Sr., Midfield
Julia Braig, Maryland - Jr., Defense
Jenna Collins, Navy - Sr., Midfield
Olivia Conti, Towson - Soph., Defense
Shelby Frederick, Northwestern - Sr., Attack
Kristen Gaudian, James Madison - Sr., Attack
Haley Hicklen, Florida - Jr., Goalie
Darby Kiernan, Colorado - Sr., Attack
Selena Lasota, Northwestern - Jr., Attack
Julia Lisella, Colorado - Jr., Goalie
Marie McCool, North Carolina - Sr., Midfield
Elizabeth Miller, Boston College - Jr., Defense
Courtney Murphy, Stony Brook - Redshirt Senior, Attack
Kelsey Murray, Stanford - Redshirt Senior, Attack
Sheila Nesselbush, Northwestern - Sr., Midfield
Katie O'Donnell, Penn State - Sr., Midfield
Kylie Ohlmiller, Stony Brook - Sr., Attack
Lindsey  Ronbeck, Florida - Jr., Attack
Gabby Rosenzweig, Penn - Soph, Attack
Megan  Taylor, Maryland - Jr., Goalie
Taylor VanThof, Loyola - Jr., Midfield
Haley Warden, James Madison - Sr., Midfield
Megan Whittle, Maryland - Sr., Attack
This year's initial Tewaaraton Watch Lists were announced on March 1 and included the top 50 men's and women's college lacrosse players in the country. Two rounds of additions to the Watch Lists were announced, on March 22 and April 12.
The five men's and five women's finalists will be announced on Thursday, May 10 at a special reception at the University Club of Washington, DC. For information on attended this exciting event, please visit https://www.501auctions.com/uclub.
For more information on the Tewaaraton Award, how to donate to this non-profit or to attend this year's May 31 ceremony, visit Tewaaraton.com.
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"This is a remarkable accomplishment for these student-athletes," said Jeffrey Harvey, Chairman of The Tewaaraton Foundation. "The Foundation and its board congratulates these talented players and their respective teams for being recognized by the Selection Committees as Tewaaraton Nominees."
Five men's and five women's finalists will be selected from these groups, announced on Thursday, May 10 and invited to the 18th annual Tewaaraton Award Ceremony on Thursday, May 31 in Washington, D.C.
This year's list of women's nominees features players from 15 different schools, led by  Boston College, University of Maryland, and Northwestern with three a piece. Returning this year are  2017 finalists McCool (North Carolina) and Kylie Ohmiller (Stony Brook). In all, six players return from the 2017 list of nominees.
The 25 women's nominees:
Sam Apuzzo, Boston College - Jr., Attack
Dempsey Arsenault, Boston College - Jr., Midfield
Kasey Behr, Virginia - Sr., Midfield
Julia Braig, Maryland - Jr., Defense
Jenna Collins, Navy - Sr., Midfield
Olivia Conti, Towson - Soph., Defense
Shelby Frederick, Northwestern - Sr., Attack
Kristen Gaudian, James Madison - Sr., Attack
Haley Hicklen, Florida - Jr., Goalie
Darby Kiernan, Colorado - Sr., Attack
Selena Lasota, Northwestern - Jr., Attack
Julia Lisella, Colorado - Jr., Goalie
Marie McCool, North Carolina - Sr., Midfield
Elizabeth Miller, Boston College - Jr., Defense
Courtney Murphy, Stony Brook - Redshirt Senior, Attack
Kelsey Murray, Stanford - Redshirt Senior, Attack
Sheila Nesselbush, Northwestern - Sr., Midfield
Katie O'Donnell, Penn State - Sr., Midfield
Kylie Ohlmiller, Stony Brook - Sr., Attack
Lindsey  Ronbeck, Florida - Jr., Attack
Gabby Rosenzweig, Penn - Soph, Attack
Megan  Taylor, Maryland - Jr., Goalie
Taylor VanThof, Loyola - Jr., Midfield
Haley Warden, James Madison - Sr., Midfield
Megan Whittle, Maryland - Sr., Attack
This year's initial Tewaaraton Watch Lists were announced on March 1 and included the top 50 men's and women's college lacrosse players in the country. Two rounds of additions to the Watch Lists were announced, on March 22 and April 12.
The five men's and five women's finalists will be announced on Thursday, May 10 at a special reception at the University Club of Washington, DC. For information on attended this exciting event, please visit https://www.501auctions.com/uclub.
For more information on the Tewaaraton Award, how to donate to this non-profit or to attend this year's May 31 ceremony, visit Tewaaraton.com.
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